An Enormous THANK YOU to all who came out to our 19th Annual SPRING FLING!

An ENORMOUS Thank You to everyone in our Dickens Community who came out on Thursday, May 30 to the 19^th Annual Charles Dickens Elementary SPRING FLING!

We had a great turnout, with a bright sunny afternoon and evening adding to the complete enjoyment of yet another successful celebration of our school & community. 

We greatly appreciate your support very much!

Charles Dickens PAC

P.S.  We’ll be setting up some photos & video clips of our event within the next week that can be viewed at Facebook.com/dickensspringfling and at Instagram.com/dickensspringfling

*To stayed tuned for the picture/video updates, "Like" our page on Facebook and/or "Follow" us on Instagram if you haven't done so yet. Doing so also helps to promote our event for next year - Thank you!  It's going to be SPRING FLING's 20th Anniversary in 2020! 

19th Annual Charles Dickens Elementary SPRING FLING — Join us today for our wonderful community event!

* Thursday, May 30 * 4 – 8 p.m. * 1010 East 17th Avenue *

Come out & enjoy the fun — there’ll be something for ALL ages!

Share your Smiles & Laughter with us at #dickensspringfling on Instagram and @dickensspringfling on Facebook.

 

Live Music & Entertainment * Silent Auction * Food & Beverages * Bake Sale * Cake Walk * Popcorn * Cotton Candy * Bouncy Castle * Face Painting * Petting Zoo * Dunk Tank * Velcro Wall * Inflatable Obstacle Course * Photo Booth * Carnival Games, in the gym * Plants & Flowers * Marketplace: Made It, Gently-used Items and much more!

 

Facebook.com/dickensspringfling

Instagram.com/dickensspringfling

We're looking forward to seeing you today!

Dickens PAC

SPRING FLING is our main annual fundraiser. All proceeds raised support field trips, art and classroom supplies, clubs and fun activities at both the Main & Annex schools.

Hope to see you at SPRING FLING on Thursday!

New at SPRING FLING this year!

• The Cinemazoo Petting Zoo

• Velcro Wall and Inflatable Obstacle Course

• In addition to the exciting items at our Silent Auction this year, we’ll also be receiving donations for the "Wish Lists" of the Dickens Main & Annex schools —  charitable receipts will be available for donations over $10

Join us for this wonderful community event at our school!

We’ll be offering:

Live Music & Entertainment * Silent Auction * Food & Beverages * Bake Sale * Cake Walk * Popcorn * Cotton Candy * Bouncy Castle * Face Painting * Petting Zoo * Dunk Tank * Velcro Wall * Inflatable Obstacle Course * Photo Booth * Carnival Games, in the gym * Plants & Flowers * Marketplace: Made It, Gently-used Items and much more!

Come out & enjoy the fun — there’ll be something for ALL ages!

SPRING FLING Social Media

Facebook.com/dickensspringfling

Instagram.com/dickensspringfling

Share your pics & video clips with us at #dickensspringfling

Reminder! Donations for PLANTS & FLOWERS AT SPRING FLING

All donations for Plants & Flowers, e.g. plants, bulbs, seedlings, seeds etc. can be dropped off at the "Plants & Flowers" table in the Red Court of the main school [Windsor St.] on Thursday, May 30 – any time from 12 noon to 3:30pm

Thanks for your generosity! Dickens PAC

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Curious to know about more SILENT AUCTION items at our 19th Annual SPRING FLING?

Over the weekend, we shared a small sample of the Businesses & Professionals who’ve contributed to the Silent Auction, and we hope you’re starting to think about what you’ll bid on! 

Here are a few more of the exciting experiences, merchandise and services you’ll find in this year’s auction:

• La Traviata tickets, courtesy of Vancouver Opera
• Vancouver Canucks tickets, thanks to Paul Eviston
• F45 Chinatown and F45 Kits Point memberships
• Gift certificates for dining at Pepino’s Spaghetti House and Savio Volpe
• Earnest Ice Cream
• $100 to spend at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival
• Tickets to the 2019 East Van Panto at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre
• 4 weeks of Bootcamp through Survivor Fitness
• Beer! Thanks to Red Truck, Strange Fellows, Luppolo and Main Street Brewing
• Backpacks, daypacks and hip packs from Herschel Supply Co.
• $50 to spend at the Pie Hole
• Bike tune-ups at RAD Cycles
• Thule bike rack from Rack Attack
• Tickets to TheatreSports
• Passes to the Burnaby Roots & Blues Festival
• Trainee pass at Origins Parkour
• Private singing lessons with Eve-Lyn de la Haye
• Yoga class passes to Mt. Pleasant Yoga
• Get inked at Adrenaline Vancity Tattoo

Check back soon here on the PAC blog, and keep an eye on our social media pages
Facebook.com/dickensspringfling and Instagram.com/dickensspringfling where you'll be able to preview some of the auction items before SPRING FLING! 

A little something different, re: SPRING FLING

This year’s Silent Auction features a variety of incredible items to bid on and we hope you’ll find something that piques your interest!  We’re so thankful to all of our generous donors!         

Before we share some of the items you’ll be able to bid on, we’d like to give you a few more details on another way you can support SPRING FLING and all the Dickens kids...

This year, we’ve decided to try something new: 

This year, rather than asking families to contribute an item to these themed gift baskets, we thought we’d ask if you might consider contributing cash for the purchase of some specific requests we’ve received from the Dickens Staff & Students.  These “Wish List” items are things that will impact all students, at both the Main school and the Annex.

For the Annex, the PAC would like to raise $1,500 to allow them to purchase:

• KEVA block sets
• Outdoor Sports Equipment (balls, frisbees, nets, skipping ropes, etc.) 
• A portable bin locker for sports balls

For the Main, the PAC would like to raise $6,000 which will help buy:

• A Cooking Cart, with equipment that students/classes can sign out. The equipment would include pots & pans, measuring cups, mixing bowls, baking pans & sheets and other cooking utensils
• Outdoor Sporting Equipment, including goal nets for the basketball hoops, goalie pads & hockey goggles, and sports jerseys for Ultimate Frisbee and soccer 
• Art Supplies for student projects throughout the school 
• Ukulele mounts for classrooms, which would allow for the safe storage of ukuleles that PAC helped to purchase last year

If you are keen to support SPRING FLING, all the Dickens kids and the PAC but don’t get the item you bid on in the auction, it’s still really easy to do!  We’ll be set up on site to take donations for the above-listed items via cash, cheque or credit card. Charitable receipts are available for any donation over $10!

To view some of the Silent Auction items you can bid on, look at our Dickens SPRING FLING Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dickensspringfling or view our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dickensspringfling

We’ll also be adding more info daily, here on our Dickens PAC blog! 

Can’t make it but still want to contribute to SPRING FLING?

If you cannot attend SPRING FLING, you can easily donate through your SchoolCashOnline account!  

Simply log-in and look for the “Make a Donation” button on the right. On the next screen where it asks for the Fund Destination, select “Charles Dickens PAC” and follow the remainder of the prompts. Once you’ve completed the payment, your tax receipt will show up in your inbox almost immediately!

Online giving is quick and easy, and can be done when it’s convenient for you—24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Curious to know about the SILENT AUCTION items at our 19th Annual SPRING FLING?

Several local businesses & professionals have donated generously to help make this year’s SILENT AUCTION successful as always!

Examples include gift certificates, products or packages from:

• Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver, and Market by Jean-Georges
• Harrison Hot Springs Resort
• Savio Volpe
• The Cascade Room
• Sal y Limon
• Matchstick
• Red Truck Brewing
• Rack Attack
• Arcteryx
• Grubwear
• Beehive Hair Lounge
• B Yoga
• Pedalheads
• Wonder of Learning (WOLO)
• Buddings Daycare
• Bobs & Lolo
• Hive Bouldering Gym
• Jump Gymnastics
• Granville Island Toy Company
• Herschel Supply Co.

…and a WHOLE LOT more!!!

To view some of the awesome items you can bid on, take a sneak peek at our 
Facebook Facebook.com/dickensspringfling or Instagram Instagram.com/dickensspringfling

There are also 4 tickets from the Vancouver Recital Society, to see well-known British cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason! One of the hottest properties in the classical music world, he performed at the Royal Weddings of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. 

We look forward to seeing you at SPRING FLING!

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Entertainment at our 19th Annual SPRING FLING

Attention all musicians, yodellers, jugglers 

and crowd entertainers!

We are looking for talented groups and individuals to perform at this year’s SPRING FLING.  

Whether you have a very short "act" or a very long one, we'd love to hear from you!   

If this sounds like you or someone you know, please contact Tina at djtankgyal@gmail.com

Thank you!

Donations to our 19th Annual SPRING FLING

Please give us a heads up on what’s coming in by emailing the Team Leads—see names & emails below. 

Note that Donations (except for Silent Auction donations) can be dropped off from 12 to 3:30pm at the applicable tables on Thursday, May 30 at Dickens Main.

DONATIONS NEEDED:

SILENT AUCTION (by Wed, May 22) 

Do you own a business or work at a business that provides products that would benefit those in the Dickens community? Or perhaps you offer services that would make a great Silent Auction item [think spa treatments, hair styling, tooth whitening, etc.] 

If you can donate an item or gift certificate to the Silent Auction, or if you know someone who you think may benefit from exposure at SPRING FLING, please contact Sara by Wednesday, May 22.  
Team Lead: Sara Getz at saragetz@telus.net

MADE IT
Hand-made Items / Arts & Crafts: Knitting, sewing, crochet, jewellery, jams, jellies, candles, soaps, baskets, wooden toys, paintings, pottery, ceramics, sculptures, photos and cards. 
Team lead: Kerryn at kerrynwilliams@hotmail.com

BAKE SALE
Cookies, squares, cup cakes, loaves, brownies, pastries, gluten-free and/or dairy-free items. Please add labels with ingredients in case of allergens - Thanks! 
Team lead: Lena at helenarozhnova@gmail.com

CAKE WALK
All kinds of cakes. Gluten-free and/or dairy-free items are welcome too. The 3 best cakes will get ribbons! 
Team lead: Amanda at amandageo2000@yahoo.com

PLANTS & FLOWERS 
Plants, bulbs, young trees, seedlings, seeds and flowers. 
Team lead: Nicole at nicolenozick@gmail.com

GENTLY-USED: Kids clothing and toys. Note: There will also be a box at the office for collections at both the Main & Annex. 
Team leads: Galit & Tami at galitmastai@gmail.com |  tamigabay@hotmail.com

ONLINE DONATION
If you can’t make SPRING FLING or if you’d just like to make a donation directly to the Charles Dickens PAC, you can thanks to SchoolCashOnline. Log into (or set up) your SchoolCashOnline.com account, click on the “Make a Donation” button on the right and follow the prompts. Once you add it to your cart and check out, your Tax Receipt will be sent directly to your inbox—usually within about 10 minutes. It’s really simple!

If you have any questions or need help navigating the donation section of SchoolCashOnline, feel free to contact Sara Getz at saragetz@telus.net

Thank you!
Dickens PAC 

Volunteering at our 19th Annual SPRING FLING

Our 19th Annual SPRING FLING is happening in 3 weeks!

Please let us know if you can Volunteer. Let’s show our kids that we can ALL contribute to making our school a better place—SPRING FLING is a Team Effort!

VOLUNTEERING:

Here are some Volunteer areas with BIG GAPS to fill!

• Silent Auction

• Silent Auction Cashiers

• Ticket Sales

• Photo Booth

• Games

• Tidy Up (Clean-up) & Recycling

• Face Painting

• Bouncy Castle

• Gentle-used Items table

Note that most shifts are 1 to 1.5 hours long. Sign up by emailing Carmen at carmen@drcarmentanaka.com for a specific shift. 

OTHER WAYS TO ASSIST 

Pop-up Tents

1) We are looking for a few more Pop-up Tents. If you have access to one, please email Laura at: lauraporee@mac.com

Clothing Racks

2) If you have access to Clothing Racks, please email Laura at: lauraporee@mac.com

Thank you!

Dickens PAC