Auction Update #1

Things are heating up...

80 items have bids, with a total of almost $5,000.  [Wednesday Update:  Almost $8,000!]

There are roughly 171 items in the online catalog.  Still a lot of bargains out there...

And some great adventures for kids.  Click here to check 'em out.

Online Auction closes on Friday at noon.

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At Soiree, you'll be able to bid on Parent Pick-a-Parties, jewelry, wine and Artworks made by your kids.

Thank You, Soiree Sponsors!

click the dot to visit our a sponsor's website

Gold Sponsors

Blue Angel Vodka  (bpc) •

Pacific Coast Brewery  (bpc) •

Gloria Ferrer Vineyards  •

Ifshin Violins •

Penman Photographic Artists •

Silver Sponsors

The Kleid Design Group  (bpc)
Christopher Pearson Acupuncture  (bpc)

Flowerland (bpc)

KidDynamo (bpc)

Grove Street Kids (bpc)
Mike Papciak Bodywork (bpc)

Viv & Ingrid Jewelry

Robotics For Fun •

Jazz School

Disneyland Resort

Super by DR Nicholas Perricone

The Napa Westin

Melissa Joy Manning

Nan Phelps Photography

Cal Recreation Sports Camps

Core Power Yoga

BeneFit Cosmetics

Margaret OLeary

Club at the Claremont

Kids for the Bay

Sarah's Science/This Land Is Your Land

Club at the Claremont

Pavé Fine Jewelry

M.Lowe & Company

Focus On You Photography

Sport Fencing Center

Ice Chamber Athletic Performance Training

Kiehl's Cosmetics

March 31st's Soiree Beverages Generously Provided by:

 

Donkey & Goat Winery, owned by BPC Parents Jared & Tracey Brandt

 

Blue Angel Vodka, of BPC Parent Eli Bishop

Columbus IPA ( Silver Medal IPA at 1995 Great American Beer Festival!) and Emerald Ale (a strong Red Ale) courtesy of Steve Wolff's Pacific Coast Brewing & Laura Wolff, BPC Lower School Head

Champagne courtesy of Gloria Ferrer

The Soiree Signature Cocktails this year are following the theme:

Blue Angel ICEBlue Angel FIRE

Take 1 minute & Go Green...

Have you used the paper yellow pages in the last year?

If not, opt out at /www.yellowpagesoptout.com/

What can we learn about parenting from the French?

"Authority is one of the most impressive parts of French parenting—and perhaps the toughest one to master. Many French parents I meet have an easy, calm authority with their children that I can only envy. Their kids actually listen to them. French children aren't constantly dashing off, talking back, or engaging in prolonged negotiations."


Read the Feb 4th WSJ article

And here's an interesting one about Ritalin, in the NY Times:

"Millions of children take drugs to help them pay attention — but do they really help?"

Thinking about Summer Camps?

Summer Camp registration is in full swing (with early bird discounts ending soon)

Some favorites of BPC families:

Monkey Business (at Berkwood Hedge)

Sarah's Science (in Tilden)

Kee Tov (in Tilden)

Ha Ha This a Way (West Berkeley circus, martial arts...fills fast!)

Camp Galileo (younger kids) & Summer Quest (science, art, games, 5th-8th graders) various locations.

Chabot Space & Science Camp (3rd-7th graders)
Berkeley City Camp
Camp Kala (exquisite arts camp for 1st-8th grade)

on the geeky side:

ID Tech (ages 7-17, at UC Berkeley: game design, programming...)
Robotics for Fun (Piedmont & Mountain View)
Berkeley Chess School & Galaxy Robotics 

Got more ideas?  Add 'em as a comment!

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