Each December, Yu Ying families join together to spread holiday cheer and express our appreciation for the hard work of our teachers and staff by giving each of them a cash gift. Funds are collected across all grades and divided equally among all 115 YY staff members to ensure that everyone feels the love of our community. We recognize that the excellence of our school depends on the collective effort of all of its staff, even those we may not interact with directly or on a daily basis, including: lead, assistant, special education and specials teachers; classroom aides; facilities supervisors; our counselor, social worker, and nurse; and administrative staff. All of these folks have put in tremendous time, effort, and creativity to rise to the many challenges caused by the pandemic and to make remote learning and Dragon Squad the best experiences they can possibly be.

This year we will be distributing Visa e-gift cards since staff will not be on campus to collect a physical gift. We are aiming to collect $11,800 so that we can give each staff member $100 and account for the processing fee charged by GoFundMe. While this is our goal, we know that 2020 has been a time of hardship for many, and we will adjust the gift amount based on what we are able to give as a community. 

Monetary contributions are completely voluntary. There are limitless ways to express gratitude, and all are valued and appreciated by our teachers and staff, including special posts to Seesaw, emails, cards or drawings. Cards, letters, or drawings mailed to the school will be held for staff until they return to campus.

If you would like to give to our Parent Association winter teacher gift fund, please do so by December 14th. Contributions of any amount are welcome! Thank you for helping us share some cheer with our whole YY family!