"Let me tell you what I think about bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel.. the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood." ~ Susan B. Anthony

Saturday, October 30, 2010

SSIS PTA Charity Bazaar - Update #2

Our committee has been working VERY hard to make this year's bazaar a huge hit!  With just three weeks to go prior to Bazaar, we have already secured tables for over 50 different merchandising vendors and 13 different food vendors.  Some vendors have secured more than one booth.

In additions to the amazing shopping opportunity that will be available, we have secured two big names for entertaining our kids...  Saigon Sports Academy and LEGO.  SSA will have planned clinics every 30 minutes that will cost a coupon or two to enter.  LEGO will have an open play area for creating with little LEGO and DUPLO...a coupon will be charged for entrance to the play area.   All coupons are 10,000vnd AND 100% if profit.

This year, the TOMBOLA will make its Bazaar debut.  Under the direction of Helen Daviglus, the TOMBOLA will attract many customers and they purchase chances to take home great prizes.  We will also have the regular lucky draw and silent auction.  Both Tombola and Lucky Draw will have some generous prizes, while the Silent Auction will have exceptional valued items for patrons to bid on.

It never goes without thanking HIGHLANDS COFFEE for their generous donation of beverage vouchers that the PTA sold for 20,000vnd.  These vouchers will pay for the operating/advertising costs of the Bazaar.  Thanks to HIGHLANDS COFFEE, we are 100% profitable before the doors open!  HIGHLANDS COFFEE is truly an SSIS and an SSIS-PTA partner.

Another major thanks goes to LOTTEMART for their incrediblely generous donation of 3,000 reusable shopping bags.  Each paid customer will receive a bag upon entry of the Bazaar.  The bag will make shopping easier.  It is the hope of LOTTEMART and the Bazaar committee that the shopping bags will be reused many times to reduce the amount of waste in our environment.  Thanks LOTTEMART for such a progressive step in moving towards a more environmental sustainable society.

Again, PEPSI has opened their hearts and will fill our ice chest full of cold tasty drinks all for Charity Resale.

Solaris and Epson have donated huge prizes for the silent auction and raffle.

Ben Thanh Art and Frame has made a huge donation of a painting for silent auction as well as their books and frames which we will sale for 100% profit.

This list is NOT COMPLETE, but just to give my very few readers a small glimpse of the amazing outpouring of our business community to this event.

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