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Category Archives: Fundraising
Give to The Max Day FAQs
GIVE TO THE MAX DAY is our biggest annual fundraiser. We pair up with GiveMN.org each November to raise funds to support our Chinese program at XinXing Academy, XinXing@West and XinXing@HHS. Make your TAX-Deductible donation at givemn.org/beidouxing
Bei Dou Xing’s tax ID# is 27-2761060
Proceeds from Give to the Max Day go toward Bei Dou Xing’s three funds:
Proceeds from Give to the Max Day go toward Bei Dou Xing’s three funds:
Laoshi Fund
Teacher Education Grants for Licensure and Continuing Education
Cultural Fund
8th Grade Chaperones to China, 8th Grade Cultural Experience in MN, Uniforms and Host Gifts
6th Grade Chinese Field Trip
5th Grade Chinese Cooking Class
Kindergarten – 6th Chinese Experience Field Trips
General Fund
Chinese New Year Performance Support
8th Grade Need-Based Scholarship Fund
Operating costs (marketing/advertising, professional services, office supplies, postage)
Classroom grants, teacher/staff appreciation Community building (incl K t-shirts, Jr. & Sr. High CNY celebration)
Bei Dou Xing’s tax ID# is 27-2761060
8th Grade Trip to China Update
Below is a letter from Bei Dou Xing President, Kimberly Ruthenbeck, to XinXing families providing a status update regarding the 8th grade trip to China. To learn more about the cultural trip experience go to the BDX Fundraising page and scroll down to the “Cultural Fund” section.
Have a Question? send an email to beidouxingmn@yahoo.com.
6th Graders Enjoy Camp
XinXing 6th graders enjoyed an immersion overnight experience at Concordia Language Village, funded in part by the Bei Dou Xing Cultural Fund. Read more and see photos on the Hopkins District website: https://www.hopkinsschools.org/schools/xinxing-academy/news/overnight-concordia-language-villages
Sign up for an Experience!
Thank you to all of the volunteers, donors, attendees and members of the Bei Dou Xing community for making Saturday’s event a success! If you weren’t able to make it, you still have a chance to sign up for the few remaining openings in some of the experiences. You can also order photo books here through Sunday, May 4.
Follow this link to sign up (and pay via Paypal) for one or more of the following experiences:
Golden Valley Progressive Dinner 9 Openings Remain: May 17, $75/person – Join fellow parents while enjoying a meal at four different homes in Golden Valley. Hosted by the Burke, Hagen, Li and Ruthenbeck families.
Summer Solstice Games Only 4 Openings: June 21, $40/person – Come to the Sherwood Forest neighborhood for games, appetizers and drinks in honor of the Summer Solstice. Hosted by the O’Dell/Blatz, Bell, Finlay, Fish, Nguyen and Orr families.
Cave’ Vin More Spaces Added: June 12, $75/person – Partake in a four course meal including beverages at Cave Vin in South Minneapolis. Delicious food, beverages and fun parents! Hosted by Jeff & Nancy Litvack.
After School Fried Rice with Niu Loashi 7 Spaces Open: Monday, May 12, $15/student – Students will learn to make fried rice with Lin Niu. After cooking and enjoying their rice, they will receive a recipe to bring home!
Food and Fun at Pizza Luce
Join us at Pizza Luce on Tuesday May 6th from 11am – 9pm at 210 Blake Road N in Hopkins 952-767-0854. 25% of the proceeds for dine in customers will be donated to Bei Dou Xing, this includes gift card purchases. Flyers for this event will be sent home with your child this week. You must present the flyer to your server for us to receive he donation.
Photo Books On Sale Now
Thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers for designing these keepsake 2013-2014 photo memory books! There is a book for each XinXing grade level and they are on sale now for a limited time. Books include photos and artwork or sentiments from each student as well as the classroom teacher. Buy one today for $50, or buy two or more and get $5 off every book (including the first!). Books will be delivered in late May.
Follow this link to Purchase Photo Books and pay by PayPal or check. Sale ends Sunday, May 4th.
Questions about the books should be sent to beidouxingmn@yahoo.com.