Spring Fling 2025
Get ready to Cruise for a Cause at this year’s Spring Fling Block Party and Fundraiser on May 31st! Our final fundraiser of the year, this annual tradition includes Class Art and Bucket auctions, tickets for hosted parties, and more to raise $75,000 at this year’s event to support essential staff and services at Whittier Elementary.
Details
- Date: Saturday, May 31 – 5:00-9:00pm
- Location: Whittier Elementary Block Party (13th Ave NW)
- Theme: Cruise for a Cause!
- Dress: Come as you are (and feel free to wear your favorite boating hat/shoes/whatever!)
- Auction: Silent, class-made art, and themed art auctions; tickets for staff- and community-hosted events
- Reminder: This is a kid-free event, so get your babysitter booked!
How to Help
Class Art Volunteers
We’re looking for volunteers to help coordinate CLASSROOM ART and BUCKETS, which will be auctioned off during Spring Fling. Classroom art and buckets are a fun short-term opportunity to get involved and help the school raise crucial funds.
We need 1-2 people in the following classrooms to lead their class in making a collaborative piece of art that will be auctioned at the event:
- Keener
- Mayo
- Ogle
We will help you brainstorm crafty ideas, source supplies, and coordinate with your homeroom teacher to lead your class in making art—usually one or two sessions working with the kids. You do not have to be an artist to volunteer! Check out last year’s projects and some inspiration to help you get started! (Multiple smaller pieces also tend to do well on auction day, in case you’re feeling intimidated by creating one big masterpiece).
Sign up to lead a classroom art project!
Laura Zingg-Wadsack & Emily Schweiger, Class Art Coordinators (elzingg@gmail.com, emily.schweiger@gmail.com)
Class Bucket Volunteers
We are looking for one volunteer from the following classrooms to coordinate a themed bucket to be auctioned off at the Spring Fling:
- Keener
- DiTullio
- O’Rourke
- Hansen
- Shellenberger
- Mayo
- Parekh
The volunteer will pick the theme and recruit other parents from the classroom to contribute items and/or money. Ideas for buckets could be anything! (ex: Family Game Night, The Art of Lego, Ballard Beer, Backyard Pizza Night.) We are also happy to provide ideas for buckets that have worked well in the past.
Sign up to coordinate a class bucket!
Mendy Minjarez & Rebecca Grandin, Class Buckets Coordinators (mendy.boettcher@gmail.com, rebeccakf@gmail.com)
Be a Part of the Spring Fling Committee
The Spring Fling committee is still seeking volunteers for two important roles!
- Online Auction Coordinator:
- Brainstorm and implement unique auction ideas
- Oversee online auction catalog (includes some data entry)
- Work w/marketing and comms team to promote auction items and coordinate early auction events
- Merchandise auction items (online and physical display)
- Time commitment: 2 hrs/month Feb-April, 1-2 hrs/week in May, 2-4 hrs day of event
- Live Event Coordinator:
- Secure MC and coordinate MC talking points
- Manage live band and music
- Organize A/V needs
- Create and oversee run-of-show
- Time Commitment: 1-2 hrs/month Feb-April, 1-2 hrs/week in last 2 weeks leading up to event, 4-6 hrs day of event
Donate Items for Our Auction!
Do you know someone with a vacation home, season tickets, or access to special events that might be willing to donate to support Whittier? Do you know someone with a local business that’d like to support and connect with the Whittier community? Please contact springfling@whittierptaseattle.org and let us know! These donations are vital to achieve this event’s $75,000 fundraising goal!
Coming Soon: Event Updates!
Stay tuned for ticket availability, activities to expect, and more!