Angels Foster Care will host its 3rd annual Sip and Support fundraiser, 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 on the rooftop patio of Toyota of Santa Maria.
Attendees can learn more about Angels Foster Care. A raffle prize drawing will be offered along with a wine pull raffle.
About 125 guests are expected to attend. Live music will be provided by local singer, songwriter and guitarist Victor Valencia. Local wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and appetizers will be served.
Angels Foster Care Board member Teressa Johnes and interim executive director Elizabeth Moss will serve as co-emcees of the event.
According to Angels Foster Care Board President, Lori Baur, money raised at the event will ensure Santa Maria Valley babies and toddlers who have suffered abuse or neglect will be, “nurtured and supported by loving Angels Foster Care families while they heal from the impacts of trauma faced so early in life.”
To purchase tickets for $50 per person or for more information about Angels Foster Care, visit www.angelsfostercare.org/events or call 805-884-0012.
Event sponsors include Imerys, Orcutt Hills Dental Studio, Teressa and Chuck Johnes, Dignity Health, Dr. Jeff Hartleroad & Craig Haughey, Mechanics Bank, Allan Hancock College, Community Bank of Santa Maria, Montecito Bank & Trust, Wendy Teixeira, Dr. Castle Orthodontics, and CenCal Health.
Since its inception in 2006, Angels Foster Care has placed 317 foster infants and toddlers in stable, loving homes and 159 of these children have been adopted into their Angels families.
Angels Foster Care serves Santa Barbara County infants and toddlers from birth through age three, and their siblings up to age five, matching each foster child to a well-trained, loving foster family.