Natomas Arts and Education Foundation

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for An Evening with the Arts, an event hosted by NAEF!
Performances, families and guests joined us at the Blackrock campus from all academies to celebrate the arts and the students of NCS. The food trucks were delicious, the silent auction was a hit and the performers were impressive!

We would love to archive this amazing inagural event so if you captured any photos you’d like to share, please email them to our Arts & Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Winter at [email protected]. Thank you!

Natomas Charter School

Join us for a celebration of the arts with all NCS academies tomorrow night at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center!

Catch performances from:
-PFAA's Vocal, Dance, & Drama Departments
-Star Academy's 4th & 5th grade classes
-PFAA & ECA's Mandarin Department
-Ka Hula O Manuarii hula
-Leading Edge Taiko Drummers
-Honor Kung Fu Academy

Art will also be available for purchase by the PFAA Visual Arts department!

You can buy tickets ahead of time here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac or at the door!

We are getting ready for An Evening with the Arts this Friday May 10! Here are a few more silent auction items you can look forward to:

-4 Tickets to "Beethoven, Brahms, and Hadelich and complimentary donor-lounge access during intermission

-Commissioned PFAA Student Art Work

-River City Theatre Company registration fees for their Fall 2024 season: Chicago (9th-12th grade) or Aladdin Jr. (1st-8th grade)

-4 Front Row Seats to NCS Graduation (Class of 2024 or 2025)

-4 Season Tickets to 2024-2025 Marquee Series (with extra perks!)

-Tickets to Mariachi Festival de Sacramento

Get your tickets now, we can't wait to celebrate the heart of the art in Natomas! https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac

A few other items available at the silent auction on Friday's "An Evening with the Arts" event are a Benvenuti Performing Arts Center Seat Plaque ($350 value) and a Blackrock Campus Engraved Brick ($275 value). Leave your mark in the Blackrock campus or Benvenuti PAC!

We hope to see you on Friday for this exciting event!

Event details:
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 5pm-8pm
Place: Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835

Purchase your tickets here- https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac

One of the silent auction items up for bid at our Evening with the Arts event on Friday May 10 comes from Sacramento Kings! They donated this awesome set of Kings goodies just for this NAEF event. Thank you for supporting the Natomas Arts and Education Foundation!

Event details:
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 5pm-8pm
Place: Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835

Purchase your tickets here- https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac

Join us at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 10 for "An Evening with the Arts" brought to you by NAEF! This is an inaugural fundraising event that will showcase over 20 different artistic performances from students, staff and community members of all NCS academies.

Proceeds will continue to support NAEF's mission of providing funds for NCS teacher grants, new music programs and instruments, master classes, equipment for performing facilities, and much more!

Event Details:
Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Place: Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835
Tickets- Purchase here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac

5:00-6:00 - Performances in the Amphitheatre
Silent Auction bidding time
Art for Sale & View
Food Trucks: Authentic Street Taco, The Bubble Hive, Traveling Taste (Hamburgers and hot dogs) & Cali Ice

6:00-7:30 - Performances on the Benvenuti stage
Last chance to place silent auction bids during intermission. Winners announced at the end of the show!

7:30-8:00 - Pick up winning items
Last chance to purchase art
Last chance to purchase food truck items

Stay tuned as we will be posting the silent auction items!
We hope to see you there!!

Natomas Charter School
Natomas Charter School - Leading Edge
Natomas Charter School PACT Academy
Natomas Charter School - Star Academy
Natomas Charter School - PFAA

Happy Big Day of Giving! Thank you to the sponsors who donated yesterday:

Monica Thorderson
Merry Benard
Heather Edwards

Today is the BIG day! You have until 11:59pm tonight to have your donation count towards Big Day of Giving. Your donation to NAEF for the Big Day of Giving helps fund field trips, new music programs, educational resources, guest educators, and MORE! Please consider donating to NAEF by clicking the link below.

Donate at least $100 and receive 2 free tickets to our event on May 10, An Evening with the Arts on May 10, in addition to becoming an official NAEF sponsor!

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Tomorrow is the Big Day of Giving! https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Thank you to the following sponsors who have donated early:

Kona Ice of North Sacramento
Joven Looney
Mandy Sohal-Gosal

You are helping us get that much closer to our goal! Your donation to NAEF helps support students at all NCS academies.

And becoming a sponsor of NAEF comes with some perks! Donate at least $100 and receive 2 free tickets to our upcoming event, An Evening with the Arts on May 10, in addition to the following based on donor level:

Big Day of Giving is just a few days away!

Jenell Novello, Art Teacher at Natomas Charter School - Leading Edge has received a NAEF grant to enter her Art Club into the Sacramento County's annual Chalk It Up event for the last 3 years.

From Mrs. Novello:

"After students returned from distance learning, many traditional school activities like field trips and dances were curtailed. The ability to build connection and community for our students became a challenge. However, NAEF made a difference for Leading Edge Students, by funding grants that supported an afterschool Art Club that I have hosted for the past three years. Experiences that these grants have provided include participating at the annual Chalk it Up Festival, Mural installations on our mural wall, face painting to create school spirit, seasonal window painting, and more! I am grateful for NAEF and the opportunities for meaningful creation NAEF has provided for my students."

Help the Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) reach their goal so they can continue to provide grants such as these to our NCS educators!
https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) invites you to the inaugural An Evening with the Arts, a family friendly fundraising event with art and performances from all academies. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Date: Friday, May 10, 2024
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Place: Benvenuti Performing Arts Center
4600 Blackrock Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95835

TICKETS:
*Adults $25
Middle & High School Students $10
Elementary School Students FREE
Purchase tickets here: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=bnpac

*Make a $100+ donation to NAEF for Big Day of Giving on May 2, 2024 & receive 2 tickets to An Evening with the Arts! https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Thank you to the following sponsors who donated to NAEF early!

Daniel Spohr-Grimes
Carol Ann Purin
Dr. Eze & Isabel Uzosike
Michael Wang

May 2 is the Big Day of Giving and you can donate now all way up until 11:59pm on Thursday!

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Big Day of Giving is next week on May 2!

Please consider donating to NAEF so we can continue to support Natomas Charter School's thriving arts education programs.

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Natomas Charter School

Help us reach our goal of $15,000 for the Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) on Big Day of Giving on May 4!

One of the ways NAEF supports Natomas Charter School is by awarding teacher applied grants at least twice per year. Sarah Strazzo, Kindergarten teacher at Star Academy, was awarded a NAEF grant in Fall 2023 for math manipulatives for her class.

From Mrs. Strazzo:

"Our kindergarteners are getting so much use out of the geometric solids that we ordered! Not only are they using them during our math instruction, but they are also playing with them during free choice times. Kindergarteners learn best through play, and this is no exception! I hear them referencing math vocabulary, including geometric solid names and attributes, while they use them to creatively build and explore. Thank you so much to NAEF for this grant!"

Help us support the amazing work the NCS educators are doing everyday!
https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Big Day of Giving is May 2, 2024
The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) directly supports Natomas Charter School students and staff and early donations are now open!

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Don't forget, this Wednesday, August 16th, is the last day to register for Race for the Arts and receive the discounted registration fee.

To join Team NCS go here to register: https://raceroster.com/registration/11ca85de-6ccb-443a-8140-6a185ced2d03/entry?team=551387, select Team NCS to join our team.

You will need to pay the registration fee, but use code 4VJE6V to receive an additional 20% off. If you register before August 16th adult registration after discount code is only $28, child (15 and under) is only $20. After August 16th registration for adults after discount code is $32, child is still $20. Registered team members will receive a Team NCS t-shirt. Additional Team NCS t-shirts will be for sale at the event.

Additionally, The Sandwich Spot – Land Park, 2108 11th Ave, Sacramento – is donating 20% of all purchases by registered racers of Team NCS the day of the race. Please be sure to stop by, identify yourself as Team NCS by wearing your race t-shirt, and support The Sandwich Spot and NAEF.

Thank you for your support and we can't wait to see you at Race for the Arts!

THANK YOU to all that have donated so far!

You still have a few more hours to donate so please consider NAEF on this Big Day of Giving!

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Today is the Big Day of Giving!

The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was established with the purpose of connecting and engaging students to the arts. NAEF has now expanded its original goals to include the support of a broad range of education opportunities to enhance the lives of youth and adults in the Natomas and surrounding community. NAEF now funds arts and education-related projects, supports local fundraisers, and brings national and international student and professional performances to Sacramento.

Please consider donating to Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) today!

Support Natomas Arts and Education Foundation on GivingEdge The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was founded in 2002 to ensure students are exposed to and participate in the arts. The Board and members of NAEF are deeply committed to supporting arts and believe that the creativity and passion accessed through art are...

Tomorrow is Big Day of Giving! Donating to NAEF directly supports YOUR student, no matter which NCS academy they belong to.

NAEF awards educator grants from all 5 academies throughout the school year in large part to YOUR support and generosity. A few examples of what these grants are used for are:

Ms. Vigoda, ECA - Purchasing Graphic Novel Adaptations for their Creative Literature class

Ms. Barragan, Leading Edge - Individual Math and Science Graphing Whiteboards

K-2 PACT Workshops - Coding Kits

Ms. Chen and Mr. Pollard, PFAA - Angel Island Field Trip

All 5th Grade Teachers at Star - Next Generation Science Curriculum

Ms. Eichner, ECA - Computer Programming Master Class

Ms. Kiburi, PFAA - Slip Castings & Template Patterns for Ceramics

Third Grade Classes at Star -
Ms. Novello, Leading Edge - Entry Fee for Chalk-It-Up Annually

Grades 3-5 PACT Workshops - Lego Robotics Kits

Mr. Duong, ECA - Math Coordinate Grid on Blacktop and in Classroom.And SO many more!

Please consider donating to NAEF on Big Day of Giving, Thursday, May 4!

Support Natomas Arts and Education Foundation on GivingEdge The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was founded in 2002 to ensure students are exposed to and participate in the arts. The Board and members of NAEF are deeply committed to supporting arts and believe that the creativity and passion accessed through art are...

Help us reach our goal of $10,000 for the Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) on Big Day of Giving, May 4!

NAEF supports teachers by funding needs from all campuses and departments.

From Mr. Josh Landry, Digital Arts Instructor at PFAA:

"The Visual and Digital Arts departments were incredibly lucky to receive funds for a beautiful color printer. We've used it to print for digital arts, photography, and guerilla production studios, etc. Seeing the students hold their work is a proud experience. We cannot thank NAEF enough for its incredible support."

Keep NAEF in mind on Thursday, May 4!

Support Natomas Arts and Education Foundation on GivingEdge The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was founded in 2002 to ensure students are exposed to and participate in the arts. The Board and members of NAEF are deeply committed to supporting arts and believe that the creativity and passion accessed through art are...

Big Day of Giving Week has begun! Thursday, May 4th is the day but you are able to donate early as well. Consider donating to NAEF to support NCS and the Natomas community.

From Mr. Jeff Pollard, PFAA Social Studies Teacher and One Voice Director:

"NAEF has been instrumental in the success of the One Voice Project for over 10 years. With NAEF's support PFAA students have traveled to China, Turkey, Costa Rica and this year Yellowstone National Park! Thank you NAEF for expanding the reach of NCS!"

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

Big Day of Giving is Thursday, May 4! Donating to NAEF is a way to directly support Natomas Charter School and surrounding Natomas arts and education community.

From Ms. Shenk-Tiffany, PFAA Academic Counselor,
"NAEF grant allowed me to take 60 students to college fair in Bay Area. It was great!"

Consider donating to NAEF on Big Day of Giving!

https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/NatomasArts

What is NAEF?!

The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was established with the purpose of connecting and engaging students to the arts. NAEF has now expanded its original goals to include the support of a broad range of education opportunities to enhance the lives of youth and adults in the Natomas and surrounding community. NAEF now funds arts and education-related projects, supports local fundraisers, and brings national and international student and professional performances to Sacramento.

Every day leading up to Big Day of Giving we will share some of the projects and events NAEF has supported. Early donations are being accepted now and will continue to do so until the Big Day of Giving on May 4!

Support Natomas Arts and Education Foundation on GivingEdge The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was founded in 2002 to ensure students are exposed to and participate in the arts. The Board and members of NAEF are deeply committed to supporting arts and believe that the creativity and passion accessed through art are...

Early donations for BIG DAY OF GIVING are open!
Help us reach our goal of $10,000!

Support Natomas Arts and Education Foundation on GivingEdge The Natomas Arts and Education Foundation (NAEF) was founded in 2002 to ensure students are exposed to and participate in the arts. The Board and members of NAEF are deeply committed to supporting arts and believe that the creativity and passion accessed through art are...

THANK YOU NAEF SUPPORTERS!! Your generous donations allowed us to surpass our goal of $15,000! Thank you, thank you for ensuring that the students of Natomas Charter School and beyond are able to access incredible artistic and educational opportunities. Thank you for making a huge success.

Oh no! I almost forgot to donate to NAEF. Good thing this meme popped up. You can donate like me at www.bigdayofgiving.org/natomasarts and help them reach $15K! Some lucky donors will get their donation boosted by $500.

Counting down to the end of the ! We are up and working to the end for the night owls like us. We are so close to our $15K goal. We hope you can donate at www.bigdayofgiving.org/natomasarts

Thank you for everyone who came to our Eat Your Art Out Open House and Big Day of Giving celebration. We had so much fun sharing all the amazing things we do at NCS and hope that you enjoyed it too. There is still time to help us reach our goal of $15,000 before midnight. If you are able to help, please go to www.bigdayofgiving.org/natomasarts and make a donation before 11:59.

Woohoo! We are only $4,000 away from our goal! Thank you so much for all of you who have donated to get us this far. Keep sharing and bringing awareness to the great things that NAEF does to keep arts in education. If you haven't yet and are able, please consider donating at www.bigdayofgiving.org/natomasarts Together we can reach our goal!

Thank you to our afternoon donors! Stephanie, Angelique, David, Janice, Gurjit, Nora, Ronald, Geoffrey, Christine, Heather, Elaine, Chandra, Alejandro, Merry, Kristina, and Lalaine. Your generous donations will go towards supporting Sacramento students.