Events
1st Annual "Fore Dreams" Pacific Coast Invitational to support Literacy Project Foundation
Pelican Hill Golf Club, Newport Coast, CA
September 23, 2011
With the glistening Pacific Coast offering a picturesque sunset at Pelican Hill Golf Club, our first annual golf tournament proved a tremendous success! Congratulations to sponsor Gary Brewer of Digital Eye Studios and his foursome for taking top crown. LIV president Dan Korpman nabbed the coveted longest drive and Jim Andronaco stuck the closet to the pin! Guests danced the night away when wives, girlfriends and friends joined golfers in the gorgeous Mar Vista ballroom for dinner and the Mr. J band. Special thanks to our sponsors this year; First Foundation Advisors, Safety Supply America, Rockstar Energy Drink, Riviera Magazine, Rancho Las Lomas, White, Nelson & Co., Digital Eye Media, Pelican Hill Resort, Svedka Vodka, Janie Merkle / Re/MAX Fine Homes, Strategic Perception, Inc., and Pascal Olhats among others.
Literacy in Vision kicks off fundraiser to support Literacy Project Foundation
Commonwealth Lounge & Grill, Newport Beach, CA
March 10, 2011
Literacy in Vision (LIV) hosted its inaugural "friendraiser" at Commonwealth Restaurant in Newport Beach with some 50 guests to help raise awareness for LPF's Get Set Read! literacy programs. Commonwealth Restaurant owner Dave George was on hand to greet guests and provide hors d'oeuvres in the upstairs lounge. The friendraiser is the kick off of the LIV support guild that will stage lively events throughout the year. LIV was created as a philanthropic arm of the Literacy Project Foundation to bring together colleagues who share an interest in bringing the gift of literacy to underprivileged and struggling readers. Guests included Dan Walters, Renee Valencia, Alan Freeman, LPF President Sue Tucker, volunteers Danielle Drucker and Jessica Cunningham, Travis Cannon and sister Crystal, Chad Latham, Sara Garske, Bronson Tahele, Jeannie, Richard, and Brett Lawrence, Dan Korpman, Romteen Youssefi, Casey Arisohn, and Cara Hess among others.
Literacy Project Foundation’s 2nd Inaugural Luncheon
Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, CA
May 20, 2010
The Literacy Project Foundation’s (LPF) “What Dreams Are Made Of” event on May 20th, 2010 at Big Canyon Country Club raised awareness of LPF’s mission and vision of success for young at-risk kids. The second annual luncheon was highly successful in making new friends with over 100 guests while raising some $20,000 to serve classrooms and after-school programs in Southern California school districts with their literacy program, Get Set Read!. Award-winning education specialist Chauncey Veatch, the 2002 National Teacher of the Year served as a keynote speaker and was joined by LPF Board Chairman Doug Freeman, President/CEO Sue Tucker, and five Project Hope students and their role models. The event’s success was made possible by major sponsors Douglas and Lynn Freeman, Ernest and Irma Rose Foundation, Sue and Stephen L. Tucker, Mary and Walter Frome Family Foundation, Liz Merage, Marc Levin, Bob Latimer, Catherine and James Emmi, Mabel and David Wheeler, former California State Senator and Secretary of Education Marian Bergeson, Jeannie Lawrence, JoAnn and Anthony Fanticola, and Virginia Mangione among others.
Literacy Project Foundation Inaugural Luncheon
Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, CA
May 20, 2009
The Literacy Project Foundation’s (LPF) inaugural fundraising luncheon on May 20, 2009 at Big Canyon Country Club raised awareness of their mission to provide its 10-week reading program and literacy product, Get Set Read!” to after school programs at no cost. The event, “What Dreams Are Made Of,” was successful in making friends with some 80 guests and raising $25,000 to serve three after school programs in Orange County school districts; Project Hope, MLK Group Home, and ACCESS. Former California Secretary of Education David Long Ph.D. served as keynote speaker and was joined by special guests; former California State Senator and Secretary of Education and Board Member Marian Bergeson, Board Member and Senior Counsel of the University of California Dan Aldrich III, Ph.D., OC Department of Education Supervisor Bill Habermehl, Get Set Read! co-developer Steve Tucker, and emcees Ann Pulice and Rick Reiff from KOCE-TV. Also in the crowd were Liz Merage, Debbie Bridges, Doug Freeman, Lee Hausner, Janet Ray, Kelly Roberts, Casey Reinhardt, Betty Moss-Politivo, Linda Yellin, John Stahr, Valerie Whiting, Robyn Grant, Laurie Rodnick, JoAnn Fanticola, Virginia Mangione, Rebecca McLarand, Jeannie Lawrence, and Wally Gayner. The event’s success was made possible by major sponsors consisting of the Frome Family Foundation, Daranne & Paul Folino, The Argyros Family Foundation, Liz Merage, Lee Hausner, Marta Bhathal, Deborah & Larry J. Bridges, Cindy Galardi, Jeannie Lawrence, Fred Davis, Janet & James “Walkie” Ray, Casey Reinhardt / The C.A.S.E.Y. Foundation, and Kelly Roberts among others.
Brasserie Pascal Grand Opening
Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA
July 14, 2009
In support of the Literacy Project Foundation (LPF), more than 225 guests attended the grand opening of Pascal Olhats’ Brasserie Pascal in Fashion Island for a “Bastille Day Celebration” on July 14, 2009. The event raised over $5,000 for LPF’s reading programs, Get Set Read!, to service after school programs in OC School Districts. Owner and French immigrant Pascal Olhats was compassionate about honoring LPF with his special grand opening since he believes literacy is a foundational tool that ensures success in America. The cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception offered award winning wines courtesy of Crinella Winery with vintner Dr. Frank Crinella in attendance as an honorary guest and proprietor Pascal Olhats on hand to welcome guests with tastings of his new cuisine served in the more casual French atmosphere of Brasserie Pascal.
