University City\u2019s Spreckels Elementary School parents petitioned local restaurants and merchants in an effort to raise funds for a new school computer lab, and now the group is hosting a raffle featuring the products inside several Valentine\u2019s Day packages. “For a donation of $10, you could win a Valentine\u2019s Day dinner of $100 \u2014 that\u2019s why we\u2019ve named [the event] budget-friendly Valentine\u2019s Day celebration,” Spreckels Elementary School parent Staci Torgeson said. For those who donate $30 or more, Spreckels parents have myriad gifts to give away, such as chocolate and floral arrangements and grocery store gift certificates, Torgeson said. “We have 13 total $100 gift certificates and three dozen second-place certificates,” Torgeson said, adding that winners won\u2019t be disappointed with their Valentine\u2019s Day choices. “We need to have donations in by February 6 so people have time to make their Valentine\u2019s Day reservations.” Torgeson said some restaurants that donated first-place $100 gift certificates include Roy\u2019s La Jolla, Donovan\u2019s, The French Gourmet, Tapenade, Ruth\u2019s Chris, Hash House, The Tractor Room, Caf\u00e9 Lavande, Fleming\u2019s and Caf\u00e9 Japengo. Torgeson said they would hold an additional drawing for people who donate $30 or more but don\u2019t win a first-place certificate. “Anyone who donates over $30 can win other prizes. So if they didn\u2019t win the gift certificate they can also win a $25 to $50 gift certificate,” Torgeson said, adding that second-chance prizes include a PF Chang\u2019s certificate, Salon gift cards, a Costco membership and a Sports Club membership gift card. Although many local merchants and restaurants donated goods and services to the cause, Torgeson said the reason parents came together was to help students update the computer lab. “The computer lab is 12 years old and they aren\u2019t sophisticated enough to handle modern software,” Torgeson said. The parents\u2019 goal is to replace the computers with Macintosh computers. For more information about the Valentine\u2019s Day drawing, visit www.spreckelsweb.net. Donations must be received by Feb. 6. Each $10 donation enters the donor into a $100 Valentine\u2019s Day dinner drawing. For donations of $30 or more, donors will be entered into the second-chance drawing. Those interested can mail or drop off cash or check donations until Feb. 6 at the Spreckels Elementary School office, 6033 Stadium St., between 8:50 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or at First Choice Properties, 6112-A Regents Road. Please make checks payable to Spreckels Elementary\/Computers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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