Game on! Are you ready?
About the Event
Education has the power to transform. For 30 years, RAFT has fostered this power and brought the magic of discovery to life through hands-on learning.
The needs of educators and students continue to evolve and RAFT is committed to ensuring our educators and schools have what they need in order to keep inspiring our students to achieve.
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, join us on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:00pm as we reflect on and highlight RAFT's incredible journey and future, share what an engaging classroom looks like, and honor our STEAM Teachers of the Year, RAFT Heroes, Partners, and Volunteers.
Read about last year’s event here.
Look Back at Last Year's Event
The Venue
This year, we are once again hosting our special event at the RAFT Store in San Jose! In the last few years, we have made many improvements to our warehouse and facility. We are excited to have you see the vast array of changes. Be sure to arrive early to make time to explore and tinker. Tour our variety of STEAM Project Kits as well as our ever changing inventory of school and office supplies, arts & crafts, furniture, and more.
We're accepting sponsors!
Join our special 30th Anniversary Sponsor Circle and help us continue our mission.
Please contact development@raft.net for more information.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
$40K Anniversary Sponsor
$20K High Score Sponsor
$15K Power Up Sponsor
$10K Boss Sponsor
Adobe Employee Giving Program
Ned and Jimi Barnholt
Douglas Spreng
$5K Mini Boss Sponsor
The Ball Family
Bruce and Gail Chizen
Ann and Alden Danner
John and Deanne Ebner
Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation
Anne and Ron Murphy
Thomas and Donna Whitney Education Foundation
THANK YOU TO OUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS
The Birenbaum Family Fund
Gloria and Michael Chiang
Kevin and Ali Fried
Jan Half
Francis and Margaret Keeler
Webb and Christina McKinney
Randy and Cindy Pond
San Jose Water
Terrace Consulting
Jeffrey Fox
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation
Donna Whitney and Uwe Kladde
2024 Event Committee
John Ebner
Gayle Dilley
Jillian Forusz
Sharon Hutchins
Andrea Whittaker
Donna Whitney
About RAFT
Since 1994, Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) 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.