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About the Event
Over the past few years, the education community has demonstrated remarkable resilience and creativity in adapting to a changing world. RAFT is proud to continue supporting educators with the tools and resources they need to reimagine classrooms for future generations.
Join us on Wednesday, September 17 at 6:00pm for a special evening as we explore what an engaging, hands-on learning environment looks like. We'll showcase RAFT's impact and celebrate our incredible STEAM Teachers & Administrators of the Year, RAFT Heroes, Partners, and Volunteers who make it all possible.
Take a look back at last year's inspiring awardees here.
Look Back at Last Year's Event
The Venue
Join us for our special event at the RAFT Store in San Jose!
Over the past few years, RAFT—the candy store for educators—has undergone some exciting transformations, and we can't wait for you to see what's new. From redesigned spaces to new resources, there's so much to explore!
Arrive early to give yourself time to tinker, discover, and be inspired. Tour our wide selection of STEAM Project Kits and browse our ever-changing inventory of art supplies, classroom materials, furniture, and more.
We're accepting sponsors!
Please contact development@raft.net for more information.
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT SPONSORS
$25K DELOREAN SPONSOR
$15K GREAT SCOTT SPONSOR
$10K GIGAWATT SPONSOR
Ned & Jimi Barnholt
$5K MCFLY SPONSOR
Mark & Carolyn Guidry Foundation
THANK YOU TO OUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS
Ann and Alden Danner
Deloitte
Anne and Ron Murphy
Donna Whitney and Uwe Kladde
2025 Event Committee
John Ebner
Sylvia Lai
Vivi Pham
Andrea Whittaker
About RAFT
Since 1994, RAFT (www.raft.net) has provided educators with meaningful, accessible strategies, ready-to-use activities and affordable materials to increase instructional minutes in STEAM subjects. As a membership organization based in San Jose,CA, we are known as the “Costco” for educators, with a 32,000 square foot facility that offers hands-on learning materials. These materials include bulk material donations to RAFT and our STEAM Project Kits created by our education team and packed by volunteers. We also ship our materials to educators around the world and provide online resources.