The annual El Segundo Education Foundation Gala attracted more than 750 people and raised a new Ed! Gala record of $210,000. The event featured nine major sponsors, 20 table sponsors and more than 230 auction items provided by local businesses while 30 restaurants provided food and drink.
Ed! Foundation CEO Carol Pirsztuk, ESUSD Superintendent Melissa Moore, Ed! chairman Alex Abad, and ESUSD Board of Education president Jim Garza accept a check from Chevron Government and Public Affairs manager and refinery general manager Henry Kusch. The $250,000 check granted at the Gala is used in support of STEM programing, specifically the Engineering Pathway for students K-12.
Former councilman and mayor Carl Jacobson shares a moment with newly elected councilmen Don Brann and Drew Boyles.
Carol Pirsztuk, Ed! CEO, with Alex Abad, Ed! Chairman of the Board, Jim Garza, president of the ESUSD Board of Education, Ken Riesz, general manager of NRG El Segundo, Ahmed Haque, NRG director of asset management, and ESUSD Superintendent Melissa Moore. NRG was recognized with this year’s Eddy Award for its support of local schools.
Miriam Vared and El Segundo Mayor Suzanne Fuentes.
LA County Supervisor deputy Steve Napolitano, center, with a group of friends and supporters.
A group of what Palm Realty’s Amie Schneider (Ed! Chairman Alex Abad’s daughter) called El Segundo’s “power women” — mothers, teachers, and businesswomen — enjoy the gala.
More than 30 local restaurants contributed food to the Ed! gala, including Sausal’s Nancy Vrankovic and Chef Anne Conness.
El Segundo Unified School District’s finest — its teachers — turned out in large numbers, including (left to right) Carolyn Elder, Grace Kim, Alice Lee, Lindsey Sharp, Kim Stern, Celia Plotkin, Rachel Salsev, Kelly Wu, and Lisa Hong.
El Segundo Mayor Suzanne Fuentes, Steve Napolitano, and Councilman Drew Boyles.
El Segundo’s Douglas and Lara Carrigan with Balletto Vineyard’s sales manager Jon Niemann.
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