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Important News
Just Days Left to Get Your Tickets to the Spring Gala!
Saturday, April 21st, 5:30 pm, Fairbanks Ranch Country Club You are invited to the biggest parent social event of the year: The Annual Spring Gala! This year's event, La Dolce Vita, will be held at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club on April 21st, starting at 5:30 pm. It promises to be an extra sweet evening with music, dancing and, of course, our signature silent and live auctions! Come bid on the incredible live and silent auction packages we have in store! For a full list, head over to our Auction Catalog. Proceeds from the event will support the many student and community programs at Del Mar Heights. Tickets are $100 each. Hurry! Prices go up on April 17th. Questions about the Spring Gala? Contact Tricia Dixon or Kimberly Daniels. 
Dads Club: Family Campout
Starts Saturday, May 5th, at 4 pm Ends Sunday, May 6th, at 10 am Ever wanted to camp on a lush green field with the ocean nearby and a clear view of the stars? Here's your chance! Sign up for the first ever Dads Club Campout. A $20 registration fee per family will cover dinner, breakfast and a goodie bag for the kids. Final deadline to sign up is May 2nd at 6 pm. Questions? Contact Gordon Fletcher. 
Earth Day: Picnic Spirit Day & Boomerang Lunch
Friday, April 20th, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm We'll be celebrating Earth Day this Friday with a special double feature: Picnic Lunch Spirit Day and Boomerang/Compost Lunch. Pack a picnic for your kids to eat on the Heights Field with their friends. Afterward, we'll put the leftovers to work by contributing them to compost pile for use in our very own Heights Garden! Show Mother Earth how much you care--not just on Earth Day, but every day, by putting your lunches in reusable containers. 
Get Ready for the Science & Invention Fair
Proposals Due Friday, April 20th Projects Due Friday, May 18th Interested in insects? Fascinated by physics? Bewitched by botany? Are you an inventor extraordinaire? All students K-6 are invited to participate in the 2018 Del Mar Heights Science & Invention Fair! This year, final projects will be displayed at a *NEW* special evening event for families on Friday, May 25th. Want to join in? It's fun and easy to participate. Just download THESE INSTRUCTIONS and start inventing and exploring. This kit has all the information student need to start their scientific quest! Questions? Contact Kathy Minarik. 
Help Feed San Diego
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2-4pm Feeding America San Diego provides food to more than 480,000 children, families, and seniors every year. Join Heights Cares as we sort food at the distribution center in Mira Mesa at 9455 Waples Street, Suite 135, in San Diego. Carpooling is encouraged. Participants must be over 6 years old. SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: 1. Visit https://feedingsandiego.volunteerhub.com/ 2. If you don't have an account, click "Create Account" in the upper right hand corner. During this step, you will be asked to enter your groups join code: 0987. 3. If you already have an account, click "Sign in" in the upper right hand corner. 4. Once you return to the main page, scroll down until you find your group's volunteer shift. 5. Click the "Sign Up" button to the left of your group's volunteer shift. 6. Print, sign and bring this waiver with you on the day of the shift. Questions? Contact Merrie Craig or Jazmin Blais. 
This Week in the Garden: Spring Clearing!
Next Garden Club is Friday, April 20th from 11:45 am - 12:30 pm This week, our enthusiastic and super energetic garden volunteers from Snooze Eatery came out to help us beautify our garden. We sanded and weather sealed the work tables, reworked two of the compost bins and spread the finished compost in our raised beds, hung a decorative bird house, raked, weeded and took garden debris to the dumpster. The garden looks so fresh and clean. Thank you to Snooze and all of our many Garden Partners! Join us next Friday, April 20th, when "guests" Mac and Pedro will be collaborating with Garden Club students for a special Earth Day edition with our Boomerang Picnic Lunchers! Students will help direct the composing of school, and lunches from home, into the compost bins in the garden. Questions about Garden Club? please contact Stephanie Murphy. 
Street & Sidewalk Safety Results
Remember the street and sidewalk safety survey we sent out a couple weeks ago? Well, we had a fantastic response with over 180 parents providing input. Click here to see the results. We passed this data along to the Torrey Pines Community Planning Board to use in their application for an Active Transportation Planning Grant with the City of San Diego. Thank you for sharing your ideas and concerns! 
Support The Heights While You Shop!
All it takes is 5 minutes to register for Amazon Smile and the Ralphs Community Contributions Program and voilà! You can start generating money for Del Mar Heights student programs just by doing what you already do. The difference is that 0.5% of your Amazon purchases and up to 4% of your Ralphs spending are donated to the Del Mar Heights PTA.
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School Directory
The Del Mar Heights Directory is available on your computer, tablet, or smart phone using MySchoolAnywhere. If you have not already signed up, please visit the Del Mar Heights Directory page.
Shop for Good
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3x your impact! From March 12-31, Amazon is tripling the donation rate on your first Amazon Smile purchase! Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/33-0708127 and Amazon donates to Del Mar Heights PTA. 
Ralphs Community Contributions Program. It couldn't be easier - just shop, swipe, and earn. Click here for enrollment instructions.
Got Suggestions?
We want them! Please contact us with suggestions for new programs or if you have any questions at info@delmarheightspta.com.
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