Bing Children’s Fair 2017

By Sandi Gedeon, Business Manager

On Sunday, May 21, 2017, 600 families of Bing Nursery School children—current and alumni—spent the day at the school enjoying the annual Bing Children’s Fair. Fairgoers were entertained by the Mariachi Cardenal de Stanford and singer-songwriter Fred McCarthy. The incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band closed the fair and was a huge hit with children and adults.
 
Over 200 parents prepared goods for the bake sale and the food booths. Cupcakes, brownies and sweets of all kinds were popular, and nobody could pass up the delicious variety of food, from American macaroni and cheese to Mexican tacos. In addition, many businesses made donations, including food and volunteers to help staff the fair, as well as cash. Special thanks to our generous donors: Bird Dog, California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory, Costco, DAVIDsTEA, Ahmed and Elizabeth Fattouh, Fraiche, Gerry’s Cakes, GNT Group, Kathy’s Kreative Kakes, La Baguette, Lulu’s, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Pizza My Heart, Adriana Flores-Ragade and Dhananjay Ragade, SIGNALFIRE, Sigona’s Farmers Market, SusieCakes, TaskRabbit, Tin Pot Creamery, Delney and James Walker and many Stanford sororities and fraternities.
 
On the morning of the fair, approximately 200 alumni families joined the Bing staff for breakfast. It was wonderful to see and talk with so many alumni children, as well as their parents, some of whom are Bing alumni themselves.
 
We would like to thank our Bing Fair co-chairs, Chandan Allen, Dorothy An, Adriana Flores-Ragade, Patama Gur and Kristin Vogelsong, for organizing a beautiful fair, as well as the over 300 parent volunteers. Proceeds from the fair benefit the Bing Nursery School Scholarship Fund.
 
The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band