The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach held its 19th Annual Art of Giving Gala on Saturday, May 13, 2019. The “Under the Sea” theme provided guests with an evening filled with underwater adventure. The Montage ballroom was transformed into an aquarium with fish and sea life swimming on the walls and beautiful coral flower arrangements on the tables. The gala marks the Club’s largest and most important fundraising event of the year as investment will directly enhance the lives of youth in Laguna Beach and its surrounding area. The organization is reliant on community support to ensure the goal of meeting our youth’s social, emotional and academic needs through award-winning after-school and summer programming. During the night’s fun festivities, the Club’s Chief Executive Officer, Pam Estes, presented guests with its valuable impact on members and the issues facing our youth today.
Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach would like to thank the many contributors who participated in this celebration. Platinum sponsors: Click Family Foundation, Jim & Vicki Click, Montage Laguna Beach, Tuttle-Click Automotive Group, Massen Green Foundation, Jaffe Family Foundation, Wells Fargo Advisors, Wilson Automotive and the William and Mary Ross Family Foundation. Gold Sponsors: Crevier Classic Cars, Betsy & Gary Jenkins, Ray & Sandra Wirta. Silver sponsors: Al Roberts & Ken Jillson, Barbara & Greg MacGillivray, Chase Auto Finance, Cox, Castle & Nicholson, Cox Communications, Dennis & Carol Berryman, Dykema Gossett, LLP, JP Morgan Chase & Co., LBA Realty, McKenna European Auto Center, Nancy Myers, Paula & Brad Arnold, Phyllis & David Phillips, Robin & John Shanahan, Toyota of Orange, Union Bank.
The Club also gives a special thanks to this year’s Event Co-Chairs Carrie Click and Paula Hornbuckle-Arnold for doing a phenomenal job! The Club’s Gala event helps tremendously in sustaining the Club, but still seeks support, collaborations and partnerships to accomplish its core mission to help all young people, especially those that need it most, to realize their full potential as healthy, caring, and responsible citizens. For more information about the Gala, or to learn about the Club’s programs and how you can support them, please contact Michelle Fortezzo at (949) 715-7584 or michellef@bgclaguna.org or visit the Club website at www.bgclagunabeach.org.
About The Club
The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach service area includes Laguna Beach, Aliso Viejo, Lake Forest and the surrounding communities, and occupies three sites in Laguna Beach: Canyon Branch, Bluebird Branch and Lang Branch. Together, they offer a nationally recognized and award winning year round Out-of-School enrichment program that focuses on the whole family. From preschool to parenting classes, The Boys & Girls Club offers an array of services that focus on; academic success, good character and citizenship, healthy lifestyles and creative expression. Being an indispensable asset to the families of our community is a Boys & Girls Club time-honored tradition. For over 60 years, The Boys & Girls Club strives to support the youth of Laguna Beach through out of school recreation that celebrates the whole child.
For more information about The Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, visit: www.bgclagunabeach.org or call (949) 494-2535.
