By Sandi Gedeon, Administrative Director
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, we were finally able to hold our annual Bing Children’s Fair on May 21. Since there were many graduating families who were never able to experience a Bing Fair, we had a tremendous turnout this year at both the Alumni Breakfast and the fair itself. The attendees enjoyed activity and craft booths as well as entertainment, which included live music from Bear Necessity Jazz and Stanford Bhangra Dancers, along with a puppet show from Fratello Marionettes. The incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band closed the fair and was a huge hit among children and adults alike.
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 penne Alfredo to Chinese dumplings to bean and cheese burritos. Many local businesses also donated food and gift cards—an especially meaningful gesture after our three-year hiatus. We want to extend an extra special thanks to our generous donors: Ana’s Bakery, Boichik Bagels, Celia’s Mexican Restaurant, Coupa Café, Crumbl Cookies, Curry Pizza House, Douce France, Joanie’s Café, La Baguette, Lulu’s, Pizza My Heart, Jenny Rahn, Sigona’s Farmers Market, Liz Stinson, TaskRabbit, True Food Kitchen, and Vina Enoteca.
On the morning of the fair, we had a record-breaking Bing Alumni Breakfast, with approximately 250 alumni families joining the Bing staff for breakfast. It was wonderful to connect with so many alumni children, as well as their parents, both first-timers and those who have joined our festivities in the past.
We would like to thank our Bing Fair co-chairs, Maureen Fan, Poonam Sidhu, and Alice Siu, for organizing a beautiful fair, as well as the over 200 parent volunteers and Bing teachers and staff who helped with the activity and food booths. Proceeds from the fair benefit the Bing Nursery School Scholarship Fund. Bing provides approximately $350,000 in financial assistance yearly to 20% of our families.
Fair Co-chairs: Maureen Fan, Poonam Sidhu, Alice Siu
Activity Chairs: Ticket Sales at Alumni Breakfast: Natalie Chang, Nate Coombs • Bake Sale: Dani Chammas, Amanda Donohue, Jenny Fandrianto • Baseball Toss: Jeff Greenwald • Beanbag Toss: Genevieve Gaines • Cake Walk: Andrea Joseph • Challenge Course: Mary Dicou • Cookie Painting: Liz Stinson • Duck Pond: Miao Li • Easel Painting: Jess Gao, Ping Li • Face Painting: Marina McIver • Finance/Ticket Sales: Shih Ku • Fruit Juice Bars: Gina Kwon • Handprints: Helen Hwang • International/American Foods: Summer Karam • International/American Foods Kitchen: Nandini Bhattacharjya, Jenny Rahn • Pizza Booth: Sarah Davis • Runners Team: Andrew Fandrianto • Saturday Set-Up: Xiaoyu Zang • Spirit Shop: Jane Bryson, Siejen Stevenson • Sunday Set-Up: Robert Luo • Treasure Bags: Danielle Nakamatsu-Wong