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2006 Gala Dinner and Golf Classic

 

Summary for the 2006 Annual Gala Dinner and Golf Classic

 

History: This was the 8th Annual Golf Classic and the 22nd Annual Gala Dinner. The events celebrated UPAC's 32 years of meaningful community programs.

 

UPAC thanks these remarkable people for their hard work and dedication to our events.

2006 UPAC Corporate Committee

 Executive Chair

Chuck Hansen, Viejas Enterprises

 Gala Dinner Chair

Anita Crandall, Nordstrom

 Golf Classic Chair

Ron Cho, Oakville Grocery, Inc.

 Taste of Asia

Tom Fat, Fat City

 Corporate Committee

Wendell French, Wells Fargo

Susan Lew, S Lew & Associates, Inc.

Jack McGrory, Price Entitites

Art Rivera, Washington Mutual

Robert Saito, Union Bank of California

Mitsuo Tomita, Kaiser Permanente

Chi Tran, Citibank

Yen Tu, Viejas Enterprises

 

Our utmost gratitude to our generous sponsors:

Presenting Sponsor

Washington Mutual

 

 Sustaining Sponsor

Citibank

Cox

Union Bank

 

Supporting Sponsors

Viejas

Wells Fargo

 

 Contributing Sponsors

Bank of America

Iwanaga Penrose Fund

Kyocera

Nordstrom

SDG&E

Sony

Tony and Margaret Yip, Brodshatzer,
Wallace, Spoon & Yip

 

Underwriting Sponsors

1st Pacific Bank

San Diego Community Colleges

HM Electronics

National University

Oakville Grocery

San Diego National Bank

Sharp Health Plan

S Lew & Associates

US Bank

 

Table Sponsors

Asian Business Association

BAE Systems

Centex Homes

Coca Cola

Courtney Foundation

Cox

JACL

Japan Society & Friendship Garden

Litller Mendelson

Kendy Li

Lilly Cheng

Nine Dragons

Kaiser Permanente

Cooley Godward

Mitsuo Tomita, MD

San Diego State University Office of Diversity Affairs

San Diego Police Union

Simon Wong Engineering

Tom Hom

University of California San Diego
Human Resources Department

Union Tribune

 

Wine underwriter

Ito Girard & Associates

 

Please contact our Development Office for sponsorship opportunities at (619) 232-6454.

 

The 2006 UPAC Gala Dinner and Golf Classic were great successes, raising over $296,000!

2006 GALA DINNER
May 18, 2006 at the Sheraton Hotel and Marina
 
Mayor Jerry Sanders thanks UPAC for 32 years of dedicated service
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders praising UPAC
for 32 years of dedicated service.
 
Over 500 attendees were present at the
2006 UPAC Gala Dinner
Celebrating Courage through Innovation.

 

    Executive Chair: Chuck Hansen, VP of Community Relations
for Viejas Enterprises, pictured with lovely wife Dottie.

 

Leadership Award

Each year, we recognize a member of the community with a successful track record of leadership and vision.

UPAC 2006 Leadership Award Honoree:

Bill Geppert, VP and General Manager of Cox Communications,

pictured with UPAC President & CEO Margaret Iwanaga-Penrose.


In addition to his 23 plus years heading operations amongst various telecommunications companies and being recognized as Businessman of the Year (SD Business Journal 2003), Bill has devoted much of his life serving various causes and nonprofit organizations.  He and his wife Amy have been an integral part of UPAC’s mission, acting as Executive Chairs for the UPAC Annual Dinner in 2003.

 
2006 GOLF CLASSIC
held on May 3, 2006 at Santaluz.
 
The 2006 UPAC Golf Classic
was the largest number of players to date!
 
Special guest NFL Hall of Famer Rolf Benirshke
with Golf Classic Chair Ron Cho.
 
                 
Ed Wallace, Vice President of Sony Foundation,
practices his swing.

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