ISB Spring Fair

Saturday 25th April was a magical combination of entertainment, excitement and extraordinary fundraising. The PTA raised a record amount of money in support of ISB’s project, ’Rebuilding Dreams’. The gross takings count up to a staggering 650,000 RMB which is testament to the generosity of the ISB community. This really moves the 'Rebuilding Dreams' project forward and is a fantastic result for a day of fun at ISB.

The PTA would like to thank every individual who played a part in the success of this event. They are too numerous to list individually but include all the parents, teachers, ISB staff, Sodexho, Eurest and student volunteers and Spring Fair committee members who made it all possible. We also want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the sponsors for their generous donations of prizes or money that have made the Spring Fair a remarkable financial success.

Games
There were over 40 games played on Saturday, some run by student groups to raise funds for their own special charitable projects and many to raise money for the Rebuilding Dreams project. Recapture some of the fun in these photos from the day.

	Mr Sheridan getting soaked at Combat H2O by his enthusiastic participants. The money raised here is for the Environmental Issues Group.
	Sponge Toss is always a popular game for Habitat for Humanity to raise money for their projects and soak a few friends into the bargain.
	The Snot trough was a ‘delightful’ new idea from ESEE group who work increase the environmental awareness of local Chinese students. This money will be used to plant trees in the local community with the local students. It seemed everyone loved getting their hands in this green trough!
	Roots and Shoots were a very popular stopping off point with a great Jar Game and the opportunity to meet Bin Bin and friends. The 3 dogs all come from the local Animal Shelter and need loving homes.

Raffle
Through the amazing donations of prizes this year we had the best ever raffle prize draw with over 120 prizes to win. Hundreds were waiting to hear if they were the lucky winner of an airline ticket to Luxury holiday or Macbook or Lenovo computers. Thanks to everyone for their generosity whether it was donating prizes or buying tickets.




Silent Auction
This was a new idea for Spring fair and proved to be both popular when bidding started online and really hotted up in the last 10 minutes as people rushed to see that their name was last on the bidding sheets. We raised 135, 000 rmb for Sichuan just through the auction. There are many happy bidders who are looking forward to luxury hotel stays, cleaner air through their purifiers and listening to great music on their iPods.

Entertainment
Outside there were continuous live performances on 2 stages to keep the large crowds entertained in the glorious sunshine. The music ranged from hot rock bands to cool jazz and melodious choirs.

Run for Sichuan
The Spring fair kicked off with a 5 km run and the many enthusiastic runners faced strong winds to run round the track and help the fund raising.

Tombola
For those needing instant gratification, the Tombola was very popular. Over 1000 prizes to be won and every ticket a winner!

Sponsors
Without the enormous generosity of our many sponsors- both large and small we could not have raised the money we did. Thank you to all the companies listed below who wanted to be a part of the PTA’s Spring fair at ISB: