“What Dreams Are Made Of”Annual Benefit Luncheon

September 25, 2013

Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach

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The gift of literacy ~ providing a child the chance to visualize what the world has to offer and fulfill their personal dreams.

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We have built an unparalleled program targeted at students with poor reading scores in Title I schools. The Orange County Department of Education has confirmed the effectiveness of our program in improving students’ phonetic skills, confidence in school and attitudes towards reading.

We believe each child should have the opportunity to reach his or her full potential as functionally literate adults and contributing members of society.

We have an exceptional group of teachers committed to bringing out the very best in our students. These teachers have multiple subject credentials and extensive teaching experience which makes them “masters” in the field.

Teaching up to five days a week, our Master Teachers are valuable resources and our programs are in high demand at schools where reading specialists were eliminated due to budget cuts.

Since 2009, our Foundation has impacted over 2,300 students by equipping them with the basic English skills necessary for academic success. Having documented significant results, we have grown from serving just a few after-school programs to proudly providing in-classroom instruction to schools throughout Southern California.

In order to reach more kids and expand our services statewide and nationally, we need to raise funds for our “no cost” program.

Our track record speaks for itself. Our Master Teachers are experts in their field.

Our program increases reading levels by half a grade.

“This is an event that will improve a lot of lives. We are going to end illiteracy. Help us cause progress.”- Mark Victor Hansen, Author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

The gift of literacy ~ providing a child the chance to visualize what the world has to offer and fulfill their personal dreams.

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4th Annual “What Dreams Are Made Of” Benefit Luncheon

A special afternoon to learn about the Foundation’s efforts to fight illiteracy by providing our proprietary 30 hour reading program in school environments where it is most desperately needed. The luncheon is highlighted with a keynote speaker, who addresses the risks we face as a society when children fall behind in their reading skill levels. Five students will join adult role models to present inspiring dreams of becoming successful literate adults.

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Audience

A crowd that listens, supports and makes an impact.

This annual fundraising event brings together philanthropists, literacy experts, passionate supporters of education and anyone who cares to give struggling, at-risk students the gift of literacy.

Our Foundation’s support base draws from the most affluent social groups, high profile business executives, cause-driven corporations and OC’s movers and shakers.

Your company’s thoughtful investment in sponsoring our annual benefit luncheon will promote your brand to a consumer conscious audience.

Our sponsorship benefits leverage your investment across multiple marketing channels. Benefits include branding on the LPF website, collateral materials, and in our email marketing, social media and public relations campaigns; event acknowledgement on signage, AV presentation, stage recognition and media opportunities.

ABOUT US

Our VisionThe Literacy Project Foundation will bring the gift of literacy to children as a foundational learning element to help achieve their personal dreams.

Our MissionTo enable at-risk and disadvantaged youth to increase their reading skill levels.

The goals of our Foundation are to enable these children to become self-sufficient, productive and contributing members of our society. To do this, we:

• Access and enhance key phonics skills amongst struggling readers;• Promote learning in a fun, social and interactive environment;• Use proven methods to maximize the learning experience;• Develop increased self confidence; and• Lead to self-sufficiency and economic success.

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Literacy Project Foundation3334 East Coast Highway, Suite 177, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

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July 254th Annual Coastline Car Classic

Wine Tasting Dinner, to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, at Maestro’s Ocean Club at 6:30 p.m. Tickets $125. For details, call 949-673-4050.

Aug. 4Cannery Painter’s Art Sale, to benefit

students at the Godbey School of Arts, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details, call 949-675-0851.

Aug. 8Hoag Hospital Foundation 552 Club

Movie Screening of “The Bourne Legacy” at Edwards Big Newport at 5 p.m. For details and tickets, visit hoagmoviescreen-ing.org.

Daniel Korpman, Erin Gargan and Natalie Heimstra.

Aug. 114th Annual Lobsterfest, to benefit

Make-A-Wish Foundation and Leader-ship Tomorrow, at Newport Dunes at 5 p.m. For details, visit lobsterfestnewport-beach.com.

Sept. 8“Setting the Stage: 2012 Gala Ball,” to

benefit South Coast Repertory, at the Regency Huntington Beach Resort. For details and tickets, contact Lauren Hovey at 714-708-5504 or lauren@scr.org.

Sept. 23Susan G. Komen Orange County

Race for the Cure at Newport Center beginning at 6:30 a.m. For details and registration information visit komenoc.org/race.

Sept. 27“What Dreams Are Made Of,”a ben-

efit for the Literacy Project Foundation featuring author Mark Victor Hansen, at the Marconi Automotive Museum at 11:30 a.m. For details, call 949-721-1319.

Britni Lopez, Paulina Valdez, Amara Omoregie, Chris Smith and Raymond Fuentes.

About 30 guests joined Literacy in Vi-sion’s young philanthropists to “Gather, Toast, and LIV” in the name of literacy at the Landmark Steak House.

Literacy In Vision (LIV) board mem-bers Daniel Korpman, JoAnn Modarelli, Amara Omoregie, Russell Watts, Aaron Young, and Britni Lopez recently hosted the “LIV-OC: Landmark Steakhouse Social” to raise awareness for the Lit-eracy Project Foundation (LPF).

Proceeds from the event benefited the students at Sunkist Elementary School who recently graduated from LPF’s 10-week literacy program.

President Dan Korpman addressed the crowd, “Literacy In Vision serves to teach and inspire young professionals to impact their community while develop-ing themselves as leaders.”

The event attracted those looking to give back to a worthy cause through networking socials.

New on the scene were Casey Aris-ohn founder of Radii Footwear with girlfriend Crystal Cannon, creator of

Naked Girl Bikinis, who mingled with Raymond Fuentes, a recent graduate of Cal State Fullerton and CEO and Founder of Rosa Packs, a backpack manufacturing company.

A passionate message was delivered by LPF Master Teacher Kara Gregory, who shared her experience on LPF’s front lines in Orange County elementa-ry schools. She spoke about the positive effects the reading program is having on struggling readers in the 3rd and 4th grades.

This friend-raiser was one of ta series of lively events LIV hosts throughout the year. Guests included Alan Free-man, LPF President Sue Tucker, Erin Gargan, Paulina Valdez, Peter Mudge, Alicia Bedrosian, Jonathan Chortanian, Rico Ferrante, Marisol Garcia, Tamara Copeland, Paul Johnson, Mimosa Lam-My, Natalie Heimstra, Danielle Drucker, and Kimberly Vig, Kara Gregory and Scott Dicus.

For more information, visit literacy-projectfoundation.org.

Kimberly Vig, Danielle Drucker and Jo Anne Modarelli.

Rico Ferrante, Crystal Cannon and Casey Arisohn.

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Independentonline at newportbeachindy.com “For Locals, by Locals” JULY 13, 2012 | Volume III, Issue 28

Next Generation of PhilanthropyA group of young profession-als gathered at the Landmark Steak House to benefi t the Literacy Project Foundation. Page 16

Looking Up and DownDr. Ruth Wimsatt explores the human urge to compare oneself with others. Page 5

Charter Railroad?Scott Peotter wonders where the public fi ts in to the cur-rent effort to amend the City Charter. Page 8

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By Eric LongabardiA large tree near the corner of

16th Street and Santa Ana Avenue in Newport Heights, along the border of Newport Beach and Costa Mesa, fell early Sunday evening and a 15-year-old, who was skateboarding by on the sidewalk at the time, narrowly escaped serious injury.

The boy did sustain minor injuries on his back when the evergreen pear tree fell on top of him, and he was, according to eyewitness accounts, completely covered and pinned by the tree before he was able to extricate himself.

Costa Mesa police responded to the scene and spoke with the boy, who de-clined medical treatment, the CMPD said. The boy’s name was not released, and witnesses know only that his fi rst name is Sean or Shawn.

Tandy Burgess of Costa Mesa said she saw it all happen.

“I was just driving down Santa Ana Avenue at 16th Street and witnessed a tree fall on a skateboarder. It was rotten and just fell out of nowhere. The boy crawled out with some bad scrapes and shook up.”

The tree is only a few blocks from Newport Heights Elementary School. Burgess, who has two children, told the Independent, “I wonder how many other trees are going to fall right there where kids walk to school.”

Burgess said she contacted the Independent because she had been reading our ongoing coverage of the tree fall that killed Haeyoon Miller at 17th Street and Irvine Avenue last September. That is only blocks from the scene of this latest incident

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me to the JetLev Southwest offi ce in Can-nery Village one fi ne day recently.

For decades the stuff of science fi ction and youngsters’ active imaginations, the idea of personal jet packs for making those hops to work or the grocery store has worked its way into the fabric of American culture, from “The Jetsons” in the 1960s on down to today.

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But now, fi nally (I can remember when “The Jetsons” was a new show), I was going to get mine.

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Literacy Project Foundation honors Anaheim studentsJuly 15th, 2012, 12:00 pm · posted by Theresa Cisneros

This story was submitted by Danielle Drucker:

The Literacy Project Foundation recently hosted a series of special ceremonies to congratulate the graduating classes of LPF’s reading program.

This spring, from April to June, LPF serviced 330 struggling readers at no cost at 19 schools in Anaheim, 15 of which are a part of the Anaheim Achieves after-school program.

Graduations are held at the culmination of each program to award the students for their improvements in reading skills levels and self-esteem as confident readers.LPF Master Teacher Neil Carter held a special ceremony for his graduating class at Sunkist Elementary School. Among those in attendance where members of LPF’s support guild for young professionals Literacy In Vision (LIV).

LIV Vice President Jo Anne Modarelli, Amara Omoregie, and Britni Lopez showed their support and donated book bags filled with gifts for the students to encourage a continued interest in reading. Each book bag contained a dry erase game, a writing practice pad, a composition notebook, pencils, and a “reading star” super pen.

LIV raised funds for the graduation ceremony at its “LIV-OC: Landmark Steakhouse Social” held on June 13.

For the 39 elementary schools in the Anaheim School District, LPF raises funds to help struggling readers increase their phonics skills levels through LPF’s 10-week reading program.

Upon graduation, documented pre and post-testing results prove significant measureable growth in reading skills levels with third and fourth graders who were performing well below English proficiency standards.

In addition to receiving a certificate of completion and book bag, each student received a book donated by Disneyland Resorts and the Molina Foundation.

More than 2,500 books were donated for each participating child upon graduation from LPF’s program.

The following Anaheim Achieves schools received Literacy Project Foundation’s program: Abraham Lincoln, Adelaide Price, Alexander J. Stoddard, Clara Barton, Dr. Jonas E. Salk, James M. Guinn, John Marshall, Juliette Low, Loara, Mattie Lou Maxwell, Palm Lane, Sunkist, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas A. Edison, Westmont. In-classroom instruction was also provided at Paul Revere and Savanna School District Elementary Schools: Holder, Cerritos, Twila Reid, and Gus Hansen.

The Literacy Project Foundation’s mission is to enable at-risk and disadvantaged youth to increase their reading skill levels. The goal of the Foundation is to enable these children to become self-sufficient, productive and contributing members of our society. For more information, visitwww.literacyprojectfoundation.org.

Second graders Samuel Lee and Raymuno Tapia are shown here.

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EVENT FACT SHEET

WHAT: Literacy Project Foundation’s (LPF) 4th Annual Luncheon, “What Dreams Are Made Of,”

to raise funds to provide their proprietary 30-hour reading program at “no cost” to struggling readers in elementary school classrooms throughout Southern California.

WHO: LPF’s annual fundraising event brings together philanthropists, literacy experts,

passionate supporters of education and anyone who cares to give the gift of literacy to at-risk students performing below English proficiency. Accompanied by their adult role models, five students from LPF’s literacy program will highlight the event and share their future dreams of being successful literate adults.

HONOREES: (TBD)

2013 Dream Maker Award 2013 Humanitarian Award 2013 Corporate Partner 2013 Master Teacher of the Year

WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2013

11:30 am – 1:30 pm / Lunch & Program WHERE: Big Canyon Country Club One Big Canyon Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 TICKETS: $100 per person / Premiere sponsorships from $250 - $10,000 CO-CHAIRS: JoAnn Albers, LPF Board of Directors joann@albersconsultingllc.com Sue Tucker, LPF President/CEO sue@literacyprojectfoundation.org CONTACT: Call (949) 721-1319 or email info@literacyprojectfoundation.org About Literacy Project Foundation The Literacy Project Foundation will bring the gift of literacy to children as a foundational learning element to help achieve their personal dreams. Their mission is to enable at-risk and disadvantaged youth to increase their reading skills levels. The goal of the Foundation is to enable these children to become self-sufficient, productive and contributing members of our society. For more information, visit www.literacyprojectfoundation.org.

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Literacy Project Foundation’s Annual Benefit Luncheon

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 Big Canyon Country Club

Please return this form by August 20, 2013 to the Literacy Project Foundation. Register online: www.literacyprojectfoundation.org / Mail: 3334 East Coast Hwy., Suite 177, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

Email: info@literacyprojectfoundation.org / Literacy Project Foundation is a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt non-profit: IRS #33-0395322

SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

VISION OF LITERACY (Presenting Sponsor) $10,000 (10) Tickets and most preferred seating Literacy Project Foundation’s “Visionary of Literacy Award” stage presentation Name recognition/logo on LPF website (1-yr.) with banner ad on pre- and post-event page Name recognition/logo on email marketing campaign Name recognition/logo on all printed event materials, invitation, signage, and a/v presentation Acknowledgement as title sponsor in collateral for PR and social media campaigns

LITERACY CHAMPION $ 5,000(10) Tickets and preferred seating Literacy Project Foundation’s “Literacy Champion Award” stage presentation Name recognition/logo on LPF website (6-mo.) on pre- and post-event page Name recognition/logo on email marketing campaign Name recognition/logo on all printed event materials, invitation, signage, and a/v presentation Acknowledgement in collateral for PR and social media campaigns

DOCTORATE DEGREE $ 2,500 (10) Tickets and preferred seating Name recognition on all printed event materials, invitation, signage, and a/v presentation Acknowledgement in collateral for PR and social media campaigns

PROFESSOR $ 1,500 (10) Tickets and preferred seating Name recognition on all printed event materials, signage, and a/v presentation

MASTER’S DEGREE $ 1,000 (5) Tickets and preferred seating Name recognition on all printed event materials, signage, and a/v presentation

BACHELOR’S DEGREE $ 500 (2) Tickets and preferred seating Name recognition on all printed event materials, signage, and a/v presentation

ASSOCIATE DEGREE $ 250 (1) Ticket and preferred seating Name recognition on all printed event materials, signage, and a/v presentation

Name ______________________________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________ City__________________State _______ Zip _________

Company ______________________________________________ Email _____________________________________________________________

Desired Name for Recognition _____________________________ Enclosed is a check payable to Literacy Project Foundation $ _____________

Credit Card # _____________________________________________________________ Exp._______Total Donation: ______________________

Type: Visa MC AMEX Name ___________________________________________ Signature ______________________________________