Why do we need this event?
We must save Rocklin Elementary's ART and SCIENCE programs!
We can't do this without you!
We are the oldest community school in Rocklin with approximately 560 students. Over the years, local businesses and parents have partnered with us to provide the best education possible for our kids. Help from our community has provided funds to continue programs like Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) and the Art Docent Program. For the past three years, and every year for the foreseeable future, we are faced with the additional need to save our science lab.
Our current goal … save the Arts AND Sciences!
As you know, our schools are constantly facing a reduction of educational funding. Unfortunately, art and music programs are the first to be eliminated and our schools have struggled to keep them going. Rocklin Elementary has been fortunate to have a state-of-the-art science lab on its campus for the past nine years. There, the students make discoveries for themselves through a comprehensive series of hands-on experiments and software-based investigations. The science lab costs about $13,000 per year to run, and the funds to keep it operating have simply been eliminated from the district budget. The Art Docent program costs approximately $3,000 per year, and this is also money not included in the current budget.
Our parents take action, fundraising for valuable programs!
Each year, parent volunteers donate numerous hours of time to plan the Silent Auction Fundraiser. Funds raised from this event directly support our Art Docent program and VAPA programs, and a large portion helps save our Science Lab for the upcoming school year. These art and science programs go above and beyond the core curriculum and have given our students the well balanced education they deserve. **Please note: The admission ticket price covers the food and venue costs; it is not "profit". The entirety of the money we raise at this event comes from raffle ticket sales, silent auction purchases, and direct donations.
Community business support = quality education
This school year marks the 11th Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser, and our goal is to raise $14,000. This amount will save our Science Lab and fund the art programs. Whether you are a continued supporter of Rocklin Elementary or a new partner, we are asking for your help. Local businesses can support our largest fundraiser in the following ways:
• Event Sponsorship
• Donate goods and services for our silent auction
• Donate goods and services for our raffle
Please consider how you can support Rocklin Elementary and help our students continue to discover the beauty of art and science in their school!
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