Spring Fling 2023
The Spring Fling is an annual event that raises funds for essential staff and services at Whittier Elementary. This includes staffing grants to support literacy and art programs, scholarships, teacher discretionary funds, school-day enrichment, and much more.
Details
- Date: Saturday, May 20 (5-9pm)
- Location – Whittier Elementary Block Party (13th Ave NW)
- Theme: Top Gun – Highway to the Wildcat Zone! Come dressed as your favorite Top Gun character, a fighter pilot, or simply don some aviators and call it good. Feel free to be casual!
- Tickets:
- $35 per individual or $60 for a couple
- Two drink tickets included per ticket purchased
- Purchase tickets here: https://wildcats.schoolauction.net/springfling2023/register/ticket_sales
- Silent Auction:
- This year’s Silent Auction will be entirely online with QR codes and WIFI available throughout the event to help in-person attendees bid.
- All bidding opens at 5:00pm on Saturday, May 20th
- Categories of items will start to close starting at 7pm:
- 7:00pm – Classroom Art and Themed Buckets bidding closes
- 7:15pm – First set of Silent Auction items closes
- 7:30pm – Second set of Silent Auction items, Hosted Parties, and Staff Experiences closes
- If you’ve won, you’ll collect your items in the gym between 8:15-9pm during Spring Fling. If you can’t pick-up your item or didn’t attend in-person, you’ll need to pick-up your item on Monday, May 22nd at pick-up or drop-off.
Our Auction Catalog is now LIVE! Preview our entire catalog of 150 amazing auction items:
- UW APPLE CUP PACKAGE: Win 4 coveted tickets to the Nov 25th game plus a parking pass, spirit swag, and more!
- DATE NIGHT WITH YOUR KIDDO: Grab two tickets to 5th Avenue’s Little Mermaid!
- MOVIE AND MAKERSPACE IN THE LIBRARY: Snag a ticket to this Ms. Newcomb and Ms. Trilby hosted party for a kids night out in the library, featuring pizza, dessert, makerspace activities, and the movie Matilda!
- SUMMER CAMP SERIES: WHITTIER KIDS + COFFEE: While your Wildcat enjoys one-week of Whittier Kids summer camp, you get to enjoy coffee from Cafe Ladro!
- GET IN THE ZONE: 3 classes at Orange Theory and a $300 Brooks gift certificate will get your summer fitness started!
- RISE N SHINE – A BUCKET OF BRUNCH: Bid on Ms. Richmond’s 4th grade class bucket to get everything you need for a luxury brunch! Make 2024’s Mother’s Day the best yet!
- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS PARTY WITH MR. BUCK: Give your 3rd-5th grader an experience they’ll never forget with a private hosted D&D party with dungeon master Mr. Buck!
- AND SO MUCH MORE!
Other ways to help out
- Day of event Runners and post party event clean up opportunities are available!
- Email springfling@whittierptaseattle.org with any questions or if you would like to help out!
What You’ll Find at Spring Fling!
Thank you to our Spring Fling donors!
You’ll find amazing donations from these businesses in our Silent Auction!