Join Event Committee Members Andrea Moser, Kristi Pfister, Lauree Sahba, and Michelle Weinger on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at the Del Mar Plaza for the second annual Uplifting Voices event. Combining inspiring stories from our Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, philanthropy, light bites, and fun, this event is sure to lift up the voices of our community’s most vulnerable children in foster care. Net proceeds will benefit Voices for Children’s CASA program in San Diego County and are raised through sponsorships, Honorary Committee memberships, ticket sales, an opportunity drawing, and a Fund-A-CASA paddle raise.
Interested in becoming a sponsor for Uplifting Voices 2023? Please contact Special Events Manager, Samantha Daum, at events@speakupnow.org or 858-598-2261.
About the Speakers
Stephen & Elizabeth Wampler
The program will feature a dynamic conversation with special guests Elizabeth and Stephen Wampler. Stephen has Cerebral Palsy, and over the years, he has learned not only to live with his disability but to thrive with his condition. The nationally and internationally acclaimed film “Wampler’s Ascent” documents Stephen’s amazing accomplishment of being the first person with Cerebral Palsy to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Stephen and his wife, Elizabeth, now lead the Stephen J. Wampler Foundation, inspiring children with disabilities to achieve their dreams and to lead fulfilling lives.
The Wamplers’ work is particularly relevant to our mission at Voices for Children. Nearly one-third of children in foster care live with physical or intellectual disabilities, and CASAs play a crucial role in advocating to ensure their needs are met. Stephen and Elizabeth will share their own experiences that underscore how important it is for a child living with a disability to have an advocate and a consistent, caring adult in their life. For many children in foster care, that person is their CASA.
Thank you to our generous sponsors
2022 Uplifting Sponsors
Annette & Daniel
Bradbury
Nancy & Mike
Pfeiffer
2022 Hope Sponsors
Katie & Dan Sullivan
Kim & Andrew Busch
Kim & Keith Shores
2022 Inspirational Sponsor
2022 Voice Sponsor
Jan Barstow
Gigi Cramer
Virginia C. Nelson
2022 Table Sponsors
Mary Benirschke
Alice Brewer
Tiffany DeGraffenreid
Mike & Jenny Kropko
Nancy Manning
2022 In-Kind Sponsors
2022 Honorary Committee
Dede & Mike Alpert
Hon. Thomas Ashworth III (Ret.) & Kathryn F. Ashworth Esq.
Dr. Richard and Priscilla Balikian
Annette & Daniel Bradbury
Patty & Marc Brutten
Kim & Andrew Busch
Patty Cohen
Gina & Ray Ellis
Julia Carrington Hall
Lisette & Mick Farrell
Jenny & Jason Hochberg
Hon. Susan D. Huguenor (Ret.) & Thomas Huguenor
Julie Klaus
George Lai
Marina Marrelli & Bob Anslow
Nancy & Mike Pfeiffer
Kristi & Dick Pfister
Sheryl & Bob Scarano
Kim & Keith Shores
Jill Skrezyna & Alex Sun
Katie & Dan Sullivan
Haeyoung Tang
Lany & Alex Zikakis