The SBCC Foundation’s Spring Forward! Gala will be held outdoors overlooking the ocean on the Great Meadow of SBCC’s West Campus, 4-7 p.m. Sunday, May 22,
Attendees will enjoy dinner prepared and served by the Seasons Catering; SBCC music students and faculty will provide the evening's entertainment; and SBCC art faculty and students will create original works of art to enhance the elegant venue, which is designed by Merryl Brown Events.
Community members are invited to join the event celebrating City College and raising funds to support the work of the SBCC Foundation, which provides more than $5 million annually to support the SBCC Promise, scholarships, and emergency grants. The gala begins with a reception at 4 p.m. followed by dinner, a short program, and entertainment at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets, which go on sale April 25, can be purchased online at the SBCC Foundation Spring Forward! Gala website, by mail, or by calling the SBCC Foundation office, 805-730-4401.
Following are gala sponsors:
Trustee Sponsors: Herbert & Bui Simon Foundation and Rachel Kaganoff Stern.
Chancellor Sponsors: Roger Durling and Daniel Launspach; Rachil and Scott Vincent; Potek Winery; and the Zegar Family Foundation
President Sponsors: COX Communications; SEI, Union Bank; Laurie Ashton and Lynn Sarko; and the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation
Dean Sponsors: Bright Rentals; Lalla and Rinaldo Brutoco/Omega Point Institute; Chevron; Cottage Health; Perri Harcourt; Montecito Bank & Trust; Santa Barbara Foundation; Carrie Towbes and John Lewis.
Department Chair Sponsors: The Emmett Family; eTeamSponsor; ExxonMobil; Farmers & Merchants Trust Company; Fielding Graduate University; Coleen Richardson Friedel and Ted Friedel; Stina Hans and Joel Kreiner; Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara; KBZ Architects; KCRW; Keller Rohrback L.LP.; Madeleine and Peter Jacobson.
Also, J.P. Morgan Private Bank; Junior League of Santa Barbara; Nicholson & Schwartz CPAs; Pacific Premier Bank; Ken and Jo Saxon; Maryan Schall; Anne Towbes; Danna and Zohar Ziv.
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available; visit SBCC Foundation Spring Forward! for more information.
The SBCC Foundation has provided Santa Barbara City College with private philanthropic support since 1976, serving as the vehicle through which individuals and organizations may invest in the college and its students. For more, visit sbccfoundation.org.