67th Annual Family & Alumni Picnic We would like to extend a tremendous thank you to the Harker community for its support of the Family & Alumni Picnic, and for understanding our decision to cancel it this year. We appreciate our sponsors, volunteers and staff who stood ready to put on the picnic and make it a fun day for all. Thank you also to our vendors who have been so cooperative with us in this decision, with a special nod to Fun Services and Arka Restaurant, picnic mainstays run by Harker parents. While it was disappointing to cancel the event, it has been heartening to see our community pull together with efforts to help those in Sonoma and Napa counties. ADMISSION REVENUE Our plan is to donate picnic ticket sales to the Sonoma County Resilience Fund, which is focused on supporting the needs of those communities devastated by the fires. More information can be found here: http://www.sonomacf.org/. We expect to contribute more than $8,500 to this fund. If you would prefer a refund of your admission, contact advancement@harker.org. Refunds may be requested until Oct. 18. SILENT AUCTION The silent auction, which opened at the beginning of last week, will remain open through Friday, Oct. 20. Go to http://www.harker.org/about/events/picnic/silent-auction for more information. HARKER HOEDOWN Since we knew the air quality issue might necessitate canceling this year’s picnic, we did an impromptu recording of the rehearsal held last Friday. While we didn’t have  the microphones for this rehearsal that we had reserved for the show, you can enjoy, in spirit, the children’s wonderful efforts. Watch here. The show is always one of the highlights of the picnic, and we appreciate the hard work our performers and teachers put into it. HARKER CARES: HOW TO HELP The devastating fires in Sonoma and Napa counties have left our community wanting to help. We’ve organized a collection of gift cards, food and clothing for the families who have lost so much in the fires. Please consider contributing items from the list below: • Canned goods and nonperishables (in a bag) • New boys and girls clothing (all sizes) • Dry pet food (cat and dog) • Gift cards: suggested value $25 Walmart, Target, Safeway, Grocery Outlet, Amazon • NO WATER as they have plenty Collection of the items will take place on Friday, October 20 as follows: Preschool Campus – any time before 10 a.m. Friday (front desk) Lower School Campus* 6-8 p.m. (bus circle)  *Card-making and well-wishes activity will be taking place in the Bucknall gym. We will provide pizza and drinks. If you plan to attend this event, please RSVP so that we can plan for your attendance. RSVP at http://harkerlowerschool.ivolunteer.com/event_nbfire Upper School Campus 3:30-7 p.m. (loading zone by Manzanita) Middle School Campus 3:30-5 p.m. (by the theater entrance) Food and items will be taken on Saturday to the Redwood Empire Food Back and to Finley Community Center, both in Santa Rosa. Please direct questions to our volunteer directors, Teré Aceves tere.aceves@harker.org and Paulina Wegrowicz paulina.wegrowicz@harker.org. Social Media facebook.com/harkerschool instagram.com/harkerschool youtube.com/harkerschool Contact Us 500 Saratoga Ave., San Jose 95129 communications@harker.org Need more spirit wear? Shop the Eagle Store at https://eaglestore.harker.org/ Copyright © The Harker School 2024. All Rights Reserved.