Saturday, June 11
He Inspired the Nation to THINK Differently Special Guest Matthew MCConaughey
ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER THINK TOGETHER’S ANNUAL BENEFIT EVENT RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDING NECESSARY TO CONTINUE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE THAN 75,000 STUDENTS ACROSS OVER 250 PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
GEOFFREY CANADA
This year, THINK Together’s keynote speaker is Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) in Harlem, New York. In his 20-plus years with Harlem Children’s Zone, Geoffrey Canada has become nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping children and families in Harlem escape poverty while passionately advocating for education reform nationwide. The work of Canada and HCZ has become a national model and has been the subject of many profiles in the media. Their work has been featured on 60 Minutes, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightline, CBS This Morning, The Charlie Rose Show, and NPR’s “On Point,” as well in articles in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, USA Today and Newsday. Most recently, Canada can be seen prominently featured in Davis Guggenheim’s documentary film, Waiting for “Superman”.
Geoffrey Canada is one of the very few people who have succeeded in building a pipeline of services at a neighborhood level and then take his vision to scale. It inspired a national movement toward building collaborative and aligned services that eliminate the impact that poverty has on a child’s potential - work that is similar to what THINK Together is doing.
Please Join BOARD OF DIRECTORS &
2011 BENEFIT CHAIRS DARREL ANDERSON, KNOTT ANDERSON ENTERPRISES LEONA ARONOFF-SADACCA, ARONOFF CAPITAL, LLC MARY LYNN COFFEE, NOSSAMAN, LLC FRAN INMAN, MAJESTIC REALTY CO.
Be Inspired and Join a National Movement to Reform Education SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011 5:00 PM RECEPTION AND SELECT SILENT AUCTION 6:00 PM DINNER AND PROGRAM 8:00 PM DESSERT AND BOOK SIGNING
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ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER
MISSION STATEMENT:
TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY ACADEMICALLY-ORIENTED OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR K-12 STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
THINK TOGETHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Randy Barth, Founder THINK Together
Kevin Hayes, II, Sr. Vice President-CA Lincoln Property Company
Joseph Albonetti, Founder Latinolandia USA
Glenn Howard, Attorney & CPA
Darrel Anderson, President-Retired Knott Anderson Enterprises Leona Aronoff-Sadacca, Founder Aronoff Capital, LLC Mark Bogh, President Bogh Construction & Engineering Kathy Braun-Lewis, Executive-Retired Western Digital Lynda Boone Fetter, Principal Samuelson & Fetter, LLC Brigitte Bren Attorney/Education Advocate Celeste Cantú, General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Mary Lynn Coffee, Attorney Nossaman, LLC
Fran Inman, Senior Vice President Majestic Realty Co. Rod McDermott, Managing Director McDermott & Bull Executive Search Jayne Muñoz, English Instructor Santa Ana Community College Eric Nelson, Vice President Red Mountain Retail Group
THINK TOGETHER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL INLAND EMPIRE Pete Aguilar, Mayor City of Redlands Leona Aronoff-Sadacca, Chair of IE Leadership Council Founder, Aronoff Capital, LLC Carole Beswick, President & CEO Inland Action Inc. Mark Bogh, President Bogh Construction Inc.
Fran Inman, Senior Vice President Majestic Realty Co. Gilbert Ivey, Chief Administrative Officer Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Lupe Valdez, Director of Public Affairs Union Pacific Railroad Barbara Wachsman Director of Health Management The Walt Disney Company
ORANGE COUNTY Celeste Cantú, General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Alan Pettis, President Innovate Partners, Inc.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Community Leader
Ken Salgado, Partner Moss-Adams LLP
LaRonda Fisher-Rogers, Vice President City National Bank
Sat Tamaribuchi, Executive-Retired The Irvine Company
Gloria M. Harrison, President Crafton Hills College Lois Lauer, Owner Lois Lauer Realty
Judge Frances Muñoz (Ret.) Harbor Municipal Court Bobbi Dauderman Community Volunteer Ranney Draper, Chairman Spring Creek Investors Michael Kerr, President & Co-Founder Bluestone Communities Marion Knott, Philanthropist
Susan Shimoff, Philanthropist Jerry Dauderman Philanthropist/Investor
Don Moe, Consultant
LOS ANGELES John O’Donnell, The O’Donnell Group, Inc.
Michael Donnelly, President Ralphs Grocery Company
Brigitte Bren, Attorney/Education Advocate Jorge Delgado, President ValueSat, LLC
Ryan Faulkner, Vice President St. Joseph Health System
Bill Podlich, Co-Founder-Retired PIMCO Advisors
Senator Martha Escutia (Ret.) The Senators Law Firm
Tony French, Executive-Retired Lynda Boone Fetter, Chair of LA Leadership Council, Principal, Samuelson & Fetter, LLC Invitation printed courtesy of OCDM
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