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About Kevin Hedin

Treasurer of the Steller Parent Group

Steller Parent Group needs a Treasurer!

Good with numbers and looking for a way to volunteer this year? Steller Parent Group needs a treasurer starting right away. This is an easy roll to fill and is very flexible with your schedule. All accounting is done with Quickbooks Online and is easy to access on whatever computer you have available. Except for checks and reports, the entire job is paperless. This role encourages regular attendance to the monthly meetings (2nd Tuesday of each month), generating financial reports, and printing checks. The role is also important during the yearly auction, where you will assist in setting up the payment system. Previous experience is not required but may be helpful to understand lite accounting as well as understand quickbooks. Personal training is available so you won’t be left in the dark. Interested? The Parent Group really needs you. Reach out to the current treasurer Kevin Hedin kevin@kevinhedin.com if you have any questions.

An easy way to support Steller

Did you know that the Steller Parent Group currently receives about $1000 a year from the Fred Meyer Community Rewards program based on our collective purchases?  We would love to add your support too!  Please take the time to link your Fred Meyer Rewards account with Steller and Fred Meyers (Kroger) will donate to our school based on your purchases too.  Every dollar counts, here is how to get started:

  • Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Steller Secondary at www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards  You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number:  RJ417
  • Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping Steller Secondary earn a donation!
  • You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.
  • If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store.

Steller Parent Group needs your support

The Steller Parent Group serves many functions at our school, and every donation counts.   Please consider making your yearly donation by clicking the DONATE button below:

If every family donated $60, we could maintain our current level of support.  A donation of $100 or more from every family would help us grow our support.   Click to view the document below to see how the Steller Parent Group supports our student body:

The Steller Parent Group welcomes you!

The Steller Parent Group welcomes you to the 2019-2020 school year.   Please see the attached document to learn a little bit about the functions of the Steller Parent Group. Come to our first meeting on September 10th and find out how you can get involved.   There are no dues and as a parent of a Steller student, you are already a member. We will post an agenda soon.  See you on the 10th!

Parent Group needs a Treasurer!

Dabble with numbers and looking for a way to volunteer next year? Steller Parent Group needs a treasurer starting Fall of 2019. This is an easy roll to fill and is very flexible with your schedule. All accounting is done with Quickbooks Online and is easy to access on whatever computer you have available. Except for checks and reports, the entire job is paperless. This role encourages regular attendance to the monthly meetings (2nd Tuesday of each month), generating financial reports, and printing checks. The role is also important during the yearly auction, where you will assist in setting up the payment system. Previous experience is not required but may be helpful to understand lite accounting as well as understand quickbooks. Help is available now and through the summer, so you won’t be left in the dark. Got a question or possibly interested? The Parent Group really needs you. Reach out to the current treasurer Kevin Hedin kevin@kevinhedin.com

Steller Auction Report

A big Thank You to all the Students, Staff and Parents!  We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Steller Auction was a very successful event!  Everyone did a great job participating in Steller’s largest fundraiser of the year.  All money raised goes to fund programs such as Souper Steller, Travel Scholarships, Exchange programs, Intensive fees, Passage projects, Student and Teacher projects, and much more.  The evening was filled with lots of activities including a silent auction, a live auction, and international catered food and beverages.

 

Bidder’s had a wide selection of items generously donated from our community.  Items included a weekend retreat getaway, framed art, local restaurant gift cards, spa packages, house-hold decor, and a U.S. American Flag flown over U.S. Capital. Also, the Advisory Groups offered outstanding experience gift baskets too!

 

The event included a professional Auctioneer, Dan Newman, from Alaska Premiere Auctions.  Live Auction packages included trips to Las Vegas, and Mexico and local weekend retreats.

 

Also noteworthy, we streamlined our check-in and check-out process this year.  Bidders got checked in quickly thanks to bidders pre-registering and pre-swiping their credit cards.  And checkout was a breeze with as many as 5 check-out lanes available instead of just one.

 

The auction netted $10,533, an increase of $3248 over last year.  That’s great!  However, we are still shy of reaching our goal of $15,000, but you can still help us get there.  We are still accepting donations, and would encourage you to donate to help us reach our funding goal. 

 

Donate to keep our programs running all year:  DONATE HERE  All cash donations are tax deductible.  Steller Parent Group is recognized as a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit.

 

Thanks to all our volunteers, parents, students and teachers who helped make this years auction a success!

 

2018 Auction Co-Chairs:

Judith Davis – Logistics Chair

Kari Hall – Procurement Chair.      

Kevin Hedin  – Administration Chair

STELLER AUCTION – What you need to know!

Mark your calendar:  November 17th from 5:30pm – 10:00pm

AUCTION WEBSITE <–click here!

The Steller Auction is just one month away, and this year is going to be fantastic! We just launched a new website and are sure you will love it.  On the website, you can…

  1. Pre-register and pre-purchase tickets for the event
  2. View auction items as they come in
  3. Pre-bid on silent auctions starting now.
  4. Check your bids and view your statements
  5. Enter donation items of your own

Definitely pre-register, this is going to save everyone time at the event.   And this year, for the first time, you can pre-bid on silent auction items online, it will be a lot of fun.  Also, to submit a donation for the auction,  simply go to the new website and register, then choose DONATE ITEMS from the menu, fill out the online form and bring your donation item into the front office.  No time to enter it online, don’t worry, the auction team will do it for you.  Print out the attached donation form and bring it in to the office with your auction item.  We are looking forward to a great auction event!

Donation-Request-Letter-Steller-Auction-2018

Have questions for the auction team?  email: stellerparentgroup@gmail.com

 

Please give a ‘Like’ to the new Steller Facebook page

New this year is a Facebook PAGE for Steller Secondary.  By giving it a ‘Like’ you can use it as another way to stay informed about  our upcoming events, like the Steller Auction, which is right around the corner.   Please help our PAGE out by clicking on the link below or searching for ‘Steller Secondary School’ in the Pages category in Facebook and giving us a ‘Like’    

https://www.facebook.com/steller/