2025 Sponsors

‍THANK YOU SPONSORS for your support of Fiesta de la Primavera in our efforts to provide a positive, educational and immersive experience for our children through funding for our Language Ambassador Program. YOU are helping make a difference at our school and for our kids.

Gold Sponsors

The Red Door Resort

The Red Door Resort is a family-oriented vacation resort on the north shore of the famous Mille Lacs Lake, owned by an ISLA family (the Linnés). Stay in modern, yet picturesque lakeside cabins with world-class fishing, water sports, swimming pool (new!) and more activities available. Visit TheRedDoorResort.com to book your family's 2025 summer getaway!

Silver Sponsors

Jersey Mike's – Hopkins

At Jersey Mikes (Hopkins), they believe in the value of ingredients, in the virtue of intention, and the idea that making a sub sandwich and making a difference can be one in the same. This location is owned by ISLA parent Brandon Wishnow. Order your next lunch or dinner at JerseyMikes.com.

Showcase Your Business – Sponsor Fiesta!

Your Business Name Here

We'd love to send more customers and clients your way! By sponsoring this year's Fiesta de la Primavera, you get in front of over 350 families and their referral network while supporting the educational mission of the ISLA PTO. Find out more and choose your sponsorship level here.

Bronze Sponsors

Family Orthodontics

Dr. Rosemary Lelich (DMD, MS) has improved the smiles of ISLA community members, and yours could be next. Located in St. Louis Park, Dr. Lelich's team can provide Invisalign®, braces for teens and adults, and preventive care for elementary age kids. Find out more at FamilyOrthoMN.com.

Kid Grins

At Kid Grins, we understand the unique dental needs of children and strive to create a warm, friendly, and playful environment that makes every visit an enjoyable experience.Our skilled and compassionate team provides top-notch, personalized care for your little ones, ensuring their dental health is nurtured from the very start. Connect with Dr. Mitchell Loeb (DDS, MS, FACP) and his team at KidGrins.com.

LB Consulting

ISLA parent Leilani Bloomquist has over 20+ years of experience leading digital transformation efforts in highly regulated industries like health care, higher education, financial services, retail, and distribution. Her strategic advising and consulting services include short- and long-term engagements with varying complexity and involvement. Connect with Leilani to discuss your digital and business transformation challenges: LeilaniBloomquist.com.

Platinum Dance

Platinum has been providing quality dance education to children since 2010! We develop dancers through excellence and leadership. Our mission is to share our passion for dance to enrich lives. From your dancer’s first steps to their graduating performance, we focus on making a difference, building a future and training for MORE! Platinum is located behind ISLA on the north side of Edina Industrial Boulevard. Register for classes at PlatinumDance.com.

Additional Support

Let's Roam

Let’s Roam provides adventures to sell at silent auctions, help set up scavenger hunts as a fun way to engage people in your cause, and help raise money while having fun! Let's Roam has provided items for this year's Fiesta de la Primavera. They also have a series of interactive books called Adventures from Scratch. Learn more at LetsRoam.com.

What is Fiesta de la Primavera?!

Fiesta is ISLA PTO’s BIGGEST fundraiser and gathering each Spring where we come together as a community to mingle. We celebrate, dance, eat & drink. While doing that, we fundraise to serve our mission: provide 100% of the costs of the Language Ambassador Program and provide additional support for classrooms, field trips, and community events.

Each year, ISLA PTO brings native Spanish-speakers to our school as teaching assistants to our kids. The LAs are an invaluable part of our school and Fiesta de la Primavera is the time that we are able to provide support for this amazing program!! They come from across the globe, including Spain, Chile, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, and more.

To do that, the PTO gathers donations from both local businesses and within our community through Great Gatherings, gift baskets, gift certificates and countless other types of items! It costs the PTO approximately $10,000 per LA each year.

How much are tickets to Fiesta?

Regular tickets are $75 per person, or $560 for a table of 8. Early bird tickets are $65 (table for $500) until February 10.

Each ticket includes dinner and 1 drink ticket for the cash bar.

What does the ISLA PTO do with the money raised at Fiesta?

The mission of the PTO is to enhance the experiences of our students at ISLA, a tuition-free charter school. Through fundraising, volunteering, and community events, we:

• Connect ISLA students to their world through the Language Ambassador program, bringing 10+ native-speaking Spanish interns from Spain, Chile, El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, etc., each year to ISLA.
• Enhance the educational and social experiences that our children have at ISLA by enriching the curriculum and providing social activities allowing the school community to connect both in and outside of the classroom.
• Promote communication and cooperation between parent(s) or guardian(s), school staff, and our children to build community.

Most of the money raised at Fiesta goes towards the LA program. The remainder goes to other PTO activities, such as the end of year party, Yahoo Boohoo, Dia de los Muertos. The PTO also helps teachers with their classroom wishlists, staff appreciation events, and field trip scholarships.

There are no paid positions within the PTO at this time, and we operate as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  

What does a Language Ambassador do?

• Connecting with students to improve their experience at ISLA
• Working alongside our teachers in day-to-day tasks
• Share their native culture w/students
• Offer a more diverse cultural experience
• Aiding in classroom projects & activities
• Providing occasional support for lunch and recess times
• Teaching extra-curricular classes to the kids in Spanish!!

You can learn more about the Language Ambassador program and how to get involved as a host or tio/tia family here.

What to expect at Fiesta?!

• Adult only event - Book your babysitter!
• Event capacity is 250 — and we expect to sell out early like we did last year.
• Open to staff, LAs, parents/caregivers AND your friends, family & neighbors!!
• Share their native culture w/students
• A FUN night out!!
• Live auction, silent auction, and creative games/raffles to fundraise for the ISLA PTO's mission.
• Mingle with the ISLA community
• Enjoy delicious food, drinks & music (live DJ)

What is a Community Connection (AKA Great Gathering)?

These are ISLA community-hosted events where a member of the community (possibly you!) plans a fun get together. This can be for kids only, parents only, or for families.

You submit your ideas to the Fiesta Committee and "sponsor" your event. We then sell tickets at Fiesta (and other times of the year) and 100% of the proceeds go to the ISLA PTO!!

Events sold at Fiesta should take place between April 1 and July 31.

Community Connections can be hosted on your own or with another ISLA friend or family. These gatherings don’t need to be EXTRAVAGANT or overly spendy. They are meant to bring our kids, parents, LAs & staff together outside of the classroom and enjoy the wonderful community we have here.

We have included some examples below, but any and all ideas are welcome. We’d love to see what ideas might be unique to you & your family!

Community Connection Examples

• Wine tasting
• 1st grade pool party
• Movie night (at your house or at ISLA)
• Yard Game Olympics
• Board game tournament
• Moms and Mimosas
• Playground takeover
• Beach day
• Your creative idea here :) 

I don’t know (m)any other ISLA families yet, will I feel left out?

‍The last thing we’d ever want is for anyone to choose not to come just because they don’t know anyone yet. Fiesta is the time we can all come together as a community and really see what ISLA is all about. We will have greeters at the door to help ease you in and welcome you to your first Fiesta!!

You will likely find yourself meeting more families than you’ll ever remember!

The event features 8-person round tables and ample times to mingle throughout the evening.

What should I wear?

Business casual or semi-formal attire is welcomed, but definitely not required!

We want you to wear what you feel good & comfortable in to have a fun night out with friends & fellow parents! Bring a backup pair of dancing shoes if you like.

What happens if we don’t hit our Fiesta fundraising goal?

Even though we have consistently hit our LA fundraising goals over the years… If we do not make that goal, the number of LAs supporting our kids & teachers in their classrooms will be impacted.

The amount we raise at Fiesta directly funds the number of LAs we can have in our school the following year. The average cost to the ISLA PTO is roughly $10,000 per LA per year.

In 2024, we crushed our Fiesta goal by raising over $80,000.

We also do a number of fundraisers throughout the year to meet or surpass our annual goals.

How I can get more involved with Fiesta?

The Fiesta is delivered by a group of committed volunteers who provide their time and expertise at levels available to them.

Before the event, volunteers are involved with event planning, soliciting for auction donations and sponsorships, and promoting the event.

During the event, volunteers are needed at check-in, to run a few games, auction item checkout, and data entry.

After the event, volunteers assist with post-event feedback, communication with attendees and sponsors, and getting a head start on next year.

No matter how involved you want to be, connect with the co-chairs (Jenner and Caitlin) to help make this year's event a spectacular one! You can see the most pressing volunteer opportunities here.
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How can I become a sponsor of Fiesta?

Sponsorships by community businesses makes a huge impact on the total fundraising we do each year for Fiesta.

And it gives you recognition and visibility for your business or organization.

Levels range from $250 - $5000+. Becoming a sponsor shows your commitment to the mission of our PTO: Connect ISLA students to their world through the Language Ambassador program, bringing 10+ native-speaking Spanish interns from Spain, Chile, and other countries (like El Salvador, Colombia, Mexico, etc.) each year to ISLA.Promote communication and cooperation between parent(s) or guardian(s), school staff, and our children to build community.Enhance the educational and social experiences that our children have at ISLA by enriching the curriculum and providing social activities allowing the school community to connect both in and outside of the classroom.