Thank you to everyone who came to the Sister Schools Pancake Brunch last Saturday! We had a great time eating, celebrating, and catching up with old friends. We also got the opportunity to honor our Educator of the Year and Volunteers of the Year! Doug Montzingo of Harbour Pointe Middle School has consistently gone above […]
Category: Events
We Can’t Say Thank You Enough!
As our Thank You to all our donors, we personally invite you to our first annual Wine at the Warehouse. This will be a wonderful evening of wine and conversation taking place at our Mukilteo Warehouse – the place where all the magic happens! We appreciate the support you have given us throughout the years and are excited […]
Elementary Students Hold 10th Annual Benefit Concert for Sister Schools
Music students at Fernwood Elementary School knew they had done something special by holding a supply drive for Sister Schools that helped children in Uganda, Africa, but they were inspired to do even more. Ten years later, the school is now preparing to celebrate its 10th annual Fernwood Elementary Benefit Concert to raise money for […]
Building Hope with Skanska
Driving around Seattle it is hard to miss the construction happening throughout downtown. There are safety fences surrounding these sites and in big lettering reads one word: SKANSKA. However, Skanska is more than a worldwide corporation. For Sister Schools, Skanska is a partner, a supporter, and a builder of hope for children in Uganda. For […]
Fernwood Elementary concert rocks! (literally!)
Under the brilliant direction of Katherine Berry, the Fernwood students and the Bad Monkey’s Marimba Band raised over $6,000 to support Sister Schools. It was a packed evening and the concert was enhanced with the legendary Overton Berry and Jeff Davies on Bass. Thank you to everyone who participated and came out to celebrate!
Sister School Benefit Concert
“I believe the Sister Schools program is one of the finest cultural exchange programs, allowing young students both here and abroad to feel a personal connection with each other…I truly believe that the musical benefit concerts present an opportunity for a communal participation in the program, through these musical benefit concerts… I feel both honored […]
Swing for Success 2016
This festive evening will include a celebration of our Volunteer and Educator of the Year, an opportunity to meet our Board of Directors, and a chance to try our new Sister Schools Signature Cocktail! To top it all off, you will receive a swing dance lesson from one of Seattle’s premier instructors, Mark Kihara! —————————————- […]
Thank you 2015 Gala Sponsors
2015 Platinum Level Sponsor 2015 Gold Level Sponsors 2015 Silver Level Sponsors 2015 Bronze Level Sponsors
Gold and Silver Gala Sponsors
Huge thanks to Fischer Plumbing and Fischer Sewer for sponsoring this year’s Gala at the Gold level, and to Pacific Lighting Systems for sponsoring at the Silver level AND donating two fantastic vacation packages (Hawaii and Suncadia) to the auction. Support like this helps to underwrite Gala expenses, such as food, room and equipment rental, […]
Save 10/17 for Gala 2015
Save Saturday, October 17 for Sister Schools’ Annual Gala at the Museum of Flight. The African Market will be back, so you can pick up Mukwano Blend coffee and African artifacts for all of your holiday gift-giving needs. We’ve collected spectacular live and silent auction items, too. The Gala is a fun and entertaining way […]