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31st Catch the Vision Awards Dinner
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 6:30-9:30pm
Hotel Casa del Mar, Santa Monica, CA

Vision - Robert and Jerry (Crail) Johnson.jpeg

Robert and Jerry (Crail) Johnson above founded the Crail-Johnson Foundation in 1983 with a mission “to promote the well being of children, youth, and families in need through the effective application of human and financial resources.”

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The couple’s children–Eric, Alan, Ann, and Craig–and other family and community members have continued the Johnsons’ work since their passing.​​

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Executive Director Rachel Roth below has served in the Crail-Johnson position since 2013. She is also a board member with her family's Roth Family Foundation, an early Wooten donor.

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Thank you to our 2024 sponsors
(See Photos from our 2024 dinner honoring the John Mohme Foundation)
 

  • Sapphire-plus ($50k+): Friends of John Lapham

  • Sapphire ($50k): Arrillaga Foundation

  • Platinum-plus ($10k+): Steven and Debra Oh, Paul and Melinda Wetmore

  • Platinum ($10k): Kit and Karen Jennings

  • Gold ($5k): David and Elizabeth McFadzean

  • Silver ($2,500): Lotte de Silva, Dr. Saeri Dobson and Terry Dobson, The Lapham Family, Drs. Bernard and Connie James, Keith and Paulette Parker, John and Kathy Talley-Jones

  • Bronze-plus ($1,500+): Brian Condon and Kara Rossi, HKS Architects​

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Thank you to our 2024 silent auction donors:

​​Benihana, The Broad Museum, Casa del Mar Hotel, Gorjana, Gourmet Gift Baskets, Huntington Library, In-N-Out Burger, Kendra Scott Jewelry, LA Angels, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, LA Philharmonic, LA Rams, The World Famous KROQ Radio, Miracle Springs Resort & Spa, The Nyenke Family, Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, Petersen Automotive Museum, PRP Wine International, Total Wine & More, UCLA Athletics

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About

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The Wooten Center is very pleased to honor the Crail-Johnson Foundation and its Executive Director Rachel Roth as our 2025 Catch the Vision Award recipient. The foundation has awarded grants to our center for 11 years since 2002. We thank them for their long-time support, including this event.

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Click here for our April e-news sharing the foundation's background and involvement at the center with support from Rachel for seven of the 11 funded years. 

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Our Vision Awards Dinner is a charitable event raising individual and corporate donations for our free afterschool and low-cost summer programs for students in grades 3-12. We need supporters to purchase sponsorships, tickets, and program book advertisements. We need auction gifts such as art, jewelry, hotel stays, airline miles, restaurant and museum gift cards, amusement park tickets, handbags, executive office accessories, and more. Financial gifts in any amount are welcome.

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We would love for you to join us to enjoy a beautiful night with a seated dinner, silent auction, live jazz band and dancing, honoree and youth speakers, and presentations of medals to Student Achievers and the Vision trophy to Crail-Johnson Foundation.

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How to Join Us

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Click on the button to download the invitation and the reply card to confirm sponsorships, tickets, program book ads, and auction gifts. Email the reply card to Grace Nyenke at vision@wootencenter.org or submit your request with your payment on our Donations page.

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You do not have to attend the dinner to contribute but we would love to see you there. You can also donate your seats for our families and volunteers.

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Our sponsorship levels are as follows:

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Sponsorships: 

  • Sapphire ($50,000)

  • Diamond ($25,000)

  • Platinum ($10,000)

  • Gold ($5,000)

  • Silver ($2,500)

  • Bronze ($1,500)

  • Partner ($1,000)

  • Supporter ($500)

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Program Book Ads:
(The book is 8.5x11" for a full page. See our 2024 Program Book)

  • Full-page ($500)

  • Half-page ($300)

  • Quarter-page ($200)

  • Eighth-page ($150)


Payments:

Go to Donations for information on paying by card, check, or stock.

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Auction Gifts:

For information and pick up, call Grace at (323) 756-7203. You can mail or deliver items to her at:

Grace Nyenke
Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center
9106 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90047
vision@wootencenter.org
 

For more information, contact:

Corey Dantzler, executive director

(323) 756-7203 office

(323) 286-8454 cell
cdantzler@wootencenter.org

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