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Planting Seeds of Change, Growing Grassroots Movements
Saturday, April 5
Scripps Birch Aquarium
2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu
On-site Parking |
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On the evening of Saturday, April 5 the Foundation for Change will host a gala celebration at the Scripps Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. The theme of the evening will be “Planting Seeds of Change, Growing Grassroots Movements.” All proceeds will support the Foundation for Change as we expand our work of supporting emerging leaders and organizations working for progressive social change in San Diego and Tijuana.
Pioneers – $25,000 or more
Pioneer gifts may be made as one-time gifts or paid in installments across three years. Pioneers receive all the benefits listed below.
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Harvesters – $10,000
10 tickets plus full-page ad in 25th Anniversary Program
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Cultivators – $5,000
8 tickets plus half-page ad in 25th Anniversary Program
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Planters – $2,500
6 tickets plus quarter-page ad in 25th Anniversary Program
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Tillers – $1,000
4 tickets plus business card ad in 25th Anniversary Program
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Groundbreakers – $500
3 tickets plus name listed in 25th Anniversary Program
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Stakeholders – $250
2 tickets plus name listed in 25th Anniversary Program
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Individuals – $100
1 ticket to 25th Anniversary Celebration
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ABOUT THE EVENT
6:00PM - Flow Dinner Reception
Socialize with Progressive Friends
Enjoy the Aquarium & Ocean Views
Music by Calman Hart
Local, Seasonal Cuisine
Catered by Giuseppe Ciuffa
7:30PM - Program
Live Auction
Eveoke Dance Theater
25th Anniversary Honorees
The Next Quarter Century – a Preview
8:30PM - Desserts & Coffee
In addition to enjoying fine food and drink and music together, we will be honoring people who have made a difference for progressive causes in San Diego across the past 25 years, including:
HONOREES
Roberto Martinez
Roberto L. Martinez was for 20 years the Director of the U.S./Mexico Border Program of the American Friends Services Committee. A pioneering figure in our region’s bi-national network of human rights observers, Martinez was one of 11 recipients worldwide to receive the prestigious Human Rights Watch Award in 1992. He retired in 2001.
San Diego LGBT Pride
San Diego LGBT Pride produces the annual Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender Pride Celebration which attracts 200,000 participants to Hillcrest for America’s Finest Pride Parade and Festival. Formed in 1974, San Diego LGBT Pride has given $1.2 million to a wide variety of organizations as it continues to foster pride and respect within LGBT communities locally and globally.
Donald Cohen
Donald Cohen is the co-founder and President of the Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI), a research and advocacy organization promoting higher living standards for poor and moderate-income families in San Diego. He has worked as a community organizer and consultant and as the Political Director of the San Diego- Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Cohen helped launch the San Diego chapter of the Liberty Hill Foundation, which started our grantmaking work in 1983.
FOUNDER
Victoria Danzig
Victoria Danzig is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in La Jolla. After establishing the San Diego chapter of the Liberty Hill Foundation, she led the work of incorporating the organization as the San Diego Foundation for Change. From 1994 to 2000 Danzig served as the Foundation’s first Board President.
SPONSORS
California Endowment
Corazon Global
Coronado Catering
Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP
Funding Exchange
Giuseppe Restaurants & Fine Catering
Laurie C. Fisher AIA – Architect, LEED AP
Michael’s Printing
Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties
Social Justice Ministry, First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
Sun & Moon Vision Productions
HOSTS
Bruce M. Abrams
Rachel & Michael Brau
Candace Carroll & Len Simon
Marilyn & Martin Colby
Joan Cudhea & Tomas Firle
Patrick &.Virginia Daniels
John Fanestil & Jennifer Leich
Elaine & Murray Galinson
Thérèse & Byron Georgiou
M. Suzanne & Lawrence Hess
Eric A. Isaacson & Susan K. Weaver
Ira Lechner & Eileen Haag
Chuck Lowery of Pacific Bakery
Robert P. Meinzer & Stephen D. McIntee
Helen Warren Ross
Mark Solomon
Maureen Steiner
Lou Terrell & Carol Isackson
Molli & Arthur Wagner
Peter Zschiesche & Pam Clark
HONORARY HOSTS
Michelle Ciccarelli
Alan Nahum & Victoria Danzig
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Toni Atkins
Marty Block
Francine Busby
Laurie Coskey
Joni K. Craig
Susan Davis
Bob Filner
Donna Frye
Jamie Gates
Christine Kehoe
Scott Richardson
Mary Salas
Lori Saldana
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