Dear Mill Valley Families,    In an effort to boost our numbers, we are excited to announce our Participation Challenge Campaign. This year’s Challenge Campaign has two elements.    Challenge #1: We have an incredible matching opportunity from a few anonymous families. The higher our district-wide family participation, the higher the match, with the opportunity for Kiddo! to receive up to $75,000 in matching funds if we get to 75% participation.

Challenge #2: All donor families from the grade level (district-wide) with the highest participation by 12/31 will be entered into a drawing to win some great prizes. Check out the Kiddo! website or click here for more details and the list of prizes.

All of us at Kiddo! realize that current circumstances make this a particularly difficult time to be in the position of asking for donations from our wonderful families. And we certainly understand that some families have also been impacted by Covid-19 and may not be able to make their full donation to Kiddo! this year.     But we need to continue to fundraise for two primary reasons:  The kids…and supporting our mission to provide the funding so that they can continue to receive arts education programs including Art, Music, Drama, Dance, and Poetry. We know the arts are integral to our children's education. And more than ever, our kids need creative outlets for personal expression  2021, 2022, 2023 ... these years will be hit hardest by our current downturn in fundraising.

Opportunity to Join the Kiddo! Board of Directors

Our Treasurer is relocating to Southern California. Are you a CPA or a great accountant? Are you passionate about quality education in our public schools? Please view the job description and email Kiddo! Executive Director Bill Lampl if you are interested.

Mill Valley Lumber Yard Drawing Is Complete!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the Mill Valley Lumber Yard for their amazing partnership with Kiddo! The drawing winners, randomly chosen from those who donated to Kiddo! by September 30th, have been notified and are thrilled. A special shout out to the Lumber Yard retailers who participated and offered prizes for the drawing:   Mad Dogs and Englishmen , Watershed, Aviator Nation, Bloomingayles, BŌL Cafe, The Edit, FarmHouseUrban, Flour Craft Bakery, Lulu Designs, Makers Market, Mill Valley Studio, Once Around, and V. Mimiaga Art Studio.   Thank you, Mill Valley Lumber Yard tenants, for your generosity!

Just Say "Kiddo!" at Mill Valley Market! It's 3 percent month at Mill Valley Market! Shop at Mill Valley Market and say "Kiddo!" at checkout, and 3 percent of your purchase price will be donated to Kiddo!. Thank you, Mill Valley Market!

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