Cherry’s Fiesta!

Saturday, March 12, 2016

7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m

Let’s Eat, Drink and Be Merry

And raise some funds for Cherry!

Join us for an adult evening out to enjoy the company and conversation

of fellow Cherry parents while experiencing tastes, sounds and sights of

a Fiesta.

The Jubilee raises funds to support the Financial Assistance and

Inclusion programs. Cherry’s commitment to diversity, community

outreach and inclusion of children with special needs is an integral part

of the school’s mission and is something that makes Cherry such a

unique and wonderful place.

Warren W. Cherry Preschool

1418 Lake Street...Evanston, Illinois 60201

FEATURING:

A custom menu designed by Cherry parent and owner of LA

PRINCIPAL, Eric Young

Full bar serving delicious wine varietals and festive cocktails

plus custom craft beer service provided by Evanston local

brewery SKETCHBOOK

LIVE MUSIC setting the mood of the Fiesta

Silent AUCTION featuring a selection of wonderful items and

experiences

Our inspiring INCLUSION PADDLE CALL

The WINE PULL offers you the opportunity to get a fabulous

bottle of wine

A 50/50 RAFFLE

Plus a few more experiences to discover at the event

In the past 10 years, our need for scholarship dollars has jumped

from $27,000 to $110,000 and the cost of our Inclusion Program has

increased from $59,000 to $140,000. As we celebrate our twenty-

fourth year, we need the help of all of our families to ensure that

children of all abilities and families of all means can be part of our

preschool community.

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

You have two excellent ticket options!

General admission ticket is $45 (per person)

General admission and open bar ticket is $65 (per person)

Purchase your ticket by March 4 using the RSVP box in the lobby, mailing in your RSVP card or buying your ticket on Cherry’s website:

www.cherrypreschool.org/fundraising

Looking forward to enjoying an evening of fun and fundraising at

Cherry’s Fiesta with you!

This year’s Jubilee is sure to be a very special evening. We’ll have

the opportunity to come together as a school community to

celebrate our preschool’s 24th anniversary and support its mission

and core values. In addition to enjoying the delicious food and drink

and each others' company, we’ll be bidding on all the wonderful

silent auction items in an effort to raise funds that are vital to the

preschool’s ability to carry out programs that are central to who we

are. The success of the Jubilee is directly related to our ability to

continue our Inclusion Program for children with special needs.

Funds raised that evening during our Inclusion Paddle Call will allow

us to continue to enroll children with special needs next year and

fund the salaries of the inclusion aides who provide the support they

need in order to have the opportunity to participate fully in our

classes. A parent of a child in our Inclusion Program shared her

feelings about her child's experience at Cherry Preschool:

Our child with developmental problems found a home at Cherry

Preschool. The teachers and other children all accepted our son

and made him feel welcome. This opportunity at Cherry Preschool

was not available elsewhere. Either other preschools had no

programs for children with disabilities, or else the preschools chose

not to accept our son because he was different. Cherry Preschool

serves as a valuable asset to our community. It needs our support.

Please join us at this year’s Jubilee and keep our Inclusion children

and our goal of creating friendships amongst children of all abilities

in mind when you bid on all the goodies in the auction. We hope

you’ll go home with some wonderful items but also a warm feeling in

your heart knowing that your generosity will make a lasting,

meaningful difference in the life and education of a child with special

needs and his/her family.

Thank you & see you at the Jubilee!

Rhonda

YOU CAN HELP MAKE THE

2016 JUBILEE A SUCCESS

This year’s event hopes to raise $56,000. Below are ways you can

help the Jubilee reach this goal and keep the Inclusion and Financial

Assistance programs funded for the next school year.

1. COME TO THE EVENT! The more people that join us, the more

fun we all have and the more money we raise. Come as a

couple, a group of moms or a group of dads (with your spouse

at home), bring a friend, find a shared babysitter...Any way it

works, the event is better if you are there.

2. HOST A BUY-IN PARTY! This is where you (or a group of you)

host a party/event. It can be for kids, adults, families—whatever

works. You pick the date, theme/topic and number of attendees

and people buy a ticket to join in the fun.

3. SEND-A-FRIEND! To celebrate Cherry’s inclusive mission, we

invite you to participate in the “Send-A-Friend” program.

Proceeds from these donations will help send parents who wish

to attend but are unable due to financial restrictions.

4. OFFER SERVICES...business owners can offer their services to

be included in the silent auction or as buy-in parties.

5. AUCTION ITEM DONATION! The auction could use any of the

following: use of a vacation home, extra credit card travel miles,

tickets to a local sports team, Chicago area restaurant gift

certificates or access to a once in a lifetime experience.

6. CASH DONATION! Can’t make it to the event? You donation in

any amount is much appreciated and will help reach the goal.

For more information on how to get involved, stop by the Cherry

office, email the office at

office@cherrypreschool.org or

contact us directly.

THANKS!

Kathryn Yorg

kbyorg@gmail.com

Jessica Isaac

Jessicaisaac1@gmail.com

COME TO THE JUBILEE…

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN

THE LIFE OF A CHILD

By Rhonda Cohen

WINE-PULL

Looking for a quick and easy way to be involved in this year's

Jubilee? Love wine? Here's how it works: Simply donate a

bottle of premium wine valued at $20 or higher. This can be

something already in your collection, a gift you have received, or a

personal favorite you'd like to share. Don't be afraid to think out of

the box: champagne, sherry and port count as wine, too. If wine is

not your area of expertise, a cash donation may be made as well,

and I will shop for you to round out our selection of wines.

At Cherry’s Fiesta, the Wine Pull will be set up. For a mere $25 a

ticket, guests can purchase a “pull'“ and will walk away with a highly

rated wine. If you are very lucky, you might walk away with one of

our bottles valued at $50, $75 or more! The Wine Pull sells out fast,

so be sure to stop by early to ensure you won't leave the party

empty-handed. Donations of wine may be dropped off in the front

office at any time and look for a table set up in the lobby soon where

bottles may also be dropped off.

Thanks!

Questions? Contact The Front Office

office@cherrypreschool.org

50/50 RAFFLE We will also be bringing back the 50/50 Raffle! The opportunity to

purchase raffle tickets was included in your invitation – 3 for $50 or

1 for $20, fill out the necessary information and listen for your name

to be announced at the Jubilee!! It’s that easy! We will be selling

tickets the night of the event as well. One lucky winner will walk

away with half the pot and the other half goes to help Cherry!

THANK YOU! We are most grateful to THE DEW FOUNDATION, which awarded

us a $20,000 grant in support of our scholarship fund for 2016-17.

"The DEW Foundation joins hands with effective charitable

organizations to meet human need and promote the common good

worldwide, encouraging and empowering our family's personal

involvement."

Thank you to the CLESS FAMILY FOUNDATION for awarding

Cherry Preschool a $10,000 grant to support our community

outreach, scholarship and inclusion programs for the 2015-16 school

year.

In addition, we thank MARK AND JULIA CASADY and THE ONE

STEP FORWARD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, longtime

supporters of our Annual Appeal, for making a $10,000 grant again

this year.

Thank you to all who donated to our Annual Appeal. Through

your support, we have exceeded our budget for the Appeal! If you

would still like to make a donation, you may do so on our website or

just give/send your check to the preschool. Much thanks!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the Prokopeak family (Gina, Mike, and big

brother Mikey) on the arrival of baby Eva Prokopeak.

Congratulations to the Prawer-Stock Family (Adam and Melinda and

older siblings Eliana, Maya and Sammy) on the arrival of baby Max

Prawer-Stock.

Top Ten Reasons

To Come to Cherry’s Fiesta Jubilee:

10. 100% of the proceeds support Cherry’s Inclusion and Scholarship Programs.

9. Goal #1 this year is attendance...so bring your neighbor, your best friend, your spouse or just meet

up with others.

8. Food from La Principal, one of Evanstons coolest new resturants. Come ready to sample Fiesta

themed food and drink!

7. Our very own Kerri Daniels, former Cherry parent, Board President, and Development Director, will

be our emcee!

6. The Wine Pull is a great way to get some good wine! It’s so popular that it sells out early.

5. Cherry’s Fiesta Jubilee will have lots of cool things to see and buy!

4. Adult conversations can last more than the 30 seconds it takes for your kids to disrobe and wash

their hands. (Transition parents can finally meet parents outside of their class!)

3. The Jubilee team has worked countless hours to throw a really fun party to benefit all of our kids.

2. Be moved by the impact Cherry has on all of our children.

AND the #1 reason to come to Cherry’s Fiesta Jubilee on March 12th is………………………….

Spend time with Cherry friends old and new! So, meet me at the Fiesta Jubilee on March 12th!

Steve Zehr, Cherry Board President