October 2010

Welcome!
Like you, we’re busy and there’s lots happening at the Kiddo! office now
that school is in full swing. This month’s newsletter introduces you to our
fantastic Kiddo! Business Committee. This talented group recruits local
businesses to become Kiddo! Business Partners and support our local schools.
This newsletter also has information on the upcoming Marin Symphony
event in November, featuring Edna Maguire parent Jenny Douglass. This
In this issue. . . special evening is open to adults and children and 50% of ticket sales will
benefit Kiddo!

Letter from Kiddo!
Meet Your
Business Committee
Annual Campaign News
The Gala Committee is busy laying the groundwork for our Spring 2011
Annual Gala Event. Be sure to save the date on your calendars: Saturday,
March 12th. If you would like to volunteer for this wonderful event
please contact our Kiddo! Volunteer Coordinator Wendy Johnson at
wrjohnson67@gmail.com. If you would like to donate something special for
our silent auction, please contact Kathy Piombo at kathypiombo@comcast.net.

From the Classroom Thank you to all the new and returning volunteers who stepped forward
via the first day packets. We will contact you when the time comes for extra
Business Partners News hands in the office or at one of our many events. Have a great October!
MVFAF Gallery - Your friends at Kiddo!
Kiddo! Events
A Round Of Applause
Parent’s Page
We had a successful weekend at the
Annoucements Kiddo! Food Booth during the Fall Arts
Festival. HUGE thanks to Co-Chairs
Contact Us Julianne Kun, Hope Gelbach, and Erin
Lyons as well as the many volunteers
who helped us with the event:
Abby Burton Karen Meezan
Ali Duerr Katie Olds
Anne Harper Ken Benny
Cathy Somerville Lauren Ramsey
Cliff Waldeck Lesley Hagele
Cyndi Koehler Maureen Young
Dalia W. Meagan Riley Grant
Who is Kiddo!?
Dawn Smith Mike Webb
Kiddo! is made up of people like Emily Lowe Patrick Meezan
you, who give generously to Eric Schrieber Raoul Wertz
provide vital programs in art, George Mandala Wendy Tobiasson
music, dance, poetry, drama and Gwen Hubbard Robin Moses
technology for children in Mill Heather Miller Stan Finkelstein
Valley’s public schools. Heather Young Stephanie Alamin
Jackie Broad Steve Jaber
Jessika Adams Tracy Ferron
Kandee Adams Wendy Johnson
 Meet Your Business Committee
Thank You Mill Valley Businesses!
Thanks to the strength of our community and the hard work of our Business Committee, more than
150 local businesses have become Kiddo! Business Partners for the 2010-2011 school year, generously
committing financial support to the important programs that Kiddo! funds in our schools. We could not
do it without them.

Kiddo! Business Partners – How it works:

Business Programs Manager, Patty Flax
Business Committee Chair, Becky Houha
pflax@kiddo.org, becky.houha@comcast.net
Throughout the year, Kiddo! Business Committee
volunteers are responsible for identifying and recruiting
new businesses, as well as maintaining our relationships
with our existing Business Partners. Much of the work
involves educating local business owners about the im-
portance of Kiddo! programs in our schools and sharing
with them the benefits of partnering with Kiddo! From
early spring through September, the Business Committee
contacts new and current business partners by mail and
in person. The personal touch makes the work rewarding.
“It’s wonderful to get to know some of our local business
leaders. We’re truly very fortunate to live in a community
where many small businesses understand the importance
of supporting the schools and our community” said Becky
Houha, Chairman of the Business Committee.

Our Business Partners are recognized at school sites and during school events. They are listed in the
School District Directory, published in the Mill Valley Herald Honor Roll and are listed according to do-
nation level on the Kiddo! website. In addition, Business Partners receive a framed certificate and photo to
display in their business, and of course, they receive the much coveted “I’m a Kiddo! Business Partner”decal
to place in their windows.
Check out our Business Partners page to get a list of our current business partners at the Classroom
Plus level and up. Some of our Business Partners have generously offered to raise additional funds for our
children through special business promotions. Look for them every month in this newsletter. Many of our
Kiddo! Business Partners count on you for business. We in turn count on our Business Partners’ dona-
tions, and of course our kids in MVSD benefit directly from their support. Please thank them the next
time you are in their store or use their services.
To find out how to become a Business Partner, contact Patty Flax@Kiddo! 389-7792, business@kiddo.org.
Annual Campaign News Annual Campaign Still Needs Your Support
As of today, 58% of our school families have made their 2010 donations to
Kiddo! To those supporters we say “Thank You” for helping us get closer to
our $2.2 million goal for this year. But we are not there yet.
Because of the dramatic decline in state funding and property tax revenues,
our community needs 100% participation from all families in order to fund
teachers and programs in 2010-2011.
Kiddo! requests a donation of $950 per child for annual programs. Our community benefits from
donations of any amount, so please make the most generous donation you can today.
Your financial support will pay for teachers and programs in all five of our elementary schools and our
middle school for this school year. Art, music, dance, poetry, library and classroom aides are all funded
entirely by our parent community through Kiddo!
Thanks again to all who have contributed to Kiddo! to make our schools great. Donate online
at www.kiddo.org, mail your contribution to Kiddo!, 409 Sycamore Ave., Mill Valley, 94941,
or call the Kiddo! office at 389-7789 to arrange for an installment plan that meets your family’s needs.

Do You Work For One Of The Following Companies?

They Have All Given Matching Funds To Kiddo!
Acco Brands Corp.
Adobe Systems Matching Gifts
Advent Employee Gift Fund
AIG - American Int’l Group
Alliance Bernstein
Alliance Captial
American Express Charitable Fund
America’s Charities, Inc.
Artisan Partners
Autodesk
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Barclays Global Investors
Bay City Capital
Beckman Coulter
BlackRock Gift Program
Blue Shield of California
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
Buck Institute for Education
BZW Barclays
CA Technologies Matching Gifts
CBIC Ins.
Charles Schwab Foundation
Chase Manhattan Foundation
Chevron Humankind
Cisco Foundation
CMP Media LLC
Combined Health Appeal Cal
Creedon Keller & Partners, Inc.
CSC Index, Inc.
Davidson Companies
Del Monte Corporation
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
DFS Group Limited
Dodge & Cox
Dolby Laboratories Inc.
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Dow Jones & Company
E Funds
E.& W. Haas, Jr. Fund
Ecliptek Corporation
Ecolab
Equitable Real Estate
Esurance Insurance Service Inc.
FairIsaac
Farella, Braun & Martel
Federated Dept. Stores
Fidelity Investments
Fireman’s Fund Foundation
First Boston Corp.
First Data Corporation
Forest Laboratories
Friedman & Associates
Gannett
Genentech, Inc.
Goldman Sachs Matching Gifts
Google Matching Gift Program
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Guidant Foundation, Inc.
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos &
Rudy LLP
Harris & Eliza Kempner Fd.
Hearthstone Advisors, Inc.
Heller Financial
Hewlett Foundation
IKON Office Solutions
IndyMac Bank
Invest In Others Charitable Foundation
Johnson & Higgins
Johnson & Johnson Dividend
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Kaplan Educational Ctr.
Kennedy/Jenks Consulting Inc.
Knight Ridder
Lehman Brothers
Lend Lease/First Union
Levi Strauss Foundation
LVMH Selective Distribution Grp, LLC
MAC Publishing, LLC
Macworld Communications
Macy’s Foundation
Marin Community Foundation
McKesson Foundation, Inc.
McQuaid Bedford & Van Zandt LLP
Medtronic Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Miller Freeman is NOW CMP
Molex Inc.
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
National City Corp.
Nellcor Puritan
Nuveen Investments
Office Depot Matching Gifts
Oracle Corp Matching Gifts Program
PC World
Pfizer Foundation Gifts Program
PG&E Corporation Foundation
Platinum Technology
Providian Financial
R.B.S. Properties, Inc.
RMIC Assets, Inc.
Rosenberg Capital, LLC
RREEF Outreach
Sabre Holdings
Salesforce.com Foundation
Salomon Brothers Inc.
San Francisco Foundation
San Jose Mercury News
Sedgwick, Inc.
Shaklee U.S., Inc.
Skjervem, Inc.
Stone Yamashita Partners
Sutro & Co.
Symantec Global Impact
The Clorox Gift Campaign
The Gap Foundation Gift Match Program
The Prudential Foundation
Thomson Financial/United States Employees
Time Warner Foundation
Transamerica
UBS Foundation USA
Union Bank of California
United Business Media, LLC
Visa International
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Wachovia Bank
Wells Fargo Educational Matching
Gift Program
Western Athletic Clubs, Inc.
Wetherby Asset Management
William Blair & Co. Foundation
Willis Lease Finance Corporation
Yahoo! Employee Charitable
Giving Program
Young and Rubicam Foundation
From the Classroom Kim Tran is one of three art teachers at MVMS. She teaches 6th graders traditional fine art
disciplines including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics and sculpture. Her curriculum
emphasizes exploration, allowing students to investigate a variety of experiences and concepts.

Kim also teaches a Digital Art class in the 6th grade Wheel Program which introduces MVMS
students to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
The photos below help to illustrate a current Digital Art assignment entitled “Wacky Wardrobe.”
This hands-on learning lets students explore the many features of Adobe Photoshop, while allowing them
the creativity to reinvent and express their “virtual selves.” See our website for more student images.

1. Students take a self portrait 2. Students modify their portrait 3. Portraits are “outfitted” 4. A background is chosen 5. Virtual transformation is complete
Business Partners News
We are fortunate to live in a community where local businesses support our schools by becoming Kiddo! Business Partners
each year. We encourage families to shop locally to support these businesses that support our schools. Several Kiddo!
Business Partners have offered to raise additional funds for our children through special business promotions. Below are
the latest additions. Visit our website for a complete list of current promotions.
If you would like information on becoming a Business Partner in 2010-11 or need more information about our business
promotions please contact Patty Flax at business@kiddo.org or (415) 389-7792.

October Is Kiddo! Month At Mill Valley Market!

Mill Valley Market, a staunch and long time supporter of Kiddo!, is proud to announce
that the month of October will be Kiddo! month at the market. MVM generously
supports Kiddo! throughout the year with their Shop & Give program, and in the month
of October they will donate an additional 1% to their regular donation of 2% for every
shopper that mentions Kiddo! or the number 7777 at the checkout stand. Be sure to
mention Kiddo! before your transaction is complete.

Mill Valley Market at 12 Corte Madera Avenue in downtown Mill Valley has been owned and operated by the found-
ing Canepa family since 1929. They specialize in artisan foods including restaurant-quality prepared foods, meats,
poultry, seafood, and local produce, some of which comes from their own CCOF certified organic farm in Glen Ellen
and can be in the store three hours after picking. Quality is their passion. Drop in to see all the new changes at the
market and shop for Kiddo! www.millvalleymarket.com

Relatives In Town For The Holidays?

Book The Larkspur Hotel Mill Valley

Larkspur Hotel Mill Valley supports Kiddo! by offering a special

Kiddo! rate to share with family and friends. The rate is 10% off the
best available rate and the hotel will donate $10 to Kiddo! for each room night your guests stay at the Kiddo! rate.
When booking your reservation online go to www.larkspurhotelmillvalley.com and put the code “KID” in the promo
code field. If making your reservation over the phone be sure to mention Kiddo!

Larkspur Hotel Mill Valley is the second property to open under Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants emerging Larkspur
Hotels brand; a three-star brand breaking the mold of large chain-hotels by offering charm and personality, while
delivering great value, comfort and excellent service. Larkspur Hotel Mill Valley is ideally situated as a wonderful home
base for travelers ranging from those visiting family and friends in Marin County, to those traveling on business or as
part of a group event, or simply the guest looking to enjoy the natural beauty of some of Northern California’s most
visited attractions. The hotel features 100 guest rooms, 3 meeting rooms, an outdoor heated pool, and a complimentary
business center, fire pit, DVD lending library and bike center.

Online Shopping With Amazon Benefits Kiddo!

While we encourage you to shop with local businesses that support Kiddo! and our local community,
we know that you know that sometimes the Internet is the way to go.

Now there’s a way to support Kiddo! and shop online. We’ve partnered with Amazon at www.shopkiddo.org.
Amazing Art!
The following children had Kiddo!
artwork on display at the Mill Valley Fall
Arts Festival on September 25th & 26th.
See our website for more student images.
MVFAF Gallery
Antoine Dansgeard
Aliyah Bassa Ben Kelley
Edward Cooper Megan Bartschat
Christopher Wilmoth Collette Bartschat
Japer Brown Emma Blackburn
Kalen Whitehead Chases Lehnen
Mikayla Lin Shea Maynard
Nicola Weisman Tessa Wimmer
Anthony Rago Kendall Lafranchi
Alex Roose James Alexander
Alaina Hershey Emlen Janetos
James McCormack Lila McKibley
Hannah Saltonstall Nathan Ferro
Kendall Scanlan Nicholas Brass
Quinn Rothwell Arya Guinney
Claudia Epsha James Drake
Jordn Cusner Laney Ching
Kara Kneafsey Micheal Diamondakis
Tessa Flynn Katie Sowerby
Niki Khosravi Nikkie Batroff
Owen Kaver Josh Holzer
Julian Dreyer
Schuyler Hoeberichts
Nicola Teese
Darian Mendosa Hernandez
Willow Teller
Sophie Cohen
Sarah Goldman
Gavin Fortenberry
Samantha Berman
Lilian Rose Wichman
Gwen White
Sean Lyman
Myla Dalia
Summer Stagg
Juliet Swanson
Kate Piessas Thank You to the following volunteers for
Luke Marshall setting up & working the Kiddo! Art Exhibit
at the MVFAF! The display looked amazing!
Charlie Osborn
Elana Sverdlik Barb Sobel Laura Diecks
Barbara Bowman Lori Luc
Olivia Phillips Dominique Hawthorne Pam Rouston
Jen Feigal Tish Rosales
ART
Tam Valley’s Ongoing Art Show in the Hallway:
Kiddo! Events
5th Grade - Through October 15th, 2010
Kindergarten - October 19th - November 19th, 2010

A Fundraising Event Benefiting

Kiddo! Golf Tournament

- New and Improved Next Year
Sunday, November 14th
To all of our wonderful scratch golfers and duffers Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
out there, please note that we are postponing our 2010
golf tournament until next school year. The golf tour-
Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony
nament has been growing in popularity each year and
the community has rallied around this fun way to cel-
ebrate our mission and support the kids of Mill Valley. 6:30 - 7:00 Pre-Concert Discussion
Maestro Alasdair Neale
Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the Kiddo! & Viola Soloist Jenny Douglass
Golf Tournament will become a larger, biennial event
that will alternate with the Kiddo! Gala years. 7:00 - 7:30 Kiddo! Reception in Green Room

You can look forward to: 7:30 - 9:15 Marin Symphony Concert

• an expanded tournament,
World Premiere by Israeli composer
• more room for a great post-golf party with Avner Dorman
dinner and dancing,
Viola Concerto by William Walton
• a possible fashion show and/or wine auction, featuring Jenny Douglass
(Edna Maguire mom)
• local celebrities,
• a 30th anniversary kick-off, and more.
Section 1 tickets $70 for adults,
We invite you to join the Golf Committee as it con- $20 for 17-and-under
tinues planning, to make sure the next tournament is a
tremendous success. Email info@kiddo.org if you are Purchase Tickets via the Kiddo website
interested in helping. Thank you and see you on www.kiddo.org
the links! 50% of the ticket sales go to Kiddo!
 Parent’s Page
Events In The Community

Marin Poets in the Schools presents an exciting

evening of performance poetry with spoken word
artists from throughout the Bay Area. Hosted by
Terri Glass, the evening also includes a number of
talented students who will read their creative work.
For decades, Marin Poets in the Schools has
brought a multicultural community of trained,
published poets who bring their experience
and love for their craft into the classroom. Funds
raised at this event will support poetry workshops
in Marin County’s K-12 schools and encourage
literacy, language acquisition, and creativity in Marin’s
young people. For more details on the event visit
www.cpits.org
MARIN POETS IN THE SCHOOLS
BENEFIT READING

Caldwell Theater,
Tamalpais High School
700 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley The Marin League of the San Francisco Symphony
supports and promotes the symphony, and in
OCTOBER 5, 2010
particular its community and education outreach
6:30 - 10:00 p.m.
programs such as Music For Kids of All Ages.
$25.00 for adults
This free concert series allows Marin families to
$15.00 for children
enjoy classical music in a playful and relaxed setting.
For tickets go to www.cpits.org Watch this space for info about Music For Kids of
or call 415 221-4201 All Ages events coming to the MV Community
Center on January 16 and May 15 of 2011.

Contact Us:
The Mill Valley Film Festival
has films for children at their 409 Sycamore Ave
Children’s FilmFest which runs Mill Valley, CA 94941
from October 9 through 12. You
can check out the list of films at 415-389-7789
www.2010.mvff.com
www.kiddo.org
twitter.com/kiddomillvalley
Announcements look for us on Facebook!

Got Photos?
Kiddo! Needs photos of any Kiddo! related classroom,
event, or performance throughout the year.
Please email to: kcacic@kiddo.org.