Fiesta de la Primavera

Fun, Food, and Fundraising for Our Kids' Experience at ISLA

March 15, 2025 • 6-11 PM
Bloomington Event Center

Join the ISLA community at this year's Fiesta as we celebrate (and support) the impact our PTO has on the educational experience of our kids. We have an ambitious goal of raising $120,000 to grow the Language Ambassador program, provide financial support for classrooms and field trips, and strengthen the ISLA experience for all families.

This a 21+ event, and features a live DJ, cultural performances, silent auction, live auction, raffles, and a cash bar (first drink included with your ticket!). See below for answers to frequently asked questions.

Fiesta Quick Links
Tickets are available now at early bird rates until February 9 – Including a new option to purchase a whole table for you & your guests!
• View the Fiesta 2025 website here!
• Volunteer for Day of Setup
• Help us bring Fiesta together
• Donation Wish List / Ideas
• Click here if you are ready to submit your donation
• Learn how you can advertise your business while supporting the ISLA PTO
• Donation & Sponsorship Request For Can be printed 2 pages/two-sided: Drop off at any local business you enjoy.
• A few Fiesta 2024 photos can be found here, but if you have ANY questions at all, please always feel free to reach out to fiesta@isla.school.
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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!

Eye Care Associates

Dr. Trond Stockenstrom, MD, and his colleagues at Eye Care Associates offer personalized eye care for patients of all ages. They diagnose and treat a wide range of eye conditions—from cataracts and glaucoma to macular degeneration, diabetic eye issues, corneal disorders, and infections. Using advanced laser and refractive surgery techniques, they have performed tens of thousands of procedures for the conditions above, plus eyelid and cosmetic oculoplastic surgeries. Dr. Stockenstrom is the team ophthalmologist for the Timberwolves and is a 25-year veteran of the US Navy (Captain, Retired). He's also the proud parent of an ISLA 3rd grader. Visit EyeCare1.com for services in their downtown, Northeast, and Osseo locations.

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.

Kristen Kregel Realty

Kristen's passion for connecting with people and delivering exceptional service began early, from childhood lemonade stands to leading her Bloomington neighborhood. With 20+ years in sales, she provides expert, personalized guidance to help clients find not just a home, but the right community. Her patience, creativity, and dedication ensure a seamless experience. Kristen is a parent to two ISLA students, and a spouse to an ISLA Board member. Connect with her to find your next home at KristenKHomes.com.

We Fix Everything

We Fix Everything is here to make any repairs to your home, whether it is an emergency or a planned renovation. Our team can tackle roof repairs, deck tear downs and replacement, railing installations, patios... you name it! Owned by ISLA parent Mario Rodriguez, and serving Bloomington and the surrounding area. Connect on our Facebook page or call us (612) 423-9208.

Hair District Collective – St. Louis Park

The Hair District Collective is a community based salon that partners with the most highly skilled stylists and spa professionals – who run their own business within our collective and supportive environment. We believe in the concept of self care and creating beauty inside and out. When you walk through our doors, you are not just entering a full service salon, but a place that makes you feel like you are part of our creative and caring community. Book time with award winning stylist and ISLA mom, Sadie Anne Hodgdon, or any of the other skilled professionals at our St. Louis Park location at thehairdistrict.com/locations/st-louis-park

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.

Vino MN

Specializing in wine from Spain, offering private in-home tastings and corporate events. Discover Vino MN, where ISLA Teacher (and former LA) Roberto Izquierdo will introduce you to an exclusive collection of Spanish wines. Wine is used as the medium to foster a warm and enjoyable ambiance to meet the purpose of your gathering. Blending personal anecdotes from Spain’s wine regions with insightful wine tips and expertise, these gatherings become accessible and entertaining for all. Go to VinoMN.com to book your tasting.

F45 Training – Southwest Minneapolis

Looking for a fun, high-energy workout that actually gets results? F45 Training combines functional training, HIIT, and team-based motivation for 45-minute workouts that will leave you feeling stronger, fitter, and more energized. Expert-designed workouts for all fitness levels, along with a supportive community & elite coaching. Our studio is at 5445 Lyndale Ave S. Claim your 5-day, 3-class trial at f45training.com/studio/southwestminneapolis

Leave It To Lindz

We offer professional, personal chef experiences that provide healthy, custom-made dishes for a wide variety of occasions. Come home to homemade meals for your family with weekly meal prep. Feed your party guests with customized catering. Enjoy a decadent private chef experience for a special occasion. Wow your potential home buying clients with a Realtor platter. No matter what you’re hungry for, Lindsay’s got you covered. Go to LeaveItToLindz.org to find out more. (Fiesta Dessert Sponsor)

Morful Flowers

Beautiful floral arrangements by Morful brighten up any occasion – from banquets (like Fiesta), weddings, quinceañeras, to graduations. Shower love on people you care about for anniversaries, Mother's Day, or in sympathy. Connect via her Facebook page. (Event Centerpiece Sponsor)

Counselor Realty – Jenner Moretto

As a Minnesota native and lifelong resident, Jenner knows the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbs well. This knowledge, coupled with a degree in Strategic Communication provides her with a specialized toolset to educate you, market your property, and negotiate for you effectively. She strives for the highest level of customer service and to make the home buying/selling process as smooth as possible. Jenner is also an ISLA parent and the PTO Chair. Connect with Jenner for your next real estate move at jmoretto.counselorrealty.com. (Fiesta Raffle Sponsor)

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.

Fiesta FAQs

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.