27th Vision Awards Dinner
We regret to inform you that our dinner has been
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thank you to our honorees HKS and LMU for your understanding and continued support in this challenging time. Meanwhile, our youth center is closed temporarily, providing private tutoring and other services online.
Your support is still needed.
Please see text on the right if you'd still like to contribute. Thank you.
Still want to help raise funds for our youth center?
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Our center is closed temporarily. We are continuing to offer tutoring and other services online. Help is still needed financially, especially now.
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Three Ways to Give:
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1. Your card via Donate above
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2. Stock donations: Contact Marco Chu, Merrill Lynch, at (213) 236-2065
3. Mail check or money order payable to Al Wooten Jr Youth Center to:
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Attn: Naomi McSwain
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
9106 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047
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Sponsorships
Gifts of $500 and more will be included with our sponsors below.
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Thank you for your support!
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For information, contact Naomi at:
(323) 453-6533 cell
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Click here for before and after pics
and renovation supporters, including LMU, HKS, our 2018 Vision Award honoree SAA interiors + architecture,
The Ahmanson Foundation,
Kinecta Federal Credit Union and more.
Download save the date and reply cards
Our 27th annual Catch the Vision Awards Dinner is honoring...
HKS Architects
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Loyola Marymount University
Center for Service and Action
ABOUT OUR HONOREES
We returned to our youth center this year after more than a year of renovations. An unexpected and welcome result has been interior design improvements thanks in large part to the Loyola Marymount University Center for Service and Action, and HKS Architects, designer of the Rams SoFi Stadium.
Dr. Lezlee Matthews, Professor Saeri Dobson and Librarian Jamie Hazlitt at LMU, and Leslie Fishburn and Jeanette Dvorak at HKS led the charge in providing plans, volunteers and in-kind donations that helped bring us home. Supporters referred by our honorees, including Mannington Commercial and Sherwin-Williams, will be recognized as well. We are eternally grateful to our friends and look forward to honoring them and celebrating a safe and nurturing and beautiful environment for our students!
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SCHEDULE
6pm: Reception and Silent Auction
7pm: Dinner and Wooten Student Achiever Presentations and Medals
8pm: Vision Awards Trophy Presentations and Special Recognitions
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RSVP
Click here to confirm your attendance and receive event updates.
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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING CONFIRMED 2020 SPONSORS​
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Platinum-Plus ($15,000): John and Evelyn Lapham
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Platinum ($10,000): Kit and Karen Jennings, Steven and Debra Oh
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Gold ($5,000): Bank of America, Tom and Laurie McCarthy,
David and Elizabeth McFadzean, Gary and Karen Wagner, Paul and Melinda Wetmore -
Silver ($2,500): Dr. Dean Baim, Kinecta Federal Credit Union
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Bronze-Plus ($2,000): Brian Condon and Kara Rossi
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Bronze ($1,500): Drs. Bernard and Connie James, Amy Johnson, Keith and Paulette Parker,
Alice Short and Steve Vielhaber, John and Kathy Talley-Jones -
Partners ($1,000): Deborah Gero
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HOW TO BE A SPONSOR OR PROGRAM BOOK ADVERTISER
Download our reply card and submit and pay, per the instructions.
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SPONSOR LEVELS
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Sapphire ($50,000): Two tables of 8, premium full-page ad, premium banner billing
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Diamond ($25,000): Two tables of 8, premium full-page ad, premium banner billing
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Platinum ($10,000): Two tables of 8, premium full-page ad, premium banner billing
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Gold ($5,000): One table of 8, premium full-page ad, premium banner billing
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Silver ($2,500): One table of 8, full-page ad, banner billing
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Bronze ($1,500): One table of 8, half-page ad, banner billing
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Partners ($1,000): Four tickets, half-page ad, banner billing
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Supporters ($500): Two tickets, quarter-page ad, banner billing
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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Full-Page, 8.5x11 ($500)
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Half-Page, 8.5x5.5 ($300)
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Quarter-Page, 4x5 ($200)
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Eighth-Page/Business Card, 4x2.5 ($150)
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Email camera-ready ad or text and images by May 1 to Naomi at vision@wootencenter.org.
TICKETS
$150 each
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PAYMENTS
Click here to pay with your card or mail a check or money order
payable to Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center to:
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Naomi McSwain, executive director
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
9106 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047
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For more information, contact Naomi at (323) 453-6533 or vision@wootencenter.org.
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STOCK DONATIONS​
Yes, we accept stock donations! Contact our broker at:
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Marco Chu
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
333 South Hope Street, 39th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: 213.236.2065
Fax: 213.629.3428
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Continued thanks to our 2019 honorees Steven and Debra Oh and last year's sponsors below.
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SAPPHIRE ($50,000)
Debra and Steven Oh
SAA interiors + architecture
PLATINUM-PLUS ($15,000)
John and Evelyn Lapham
PLATINUM ($10,000)
Paul and Melinda Wetmore
GOLD ($5,000)
Bank of America
Barclays
Goldman Sachs
Christopher and Karen Jennings
Tom and Laurie McCarthy
Gary and Karen Wagner
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SILVER ($2,500)
Brian Condon and Kara Rossi
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
David and Elizabeth McFadzean
UBS Group
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BRONZE ($1,500)
Drs. Bernard and Connie James
Dr. Scott Miller
John and Kathy Talley-Jones
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SUPPORTERS ($500)
RBC Bank
Wells Fargo Bank
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FRIENDS ($300)
Dr. Dean Baim
Frank and Rosemary Denkins
Dr. Laurie Inman
Amy Johnson
Mary Spellerberg
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