Thursday, August 26, 2021 Presented by:
WHAT YOUR GIFT PROVIDES
$5,000
$5,000 provides a month of multi-lingual technology education classes to over 125 seniors that ensure that seniors have the tools they need to stay connected to essential services and their community.
$2,500
$2,500 provides food, essential items, and housing for a survivor of domestic violence and her children in our emergency shelter at AACI Asian Women’s Home for 2 weeks.
$1,000
$1,000 gives a month of counseling and safe space for people of all ages and cultural backgrounds struggling with isolation, depression, anxiety, or trauma.
$500
$500 supports medical staff to vaccinate 5 uninsured individuals against COVID-19, including high-risk, hard-toreach populations.
$250
$250 provides an online workshop for youth on fun and engaging topics like starting your own podcast, sticker making, or song writing.
$150
$150 buys diapers, wipes, and other household essentials for a low-income family with young children while they work to get back on their feet.
LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW *All dates are subject to availability. Expiration dates vary.
Rice Rice Baby Sushi-Making Party What better way to spend time with friends and family than over food and drink? Have a fun (and delicious!) night in for you and your friends with help from Michi Catering! You and 9 friends can have fun and learn how to make sushi from the professionals at Michi Catering. Michi Catering will host a full-service sushi-making workshop and cocktail hour, as well as provide the food, staff, and materials needed. Dates are subject to availability.
Dedicate a Bench at AACI Senior Wellness Center Show someone you care by dedicating a bench in their honor and be an active part of AACI history! This bench will be placed at the AACI Senior Wellness Center and will serve as a welcome place of rest for seniors and their families. Each time an AACI client passes by or takes a break on the bench, they will see your name and feel your support for their community. The winner will have the opportunity to visit the Senior Wellness Center and see our services in action. Naming rights are valid for 1 year.
LIVE AUCTION PREVIEW *All dates are subject to availability. Expiration dates vary.
A Stress-Free Escape to Cabo San Lucas or Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico For folks looking for a lavish experience they won’t forget, Cabo San Lucas’ Villa del Arco Beach Resort & Spa is the place to go! This high-end, family-friendly resort boasts a full-scale pirate ship, exotic cuisine, and the renowned Desert Spa, as well as numerous athletic and cultural activities! For those who prefer a stress-free vacation, the grand and friendly home-away-from-home Villa del Palmar Flamingos is the perfect destination! Everything you need is there: from a magnificent multi-level pool to exotic and mouth-watering cuisine to nearby championship golf courses and a decadent European-style Tatewari Spa. Expires 8/26/2022.
Choose Your Own Adventure – Fairmont Vacation Style! You will receive a 3-night stay at your choice of select Fairmont properties in cities including Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Scottsdale, Seattle, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Philadelphia, or a staycation at San Francisco, San Jose, or Sonoma. The best part of this opportunity is the flexibility! The Fairmont is a group of luxury hotels with distinct designs and an incomparable level of hospitality. From their historic icons and elegant resorts to their modern city-centre hotels, the Fairmont group is guaranteed to provide a vacation experience that brings you back time and time again. Two roundtrip domestic Southwest plane tickets are included. The experience needs to be booked by 8/26/22.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chairperson Marsha Fong Health Services Manager retired Board Vice-Chairperson Arturo Cazares Chief Executive Officer LBAN/Latino Business Action Network Board Treasurer Raul Gorospe Chief Financial Officer Palo Alto Medical Foundation Operations Board Secretary Jacqueline Guzman Deputy City Manager City of Sunnyvale Albert Ng Ching Founder & Former CEO Datamag Inc. Dinah Cheng Executive Consultant
Lisa Chen Manager Market Analysis and Strategy Genentech Rose Dao Physician The Permanente Medical Group Monica Nayar Office Leader San Jose PwC Lily Lim Director Legal IP and Strategic Alliances ServiceNow Ernesto Orduna Patient Advocate Toan Le Program Manager Cloudflare
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO AND BOARD CHAIR Dear AACI Supporters, Thank you so much for supporting our second virtual AACI Better Together Fundraiser. You make it possible for AACI to provide essential health and wellness services, as well as adapt to the changing needs of the community, throughout the pandemic. Because of you, our most vulnerable community members continue to have access to affordable medical care, COVID-19 screenings and vaccinations, culturally competent mental health counseling, safe shelter for survivors of trauma, nutritious meals and wellness check-ins for seniors, and so much more. After nearly 50 years, AACI remains dedicated to strengthening the resilience and hope of our diverse community members by improving their health and wellbeing, and we are so honored to partner with you. Thank you for being a part of the journey as we continue to make our community healthier, safer, and Better
Together.
Your partners for change,
Sarita Kohli President & CEO
Marsha Fong Board Chair
PROGRAM 6:30pm
Reception
7:00pm
Welcome & Recognition Master of Ceremonies, Bigad Shaban Welcome Remarks AACI Board Vice-Chairperson, Arturo Cazares AACI President & CEO, Sarita Kohli
7:20pm
Live Auction AACI Video & Guest Speaker Senior Wellness Program Participant, Mabel
7:50pm
Fund-a-Need & Last Hero
8:15pm
Honorees Jeremy Lin, Community Champion Award Frank Nguyen, Gordon N. Chan Leadership Award
8:30pm
Better Together Evening Close
THANK YOU SPONSORS Presenting Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Dennis Fong and County of Santa Clara Polly Kam Palo Alto University Asian American Cancer The Health Trust Support Network Stanford Children’s California Bank and Trust Health | Lucile Packard Connie Young Yu and Children’s Hospital Kou Ping Yu, MD Valley Water
Special Support & Media Sponsor
HONOREES
Community Champion Award Jeremy Lin A Bay Area native, Jeremy Lin is the NBA’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent, whose rise to prominence on the court sparked “Linsanity” in 2012. He launched The Jeremy Lin Foundation in 2013 to support impactful nonprofits. Jeremy and his foundation have focused in recent years on highlighting AAPI issues and organizations, and Jeremy is a vocal advocate to end anti-Asian racism.
Gordon N. Chan Leadership Award Frank Nguyen Frank Nguyen is the owner of Academic Coffee and a volunteer board member for the San Jose Downtown Association. In March 2020, Frank and Academic Coffee, in collaboration with other downtown San Jose businesses, created San Jose Ship Kits to provide food and other essential supplies to those impacted by COVID-19. Frank coordinated the distribution of 1,000+ supply kits for AACI clients during the onset of the pandemic.
HONOREES
Resilient Spirit Award Mabel Mabel Yuen is a participant in AACI’s Senior Wellness Program and this year’s featured client. Mabel will be sharing her personal story and about how AACI has positively impacted her life during the past year at the Better Together gala!
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
NBC Bay Area News Senior Investigative Reporter Bigad Shaban Bigad Shaban is a senior investigative reporter at NBC Bay Area. His influential and in-depth reports have earned him the most prestigious awards in broadcast journalism, including the Peabody, duPontColumbia University Award, and six Emmys. Bigad’s work has prompted government hearings, police investigations, and changes in state and local law.
GALA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS MATCHING GIFT SPONSOR AT&T IN-KIND DONORS Academic Coffee Alaya Tea Angel Cakes C’est Si Bon Bakery California Fish Grill California’s Great America Chipotle Cline’s Family Cellars Connie Young Yu Cooking Papa Farm Wine Imports Filoli Fogo de Chão Ginger Gals Golfland USA Hakone Estate and Gardens Happy Hollow Park & Zoo J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines Jacqueline Guzman Jacuzzi Family Vineyards Jeremy Lin Foundation Kendra Scott LMW Edits LLC Marie Callender’s Sunnyvale Mariposa Baking Company Marsha Fong Michi Catering Nira Singh Planet Granite Ramsey Nijmeh
Raul Gorospe SFJAZZ San Francisco 49ers San Francisco Giants San Francisco Opera San Jose Giants San Jose Sharks Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Soquel Vineyards Southwest Airlines Stacey Lee Symphony Silicon Valley Us Two Tea VIDEO Paradigm Films THANK YOU To our extraordinary Better Together 2021 in-kind donors, thank you for giving the priceless gift of your time, talent, kindness and love to help others. Your selflessness is the heart of AACI’s mission and your work tonight helps change lives in our community.
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