The first ever Harvey Milk Day was celebrated on May 22, 2010. Friends of Harvey Milk is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization which raises money solely for programs for students at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy. Donate any amount to help us reach our $80,000 goal!
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We are well into our third week of school and I want to remind parents, guardians, and everyone else in our community of the many things you can do to support our beautiful school. Our Fall Pledge Drive is ON and we greatly need and appreciate your donations large or small, but there are many other ways YOU can support us today:
With your time – You can volunteer your time to the classroom, to the office, or to many of the events that we put on at the school. See our Volunteer page for more information.
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Hello and welcome back everyone!
1. The PFC is the Parent/Faculty/Staff club of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy. Everyone is automatically a member. Meetings are generally held at 6 pm the second Tuesday of the month. Dinner and childcare are provided. The PFC fundraises along with our non-profit arm, the Friends of Harvey Milk. This year we have four co-chairs: Sarah Kern, Karen Thompson, Angel Grillone and Vincent Leddy. The treasurer is Terry Asten.
The other two groups supporting school fundraising and decision making are the Friends of Harvey Milk (FOHM) and School Site Council (SSC).
2. Principal report – Welcome from Ms…. Read More…
Like many schools, we put a lot of effort into our annual silent auction, and this single event is not only the primary community event of the year, but is the most important in raising critical funds for our school. But organizing these auctions takes enormous effort.
We’re investigating the potential of online auction tools to relieve some of the manual effort, and perhaps combining an online with a live silent auction. We need help to sort through what works and what doesnt. Have you any experience with online auction tools for fundraising, or with the online / offline auction… Read More…
Join proud performing parent Ivy Drip and us on Friday, August 13 at the Back 2 School DRAG SHOW!
You do not want to miss this adults-only, star-studded drag extravaganza! The fun takes place on Friday, August 13th, right before school starts! A slew of San Francisco’s finest drag performers have teamed up to raise money for the Parent Faculty Club of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, which helps fund arts education, before & after school programs, healthy food programs and whatever else the little darlings might need. This is an ADULT ONLY event! $20 per person or 2 for $30!… Read More…
On behalf of the faculty, parents, community, and especially the students of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and across the country, we congratulate our fifth-grade teacher Kelly Clark and her team at WE RIDE for completing their 3,200 mile bike ride across the United States just hours ago. We’re proud to announce they arrived at Washington Circle Park in Washington, DC today — July 17, 2010 — at 4:35pm Eastern time.
It was 44 days ago that Ms. Clark embarked on the ride with much fanfare from the school yard on the last day of school, June 4th. She considered the… Read More…
Principal Christina Velasco appeared live on ABC 7’s View From the Bay today to talk about teaching civil rights to kids. Watch this six-minute video of her talk:
From View From the Bay’s Web site:
Think first grade is too early to teach about civil rights? Think again!
The following 10 statements come from the Harvey Milk Academy’s first grade class and they speak truth to power. Kids teaching kids about what it means to be tolerant.
Accepting Everyone
Rights for All
Violence is hateful
Everybody wants to be loved
You are the one to make the world a better place
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The first Harvey Milk Day was May 22, 2010. Personalize your very own one-of-a-kind Harvey Milk merchandise. Click on any t-shirt and choose from 350 style and color options – including men’s, women’s & kid’s hoodies, tank tops, coffee mugs and more! Visit the Custom Sections to add your own images and text! Proceeds benefit the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy.
Visit: http://zazzle.com/hmcra*
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