Students and organizers across FUHSD held the annual Spring for Education fundraiser at the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino on March 20, raising money and showcasing district commodities.

Through auctions and donations from attendees, the fundraiser helps support HHS and other district schools, event chair Sam Liu said.

The event also featured many activities and clubs from FUHSD campuses, which promoted students’ hard work in the form of posters, attendee, French National Honor Society member, CHS junior Kayce Yan said.

“This event helps students interact with the people around us and really get to know our community, especially since they are the ones supporting us in many various ways,” Yan said. “It’s nice to meet new people and get out the causes of our club to our community.”

Various perks, such as reserved graduation seating, were auctioned off, contributing to the total raised of over $6,000 for FUHSD, Liu said.

“If the school system has an activity [or]projects they need funding for, we are here to help them,” Liu said. “[Raising money] takes a lot of effort.”

Local community members pitched in to support the fundraiser through a variety of methods as well, FUHSD adult school principal Lori Riehl said.

“The auctions are another way for the foundation to make money, and people donate things, or in some cases, their time,” Riehl said. “For example, I noticed Mayor Larry Klein is offering up lunch [with him], so you can bid on that. If you win, you’re donating that amount, and the foundation takes that money to whatever projects.”

Meanwhile, student volunteers showcased artistic posters to interact with and attract sponsors for the district, FBLA member and CHS junior Amrutha Gundamalla said.

“Our [program] poster [for FBLA] is about scam awareness and the efforts that we have made to teach vulnerable people about scams,” Gundamalla said. “It’s a great way to network and meet people who are involved in our district, and then also showcase the stuff that our club has been doing over the past year.”

Overall, the fundraiser had an optimistic turnout, as many corporations and individuals attended to sponsor FUHSD programs, Liu said.

“A lot of guests enjoyed themselves, [and] they are all community leaders [or] corporate sponsors, so I think it’s a great success,” Liu said. “This is a good opportunity for them to sponsor us, because they know that we reach out to over 9000 students in the entire district. So if [they] sponsor us, they will be able to leverage our resources to help more people.”