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SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, May 7, 2022
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Del Mar Plaza, Ocean View Deck
1555 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014

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Join Co-Chairs, Patricia Brutten and Marina Marrelli, for Voices for Children’s inaugural 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.

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Meredith May
GUEST AUTHOR
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During the program, NBC San Diego’s Mark Mullen will facilitate a conversation with award-winning journalist and 5th generation beekeeper Meredith May, author of “The Honey Bus,” a personal memoir of a young girl’s loss and courage.

Meredith was five when her parents split, and she suddenly found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric Big Sur beekeeper who made honey in an old military bus in the yard. As they bonded over the art of beekeeping, Meredith discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her eyes, in the secret world of bees.

We can’t help but compare the impact Meredith’s grandfather had on her to that of a CASA volunteer, who for many children in foster care, is the most consistent adult in their lives. We hope you will join us to learn more about Meredith’s story and how you can support children in foster care through our CASA program.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to support the life-changing advocacy of CASA volunteers through an irresistible live auction and the opportunity to Fund-a-CASA. All net proceeds from Uplifting Voices 2022 will support Voices for Children’s CASA program in San Diego County.

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Uplifting Sponsors

Annette & Daniel

Bradbury

Nancy & Mike

Pfeiffer

Hope Sponsors

Katie & Dan Sullivan

Kim & Andrew Busch

Kim & Keith Shores

Inspirational Sponsor

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Voice Sponsor

Jan Barstow

Gigi Cramer

Virginia C. Nelson

Table Sponsors

Mary Benirschke
Alice Brewer
Tiffany DeGraffenreid
Mike & Jenny Kropko
Nancy Manning

In-Kind Sponsors

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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

Become a Sponsor or Honorary Committee Member

Click below to secure your sponsorship or Honorary Committee membership. (View our sponsorship booklet here.) Consider paying through the Focusing Philanthropy Campaign to generate an additional 50% matching grant! Please contact Special Events Manager, Samantha Daum, at events@speakupnow.org or 858-598-2261 with any questions.

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