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| February 23, 2006 |
| Educator Edition |
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WE'RE MOVING ON MARCH 1, 2006!
For 43 years the Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation has been housed at
the law offices of Preston, Gates and Ellis. The Foundation is forever
grateful to them for the care, comfort, security, and legal counsel they
have provided to us since our inception.
The Foundation is expanding, and moving to a new location on March 1st.
We're excited that the new location allows us to have three separate
offices, and plenty of space for our volunteers to work in. There will
also be free parking for staff and guests.
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Our address as of March 1st is:
Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation
1818 Westlake Ave. N., Ste. 112
Seattle, WA 98109 |
As of March 2nd:
Our new phone number will be 206-352-1199.
Our new FAX number will be 206-352-1203. |
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Please be sure to update your records with these changes.
Of course our Web-site address will remain the same: www.haasfoundation.org
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Give Secondary Students a Chance! Campaign
(Dec. 2005-Feb. 2006)
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The Haas Foundation’s first-ever fundraising and recognition-raising
campaign is finishing strongly. We are raising funds to subsidize the
matching grant program, which will allow us to provide grants to schools
that have never been funded. In addition, we are increasing awareness of
the Foundation to receive more support from the public. With one week
remaining, 35 campaign volunteers have raised over $46,000 out of the
$55,000 goal, and nearly 500 individuals have received a Foundation
brochure.
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Donors (including current and retired principals and school staff) have
contributed heartfelt gifts to our foundation. These have been gifts of
money, but also of time and effort, and in-kind gifts. Schools and art
teachers provided us with wonderful student artwork for the campaign
donor recognition plaques.
Thank you to those who are working on our
campaign and to those who have made contributions!
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New Coordinator Orientation Sessions
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Leonard Harmon from the Seattle Sonics & Storm provides easy fundraising ideas during a coordinator orientation meeting.
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Coordinators who attend our 1 1/2 hour orientation sessions learn how to
maximize the benefit of their school’s Haas Foundation grant, and
efficiently manage administration of the grant for their school. In
addition to learning details about navigating the secured school side of
the Foundation’s website, coordinators get their individual questions
answered and have an invaluable opportunity to network with other
coordinators.
Coordinators at last month’s meetings were delighted with guest
appearances from Leonard Harmon of the Seattle Sonics & Storm, and Peter
Gradwohl of iSOLD-It!-two companies which are offering excellent, simple
fundraising plans that schools can use to raise donations toward
matching grants. One lucky attendee won free tickets to a Sonics game,
and another won a drawing for $110 for her school’s Haas School Fund.
Attendance at a New Coordinator Orientation Session is mandatory for new
coordinators and fulfills one of the requirements of the year-end
reporting process. If attendance is just not feasible, please contact
Sue Russell, School Fund Manager, for permission to meet this
requirement by reviewing the Haas Foundation PowerPoint tutorial online.
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Schedule for spring
orientation sessions
March 28, 2006 3:00-4:30 pm
April 26, 2006 11:30 am-1:00 pm
May 18, 2006 3:00-4:30 pm
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These orientation sessions will be held at the Foundation’s new office at 1818 Westlake Avenue North, Ste. 112, Seattle.
Limit 10 per meeting. Reservations needed--call or e-mail the Foundation office. Parking is free.
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| February 23, 2006 |
| Educator Edition |
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Bonnie Hilory,
Executive Director
As I enter my second year as your Executive Director I am reflecting on the great strides we are making, and want to give you an update on them. The feedback we are receiving from school fund coordinators is invaluable. Please continue to share your suggestions, ideas, and praise.
Haas Educator Ambassador Program
(HEAP)
HEAP members are in their first year of service supporting the Haas Foundation. Out of 20 active members, four are participating in our “Give Secondary Schools a Chance!” campaign. Thanks go to Heath Tayon, Richard Jones, John Welsh, and Maureen Wineland for their extra efforts. One of the BIG assignments HEAP members have is to recommend and vote this May 17th on what our statewide fundraiser will be. Their recommendation will then go to the board for approval.
Local Haas Foundation Presentations
If you would like me to give a HAAS presentation to your school district, PTA, local Rotary Club, or other organization, please send me an e-mail or call me. To date we have presented to the following Rotary Clubs: Burien-White Center, Des Moines, Emerald City, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Lake Forest Park, Park Hill, Redmond, and Southcenter. This has been very rewarding. Many of the clubs are planning support of their local school - one way could be to help them qualify for a matching grant from the foundation.
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Meet Some of our Volunteers
The Haas Foundation is blessed with a great volunteer crew who helps us in every aspect of working toward our mission and goals. In future newsletters we will introduce all of our volunteers. In this issue, we highlight three members of our volunteer team:
Cindy Roberts is our first volunteer--our faithful newsletter editor, who keeps us on track and on schedule. She takes the rough drafts of our newsletters and polishes them into the form that is sent to school coordinators, principals, and donors. Cindy has her own writing/editing and project management business, with several customers in the Puget Sound area. She has worked with U.S. K-12 teachers for 10 years as a liaison for the Microsoft Education group, so feels at home communicating with schools through the Haas Foundation. Cindy and her husband chase after two teenagers, and ski and travel for relaxation.
Melody Hazen is our branding/marketing volunteer. She has helped us create a new logo and images for our Website, brochures, annual report, and PowerPoint presentations. Melody brings expertise to us from her past experience of working for the Hallmark Channel.
After visiting this area, Melody chose Seattle as a place to settle down and become involved in the community. Photography is one of Melody’s hobbies. She uses both black and white and digital mediums to explore landscapes, her favorite subject.
Yoshikazu Funato (we call him Kazu) is our volunteer who hails from the greatest distance-Tokorozawa, Japan. Kazu is in Seattle via the School of International Training in Vermont, where he is working on his Master’s Degree in organizational management. Kazu is doing his internship with the Foundation and plans to graduate in 2007. When he’s not working or studying, he likes to play soccer and baseball. He is also a gifted photographer and an accomplished musician on the oboe.
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Web Site Sponsors
I want to thank ISoldit and the Sonics& Storm for attending our recent new school coordinator orientation meetings. What a treat it is to have these companies involved in our mission! What I like is that both of these organizations have a fundraising option for schools to use in raising matching funds. If you know of other companies that might be good sponsors please give me a call or send me your suggestions. The sponsor level starts at $250 a month. These sponsorships allow us to help more schools.
Open House at the New Haas
Foundation Offices
During the last half of March we will be having an open house at our new offices. We hope you will join us for some refreshments, a short tour, and a celebration of our progress. An email will be sent out to you soon with the date and time.
It is a pleasure to serve as your Executive
Director. Please keep in touch and keep up your important work in the schools. Please know that we are here to support you.
All my best,
Bonnie Hilory
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Your School Stories are Important to the Foundation
The short stories you have submitted to the foundation this past year have been invaluable to us. We are using them in our presentations to Rotary Clubs, in our brochures for fundraising campaigns, and on the Website where a new story is featured every day. In order to protect the identity of the students you are writing about, we are using pronouns instead of names. We have noticed that some of your stories have unique identifiers that would make it easy to single out the student being written about, so we are reserving those stories for storytelling to clubs and organizations where we can be more protective about the details.
Here are a few recent stories:
Washington Middle School - Yakima #7
Haas Foundation money was used to buy a backpack on wheels for one of our students who has a rare disease that prevents him from carrying a regular backpack.
McMurray Middle School - Vashon Island #402
One of our high-risk students received wrestling shoes with Haas Foundation money that allowed him to get involved in an extra-curricular team sport. He attended practices and competed successfully, which helped him bond with the wrestling team. We also provided him with a school annual, which gave him even more of a connection with his school and his peers.
Lynden High School - Lynden #504
The Haas Foundation provided the funds for a sophomore whose family could not afford the testing fees for an AP exam. The student went on to succeed in advanced classes.
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Saul and Dayee G. Haas Foundation 1818 Westlake Ave. N. Ste. 112 Seattle, WA 98109
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