Southeast Seattle Education Coalition

(Pre-Sales) 2025 Mother's Day Weekend Flower Sale

SESECis collaborating to enhance equitable fundraising and distribution within PTA/PTSA/PTO networks at Seattle Public Schools. This initiative is spearheaded by CANSSPA, SESSFA, and WSPS Equity Fund. These organizations were created to tackle systemic challenges that limit equitable access to the advantages of strong fundraising for Seattle Public Schools students. Despite the presence of these three organizations, there exists significant variance in the fundraising capacity of parent groups, resulting in the accumulation of opportunities by some. Which is why we host this collaborative fundraiser and request your support!

Did you know?

46 PTAs/PTSAs/PTOs in SPS' primary, middle schools, and K-8s have joined forces with CANSSPA, SESSFA or WSPS Equity Fund.
44% of all SPS schools participate in one of the three Equity funds
76% of SPS Title 1 schools participate in one of the three Equity funds

HOW IT WORKS

This year's flower sale features an updated giving model.

By choosing one of the three Equity Funds that comprise 46 member schools, $20 of your checkout total will be donated.
- The donation will be divided in half, with one portion going directly to the selected Equity Fund and the other portion being added to a Title 1 pool.
SESEC will then redistribute the pooled funds among the Equity Funds based on their Title 1 school count.
The three Equity Funds will subsequently allocate their distributions to their member schools according to their own unique equity models.

FLOWERS

We're pleased to announce that our commitment to supporting farmers with living wages remains strong. $30 per bouquet goes to the farmers. Friendly Johnson-Vang, the founder of this flower sale initiative launched in 2020, has partnered with the PNW BIPOC Farmland Trust, an organization led by BIPOC farmers to hold farmland and support services for BIPOC farmers. The remaining $10 from each bouquet sale will cover administrative costs associated with running the flower sale.

THREE EQUITY FUNDS

CANSSPA: Central and North Seattle Schools PTA Alliance has16 member schools, 50% Title 1: Adams, Bailey Gatzert, James Baldwin, John Rogers, Leschi, Licton Springs K-8, Lowell, Loyal Heights, McDonald, Olympic Hills, Sacajawea, Salmon Bay K-8, Stevens, Viewlands, Wedgwood, West Woodland.

SESSFA: SE Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance has 17 member schools, 94% Title 1: Aki Kurose MS, Beacon Hill, Dearborn Park, Dunlap, Emerson, Graham Hill, Hawthorne, Kimball, John Muir, Maple, Mercer MS, MLK Jr, Orca K-8, Rainier View, Rising Star, South Shore K-8, Wing Luke.

WSPSEF: West Seattle Public School Equity Fund has 13 member schools, 38% Title 1: Alki, Arbor Heights, Concord, Gatewood, Genesee Hill, Highland Park, Lafayette, Pathfinder K-8, Roxhill, Sanislo, West Seattle, Louisa Boren STEM K-8, Fairmount Park.

Title 1 schools italicized

QUESTIONS? email Meghan Bedell - SESEC Operations Manager - meghan@sesecwa.org

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1 Bouquet via Pre-Sale

$60

Tax deductible portion: $10 to Equity Fund of your choice. $10 to Title 1 pool. $10 Administrative fee (shared equally between NW BIPOC Land Trust and SESEC). Non-deductible retail value: $30 to NW BIPOC Land Trust for flowers.

2 Bouquets via Pre-Sale

$100

Tax deductible portion: $15 to Equity Fund of your choice. $15 to Title 1 pool. $10 Administrative fee (shared equally between NW BIPOC Land Trust and SESEC). Non-deductible retail value: $60 to NW BIPOC Land Trust for flowers.

Donate bouquet to Teachers at José Martí CDC

$60

https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/jose-marti-child-development-center/ The José Martí Child Development Center (JMCDC) is a community-based program that serves children ages 15 months to 5 years old. Its bilingual, bicultural curriculum emphasizes cultural diversity, social justice, and family involvement in order to develop children’s self-awareness, cultural pride, and self-esteem, which is combined with age-appropriate developmental activities in the four domain areas of development (cognitive, social/emotional, physical, and language) to adequately prepare children for kindergarten. JMCDC was founded in 1972 with the inception of El Centro de la Raza. The José Martí Child Development Center has three locations with several other sites opening over the next few years. The main location is on Beacon Hill in its historic schoolhouse building and the adjacent Plaza Roberto Maestas facility. Its satellite locations are in the International District at Hirabayashi Place and in the Roosevelt Neighborhood at Cedar Crossing. Tax deductible portion: $10 to Equity Fund of your choice. $10 to Title 1 pool. $10 Administrative fee (shared equally between NW BIPOC Land Trust and SESEC). Non-deductible retail value: $30 to NW BIPOC Land Trust for flowers.

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