Fiesta de la Primavera
2024 Fiesta Was a Huge Success
We surpassed our fundraising goal of $80,000 with our event this year. Thanks to all who were involved, particularly the 250 attendees, silent and live auction donors, sponsors, and the Bloomington Event Center.
Save the Date
Our next Fiesta is scheduled for March 15, 2025. Tickets will go on sale later in 2024.
Check out these amazing local & ISLA-family owned businesses who supported the 2024 Fiesta!
Natreum works to remove the stigma around cannabis products to focus on wellness & education of the natural healing abilities for pet care, skincare, sleep aid, pain management and even recreational uses. Ethically sourced to ensure high-quality products that are safe, effective, and reliable.
The Red Door Resort is a family-oriented vacation and fishing resort on the north shore of the famous Mille Lacs Lake. Stay in modern, yet picturesque lakeside cabins with world-class fishing, water sports, ice fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and ATV/OHV riding + more activities available.
http://www.thereddoorresort.com/
Le Cruise and Travel If you can dream it, Stacy can plan it! Reach out to Stacy (ISLA parent!) for a consultation to plan your dream trip today!! https://lecruiseandtravel.com/
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.
https://www.jerseymikes.com/
Trond Stockstrom of Eye Care Associates has been serving the metro area for 50 years!! They provide services in medical and surgical eye care, learn more about them here:
https://eyecare1.com/doctors/trond-stockenstrom/
Leave it to Lindz offers family meals, catering, and personal chef experiences! There isn’t anything she can’t do in the kitchen!!
https://www.leaveittolindz.org/
Jenner Moretto of Counselor Realty can help you through the home buying and/or selling process!!
https://jmoretto.counselorrealty.com/
Morful Floral run by Karen Hernandez (ISLA parent!) is providing her gorgeous flowers during our event. Check her out for a gift or an upcoming event, she is so creative!!
https://www.facebook.com/morful222
Chasing Dreams Real Estate with Kristen Kregel can help you through the home buying and/or selling process!!
https://www.cdre.biz/
Leilani Bloomquist is ready to help bring your digital goals to life! She’s creative, innovative, and we are so lucky to have her in our community!!
https://leilanibloomquist.com/
Costa Rica Ballroom welcomes beginners, new Students with no experience, even no partner... NO PROBLEM! Their job and commitment as your teachers is to help your dance ability grow so that you can enjoy the most wonderful feeling of DANCING!
https://www.costaricaballroom.com/
Egan's mission is to provide innovative, high-quality, integrated skilled trades and services that build growth opportunities for our employees and customers while upholding our foundation of safety and keeping our promises.
https://www.eganco.com/
F45 Training offers innovative, high-intensity functional group workouts that are fast, fun and results-driven. Our goal is to help you become your fittest, strongest and healthiest self.
https://f45training.com/studio/southwestminneapolis/
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.
FIESTA FAQ
What is Fiesta de la Primavera?!
It 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 provide 100% of the costs of the Language Ambassador Program! 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!! 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!
What is a Language Ambassador’s role?!
– Working alongside our teachers in day-to-day tasks and interact with students
– Share their native culture w/students
– Offer a more diverse cultural experience
– Aiding in classroom projects & activities
– Providing support for lunch and recess times
– Teaching extra-curricular classes to the kids in Spanish!!
What to expect at Fiesta?!
– Adult only event - Book your babysitter!
– Open to staff, LAs, parents/caregivers AND your friends, family & neighbors!!
– A FUN night out!!
– Support for the LA program + our school as a whole!!
– Mingle with the ISLA community
– Enjoy delicious food, drinks & music
What is a Great Gathering?!
They are ISLA community-hosted events where you plan a fun get together for kids only, parents only or families. You submit your ideas to the Fiesta Committee and we sell tickets to your event– 100% of the proceeds go back to the ISLA PTO to support the Language Ambassador Program!!
Great Gatherings 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!
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!
What should I wear?
Business casual; semi formal attire is welcomed, but definitely not required! We want you to wear what you feel good & are comfortable in to have a fun night out with friends & fellow parents!
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.
