May 27, 2008, SFUSD adopted a Resolution of Commendation to PREFund’s Founding Committee & Community Volunteers for Supporting Daniel Webster Elementary School. “The Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District wishes to commend and offer its sincerest thanks to the PREFund Founding Committee members, Jennifer Betti, Stacey Bartlett, Katherine Doumani, Dena Fischer, Debra Grassgreen, Melissa Millsaps, Laura Mitic, and Mike Lin, who with support from the Honorable Art Agnos, former Mayor of San Francisco, and scores of local volunteers, have taken Daniel Webster Elementary School and its students in the Potrero Hill Neighborhood into their hearts.”

May 2, 2008, Majority Whip, Assemblywoman, Fiona Ma presented a Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislature Assembly to PREFund “for outstanding achievements in our local community and stalwart support of our public schools as demonstrated by the establishment of a new Spanish Immersion program at Daniel Webster Elementary School, thereby benefitting all the people of the City of San Francisco and State of California.”

Special thanks to our chosen architects, Jackson Liles Architecture providing both pro bono and discounted services to build Potrero Kids Preschool.

PREFund would also like to thank its supporters…
Foundations
The San Francisco Foundation
Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)
Eastern Neighborhoods Public Benefits Fund
Rebuilding Together San Francisco
Deborah J. and Peter A. Magowan Family Foundation, Inc.
Orgel Family Trust
Temple Israel

Corporations
Ernst & Young, LLP
PDI/DreamWorks
Charles Schwab
Pachulski Stag Ziehl & Jones LLP
Dial House
Felderstein Fitzgerald Willoughby & Pascuzzi LLP
Neilson Elggren LLP
Tuchin, Bogdanoff and Stern, LLP

Local Merchants and Community Groups
1Off-Mary Revelli - Gate Design and Construction
Beronio Lumber - Trex Decking
Bode Concrete - Concrete
Priority Architectural Graphics
Tap Plastics - Plexi-glass gate accents
Potrero Hill Merchants Association
Potrero Chiropractors
Potrero Boosters
Sports Basement
Golden Gate Mothers Group
Thinkers Café
Jay’s Deli
Zephyr Real Estate
Jackson Liles Architects
Melissa Shimmin, Shimmin Design
Kristin Kelly Colombano, Avantgarde Design
Pacific Nurseries
Strand Appliances
One Off Furniture LLC
Community Action Network
Bridge Crawl Band

PKDW Construction Team
Architects: Jackson Liles Architecture - Julie Jackson and Brian Liles
Construction Company: AzulWorks, Inc. - Balmore Hernandez, Dii Lewis
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: List Engineering
Electrical Engineer: ACG Engineers, Inc.
SFUSD: David Goldin, Simon Reyes, Philip Smith
DSA staff: Herb Lam, Jackie Chan, Andrew Chen, Roland Alinea, Diane Thomas
Inspectors of Record: Ralph Hagedorn and David Lucier
Testing Lab: Signet Testing Laboratories

Special Thanks to Heidi McLaughlin and Santiago Ruiz of Mission Neighborhood Centers