Scholarship/Charity Auction

On June 20, 2013 the West San Gabriel Valley Association of REALTORS® held a “Charity and Scholarship Auction” and 100% of the proceeds benefited our Charity/Scholarship Committee. The Auction was presented by the Scholarship/ Charity Committee, with Yolanda Martinez-Arenas as the Auctioneer. The items auctioned consisted of dinner at the Magic Castle with President Lee Lieberg, an elegant dinner prepared by chef Jimmy Wang at Hot Stuff Café with Immediate Past President Yin Bihr and David Fu, a 7-course homemade Japanese dinner by Sandy Saijo, and items that were donated such as paintings, clothing, home goods, toys and more. The Charity/Scholarship Committee would like to give a big thank you to all of the donors, bidders, helpers and other participants that contributed to make the Auction a success!

Elegant dinner at Hot Stuff Café donated by Immediate Past President Yin Bihr and David Fu, Esq.

Winning bidder Nancy Chan with guest Lorraine Clark and host David Fu

Two wine pairing dinners for successful bidders Nancy Chan and Gigi Lee and their guests Dessert at Hot Stuff Café – Duck Fat Cracker Jack with Sweet Polenta, Corn Ice Cream and Polenta Chip

Chef Jimmy Wang of Hot Stuff Café explaining each of the 7 courses

Winning bidder Gigi Lee with guest Jasper Lee

There will be another Auction held on November 14, 2013, just in time for holiday shopping! We encourage you to donate items and to attend the Auction. Also, in the upcoming weeks there will be tickets auctioned off to the USC-Stanford football game held on November 16th and tickets to the USC-UCLA game on November 30th, both benefiting Charity and Scholarship.

Charity/Scholarship Auction on June 20, 2013

Cecelia “Cyl” Rudar showing items at the Auction

Some of the items that were up for auction

Marian Cavataio showing a painting at the Auction

With the money raised, each year the Charity/Scholarship Committee is able to award scholarships to students at 15 high schools in Alhambra, Monterey Park, Rosemead, San Gabriel and Temple City. These students have excellent grades, extracurricular activities, and perseverance in attaining their goals. Last year the charity money was awarded to organizations including the Salvation Army, People to People, Boys and Girls Clubs, Wounded Warriors, victims of “Sandy” and the San Gabriel Humane Society. Another way to be involved is to join the Century Club. The Century Club is the backbone of our scholarship. It is composed of people who value the importance of education and want to make a donation directly to scholarships. To join, all one has to do is write a check in the amount of $100 or more to WSGVAR Foundation and write Century Club in the memo.