Baldwin Blooms 2023
A week of fun and fundraising
SUNDAY, MAY 7 - SUNDAY, MAY 14
What is Baldwin Blooms?
Baldwin Blooms is the main fundraiser put on by Friends of Baldwin for Baldwin Elementary School. This year's Baldwin Blooms kicked off on Sunday, May 7 with a free Ice Cream Social for the entire Baldwin Community, thanks to a "scooper" generous donation from Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream in Harvard Square.
The 2023 Baldwin Blooms also included a raffle and online auction that ran from 8 AM on May 7 until 10 PM on May 14th. Funds will be used to support teachers, supplement classroom activities and all-school enrichments, offset the costs of field trips, and pay for community building events and many other activities that support our school and our students. Friends of Baldwin thanks everyone for attending the Ice Cream Social and participating in the 2023 auction!
For more information, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Thank you from the 2023 Baldwin Blooms Team!
Baldwin Blooms would not be possible without the many volunteers who helped. We warmly thank each and every one of you!
Solicitations Team: Ashley Williams, Begum Koulbanis, and Michelle Lower. ClickBid Team: Ashley Williams and Ryan Olshan. Photography: Emily Sterne Schebesta. Kick-off Speakers: Ajay Sonalkar, Alexis Gallardo-Foreman, Amy Moylan, Ashley Williams, and Heidi Cook. Kick-off Volunteers: Allen Annis, Amanda Steenhuis, Anguelina Anguelova, Annie Holland, Ashley Williams, Begum Koulbanis, Beth Taylor, Chunying Yue, Ebru Caba Downs, Robin Downs, Emily Sterne Schebesta, Eugenia Schraa, Grace Da Cunha, Heather Miller, Jaein Herrick, Jessica Bodner, Julia Mani, Karen Martin, Laura Matlack, Michelle Luo, Michelle Lower, Michelle Morphew, Nina Farouk, Oxana Shevel, Ryan Olshan, Susan Tiersch, Suzanne Bergenhenegouwen, Suzi Boxer, Zoe Trohatos.
Thank you to all the Baldwin parents, teachers, and staff who donated to Baldwin Blooms!
Ajay Sonalkar, Anguelina Anguelova, Ashley Williams, Begum Koulbanis, Beth Taylor, Ebru Caba Downs, Emily Sterne Schebesta, Evan Kennedy, Heidi Cook, Jayne Lynch, John Roderick, Karma Paoletti, Kelly Tarmey, Kieran Normoyle, Megan Powers, Michelle Curreri, Nina Farouk, Sara Oliveira, Sophia Kim, Summer Thompson, and Suzanne Bergenhenegouwen.
Thank you, local + area businesses, for your donations and support of Baldwin!
Friends of Baldwin greatly appreciates the following businesses who've made this auction possible. These businesses have donated a wide variety of seriously amazing items for Baldwin Blooms. Thank you!
Why Baldwin Blooms
Funds raised through Baldwin Blooms support the Friends of Baldwin's mission. Our mission is to support and enhance students' educational experiences, which includes providing financial support for student enrichments, events, and activities funded outside the annual school budget.
Proceeds from Baldwin Blooms are used by Friends of Baldwin to support Baldwin teachers in adding depth and richness to the standard curriculum. For example, our creative faculty has used funds for such purposes as purchasing a 3-D printer to be used by 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders; for field trips to the New England Aquarium, Boston Tea Party Museum, the Paul Revere House, the Discovery Center in Acton, MA, Tree Top Adventures in Canton, MA, and Nature's Classroom, where kids can "think outside the books"; for all-school author visits from the likes of Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Jason Chin, Megan McDonald, and Karina Yan Glasser; and to offset the cost of student overnight camping trips by the coast or in the woods. Other programming that we financially support include the annual welcome back popsicle party at the start of the school year, PJ Storytelling Night, STEM Day, and Field Day at the end of the year. So many of these trips and events have been an annual highlight for the children for years.
In addition to providing financial support, Friends of Baldwin also provides volunteer support in various ways throughout the year--for long-standing traditions and as needs arise--all with the aim of helping support students and staff and strengthening the school community.