The FUNd Stuff Vol. 2, Issue 12

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F E B R U A R Y 2 2, 2 0 1 4
Vol. 2, Issue 12
The FUN Stuff!
Stories from the Office of Advancement at Pacific Northern Academy
Vision Courage Integrity
Dear Linda,
GET READY FOR A 007
AUCTION!
The Inimitable PNA Gala
Auction of 2014!
What in the heck is this Auction I keep
hearing about??
Now in its 18th year, the PNA Auction consistently
raises $250,000 to $450,000 to help fund PNA's
programs (academic, social and financial assistance),
and we are certain this year will be no exception! PNA
has two fundraisers a year. Our Annual Fund, which
concluded last month, is focused on the nuclear PNA
community. The Auction, however, is our opportunity
to invite the greater Anchorage community to support
independent education. Our gala features a formal
dinner, cocktails, silent auction, and premier live
auction with a professional auctioneer. It is held at the
school, which is transformed into a magical setting with
the help of dedicated volunteers. A purchased ticket is
required to attend.
Why Do We Have A Gala?
The Annual Auction Gala is critical to the financial
health of Pacific Northern Academy. As is true of all
independent schools, what it costs to educate a
student is greater than what we can charge for tuition.
To supplement the operating budget, we fundraise. The
willingness of PNA families and friends to jump in and
volunteer is absolutely critical to the success of a
fundraiser of this magnitude.
What to know now:
We have informational and
promotional materials for
everyone!
How Do Parents Contribute?
The biggest challenge of the auction is procurement:
soliciting items to be donated to the auction. We ask
each family to donate or procure stand-alone items for
both the silent and live auctions. Swing by Laurie's
office for a packet of ideas, tips and more! In addition
to procuring and donating items, we need volunteers to
help us organize, coordinate, and put on this huge
event. Read the auction updates, watch the bulletin
board and website, and attend monthly auction
meetings - whether large or small, your contributions of
time and energy are welcome and appreciated!
So please come to one of the Auction 101 classes
that we will offer next week to see how you can
make the most of this great event!
Ready to start
procuring?
Pick up an Auction Tool-Kit
package in Laurie's office.
Need some tutelage?
Go to class!
Lisa Maurer, past Auction Chair and
Maestra, will conduct
2 AUCTION 101 Classes.
Oh, The Places We Go....
Tuesday, Nov. 5th at 2:00pm
Thursday, Nov. 7th at 8:30am
Besides kicking off our journey to the cool, classy
and exotic world of BOND in February, PNA visited
many other fascinating locales this week:
Journey to the Middle East
The 7th/8th grade finished their Middle East studies. To
wrap it up, they invited all the parents to a Middle
Eastern Feast. It was incredibly delicious and
entertaining and informative.
3rd graders are hard at work on their class
auction project, scoring and cutting glass.
We can't wait to see it!
Shaken, Not Stirred:
The Live and Let Bid
Kick-off Party
For more photos, head to the PNA Media
Gallery "Middle Eastern Parent Lunch".
The quintessential martini.
This is just one small example of the variety of food the
7th and 8th graders cooked with their parents for the
lunch.
Ms. B and Kathy survey the scene approvingly.
We often mistake Marty Weiser, PNA
Board of Trustees Chair, with James
Bond. He certainly has attained 00 status
in the trustee world for eliminating
obstacles in PNA's way.
It wasn't quite Monte Carlo or the Bellagio
- but close.
Each student had made an illustration of one
particularly striking thing they'd learned while
researching extensive power-point presentations. After
lunch they spoke briefly about it. Here Quinn talks
about the 500 camels that belong to a Saudi prince and
spend their days doing absolutely nothing. They are
the most pampered camels on earth.
Middle School Choir
Black Jack and 4-5-6 were the games of
the evening. Congratulations to Arin
Copenhaver for running the tables and
going home with the high chip count. And
thanks to all the players for
not crying tears of blood.
Takes you back to 1982.
Andrew belts out his solo...
Dr. Beal and Sue snatched up the top
sponsorship spot and got to take a bottle
of Dom Perignon home to celebrate.
Sadly, it's not a '53. Want more pictures?
Check out Jackie Kramer's album on
Facebook.
Love What You See?
You Can Support It!
...and receives the adulation.
Ms Katie is offering to take your Middle School student
(5-8th grade) "Out On The Town" to see UAA's
production of "Big River" (think the Mississippi and
Huck Finn) and/or ATY's "Godspell" - featuring PNA's
very own Alex and Hannah Thomas!
If your child didn't pass on the hand-out to you, remind
them - or check it out here.
Support educational excellence in
Alaska! Your gift benefits today's students
and everyone's future.
Spread the word! Don't let PNA be
Anchorage's best kept secret. Let your
friends know!
In the Classroom. Sort Of.
Call (907) 333-1080
to pledge your gift or refer a
family.
Killian and Nevaeh work the flashcards in the stacks of
the Media center.
LINKS WE LOVE
Want a taste of 17th Century London,
right before the Great Fire of 1666 (and
really, who doesn't?)
Check out this video that lets you fly
(Harry Potter-esque) through the streets
of Pudding Lane.
Spanish class headed outside. Spanish sounds better
outside. It sure feels better outside.
Pudding Lane
Productions, Crytek Off
The Map
Extra Credit: Compare and contrast London as
you see it here and the Jamestown Settlement of
the same era. We know which one we'd pick to
live in....
NOTABLE QUOTES
Never Say Never Again
Largo: "Do you lose as gracefully as you
win?"
James Bond: "I don't know, I've never
lost."
Tomorrow Never Dies
Bond: "You were pretty good with that
hook."
Wai Lin: "Thanks. It comes from growing
up in a rough neighborhood. You were
pretty good on that bike."
Bond: "Thank you. It comes from not
growing up at all."
Pumpkins Buddies
Build it and they will come! In preparation for their field
trip to see Little Red Riding Hood, there was a lot of
building up and blowing down in EK.
5th graders carve jack-o-lanterns with
their EK buddies, working together to
clean out the insides (yuck!) map out their
design (fun) and carve a cool character!
2nd grade went upstairs to the Common Room to use
the Chromebooks. Joss is getting the skinny on
mummifying.
Dear Community,
If you were lucky enough to stop by PNA on Thursday,
you were treated with a parade of princesses, pirates,
witches, fairies, a traffic cone, trash can, the solar
system, a jellyfish, and much more. It was Halloween
at PNA: a time to let your imagination run wild. Even
the staff joined in the fun. I worked hard on my cheer
leading outfit and was quite proud. So you can imagine
my dismay, when at the end of the day two, not one but
two, students asked me what I was. "What?" I asked.
"You really do not know what I am?" And both
answered, "No, you look the same as you always do."
Really? I do not remember wearing pigtails with bows
before but then it dawned on me; my new role at PNA
is to be the cheerleader, the one who urges the group
onto the next score or goal. So it really doesn't matter if
I have my green and gold pompoms (I love these), am
dressed in my uniform or not, I am here rooting on the
team to victory.
So team, it's time to push for our next score, our final
fundraiser, the auction. We ALL get to be PNA
cheerleaders as we share the amazing effect that our
school has on our students with non-PNA families and
businesses. Everyone is invited to join our team
through donations or attendance at the event. It is the
city's chance to support private education and our
chance to shout out our team allegiance. So what does
the team need you to do to help us reach the end
zone? Attend one of the Auction 101 classes next
week to learn how your role in the winning play, work
on your class project and start gathering donations for
the auction. As with most sports, in order to be
victorious it usually comes down to teamwork so join
PNA's roster to help us achieve our next goal. Go
Team!
Writing Buddies
In the Halloween mood, 6th grade wrote
ghost stories and read them to their 1st
grade buddies in dark corners and
closets. Then they illustrated the stories
together.
Halloween!
The Halloween parade took everyone into
orbit, into the gnomey woods...everywhere
you can imagine. Head to the PNA Media
Gallery for lots of pics.
P.S. If you want to borrow my pompoms, come by my
office, I'm willing to loan them out.
Laurie
Laurie Hoefer
Director of Development
[email protected]
!
Just one more...
Coming Right Up:
Coffee Break
Every Thursday Morning
Come on in for a cuppa joe!
AUCTION 101
"Live and Let Bid!"
Tuesday, November 5 at 2 pm
Thursday, November 7 at 8:30 am
at PNA
Alumni "Sneak Peek" Reception
Thursday, November 7, 5-7pm
Uh, what's Ms G. doing in 1st grade?
AND WHERE'S MR. FRODELLA??
Middle School Lock-In
Friday, November 8
Neighborhood Appreciation Night
Thursday, November 21, 5-7pm
Winter Concert Set Construction Night
Friday, November 22, 3:30-6pm
For a full calendar, please go to
the PNA website.
Oh, there he is, hanging out with the Solar System.
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of vision, courage, and integrity.
Pacific Northern Academy * 9251 Lake Otis Parkway * Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Arnie Cohen, Head of School
Krystal Boyechko, Director of Admissions & Marketing
Laurie Hoefer, Director of Development
TEL: (907) 333-1080 FAX: (907) 333-1652
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