Quicklinks: post-prom

Raffle winner list: click here
Contact us: click here (Kimmy or Kirsten, at the bottom of the page)
Early reporting: click here
Dress exchange returns: click here
Lost and found/where to get your food dishes back: click here
Mason jars: click here

Please let me know if you think of other things we need to add to the blog as we close down this event :).  -- Kirsten

Congratulations to the Starry Night raffle winners!

Winners, Friday, May 10, at school:

• Dining gift certificates (6): Katie O'Neill, Allison Bonifay, Amy Lyden, Jennifer Elting, Jennifer Elting, Jane Graybill
• Dr. Martens gift certificate: Irene Veldstra
• Woman's updo certificates (2): Carie Folz, Jeanette Slay
• Hair Services gift certificate: Emily Clayton
• Massage gift certificates (3): Christine Hinrichs, Erica Banka, Carie Folz
• Portrait Session: Andrew Kurkinen

Winners, Saturday, May 18, at Starry Night:

• Yoga classes card: Travis Neumeyer
• Portland Revels tickets: Janice Lucas
• Columbia Sportswear passes (2): Lind Mizar, Lind Mizar
• bag o' crafty goodness: Kristen Wiljenen
• ¿Por Que No? for four: Annie Adams
• Tattoo credit: Allison Bonifay
• GeerCrest Farm family stay: Francis Fernandez
• Reserved PVS parking space: John Ceniceros

Winners should contact Kirsten Rayhawk if they have not yet received their prizes -- look in the school directory (or contact the school office) for her contact information.

(This notice was also posted in the Portland Village School Weekly Digest of May 20, 2013.)

New raffles! -- see this post:

New and bigger raffles!  Added item 5/16! (¿Por Que No?)

New and bigger raffles!

Raffle tickets for these new raffles will be available at our online purchase site, soon if not now (see link at top of page), and at the "Starry Night" sales table, before and after school!

All raffles are still $5/ticket.

We will draw the winning ticket(s) for ALL of the following items (and maybe a few more!) at the "Starry Night" event on May 18 (this Saturday!).  You need not be present to win -- we'll contact you :)!

Check out these great items (ADDED ITEM 5/16: #2007!):

Pkg#: 2000 Raffle: 

GeerCrest FarmFamily Stay (value $160)

A ticket for a chance to win a two-day, one-night Family Stay (up to four people) at PVS-beloved GeerCrest Farm!

For families who haven't yet had a third grader attend the Farm Trip, you can find out about visits to GeerCrest by clicking here.

For this large raffle package, each ticket is a 1 in 150 chance.  The drawing will be during the event, on May 18.

Dates subject to availability.  Farm closed in December.

Pkg#: 2001 Raffle: 

two tickets to the 2013 Portland Revels opening night (value $80)

A chance to win two tickets to opening night of the Portland Revels' 2013 performances -- in recent years the Revels have consistently had many Portland Village School cast members, in addition to being a popular Portland holiday ticket!

Pkg#: 2006 Raffle: 

a reserved PVS parking space for pickup times and events! 

(value: priceless)

The winner of this raffle will receive the parking space of their choice in the central lot, to be reserved exclusively for their vehicle during school pickup times and any on-campus events during which that lot is open, from now until next year's spring fundraising event!

We will create a sign honoring the lucky winner, to mark their new parking spot.

Chosen parking spot must be a marked parking spot, and cannot be within two parking-space widths of the school playground.  Due to drop-off patterns in the morning, this space is for use during pickup time, and during on-campus events with parking in the central lot, only.  Winner will talk to the Principal to arrange their spot.

Expires during the next year's spring fundraising event.

Pkg#: 2002 Raffle: 

$100 tattoo credit at The Parlour St. Johns

This one will look familiar, because we've been selling tickets for since last week: A chance to win $100 tattoo credit with Mare Jordan at The Parlour St.  Johns -- get your ink on!

We are all excited to cheer and holler for the person who gets this :)!!

Weekend appointments may not be available.  Gift certificate expires October 2013.

Pkg#: 2003 Raffle: 

two Columbia Sportswear Guest Passes

A chance to win two Columbia Sportswear Company Guest Passes to the employee store! (We have two packages of two guest passes each to award.) 

Please note that each Guest Pass expires June 30, 2013!

Pkg#: 2004 Raffle: 

Yoga: 5-class card (value $60) 

Each of these tickets is a chance to win a 5-class card to yoga classes with PVS' Signa Cheney at Mandala Yoga Studio on SE Belmont. 

Expires Nov 18, 2013 (six months). 

Pkg#: 2007 Raffle: 

¿Por Que No? for four ($100 gift certificate) 

Some late-breaking awesome just came in: Buy this ticket for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from ¿Por Que No? ... this is designed to be dinner-for-four! 

Be sure to buy your tickets!

A great way to participate even if you aren't coming to the event :)!

Raffles raffles raffles :)!

Alright!  In a short timeframe we got some awesome stuff donated!  Thank you to the community members and businesses who stepped up to support Portland Village School!

We have several fun raffles--most will be drawn next Friday, May 10, at 3:20pm (in front of the school), so the winners can use them to amp up their prom night.  Some larger, non-prom-theme prizes will be awarded at the event itself, on May 18, between 7 and 10pm.  You do not need to be present to win, in either case -- we will contact the winners!

( ... Drum roll please .... )

And here they are!

DINING GIFT CERTIFICATES

(pale orange tickets)

Several restaurants have donated gift certificates to PVS, and a few more might still be incoming, so keep an eye on this blog or our display at school!  We will draw for winners in the order of this list; if you are present at the drawing at 3:20pm Friday, May 10, you can choose to trade once, but only for the next item down -- and no take-backs ;).

• Tasty n Sons (N Williams Ave), $20
• Cacao (two downtown locations), 1st gift certificate: two flights of their three drinking chocolates
• Lompoc Pubs and Brewery (four locations), $30 (correction 5/6, but your chance of winning was not affected -- Lompoc donated a keg for the event instead :)! )
• Toro Bravo (120 NE Russell St), $20
• Cacao (two downtown locations), 2nd gift certificate: two flights of their three drinking chocolates
• we have at least three additional dining gift certificates expected by the end of the week ... but we can't announce them here until they are confirmed!
• ADDED 5/8: red e cafe (N Killingsworth), $20
• ADDED 5/9: The Mississippi Pizza Pub (N Mississippi Ave), $20

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

DR MARTEN'S GIFT CERTIFICATE

(dark green tickets)

If you want your prom getup to show what a Very Portland Prom "Starry Night" can be ... 

Buy a chance to win a gift certificate for a new pair of shoes or boots, value up to $150, at the downtown store!

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:50 or better (depending on ticket sales).

DRESS ALTERATION GIFT CERTIFICATE

(pale green tickets)

One of PVS' professional seamstress/tailors, Irene Veldstra, has offered to alter a dress for prom -- be sure to call her ASAP if you win, because she'd like to have enough time before "Starry Night" to do your dress right!

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

WOMAN'S UPDO APPOINTMENTS

(fuschia tickets)

Gift certificates from local hairstylists for specific appointments the afternoon of May 18, to get your hair professionally styled for prom night!  These appointment times are not negotiable -- the stylists have reserved them especially to give prom-goers time for catching dinner before the event :)!

• 3:30pm, with Catherine J Schmitz at the Chameleon Salon and Day Spa (N Lombard)
• 4:30pm, with Caitlin Lindgren at The Parlour St. Johns (in St. Johns)

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

HAIR SERVICES GIFT CERTIFICATE

(red tickets)

A $55 gift certificate for hair services (men or women) with Jessica Radke at Studio Luxe (NW 13th Ave).

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

MASSAGE GIFT CERTIFICATES

(sea blue tickets)

Do you need some extra relaxation before prom, or maybe you expect to need some recovery-time afterwards ;)?  Buy one of these tickets for a chance to win a one-hour massage!

Right now we have two gift certificates donated, each for a one-hour, deep-tissue massage by Jane Graybill, LMT (office in N Portland).  ADDED 5/7: An Aroma Touch Massage has been donated by Tracey Schmidt.

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

PORTRAIT SESSION AND PRINTS GIFT CERTIFICATE

(yellow tickets)

Professional PVS photographer Amy McMullen has donated a gift certificate for a portrait session and $100 of print-credit.

This is a great prize for everyone, whether you are going to "Starry Night" or not, and might be especially fun for grandparents to buy chances on so they get a set of grandkid portraits!  Online purchasing means buyers don't even have to be local :).

Drawing Friday, May 10, at 3:20, at PVS.  Chances of winning this raffle are 1:25 or better (depending on ticket sales).

$100 TATTOO CREDIT GIFT CERTIFICATE

(neon red tickets)

Mare Jordan at The Parlour St. John's has offered PVS raffle-buyers a chance to win a $100 towards a tattoo -- you know you've been thinking about one ;).  Win this and you are on your way!

The drawing for this certificate will be AT "STARRY NIGHT," Saturday, May 18, between 7 and 10pm.

AND A FEW MORE PENDING, SOME LARGE, SOME SMALL

(Keep an eye on this blog and our display table at school :)! )

To BUY YOUR TICKETS (to the event and/or your raffle tickets),

CLICK HERE!

TICKETS AVAILABLE!!!

Event tickets and raffle tickets are now available for purchase online!

CLICK HERE

to purchase your event tickets, 

raffle tickets, 

and other goodies

Posts coming soon describing the raffle packages (and other goodies) in more detail :).

Raffle tickets: available for a limited time only!

Dear PVS community and PVS supporters:

We are about to open sales, hopefully Monday (April 29), Wednesday, May 1, on some fun-and-fabulous raffle items.  All tickets will be $5.

CLICK HERE

to purchase your raffle tickets :)!

Items that would make attending "Starry Night, the PVS Prom for Grownups" ever more awesome, we will raffle off on Friday, May 10, at 3:20pm, in front of the school -- so winners will have a week to make final plans that include their prizes :)!  You need not be present to win (although there will be cookies for PVSers that stick around after pickup for the drawings :)! ) -- we will contact the lucky winners!

Items that would be great fun anytime, we will raffle off during the event itself, between 7pm and 10pm, on Saturday, May 18.  Again, you need not be present to win, but we expect some hearty cheering, and we take this opportunity to point out that it would be good form to be in the gym to accept the happy congratulations from your friends ;).

All item descriptions, and the drawing dates, will be clearly noted on our raffle-sales webpages :).

For legal purposes, we note that the "Starry Night" raffle drawings will be held at the following locations and times:

Set 1:  Friday, May 10, 2013, from 3:20-3:40pm

Portland Village School

7654 N Delaware Avenue, Portland, OR 97217

outside at the front of the property

Set 2:  Saturday, May 18, 2013, periodically between 7pm and 10pm

Peninsula Park Community Center

700 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217

 in the basketball gym

Raffle donations: confirm by Friday!

Our pre-prom raffles are due to start selling next week, so if you have any items you would like to donate, or businesses which you were going to ask for a donation, please pick up PVS donation forms from the front office and get commitments* by Friday at pickup time!  

* (We'd need the actual items/gift certificates by Thursday, May 9, for the May 10 raffle drawings.)

Prom-theme donations ideas and how-to:

click here.  

We'd especially like restaurant gift certificates -- is there a restaurant that knows your family by name, that would be happy to grow that relationship with you by donating for your school?

Thanks for your efforts to help us raise some funds for PVS through our raffle prizes :)!

Raffle items: the updated list

In this post I will update donations as I check them in, so you can see what's coming in (and maybe avoid hitting up retailers more than once on behalf of PVS :) ) ...

Basic prom-theme categories--ideally, we will have several donations within each category:

• a restaurant gift certificate: all kinds, but we especially encourage you to build a relationship between PVS and your favorite local restaurant (thank so far to: Toro Bravo, ¿Por Que No?, Tasty n Sons)
• dessert gift certificates (thanks so far to: Cacao)
• supplies for a romantic picnic basket
• a tuxedo rental
• a hairstyling appointment, afternoon or early evening May 18 (thanks so far to: Catherine J Schmitz Hair Design & Esthetics, Caitlin Lindgren at The Parlour St. Johns)
• a professional shave for a man, daytime May 18
• a dress alteration (thanks so far to: Irene Veldstra)
• a car wash, or car detailing (so far we have a Washman certificate)
• floral corsage + boutonniere, pickup May 18
• manicure and/or pedicure
• professional makeup application, early evening May 18
• massage gift certificate, to help a body relax before (or after!) the event (two so far: thank you, Jane Graybill)

Pie in the sky, especially this time of year, but wouldn't they be awesome:

• limo or towncar service for dinner and prom, 5pm - 11pm May 18
• fancy hotel room, night of May 18 ;)!!!

And we're receiving some exciting surprises :)! :

• for the dedicated or adventurous: tattoo gift certificate (thanks to Mare Jordan at The Parlour St. John's)
• gift certificate for one photography portrait session and prints credit (thanks to Amy McMullen Photography)
• a family weekend at PVS-beloved Geercrest Farm
• tickets to the Portland Revels
• a gift certificate for shoes (thank you to Dr. Martens)

Do you have any other ideas? Please leave them in the comments, below, or contact Kirsten Rayhawk, Raffle Captain (see contact info).

Volunteers needed -- online signups!

And here's the post you've all been waiting for ;) ...

The success of this year's spring event, like all those before it, will depend heavily on our community stepping up and stepping in to create a strong and joyous foundation!

We need help in the following areas:

NOW: Raffle item procurement:
This effort is both theme- and time-focussed this year and we really need it done by Friday, April 26 (right around the corner), so please pick up your form(s) from the office and talk to your favorite prom-night retailers!  (See our raffle procurement post for details and ideas :)!)

NOW - MAY: General volunteering:  
Allison Bernat (contact info) has stepped up to be our Volunteer Coordinator this year -- thank you, Allison :)!  She and her husband Ric have created a super-clear online volunteer signup sheet:

Please click and sign up here!

SPECIAL ATTENTION: 5TH AND 6TH GRADE FAMILIES

The PVPA last year asked each grade to especially focus their volunteer efforts on one or two specific projects during the coming years -- and the spring event was the focus asked of our 5th and 6th grade families.  If you have a child or children in these grades, please consider digging a little deeper into your volunteer-willingness than you might on a normal day ;) to support the school for this special event!

NOW - MAY: Specific volunteering: 
If you have skills in photography, computers or auction software, A/V, or bartending, we can probably hook you up with a specific event team--please contact Kirsten or Kimmy (contact info).
ADDED MAY 15: We need technology-comfortable people and bar help!

IN MAY: Food:
In a couple of weeks we will be asking the community to sign up to provide fingerfoods (both savory and sweet) for the event -- we are suggesting "high school noshies" to coordinate with the "prom" theme, so put your thinking caps on about what fun-but-tidy(!) fingerfood you might like to contribute to the party!  We're excited to see what people bring.  Please keep an eye on your email/by the front office for food-signups :).
ADDED 5/15: CLICK HERE for more on bringing food :).
ADDED 5/15: CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP ONLINE :)!

Thank you :)!

Prom-theme raffles: please bring in donations by Friday, April 26!

We are building prom-theme raffles to award a week before "Starry Night" and enhance your evening out, and

 we need our community's concentrated help in the 
next two weeks (April 15-April 26!)

to make this part of the event a success :).

Do you know of any business that would like to support our school, our students, or Waldorf education, and provides services or goods that could enhance the prom experience for a lucky winner from our community?

Raffle tickets will be sold Monday, April 29, through 4pm, Friday, May 10.  Price to be determined.

Raffle drawings will be Friday, May 10, at 7:30 pm, location to be announced.  You do not need to be present to win.

Here's what we need between today and Friday, April 26:

Step 1: Grab the needed tools:

Please pick up two or three donation forms (and a pen or two!) at the front office and go out to your favorite businesses to see if they are willing to donate.

• The donation forms include PVS' Tax ID number, which the business will need when they file their taxes, and the forms should be filled out carefully so that both the donating business and PVS can have accurate records.  
• There will also be one-page letters describing the school, so you can have those on hand if a business asks for information to consider.  (These may arrive at the office a couple of days after April 15.)

Step 2:  Pick your targets and make positive contact:

It's easiest with businesses whose workers recognize you on sight, but most businesses have a budget set aside for charitable donations each year, and even a cold-call to a promising business can meet with success :).  We might be too late for some businesses, since our fundraiser is late in the school year, but you can always leave a good impression associated with the name "Portland Village School," and next year someone can come back around to cement our connection :).

Step 3: Complete the Gesture

If the business donates, awesome!  Fill in the donation form, and if they have a gift certificate or an actual item immediately available, please bring it in, with the form, to PVS :).  If they don't have the item or gift certificate available then, please be sure to collect the information needed for the Raffle Team to followup with the donor.  (We can, at their request, create a gift certificate describing their donation, but it is always nicer to have one on company letterhead.)

If the business needs some time to consider a donation, please make sure you follow up with them in a timely manner.

If the business is not interested in donating at this time, the key thing is to leave them with a good impression :).

WHAT TO SEEK:

Here are some ideas we have been working on (we would love to have multiples of each):

• a restaurant gift certificate: all kinds, but we especially encourage you to build a relationship between PVS and your favorite local restaurant
• dessert gift certificates (two so far)
• supplies for a romantic picnic basket
• a tuxedo rental
• a hairstyling appointment, afternoon or early evening May 18 (two so far)
• a professional shave for a man, daytime May 18
• a dress alteration (one so far)
• a car wash, or car detailing
• floral corsage + boutonniere, pickup May 18
• manicure and/or pedicure
• professional makeup application, early evening May 18
• massage gift certificate, to help a body relax before (or after!) the event

Pie in the sky, especially this time of year, but wouldn't they be awesome:

• limo or towncar service for dinner and prom, 5pm - 11pm May 18
• fancy hotel room, night of May 18 ;)!!!

Do you have any other ideas? Please leave them in the comments, below, or contact Kirsten Rayhawk, Raffle Captain (see contact info).

For the most updated list on what we have already been given from generous local businesses, please see this post: Raffle items: the updated list.