As this year’s “Reading is Wanderful” Book Fair comes to an end, we want to express our gratitude to everyone involved. From train rides to wizard dress up day, to our special authors and to all the parents and grands who visited us. We are so appreciative of our wonderful Clairbourn community's generous contributions and time to help make a WANDerful Book Fair this year! We could not have done it without you!
It all started with a vision of transforming our MPB into the magical world of Hogwarts. The creativity and artistic talent of Shanshan Huang helped bring our vision to life. It would not be possible without you, Shanshan, THANK YOU!!! A most HEARTFELT thank you to Mastaneh Wazni and Apryle Ferguson who selflessly dove in with us as our behind the scenes co-chairs. They became our missing puzzle pieces to complete this endeavor. Also, thank you to Jessie Zhang for the balloon arches and Kate Santiago & Serena Guerville for decorating Honeydukes.
A special shout out to Ryan Morehouse and his team for taking the time to help us transform the MPB into Hogwarts. Thank you for putting up with our ambitious requests. With the use of the lift, ladders and other materials, the MPB looked amazing! Thank you Luke Ball for helping with the visual and audio during the Book Fair. It helped set the ambiance and bring Hogwarts to life.
The Book Fair committee is thankful for the GENEROSITY of our sponsors:• Platinum Level: Thomas Chang (grades JPK & K), Betty Zhang (grade 3), Montagna Family (grade 6), Anny Shen & Chin Guok (grade 3), Wesley Wong & Dana Lee (grade 4), Brian Chung & Linh Banh (grades 2 & 5)
• Gold Level: Rong Zhou (grade 8), Ferguson Family (grade 2), Wazni Family (grades PK, K & 2)
• Silver Level: Sherry Sasahara (grade 3) and Jia Zhiman (grade 4), Beatrice Guo (grade 3)
With much gratitude to all the parent volunteers, from selling Book Fair t-shirts, bringing food, wrapping tables, organizing books and more to tirelessly tying fishing wire on 200 candles. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You are what solidifies the true meaning of community!
• T-Shirt sales team: Mastaneh Wazni, Apryle Ferguson, Dru Encinas, Rob Mar, Mindy Zhang, Maria Magdaleno, Ni Liuqin, Adriana Avitia, Sa Chen, andSabrina Chen, Christina Huang
• Hospitality team: Connie Kim, Lucy Balikian, Brian Chung, Ruby Lam, Dana Lee, Luanne Stark, Jeremy Stark, Linda Wang, Amelie Ko, Maria Magdaleno, Marissa Udelsman, Mariam Gomiashvili
• Author hosts: Dana Lee and Lisa Li
• Author’s visiting luncheon team: Mastaneh Wazni and Apryle Fergurson
• Book Fair treasurer: Fiona Zhang, Claire Chen
• Author pre-orders team: Connie Kim & Ting Sung
• Volunteers: Ting Sung, Fiona Zhang, Mindy Zhang, Leidy Nijjar, Alice Sung, Eva Jiang, Michelle Xu, Cindy Cao, Serena Guerville, Cathy Lee,, Jeremy Lian, Lisa Li, John Storr, Kayla Li, Debra Sun, Xinyu Zhang, Lisa Lui, Phoebe Lee, Vicky Wang, Tiffany Lin, Laura Perez, Jun Lao, Jiang Chen, Julia Wang, Ting Yan, Summer Zhang, Kelly Huang, Eric Sasahara, Claudia Jubilado, Lino Jubilado, Priscilla Jubilado, Michelle Zeng, Lori Teacher, Anny Shen, Roxanne Cheung, Christina Huang, Rachel Cao, Max Fu, Kate Santiago, Ellen Zhang, Michelle Tom
Lastly, a HUGE thank you to Mrs. Ward, our amazing librarian, who made the Book Fair a success. Despite this being her first Clairbourn Book Fair, she executed like a pro, keeping organized and handling every hiccup with ease. She is the real MVP!
We are so grateful to be a part of such a supportive and wonderful Clairbourn community. Thanks again for making this a WANDerful event!
Book Fair Chairs,
Melissa Nijjar, Tekoah Kler & Shanshan Huang
