Join us for our first restaurant night of the year! Show this flyer on Thursday 1/23 from 4pm-close and Islands will donate 20% of your purchase back to Short Avenue!
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Sharky’s & Yogurtland – Thurs 11/14
THIS Thursday, let Sharky’s take care of dinner and Yogurtland take care of dessert!
With your purchases, a portion of the sales will raise money for school! It’s a win-win-win!
Community Yard & Bake Sale
Join us Saturday, November 16th from 9am to 2pm for a community event!
Are you looking to declutter before the holidays? Time to clean out the garage? You can purchase a vendor’s spot! $50 for the use of a 10×10 pop up or $30 for an 8 foot table. To reserve yours, email tasha@friendsofshortavenue.org
McNichol-Bernbach Group Realtors are hosting a Canned Food Drive with music, lawn games, raffles and Due Mani Pizza Food Truck from 11am-2pm! For every 2 non-perishable food items you donate, you will be entered into a raffle and receive a food truck voucher (limit 1 per person)!
Also, the After-School All-Stars program is requesting donations to make hygiene kits for the homeless. They are looking for small travel-sized hygienic products.
This is ALL happening at Short Ave School, 12814 Maxella Ave, 90066 on Saturday 11/16.
Fall Festival – Friday 10/25
Join us for our 1st Annual Fall Festival!
We’ll have a Haunted House, Live DJ, Festival Games, Craft Tables, Food, Drinks and Baked Goods!
Open to the community! ENTRANCE IS FREE! Wear your costume!
Wristbands are available for pre-sale in the office and after school. Wristbands include unlimited Haunted House viewing, all games and a one-time visit to the craft table! Food and drinks will be sold separately. Presale wristbands are $15. Adults wristbands for unlimited viewing of the Haunted House are $3 each or 2 for $5.
Payments for wristbands can be made with Zelle and Venmo! Zelle: friendsofshortavenue@gmail.com or Venmo (310) 245-9436
STEAM NIGHT – WED OCT 16
Join us for a Night of Family Fun!
Enjoy the interactive activities by the lunch benches, observe STEAM projects in the auditorium, and dine with us on the lawn! FoSA will be selling pizza, hot dogs, drinks and desserts, and Sharky’s will be selling food too!
Food Truck Fiesta – September 18
Come join us for a picnic dinner on the lawn Wednesday from 5pm-8pm!
With Musical Guests: The Del Rey Community Jazz Band
Featuring:
http://canvasfoodsla.com/menu.html 
http://roaminghunger.com/oaxaca-on-wheels 
http://roaminghunger.com/tot-pots-cookies-n-cream
Canvas Food Truck , Oaxaca On Wheels, and Tot Pot’s Cookies N Creamery
Don’t forget to bring lawn chairs, blankets, a jackets!
***A portion of this night’s sales will come back to the school!***
1st Dolphin Cafe of the Year!
Join us for a scrumptious Dolphin Café hosted by Friends of Short Avenue. We will be offering fresh and healthy smoothies made on site, delicious donuts, Nutella filled croissants, colorful cereal necklaces and more! Round out your selection with warm cocoa or good, strong hot coffee! All proceeds go to supporting programs at Short Avenue Elementary.
The Café stops promptly at 8:00am for the first Friday school assembly. The Café may resume after the assembly ends.
Happy Birthday Marquee!
Wish your child “Happy Birthday” on the Marquee!
What a treat to make your child’s birthday even more special to see their name and birthday wishes floating in lights across the Short Avenue marquee!
Please complete the marquee birthday form located in the front office and submit $20 cash or check (payable to FoSA). Allow at least one week prior to event. We recommend submitting your information two-four weeks prior to the birthday. Our birthday marquee coordinator is Na’ama Levy.
ANNUAL GIVING
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! As many of you know, the Annual Giving Drive is by far our largest fundraiser for the entire school year.
What’s the Annual Giving Drive goal?
This year, our Annual Giving Drive goal is to raise $50,000 with 100% participation from our Short Avenue community. Whether you can give $5 or $5,000, we want our families to know we are in this together. We are a Title 1 School, so giving what you can for those who cannot is important, gracious and appreciated beyond words. It benefits ALL our children, and your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Where does the money go?
These are just a few of the programs funded by FoSA. By contributing any dollar amount you can, you are helping to make a difference in our children’s future.
Planet Bravo – $28,500 Teacher Aides – $24,000
Spanish Music Program – $20,000 Two Field trip buses per grade – $7,000
How much should I give?
Below are the suggested dollar amounts that the nearby schools are requesting per child: Coeur d’Alene – $1,250; Walgrove – $1,200; Mar Vista – $1,200; Beethoven – $1500
We are asking each family to consider a donation of $750 per child + $250 for each sibling; however, any amount is welcomed.
Thank you for your support and your involvement! Here’s to a wonderful year!
** We would like to note that FoSA incurs a fee for credit card donations (4.1% for AMEX; 2.8% for all others). Please consider using a check or Zelle so all of your money goes to our school. To use Zelle, log in to your bank website and transfer money to friendsofshortavenue@gmail.com.**
Back To School Potluck Picnic
You are invited to join us for Short Avenue Elementary’s Back-to-School Potluck Picnic Sunday, August 18 from 10:00 til 1:00pm at Culver Alexander West Park off Moore Street. Come hang out with your friends and meet some new ones as we kick off the start of the new school year!
Please bring food/beverages and/or plates/cups/napkins to share as we welcome new and returning families and friends. Remember blankets, sunscreen, hats and lawns toys. We look forward to seeing you all then!
