Letter to Parents, Friends and Colleagues of Howard Street Charter School

It’s that time of year again when we call upon all parents, past, present and future of Howard Street Charter School, (HSCS) to help support the Howard Street Charter School Foundations’ (HSCSF) only major fundraiser being held on May 13, 2011 at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Oregon.

This is an important year for fundraising as we are expecting a decrease in 2011/2012 monies in the budget alloted to HSCS from the Salem-Keizer School District. As a charter school, HSCS does not receive the same percentages typically given to non-charter schools and we must make up at least 20% of the budget by our own fundraising efforts.  This is where the Foundation steps in and ultimately, you the parent and past supporter also get to make a difference for our teachers and students at HSCS.

You can expect a “FUN-FILLED” evening! Get out your dancing shoes, skirts and leather! Because we are all going to “The Hop” Yes, you can count on an evening of fun, laughter and dancing. Our theme is “Date Night Out at The Hop”.We will have a DJ playing our favorite 50’s music, along with food, spirits and laughter as we compete to see who can do The Twist!

But more importantly, we will be fundraising for our beloved teachers at HSCS so they can continue to teach our children the three E’s with all the resources they need.  The following is how you can support these efforts:

      1.   Please pick up an item or items for the silent auction and leave them at the school office to be picked by a committee member.  Each grade will have a theme:

• Sixth grade: Gardening/Home Decor
• Seventh grade Chocolate/Wine/Treats
• Eighth grade: Bath/Beauty/Gift Cards

If you are a business please consider advertising using your business card or logo on our event programs or on a reusable canvas bag that will be available at “The Hop” for purchase. Cost will be $100.00 and we will provide a receipt to show business expense.  Please contact Teresa Maurmann at arianasmom (at) hotmail (dot) com if this is of interest to you.

Please consider a donation to the HSCS Foundation. If all families would donate $100.00 we would be well on our way to supplementing the budget shortfall. An envelope is provided for your convenience.

Finally, PLEASE plan to attend our fundraiser! IT WILL BE FUN, GUARANTEED. We look forward to seeing you at “The Hop”.

Thank you in advance,

Teresa Maurmann
Event Chair