University City’s 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’s Day packages. “For a donation of $10, you could win a Valentine’s Day dinner of $100 — that’s why we’ve named [the event] budget-friendly Valentine’s 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’t be disappointed with their Valentine’s Day choices. “We need to have donations in by February 6 so people have time to make their Valentine’s Day reservations.” Torgeson said some restaurants that donated first-place $100 gift certificates include Roy’s La Jolla, Donovan’s, The French Gourmet, Tapenade, Ruth’s Chris, Hash House, The Tractor Room, Café Lavande, Fleming’s and Café Japengo. Torgeson said they would hold an additional drawing for people who donate $30 or more but don’t win a first-place certificate. “Anyone who donates over $30 can win other prizes. So if they didn’t 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’s 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’t sophisticated enough to handle modern software,” Torgeson said. The parents’ goal is to replace the computers with Macintosh computers. For more information about the Valentine’s Day drawing, visit www.spreckelsweb.net. Donations must be received by Feb. 6. Each $10 donation enters the donor into a $100 Valentine’s 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.