Our mixer is the one event where we all get together to just hang out and meet each other and not “talk shop.” Special thanks to the brigade of volunteers, financial sponsors, Silent Auction item contributors and so many others that made the mixer possible:
PTO Mixer Co-Chairs: Tara Collison and Keely Varvel Hartsell
Silent Auction Organizers: Dawn Baumgartner and Michael Nattboy
Volunteers: Cynthia Gonzales, Robert Warnicke, Sadie Jo Smokey, Asit Goel, Curt Granstrom, Brian Flatgard, Michaelyn Shirey, Michael Shirey, Victoria Avella, Dawn Baumgartner, Anne Elizabeth Hamilton, Kristina Holmstrom, Mona Fontes, Marilu Deignan, Kristian Seemeyer, Jeanne Ugarte, Lisa Vargis-Slavik, Gina Reyes, John Collison, Kathryn Leonard and Eleanor Terpstra (and anyone else who pitched in to help clean up and was not recognized here!)
Financial Sponsors: Tara & John Collison, Keely Varvel Hartsell, Jennifer Hunter & Bruce MacArthur and Kathryn Leonard & Justin Lewenstein
Silent Auction Item Contributors: Linda Valenzuela, Laura Perry, Cathy Herd, Lisa Vargas-Slavik, Robin Vining, 3 Treasures Acupuncture, Dina Pekala, Jason Butterworth & Grandpa Wilson, Urban Yoga, Shant & Sevak Khalsa, Keri Mosier, Cowtown Skateboards, Barbara Worhle, Karina Austin, Justin Baumgartner, Victoria Avella, Julie Kossak, Donna Waters, Angel Pennell, Rick Hamilton, Daniel & Rose Rivera, Kristina Holmstrom, Mona & Adrian Fontes, Jennifer Hunter & Bruce MacArthur
Caterers Gina and Derrick Suarez of The Paisley Violin and Julie Kossak and Mark Weeter of zPizza for providing food for the kids; Linda of the Valley Garden Center for donating the use of their chairs and tables; Becky & Robin Vining for the use of their sound equipment and the Khalsa after school staff, Andrew Baker and Dannie Brodie for providing child care along with Gina Reyes and Karen’s Estrada’s KIDS care crew, and Julie Ram Das Kaur for providing Poi Fire Spinning entertainment for the kids.
We also received quite a bit of help and guidance from PTO officers Brian Flatgard, Anne Elizabeth Hamilton, Victoria Avella and Lisa Streu and Khalsa administrators Satwant Khalsa, Keerat Giordano, and Donna Waters.
And last but certainly not least, all the parents and dedicated staff of the Khalsa School community. Thank you for making the Khalsa community a caring, diverse and joyful place for all our children to grow and learn.