School Raffle and Awards
School Fundraiser Program
Prizes
Participating Schools
School Awards Program
School Fundraiser Program
The AHSC School Raffle Program is a community based project to (1) provide a no-risk fundraiser opportunity for our public schools, (2) to enhance our children’s learning and extracurricular activities, and (3) familiarize students at an early age about the concepts of giving and raising funds for community purposes.
Enter your school’s club, group, athletics team, etc. to participate today! Contact: Angela Pang, apang@asianweek.com, (415) 373-4002. The 2012 Make Some Money For your School Raffle Program kicks off March 12, 2012 and goes on until May 11, 2012. Prize results will be announced by May 25, 2012.
Tickets are sold for $3 and $2 goes directly back to each school. The extra $1 goes into a bonus for the top selling school in each division (elementary middle, high), who will be awarded a $500 cash prize. Each school that sells at least 20 tickets will also receive a $100 bonus! There will be multiple prize drawings throughout the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration set for Saturday, May 19 at Civic Center. Winners need not be present to win.The program is managed by the AsianWeek Foundation and accounting services are provided by Louie and Wong LLP.
Schools may sign up by filling out the form below and submitting it before April 1, 2012.
Here is a look at this year’s raffle prizes:
Grand Prize 1: 2 Round Trip Economy Class Passes: Courtesy of Virgin America
Grand Prize 2: $500 Cash Bank Account: Courtesy of Sterling Bank and Trust
Grand Prize 3: $100 Gift Card. Courtesy of Target
1 Behind the Scenes Tour Gift Certificate (up to 6). Courtesy of San Francisco Zoo
A Hosted Lunch with School Board Member Emily Murase. Courtesy of Emily Murase
San Francisco 49ers All-Time Rushing Leader #21 Frank Gore Autographed Football. Courtesy of the San Francisco 49ers
North Coast Brewing Company $100 Gift Card. Courtesy of the North Coast Brewing Company
3 Pier 39 Family Fun Packs (Each contains 4 Blue + Gold/RocketBoat Tickets, 4 Carousel Tickets, 4 Mirror Maze Tickets, 4 Aquarium Tickets, 2 Hr. Parking Validation). Courtesy of Pier 39
2 VIP General Admission Guest Passes to the Exploratorium. Courtesy of the Exploratorium
4 Admission Tickets to the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf. Courtesy of the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf
2 Guest Passes to the SF Museum of Modern Art. Courtesy of the SF Museum of Modern Art
2 Tickets to Any American Conservatory Theater Preview Performance, including A.C.T. Performances at the Theather at the Children’s Creativity Museum. Courtesy of the American Conservatory Theater
2 Tickets to Any Berkeley Repertory Theatre Performance. Courtesy of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre
4 VIP General Admission Guest Passes to the Legion of Honor or the de Young. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
4 Guest Passes to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum. Courtesy of Lindsay Wildlife Museum
2 Month Membership Voucher. Courtesy of Club One
3 Galleries Family Passes (each pass good for up to 4 people). Courtesy of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
3 Pairs of Admission Tickets to the Blackhawk Museum. Courtesy of Blackhawk Museum
4 Admission Tickets to the Asian Art Museum. Courtesy of the Asian Art Museum
2-$50 Gift Certificates to R&G Lounge. Courtesy of R&G Lounge
2 Pairs of Tickets. Courtesy of Marin Shakespeare Company
2 Night Superior Room Accommodation with Complimentary Deluxe Continental Breakfast for 2. Courtesy of the Cova Hotel
1 Event Photo Booth Studio for Your Next Big Event (3 hours total) or Family Portrait Sitting. Courtesy of Natalie Schrik Photography
Wine Tasting and Hors d’oeuvres (up to 4). Courtesy of The Vin Club
1 Consultation. Courtesy of Dr. Lee Wolfer
Initial Consultation and Acupuncture Treatment; Herbal Consultation and 3 Bags of Customized Herbal Formula. Courtesy of Tina Chin-Kaplan Acupuncture
2- Family Guest Passes (Each good for 2 adults from same household and children under 18). Courtesy of the Lawrence Hall of Science
2 Premier Orchestra Tickets to Summer & the Symphony. Courtesy of San Francisco Symphony
2 Tickets for 2012 Season Performance. Courtesy of California Shakespeare Theater
One Night Stay in Deluxe Guest Room with Full American Breakfast Buffet at LUCE. Courtesy of InterContinental Hotel SF
One Night Stay. Courtesy of Hotel Kabuki
4 One Day Admission Tickets to the Museum and One Viewing of an Educational IMAX. Courtesy of The Tech Museum
San Francisco Giants #48 Pablo Sandoval Autographed Baseball. Courtesy of San Francisco Giants, 24 Willie Mays Plaza
2 VIP Passes Good for Four Admissions to the Museum. Courtesy of Hiller Aviation Museum
6 Admission Tickets. Courtesy of Charles M. Schulz Museum
2 Complimentary Mansion Tours. Courtesy of Winchester Mystery House
1 Gift Certificate Redeemable for Two Reserved Seats for the Cal vs. Southern Utah Game. Courtesy of California Golden Bears
4 General Admission Tickets to the California Academy of Sciences. Courtesy of California Academy of Sciences
2 SF Giants Tickets for the Astros vs. Giants Game and 2 Tickets for the Padres vs. Giants Game. Courtesy of Bay Area Rapid Transit
2012 Raffle Fundraising Program Participants
Abraham Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School – Girl’s Basketball Team
Alice Fong Yu Elementary
Argonne Early Education School
Galileo High School
George Washington High – c/o 2014
George Washington HS – CIS
George Washington High School – Japanese National Honor Society
Heart in Motion – Balboa HS
Heart in Motion – Burton HS
Heart in Motion – Galileo HS
Heart in Motion – Lincoln HS
Heart in Motion – Lowell HS
Heart in Motion – Marshall HS
Heart in Motion – SOTA HS
Heart in Motion – Wallenberg HS
James Denman Middle School
Jose Ortega Elementary
Mission High School
Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts – Asian Pacific Islander Club
St. Brigid School
St. Thomas More School
St. Thomas The Apostle School
St. Mary’s School
Sunset Elementary
Visitacion Valley Middle School
Do you know an individual or school who is committed to promoting cross cultural diversity? Think the community should be aware of their accomplishments while encouraging others to follow in their lead?
As part of the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) School Awards Program, organized by the AsianWeek Foundation and sponsored by Target, Bay Area schools, students, administrators, faculty and/or staff will be honored for their ideas and strategies in bringing together the community to celebrate and promote cross cultural diversity and awareness. The public is now invited to submit nominations.
Awardees will be presented with glass plaques and gift cards from Target during the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration set for Saturday, May 19, 2012 in Civic Center/Little Saigon. The ceremony will take place inside the Asian Art Museum’s Samsung Hall at 11 a.m.
The 8th Annual AHSC School Awards Ceremony will be open to the public as a program of the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration and as part of the free Asian Art Museum day underwritten by Target.
The award ceremony is part of the annual School Awards Program that the AHSC has hosted since its inception to recognize the accomplishments of students and teachers who are of Asian Pacific Islander heritage in categories not typically celebrated. In the past, students and teachers have been honored for community service, visual and performing arts, environmental science, and nutrition while teachers, administrators, and counselors were honored for their work in athletics and commitment to educating their students about the Asian Pacific American experience.
All nominations must be submitted to Angela Pang at apang@asianweek.com or by fax at (415) 373-1040 and received by 5pm PST on Friday, April 6, 2012.
Hard copy of forms can be downloaded here:
Forms can also be filled out online here: – School Awards Form.
The winners will be announced during the ceremony and presented with glass plaques and Target gift cards.
The Awards Ceremony will be open to the public as a program of the 8th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration and as part of the free day at the Asian Art Museum sponsored by Target.
AHSC School 2012 Awards Finalists
Christine Eng Leon, Abraham Lincoln High School
Danny Quynh Nguyen, College of Alameda
Jeffrey Bissell, Chinese American International School (CAIS)
Loan Kim Ly, Galileo Academy of Science & Technology
Mindy Yip, Visitacion Valley Elementary School
Tomokazu Morikawa, George Washington High School
