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We're Half Way There! You can take us home....Text-to-Give!

4/1/2022

 
That's right, QAE! Our Board has risen to the fundraising challenge of the decade  with our mighty hearts, and we'd like to thank you for ALL of your support! We couldn't do it without you.  We're halfway to our $100,000 goal and have not yet reached our goal of 100% community participation. We're asking YOU, dear community, to take us home! We know you want to keep our school special today and in the future.  In great effort to reach our fundraising goals, here is what we're doing: 
  • Extending the silent auction until 12 a.m. Monday! Get your Dino-donut Classroom, Seattle Ultimate Season Tickets, Rooftop Brewery Tour, Spirit Wear and more now! 
  • Buy-in Parties are staying open indefinitely! There are limited spaces so get your spot for Parents Day Out, Burgers and Beers and the mostly flat - QAE Night Bike Ride. It's not too late!
  • Text-to-Give is now an option! Because we know you want to give in the easiest way possible, text EXPLORERS to 833-679-3232. We gotcha! All levels and donation amounts are appreciated and welcomed! 
Funds raised this year directly impact QAE, enabling several important staff positions that make a large positive impact on our kids every day. Let's keep going QAE! It's for our kids today and tomorrow. 

From the Heart's main event - TONIGHT!

3/25/2022

 
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7 -8 p.m. TONIGHT is our live celebration and auction. Look for the LIVE AUCTION button at the top of our auction home page. Here are some reminders and helpful tips. 
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Using Chrome as your browser may result in a better virtual experience tonight. 
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Don't forget to pick up your food TODAY.
Eden Hill's orders at Big Mac Burger (1935 Queen Ave N) between 2 - 5 pm. 
Queen Anne Beer Hall's orders to be picked up at their location (203 W Thomas St.) at your prescheduled time. 
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Currently, we're at 7% of our 100K goal.

Let's raise the paddle for our kids. 

We can't wait to see you in the chat from 7-8 pm.
Thank you for your support!

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Just 2 days and a few hours until the main event!

3/23/2022

 
Last day to order dinner from Queen Anne Beer Hall is tomorrow, the 24th at 2 pm.

To join our virtual Spring Community Celebration just click the Live Auction Button  at the top of our auction home page this Friday at 7 pm. 

Would your kiddo like to be Art teacher, PE teacher or Librarian for the day? How about Principal for the day? All of the descriptions of the live auction experiences are available for you to view now! 
More items are being added to our silent auction every day. Bidding closes on April 2nd. 

The auction team is excited to connect, celebrate, share heartfelt words from community members and students, raise necessary funds and keep the beat going with YOU QAE Community! ​
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On-line silent auction Opens Monday Morning! Dinner options, global reading challenge, navigating masks, SPS and teachers ..... we're keeping the beat!

3/16/2022

 
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Here we go! The QAE 2022 virtual silent auction is opening Monday morning! Every dollar raised helps support the much needed resources for our kids.  Need some entertainment? We have tickets to The Moisture Festival. Thinking about kids camps? How about ultimate frisbee or art? Feeling like you want something simple and unique? What about a your teacher's favorite children's book with a special note inside? Get some self care, find a family project and indulge yourself as well! Check out all of the offerings starting Monday!  

Don't forget to share it with your friends and family who'd like to support our school while getting some great items, services or experiences. Or submit a video of what you and your kiddo appreciate about QAE. 

Auction night dinner? We got you! 

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Enjoy dinner at home on live auction night! All dinner options are listed in the virtual silent auction items. Thanks to our procurement team we now have TWO of our fantastic local Queen Anne restaurants to choose from; Eden Hill, for pick up only at Big Max Burger AND Queen Anne Beer Hall, for pick up only that evening. How does "..honey glazed..", "smoky blue cheese..." or "...white chocolate popcorn.." sound? Maybe you're in the mood for "Smashburgers," ....it's a pretzel and wings kind of night. What ever your taste buds are craving, we think we got you covered....meals and bevies for all ages. 

BUYING FOR EDEN HILL ENDS ON MARCH 22ND @ 2 P.M. 
BUYING FOR QUEEN ANNE BEER HALL ENDS ON MARCH 24TH @ 2 P.M. 

​Whatever your style we hope you'll be virtually joining us for an hour of fun heart-felt community building, a little entertainment, and of course, fundraising for our one and only QAE. Up to 50% of dinner costs go back to our school! 

Way to go 4th and 5th grade Explorers! 

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Congrats to the RAD READERS who are on their way to the Global Reading Challenge Finals! They're the first QAE team in history to make it this far. According to our brilliant 4th grade teacher, Ms. Goldman, QAE's team got all 21 questions correct, which took them into the "nail-biting" tie-breaker round against Catherine Blaine's very talented WEIRD READERS. After six extremely challenging questions, our team came out on top! Go Explorers!! 

How to talk to your kids about masks

Community at QAE is at the heart of the PTSA's work. One of our five pillars is "We are concerned, confident and compassionate citizens of the world." We're a school that embraces advocacy and acting from our hearts, supporting choices, finding empathy, thinking critically and practicing compassion in our community. 
The PTSA is supportive of community members that have heightened risks within their personal situation. Part of the PTSA's role is to take into consideration voices from across QAE, which include teachers, staff, parents and students. While it's completely understandable that families are going to make individual decisions based on what is right for them, we ask that part of that decision making process include a consideration for the broader community that is potentially impacted. 
We want to acknowledge that the lifted mask requirement in classrooms, that was announced from Seattle Public School District on Monday, was news that presented another significant change, similarly to how we felt coming back to school in the Fall. We encourage an open dialogue with your children to foster empathy and understanding when they encounter children and adults who have made different decisions. Here is an article that you may find helpful and a SPS resource; Helping Kids Adjust to Changing Covid-19 Guidelines. 

Use your voice to support our teachers

As it seems, a continuous flow of changes, on a handful of levels, are being presented to our community, on what feels like almost a daily basis. It's hard to know where to put our energy sometimes. Again, as your PTSA, advocating for community is a priority. Feeling safe and supported is important for everyone. It's frustrating to hear about the unjust treatment of our teachers across the district and at our school  who are not receiving district support. Teachers who have immunocompromised family at home or young children who cannot get vaccinated yet are faced with the choice of taking unpaid leave or compromising their families health. This is concerning in may ways, and because it goes against the memorandum of understanding between The Seattle Education Association and the school district, a trust has been broken. In support of our amazingly hard working, student dedicated and true heroes/heroines...our teachers, their health and the health of their families, we're encouraging all community members to write to our school board district representative, Vivian Song. 
Feel free to contact our Legislative Director, Jackson Bennett, with questions. In partnership and community, Your 2022 PTSA Board. ​

Helpful pro-tips from your auction team...you don't want to miss a beat!

3/13/2022

 
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We all need as much help as we can get these days so the auction team has created a
ProTips Check List for you!

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1. Do Now - Make sure you have an account set up on the QAE Auction site. In other words, rsvp/register. This will allow you to participate in all the ways listed in the steps below. There are four different segments to our virtual community spring celebration and fund drive; direct giving, silent auction, community celebration and live auction. It can be confusing so please read on.... 
2. Do Now - Contribute a video testimonial for From the Heart, QAE Community Celebration and Fund Drive. A 7-10 second video of you or your child singing, dancing, talking, sharing their art and expressing how their heart feels at school. You can view all of these shared bits of community celebrating the night of our live auction. 
3. Do Now - Procure an item, experience or service and directly add to our auction site. The more we have to bid on, the more merrier! It will be included in either the silent or live auction segment. 
4. Soon! Order dinner between March 17th and March 22nd! Thanks to one of our local favorite neighborhood restaurants Eden Hill, our auction team has partnered up with family needs in mind. With a vegetarian option, kids meals and cocktails to choose from; take a load off the night of the auction knowing that dinner is on its way the night of our community celebration and live auction. 
5. Do Now or Auction Night - It's nice to have choices! You can directly give (fund drive segment) now all the way up to a few days past our live auction. Alternatively, you can participate in "raising you paddle"(virtual auction segment) the evening of March 25th. And...Yes! You can do both. 
6. Do Now - Clear your evening calendar for Friday, March 25th as our virtual - Live Auction is happening from 7-8 p.m. This is where fantastic items ranging from a Mexico vacation home to unique QAE student experiences will be auctioned off. These items will be auctioned LIVE, meaning you'll have to be online from 7-8 p.m. in order to bid and win. We'll send out an evening schedule closer to the date but for now set up your account so you don't miss out! 
7. Soon! - Bid on the variety of items, experiences and services that our auction team has procured for you! Silent Auction opens this Friday, March 18th! There is something for everyone--kids camps, family yoga, custom built Free Little Library, gift cards and more! Bidding will start this Friday, the 18th, and will close on Sunday, March 27th. Mark your calendars! 
​That's a lot! Basically, keep your eyes on the Auction site. Remember, you have to rsvp/register, in other words set up an account,  in order to participate in most all the ways above. Our goal is to raise $100,000 to support our school and getting every part of the community to feel like they can participate one way or another. We need your help, every family at a level you can afford. We have hope that our community can come together over the next few weeks to support our school (even if it's virtually!). If we've learned anything over the past few years about silver linings it's that our virtual From the Heart Community Celebration and Fund Drive + Auction allows anyone to bid! This includes grandparents, neighbors, far away family members and friends. Anyone can create an account and bid online in the QAE Auction so share it with your friends and family!
​From our Heart to Yours, please feel free to reach out with questions at any time. 

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UPDATE - Live Auction happening Friday night. Silent Auction thru the weekend.

3/12/2020

 
QAE Families,

It's been a roller coaster 24 hours. We hope you survived Day 1. 

Thanks for those who voted in the poll. Between the Facebook votes and email responses, it was a virtual tie. We made the decision to go ahead with the "Virtual" Live Auction, happening Friday night from 7-9pm. Remember—the live Auction items will be available only during that 2 hour window, each scheduled to be auctioned off at a certain time. See the full schedule for Friday night here.

We know the timing isn't perfect, but we hope you can curl up on the couch with your favorite beverage and join us online. We'll laugh and cry together while bidding on some amazing items. There's a Whistler vacation, Hawaiian getaway, Disneyland vacation as well as being principal for the day and other unique QAE experiences. All those possibilities may see a long way at the moment, but we hope they're things to look forward to.

Silent Auction Runs Friday through Sunday
Even if you can't make the Friday night time, our Silent Auction will open at noon tomorrow and run through Sunday evening. Basically, this includes everything that would have been displayed and bid on at the event—student art projects, class baskets, extra cool succulent garden centerpieces and student photos. You'll be able to bid on all these items through the Auction site.

Even in these uncertain times, we're trying to raise the $120,000 needed to support our school that we thought would come in during the in-person event. We need your help, every family at a level you can afford. 

Stop by Queen Anne Frame on Friday Afternoon
Get your “Virtual Party Grab Bags” people! Millie, the blue truck, will have succulent gardens, goodie bags and you can pick up your online auction winnings. The Auction team will be there in front of Queen Anne Frame tomorrow afternoon from 12-4pm!

Please keep an eye out on the PTSA Facebook page and join us to converse on the QAE Community Discussions group during the live event on Friday night. Questions? We're here to answer (we're not going anywhere far).

Helping Support Learning at Home
Once we get through this weekend of online Auction events, we'll be working with Janine and the staff to see what the PTSA can do to help during the next 6+ weeks. As well as ways we as parents can support each other.

We share your stress and worries about our kids and what lies ahead in the coming weeks and months. We hope we can use this opportunity to support each other and put our school in a good position when our kids are finally able stream into classrooms, sit semi-quietly at Monday Morning Meeting and grin while running around the playground again.

We hope to see you online on Friday night at 7pm,
-- Sandra and the rest of the PTSA and Auction team

Quick Auction Checklist: Tips for Families

3/10/2020

 
UPDATE: School is closed for the next two weeks. But our online Auction is going on. Let's use this time to rally together to support our students and our school!

There's been a lot of communication from the school and SPS during this crazy week. We know it's hard to keep up with everything, so here's a quick checklist of how YOU can support our students during this difficult time (all from your pajamas, with a glass of wine in hand if you wish).
  1. Make sure you have an account set up on the QAE Auction site. You'll need it for everything below! There are technically three different segments of the Auction that will be conducted online. Confused? Read on...
  2. Bid on over 150 items in the current Online Auction. There is something for everyone—kids camps, gift cards to great stores across Seattle, live shows and so much more (even fly fishing lessons!). Bidding on these items closes at noon on Thursday, so bid now and bid often! (It's for the kids).
  3. Clear your calendar on Friday evening for our "Virtual" Live Auction, happening from 7-9pm. This is where the amazing items ranging from a vacation home in Hawaii to super unique QAE experiences will be auctioned off. These items will be auctioned LIVE, meaning you'll have to be online Friday from 7-9pm in order to bid and win. If you're not there, you'll miss it. See the Friday evening schedule with all the goodies and be sure to be online then!
  4. UPDATE, CANCELLED - Come by the school on Friday for our Silent Auction Exhibition, in the Brick Building from 7:30am-4pm. Basically, this includes everything that would have been displayed and bid on at the event—student art projects, class baskets, extra cool succulent garden centerpieces and student photos. Take a look before or after school!
  5. We'll have a separate online "Silent Auction" starting on Friday. Basically, this includes everything that would have been displayed and bid on at the event—student art projects, class baskets, extra cool succulent garden centerpieces and student photos. These items will be available for bid until 6pm on Sunday via the Auction site. 

Whew! Got that? Basically, keep your eyes on the online Auction site from now until Sunday afternoon. Remember, we're trying to raise the $120,000 needed to support our school that we thought would come in during the in-person event. We need your help, every family at a level you can afford. Doing it online is unprecedented and, frankly, we're juggling a lot to make it happen. But these are unusual times—we hope our community can come together over the next few days to support our school (even if it's virtually!). See you online on Friday!

PS — one great upside to doing the auction entirely online: anyone can bid! Got worried grandparents on the East Coast? Neighbors who are wondering how to help? Anyone can create an account and bid online in the QAE Auction. Share with your friends and family!

Schedule for Friday Evening's "Virtual Live Auction"

3/10/2020

 
Here's the complete schedule for our Friday night fun. You will need to be online from 7-9pm to bid on these items! Clear your schedule, curl up on the couch and bid away. We know you don't have any other places to go that evening.

***View the catalog of Live Auction items here***

7pm - Get ready to bid!
Log on to the Facebook QAE Community Discussions group and also make sure 
Make sure you are logged into the Online Auction Catalog so you can start bidding. 

Drawing for a bottle of Fidelitas wine. To be delivered to winner right after drawing for your evening drinking. Fine Print - must live on Queen Anne for Friday night delivery. You (or your viewing group) must be “online” to confirm your prize. Either via Facebook post, messenger or text Sandra at 703-915-6421.

During the below 15 minute slots - 2 live auction items will be active for bidding ONLY for the specific 15 minute interval. After the 15 minutes it will go to the highest bidder (if a bid comes in at the last moment it will be automatically extended for an additional 1 minute).

7:15 – Great Wolf Lodge AND Cooking Demo & Brunch for 8 with Chef Maximillian Petty

7:30 – Drawing for a $50 coffee card to Café Ladro. You (or your viewing group) must be “online” to confirm your prize. Either via Facebook post, messenger or text Sandra at 703-915-6421.

7:30 – Seahawks Ultimate Fan Package AND California Oceanview Condo

7:45 – Disneyland Vacation Package AND Ultimate Wine Lovers Package

8:00 - 7:30 – Drawing for a $50 coffee card to Café Ladro. You (or your viewing group) must be “online” to confirm your prize. Either via Facebook post, messenger or text Sandra at 703-915-6421.

8:00 – Suncadia Tumble Creek Stay and Play Golf Package AND Marian Built Loft

8:15 – QAE Chef For The Day AND 5 Luxurious Nights at The Westin in Whistler

8:30 – Drawing for a $50 coffee card to Storyville. You (or your viewing group) must be “online” to confirm your prize. Either via Facebook post, messenger or text Sandra at 703-915-6421.

8:30 – Luxury Kailua, Hawaii Beachside Vacation Home AND Principal For the Day

8:45 – Drawing for a $50 coffee card to Storyville. You (or your viewing group) must be “online” to confirm your prize. Either via Facebook post, messenger or text Sandra at 703-915-6421.

And that's a wrap! We will aim to hold firm to the above schedule but this is a new experience for you and the auction team so please be patient as we navigate this new territory.

​Text message notifications will be turned on during this bidding time. Because of the short time frame of bidding – when you get outbid you will receive a text message if your phone number is already in your profile.

***View the catalog of Live Auction items here***

A Letter from Your Auction Team

3/8/2020

 
With Grateful Hearts We Move Forward to Support QAE
A team of parent volunteers have been working tirelessly over the past several months to bring our largest fundraiser, the annual Queen Anne Elementary Auction, to life. This year's "2020 Vision" Auction promised to be lots of fun; hosted in a new venue complete with a photo booth, a large selection of silent auction items to bid on including class baskets, teacher parties, student art, and photos, and a DJ for the after-party. We have an amazing selection of items that a group of more than 10 parent volunteers collected and numerous families have generously donated many special items including vacation getaways, sports and concert tickets, and hosted special events.

While recent developments have put a damper on our fun plans, all of this work is not lost. We have an opportunity to pull together as a community in new ways and, dare we say, an opportunity to support Queen Anne Elementary in ways we have not done before. And in this spirit, we are now asking all of you to join in the effort to make this fundraising opportunity a success, despite our change in plans.

Here is our game plan and timeline for our new, Virtual Auction, fittingly our "2020 Vision":
  • Thursday, March 12th at 12pm is the new date and time when the online auction will close.  Bid now!!  Several items have been added, including a $500 gift card to Canlis we were initially reserving for the auction event!  The bulk of our procurement is here and currently available for bidding.  There's something for everyone...kids camps, wine tastings, a boat cruise, and plenty of gift cards to many of the local businesses who have so generously donated to our school.
  • Friday, March 13th from 7:30am-4pm visit QAE during drop-off, pick-up or throughout the day to check out the large selection of silent auction items that will be available for bidding beginning online Friday at noon.  Items in the silent auction include various unique packages and baskets, class art, table succulent gardens, and dessert dash gift cards.  When you visit QAE on Friday, enter your name for an opportunity to win 1 of 5 prizes to be announced throughout the Virtual Live Auction on Friday evening.  The first prize, a bottle of Fidelitas wine, will be announced at the start of the Live event and will be hand delivered that evening for the winner to enjoy during their virtual auction (winner must live on Queen Anne for delivery).
  • Friday, March 13th from 7-10pm join QAE's first annual "VIRTUAL LIVE AUCTION" where bidding in your pajamas is strongly encouraged!  Via our online site, we will be featuring 12 items ranging from vacation packages to unique QAE experiences. These items will be bid on in real time.  Stay tuned to your child's orange folder and the auction site for item details and the schedule of events, as items will be available only for a short window of time.  You need to tune in to play...yet no babysitter nor tux rental is required.
  • Sunday, 3/15 at 6pm the silent auction will close.

Here's what we need YOU TO DO:
  • SHARE our online auction with friends and family who want to support our school!  The online bidding site is open to everyone and there are many, many items that would interest Seattleites and extended family alike! Online bidding remains open thru Thursday, 3/12 at 12:00pm.
  • VISIT school during Friday, 3/13 from 7:30am-4:00pm to see all of our silent auction items including the class art that our QAE Explorers have worked so hard to create and share.  During the silent auction exhibition you can enter to win 1 of 5 prizes to be announced during the Live Virtual Auction Friday evening, no entry fee required!
  • BID, BID, BID!  For each Live Auction bid you enter (including multiple bids on the same item), you have an opportunity to win a Robert Ramsey Magnum (must be bidding during virtual Live Auction to enter, winner announced Monday, 3/16).  We were hoping to raise $120,000 during the auction event, which accounts for more than 50% of our 2019-2020 PTSA budget.  We are currently paying unexpected cancellation fees to vendors totaling $7,500, which brings our total need up to $127,500.  Without this money, we will have to reassess PTSA financial commitments for the remainder of the year and for next school year too.  These funds bridge the gap between what district funding provides and what our community strives to achieve.  Funding supports student enrichment activities, reading interventionists, tutors and in-class assistants, technology and educational tools, professional development and planning time, as well as our dedicated school counselor and social-emotional learning program.
  • STAY CONNECTED for communication from our team as we strive to keep you informed virtually!  We will be posting and sharing information via Facebook (both the PTSA and Community pages), the Rocket Reader, Seesaw and orange folders.  Check in with your friends and fellow parents to make sure we are getting the word out to our community!

Please also note that all ticket purchases to Friday's event will be converted to donations and our online system will generate new receipts that specify this donation as 100% tax deductible.

Thank you for your support during these uncertain times.  While these change to our school auction were unexpected, our QAE community has an opportunity to make this event a smashing success...even in the face of adversity. It is not lost on us that this month's theme for our QAE Explorers is flexibility!  It has been a great pleasure to represent our school and a joy to work with a large team of parent volunteers to make this event a success. We very much appreciate your continued support and your renewed commitment to making our "2020 Vision" Virtual Auction a reality.

Sincerely,
Mary Rae & Jenn Lovin, QAE parents and QAE Auction Team Leads 
auction@qaeptsa.org

An Important Update to Our Community

3/6/2020

 
Dear Queen Anne Elementary Families,

As promised, as the information evolved we would continue to review our decisions on whether we could continue with the QAE Auction as it was planned. In the few short days since our Wednesday communication, the PTSA Board, Auction Team and Janine had to make the difficult decision to cancel our Annual Auction event that was scheduled for Friday, March 13th.  Based on feedback from our QAE Community, Seattle Public Schools, Public Health – Seattle & King County and additional sources we had to prioritize the health of the overall community during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

The school still needs the funds we raise through the auction—our goal was to raise $120,000, which is more than half of the entire PTSA budget. The auction team will continue to run the online auction and ask that you take this opportunity to bid often and bid high for many of the wonderful things currently available online.  Over the weekend, the team will be working on a new plan for many of the amazing offerings we were planning to showcase on March 13th.  Please look for an email early next week with detailed information on what is to come.  Know that everyone involved is working extremely hard to honor the work that has already been done by our auction chair - Mary Rea, procurement lead - Jenn Lovin and the entire parent community in the contributions and donations they have made.  The support you give to the school means so much to everyone at Queen Anne Elementary.

Online Auction Extended
As the team is working on additional details we will be extending the current online auction until Thursday, March 12th at noon.  We will be adding and highlighting additional items throughout the next couple of days.  All bids will remain open till then. So please check out all the items and bid now...

Thank you for your ongoing support and for your understanding in this unprecedented set of events. We're standing by if you have any questions.

Thank you,
Sandra Nanney
QAE PTSA President

This Week Is Your Last Chance for Auction Tickets!

3/4/2020

 
The deadline for purchasing tickets to 2020 Vision: A New Perspective, our Annual Auction is Friday afternoon. That’s right — this week is your last chance to register for the social event of the season. Support learning while celebrating with the Queen Anne Elementary community! More than half of our PTSA funding for THIS year comes from funds raised during this auction.

You might be a parent to an older kid who has had plenty of auctions under your belt. Or maybe you have a Kindergartner and wondering if you’ll know anyone, if it’s worth going. All our families chose to be part of this community. This is our chance to keep building that community AND support our school. You'll get to know other parents, eat, drink, dance and be merry. Or just check out all the cool kids photos and class art if that’s more your style.
  • See (and bid!) on amazing art projects created by our kids
  • Dance the night away at our afterparty! 
  • Bid on amazing items, ranging from fun class baskets to a Hawaiian vacation
  • Enjoy great food, wine and dessert. With friends (old and new)!

The Auction accounts for more than half of all funding raised by the QAE PTSA. Join us on March 13th to help ensure that our school can have tutors in classrooms, teacher development, curriculum support, a reading specialist and so much more. See you there?
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Our Thoughts on Coronavirus
Obviously, the coronavirus has been front of mind and conversation for many of us at home, work and at the playground.  The auction team and PTSA board had the added conversation of how this impacts our Annual Auction on March 13th.  Do we hold it? Postpone it? Plan B? Plan Z? How would that impact our funding?

First off — no one associated SPS has been become sick with COVID or quarantined. SPS is keeping the doors open, we should follow their lead.

After discussing, we also know:
  • Based on committed vendors, venue and contracts this is not an event we could easily postpone to a later date.  We would cancel the evening all together.
  • Our kids are still going to school, we can certainly still party with each other. We contemplated various backup plans where we move everything online but it will require a number of families to enjoy the frenzy of bidding from their computers. If information changes we will certainly reconsider these plans. 
  • The annual auction raises over 50% of the PTSA budget.  Without this evening we need to reconsider our financial commitments for the remainder of the year. 
  • It is an evolving situation and we will continue to follow the news and guidance.  We will continue to monitor and make decisions accordingly.
  • And just like the daily messages we get – if you don’t feel well then I hope you will stay home and toast us in spirit with your lemon honey tea 😊

To that end, please purchase your tickets to join us for an evening of fun that we could all use. We’ll continue to monitor developments. Questions? Contact auction@qaeptsa.org 

We look forward to seeing you on March 13th!
-- Sandra, Mary, Jenn and the rest of the QAE Auction Team

A Special (and Important) Night for QAE

3/1/2020

 
Dear parents,

As you probably know, the annual QAE Auction, 2020 Vision, is coming soon — Friday, March 13th. If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, the last day to purchase your auction tickets is this Wednesday, March 4th. Get yours now...

If you haven’t been to the auction before, it is an incredibly special event for our community – a night where parents can socialize, dress up, hang out with our incredible teachers and staff "in real life" and, most importantly, focus on funding the programs that make QAE the place we love! 

We rely on the auction to fund over 50% of our PTSA budget for the school year – and you may not know this, but the funds raised this year will pay for CURRENT year programming.  Just a few of the things PTSA is funding this year include our Kindergarten aides, reading specialists, author visits, IslandWood, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and Racial Equity training for our staff. NONE of these features of QAE are covered by state funding.

Each of us has chosen to send our kids to Queen Anne Elementary for different reasons, but I’ll bet at least a few of your reasons are directly funded by the Annual Auction.

If you’re waiting for the last minute to buy your tickets, that’s pretty much now! Get your tickets here:
https://qae.schoolauction.net/auction2020/register/ticket_sales
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Online Auction Opens Monday Morning!

2/29/2020

 
Get ready - the QAE Online Auction is opening on Monday morning! More than 125 items will be  Every dollar raised helps support resources for the kids at the school this year. Need some culture? We got tickets to the Paramount, the 5th Avenue Theatre and more. Thinking about summer camps? Soccer and coding! Get some self care and indulge yourself as well! Check out all the offerings... 

Don't forget to share it with any friends or family who'd like to support our school while getting some great items. 
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Get 2020 Vision: Auction Tix Available Now!

2/23/2020

 
Have you picked up your tickets to our Annual Auction yet? Our minds were on vacation mode going into Mid-Winter Break, so no surprise if you didn't get yours yet.

You can purchase online here at a variety of price levels. Get all the details about the auction on the main 2020 Vision site.  We'll see you all on March 13th!

Also heads up — we have an online component to our auction where a bunch oof great items will be up for grabs, all supporting QAE students. The online auction will begin Monday, March 2nd. We'll share a peek at the items later this week.
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Auction Tickets Now on Sale. Get Yours!

2/10/2020

 
Tickets to our Annual Auction are now available! That's right, you can reserve your spot at the most important and fun fundraising event of the year on Friday, March 13th. We want the entire community to attend, so we’re offering tickets at different price levels. You don't want to miss it! Line up the babysitter and grab your tickets now...
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