Mesita Elementary’s 2nd Annual “It’s a Spring Thing”

Press Release: Fungi Mungle Put Their Best ‘Fro Forward to Benefit

Mesita Elementary’s 2nd Annual “It’s a Spring Thing” Event

04.30.10—Fungi Mungle, better known as the best live disco band in the world, will put their best ‘fro forward to benefit the Mesita Elementary’s “It’s a Spring Thing” fundraising event organized by the Mesita PTA and Watch D.O.G.S. on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Mesita Elementary, 3307 N. Stanton from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“It’s a Spring Thing” will feature carnival eats and treats and good family fun. Fungi Mungle hits the stage at 6 p.m.

Advance tickets to “It’s a Spring Thing” are $3 for adults, $1 EPISD students and are available at Mesita Elementary after school every Friday in May and the entire week of the concert. Day of event tickets will be $5 for adults and $2 EPISD students and will be available at the door. For more info: 915.309.4815

“We had Fungi Mungle play last year and it was so much fun, their energy and interaction with the kids was great! At one point they had a conga line going,” said Stephanie Otero, VP of Ways and Means for the Mesita PTA. “We think Mesita is a very cool place and we love that Fungi Mungle thinks so too.”

The Mesita PTA (Parent Teacher Association) and Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) support Mesita students, parents, and faculty in numerous ways including educational resources, field trips, programs that are not funded by EPISD, as well as helping to maintain their ground-breaking “Connecting Worlds” program that was developed at Mesita and is now unique only to the El Paso Independent School District, state wide and nation wide.

“It’s a Spring Thing”

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010

Time: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Place: Mesita Elementary, 3307 N. Stanton

Tickets: $3 Adults/$1 EPISD students in advance.

$5 Adults/$2 EPISD students at door.

For more info: 915.309.4815

For more information about “It’s a Spring Thing” or to arrange interviews, please contact Marina Monsisvais at marina.monsisvais@gmail.com. For more info about Fungi Mungle visit www.fungimungle.com.