April 24, 2010

Event Description

Once a year, the Las Positas College Foundation holds a Black Tie fundraising event. The seventh annual BEST of the BEST gala will be held April 24, 2010. It will be an evening of the BEST of the BEST in Performing Arts, gourmet food and fine local wine. During the evening, three local civic leaders, who are among the BEST of the BEST in their communities, will be honored:

Marcy Feit
ValleyCare Health System

Scott Haggerty
Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Richard H. Stulen, Ph.D,
Sandia National Laboratories / California

The evening will begin with guests sampling Livermore Valley wines and delicious hors d’oeuvres presented by exceptional Tri-Valley restaurants in the elegant Atrium Room on the Las Positas College campus.

Mid-way through the evening, the guests will adjourn to the campus theater for a Performing Arts Showcase featuring student presentations of dance, vocal, music and interpretive speaking. Presentations will be made to our Best of the Best Community Honorees. The evening is to be capped off with a dessert and champagne celebration of the College and the Honorees.

During the evening, guests will have the opportunity to bid on unique items including wine country meals and adventures, special sessions – such a fencing or wine tastings – with LPC faculty and high-end life style packages for professional cultural and sporting events.

The goal of the event is to produce an elegant – but low-overhead – event to maximize the profit for the Foundation’s continuing support of the College community. Toward this end, the food, wine and auction items are all donated and the on-campus venue is cost-free. Many of the support elements, such as lighting, decorations and rentals, are provided at or below cost. Guest tickets are priced at $125 each. The result is a lovely evening with the beneficiaries being the students, staff, faculty and greater community that Las Positas College serves.