As our families, friends and many hopefully soon-to-be community members strolled onto our campus on Saturday for the annual International Serendipity festival, they were enveloped by a world of diverse cultures. From the delicious smells of scrumptious treats and energizing sounds of international beats, to the colorful sights of beautiful costume and intriguing explanations of scientific curiosity and diligent research, it all added up to an amazing way to kick off fall within the CMS community!
We want to recognize the incredible energy, creativity, time and financial commitments each of our parents, staff members and Austin area community members contributed to this amazing event. We are so grateful for the smiles that each of you helped put on the faces of so many children, and adults as well! Our sincerest apologies if we mistakenly left any names off this list, but please know that the generosity of your time and effort was still felt, needed and appreciated. It certainly takes a village (or a community) coming together to pull off something so memorable and fun! (Remember to log in your participation hours in VIC)
THANK YOU!
Shawn Edwards and Angie Bealko
- Sponsor Coordinator and Germany Table – Christiane Lunsford
- Diwali / Bollywood Dancing and India Table – Aparna Amaram, Kavita Jawarani, Shalvi Jhaveri, Deepthi Chidirala
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Capoeira Evolução Brazilian Dance/Martial Arts and Brazil Table – Juliana Mendonça
- Argentina Table and Raffle Donor – Rachael McConnell, Michelle Natinsky
- Vietnam/Cambodia Table – Brenda Trollinger
- Canada Table – Suji Carthikeyan, Eleanor Kent, Heather Burdick
- Puerto Rico Table – Joanne Sotelo
- Mexico Table – Judith Kemper’s Class
- Great Britain Table - Veena Rao’s Class
- Ireland Table – Will and Audrey O’Neill
- France Table – La Madeleine
- China/Thai Table – Mama Fu’s
- Tang Soo Do Demonstration – Parent Daniel Delenela – Round Rock Karate Academy
- Raffle Donor and Swiss Toy Demonstration – All Things Kids (Georgetown Square)
- Guitarist and Singer – Roland Waits of Ken’z Guitars (Georgetown Square)
- Guitarist and Singer – Marshal Crenshaw (Guide Emeritus; Meridien World School Music Teacher)
- Chinese Dragon/Lion Dance Team – University of Texas
- Water Flow Demonstration – Williamson County Master Gardeners
- Face Painting Artists – Jennifer Jones, Chrissy Davol
- Gardening Potty Pot Activity - Melissa Kelly, Vicky Husband, Roby Lanford
- Origami Activity – Ryan Freitas, Jacob Edwards
- Raffle Donors and other Sponsors – Department of Children’s Services, Old Navy, Snapple, Sprouts, Rack Room Shoes, Fish City Grille, Home Depot of Georgetown
- Passport Check and Prize Manager – Tamara Hudgins
- Flier Posters around Town – Maria Bunkley, Ginger Mann, Sara Martindale, Yvette Embree-Pritchett, Cheryl Durkop, Audrey O’Neill, Christiane Lunsford
- Serendipity Banner Manager and Master Seamstress – Cheryl Durkop
- Dessert, Fruit, Paper Goods, Table and “Random Stuff” Donors – Jessica Huddle, Leti Chavira, Geovanna Ricaldi, Camilia Lellis, Kellie Smith, Sabitha Rajan, Kristin Baldwin, Perry Pate, Sailaja Potluri, J Maier, Crystal DuRette, Yvette Embree-Pritchett, Dianne Lee, Tazeen Dhedhi, Joanne Sotelo, Shevaun Fontenot, Jennifer Jones, Kristina Higgins
- Photographers – Lorena Rolon, Stacey Harrell
- Set Up, Welcome, CMS Info Table, Passport Sticker Cutters, Sign Makers, Clean Up and “Chaos Management”
team – Jessica Huddle, Clare Kozakiewicz, Andy Chaudoir, Parag Ved, Kristina Higgins, Audrey O’Neill, Jinny Gonzalez, Yaphet Smith, Sailaja Potluri, Felicia Comfort, Jennifer Nimerick-Ellenbogen, Camey Harned, Jody French, Jodi Johnson, Allie Guajardo, and our local Girl Scouts!!! - John Hooper and the Upper Elementary Class
