nk Tha ! Yo u
Day in the Park August 25, 2013
“The families we serve live in the moment...they have to. When insurance tells them no, and a family can’t afford it, we want to step in and help. ” – Barry & Elaine
Day in th e Pa rk
+ 1,000 Gu ests + 65 Wi ne rie s, Breweries, Re sta urants & Ba ke rie s + 375 Vo luntee rs
= 3,000 Un iqu e Ca mp Expe rie nc es! The umbrellas almost took off along with the bidding during this year’s Day in the Park. Guests started raising their paddles to help raise money to send children with chronic & life-threatening illnesses, developmental disabilities and youth at-risk to camp at no cost to their families.
Thanks to ALL OF YOU, our campers’ wishes and dreams continue to come true!
The Gift Center Guests perused and bid on more than 200 exquisite Gift Center packages, such as premium bottles of wine, weekend getaways, one-of-a-kind gift baskets, outdoor adventures and more! Emcees Narsai David, Cheryl Jennings, Doug McConnell, Sue Hall, Jim Hampton and Mike Nico helped promote the most sought after packages. Thank you to all of the local businesses who generously donated items for our Gift Center!
The most popular packages were items from the Camper Wishlist. Guests had the opportunity to purchase important camp items to keep the fun going all summer long. More than $7,800 was raised to help fund musical instruments , sports equipment and much more!
Epicurean Ensemble
Vintners, brewmasters and bakers provided our 1,000 guests with delectable delights throughout the Gift Center. Thank you to all the Epicurean Ensemble vendors who made the day so delicious!
Top to Bottom: Tom DeJonghe & Barry Taylor Bridges Restaurant Campo di Bocce Darcie Kent Winery Yankee Pier, Lafayette YMCA Chef Nicole Lucia, on right Wente Vineyards Restaurant & Event Center
Top to Bottom: Bodega Del Sur Winery Sauced BBQ & Spirits Tutte Al Forno Papa Lee’s Southern BBQ Rombauer Vineyards Montibella Sausage Company Rachel Dunn Chocolates
This year we welcomed a few brand new epicurean ensemble guests, including Rustic Tavern, Sauced BBQ & Spirits, On the Border, Salvatore Ristorante, Occasio Winery and Papa Lee’s Southern BBQ to the event. Hope to see you again next year!
Send a Kid to Camp After Helen Smith kicked-off the live auction with a stirring rendition of “Home� by Phillip Phillips, with her very special backup singers from Northern Light School, guests raised their paddles to donate funds to help send kids to camp! More than 150 guests participated in this portion of the auction which ranged from donations of $100 to $100,000!
Our campers enjoyed Day in the Park as well, filling the day with cotton candy, balloon animals, ice cream, sno cones and pom poms.
T ha nks to you we ra ised $425,950 du ri ng Se nd a Kid to C a mp
Yo u K! ROC
Live Auction This year’s Live Auction packages included something for everyone, from tickets to an NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans to tickets to the season finale of The Voice.
Day in the Park attendees are foodies for sure. A gourmet meal for eight prepared by Chef Ryan Scott of ABC’s Food Rush sold for $17,000. Our globe-trotting buyers jumped on the BACKROADS® Multisport Canadian Rockies Trip, which sold for $18,000.
as gues ts re m ai ne d fr ien dl y ion tit pe m co e th , Luck ily sive pack ages . each ot he r fo r exclu
tr ied to ou tbid
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2013 Day in the Park raffle winner Vicki Gallegos, who won the 2013 FIAT 500 Pop! ‌ then turned around and donated it back to TTFF. We so appreciate her generosity.
With the over whelming support of volunteers, donors, vendors, guests and the community, we raised $1,000,000!
Volunteers
As always, the day would not be possible without the help from our 375 volunteers. We greatly appreciate your support of TTFF and the time you give to ensure Day in the Park is a success!
A special “Thank You� to our photographers who captured the magic of the day, Phil Doyle, Emily James, Susana Millman, Jim Montgomery and Tom Tomkinson.
Day in the Park 2013
T h a n k yo u
f o r m a k ing c am p a p e rs ! re a li t y f o r o u r c am
The Beat Goes On This year, in partnership with the Wells Fargo Foundation and the Forever Young Foundation, TTFF launched a Mobile Music Therapy program, “Sophie’s Place”, for children at camp and in local hospitals. In addition to keeping camp free, your continued support of our mission allows us to help children share their stories, build confidence and self-esteem and inspire hope and creativity through playing, moving to and listening to music.
Ways you can help:
Fundraise
Become a TTFF Ambassador
Volunteer
The Taylor Family Foundation at Camp Arroyo 5555 Arroyo Road, Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 455-5118 • TTFF@ttff.org • Tax ID No. 94-3262932 Stay updated: visit us online at www.ttff.org or “Like” us on Facebook!