Carnival 2015 Sponsors MetLIfe | Canon | TBWA/RAAD General Electric | Pepsico American Garden UAE Exchange | MasterCard | Flywheel Zaks | Cravia Falcon Family Donors: Mustafa & Neemat Abdel-Wadood; Maya and Charbel Abou- jaoude; Kelly-Anne and Stephen Ardill; Lara and Ahmad Beydoun; Stephanie and Mike Buck; Dina and Nicky Daryani; Joumana and Christos Economakis; Jane and Tim Elliott; Susan and Tarek Elmasry; Bonnie and George Goddu; Katrina and Roger Head; Andrea and Michel Khalaf; Petra and Michael Miebach; Aparna and Tejas Mehta; Maggie and Brent Mutsch; Uma and Pasam Rao; Erin and Daniel Rankin; Salwa and Sherif Wahba; Jill and Darren Spinks; Aparna and Bernard West; Yu Family In Kind Donors: Media Rotana; Zaatar W’ Zeit; Seattle’s Best; Chocolate Bars (View all Carnival 2015 in kind donors on the PTSA website)
Events Welcome Events In addition to its four quarterly general meetings. PTSA hosts two welcome events to greet new families at the start of each semester, PTSA also provides support for new families as they transition to ASD and to Dubai through the Buddy Program in which each new family is paired with a veteran family. Wild Wadi Nights, Fall and Spring Wild Wadi Nights serve as our first and last events of the year. Twice a year, Dubai’s iconic Wild Wadi waterpark closes its doors to the public and PTSA opens the park exclusively for the ASD community. The PTSA is extremely appreciative of the longstanding partnership with Wild Wadi. Halloween Trick or Treat Night Come October each year, the ASD fields are transformed into a spectacular space full of decorated tables and tents designed to allow our students to trick or treat in a safe environment. This PTSA sponsored event brings just over 2,000 members of our community together for a night of costumes and candy. Santa’s Workshop and Booster Bazaar As the ASD December winter break approaches, the PTSA hosts an evening of Santa, crafts and shopping. Here you will find children, and sometimes parents, dressed in holiday pajamas enjoying everything the giving season has to offer. Carnival PTSA’s largest fundraiser and community-building event, Carnival is a schoolwide event for students, families, faculty, staff and friends of ASD. Carnival features awesome activities, food, and entertainment with live performances, games, auctions, and fabulous raffle prizes. Carnival draws over 2,600 people to campus. With 17 student-led organizations involved, 8 fabulous food vendors, and hundreds of prizes to be won, Carnival is the highlight of the school year. A favorite at the event is the Elementary Class Projects Auction, where each of the 42 elementary classes create one-of-a-kind art pieces to help raise money for PTSA. Staff Appreciation Week In May of every year, PTSA sponsors and coordinates a week-long celebration of ASD faculty and staff to thank them for all they do for our students and our school. The week includes special surprises and culminates in a fantastic themed luncheon.
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