“A generous wine community raising funds for children’s charities.”

The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, raises funds to improve the quality of life for local underserved children and promotes awareness of the Livermore Valley Wine Country. The Foundation has donated over $3 million to charities in its 13-year history. Wine auction events are produced in conjunction with the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association, the support from generous sponsors and the helping hands of countless volunteers.

Foundation Mission The Foundation hosts an annual Wine Auction that raises money for charity while advancing the image and status of the Livermore Valley Wine Community.

Successes The Livermore Valley Wine Auction has donated more than $3 million to local children’s charities in the last 13 years. Net proceeds in 2008 will support: Kaleidoscope After School Program, Oakland East Bay Symphony’s instructional programs for undeserved children, The Taylor Family Foundation’s Camp Arroyo for children with life-threatening illnesses and disabilities, and ValleyCare Medical Center’s Mobile Health Unit.

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Chair Darcie Kent, Livermore Valley Wine Auction Chair Phillip Wente, Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship Foundation Chair Deborah McKeehan Vice Chair Don Garman Secretary Teri Serowoky Treasurer Sblend Sblendorio Audit Chair Barbara Berlogar Production Chair Teri Serowoky	Members Lorelei Fernandes Bruce Gach, MD Denice Gigoux Don Garman Barry Shames Elaine Taylor Maria Triska Christine Wente

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Easter Seals Kaleidoscope After-School Program
For over 20 years, the Dublin-based Easter Seals Kaleidoscope After-School Program has been teaching vital independent living skills to Tri-Valley youth with disabilities.

The program offers a comprehensive and creative approach to education, recreation and socialization for youth ages 5 to 22 years with disabilities and developmental delays.

Easter Seals Kaleidoscope is a home-away-from-home for kids with special-needs, offering a nurturing environment that prepares them for independence through age-appropriate, activities and positive peer interaction.

Easter Seals Kaleidoscope prevents early institutionalization and keeps families intact by enabling caregivers to recharge emotionally and physically so that they are prepared to care for their child with a disability.

Through Easter Seals Kaleidoscope, children with developmental disabilities can move higher and farther than ever thought. Community college, jobs, and even away-from home living are all within reach.

www.bayarea.easterseals.com

Oakland East Bay Symphony MUSE Program
Founded in 1988, Oakland East Bay Symphony (OEBS) is a community-based orchestra serving the diverse population of Oakland and the East Bay.

Under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Morgan, the Symphony has become a leader in music education for young people, bringing orchestral music into schools throughout Oakland and the East Bay through the MUSE (MUSic for Excellence) program.

Morgan established and expanded the Young People’s Concerts, the Ensembles-in-the-Schools program, the Side-By-Side Concert, and the Young Artist Competition.

Morgan, a nationally known arts educator and advocate himself, visits approximately 50 elementary, middle and high schools, reaching over 3,300 children each year; orchestra musicians also visit the schools, offering lecture/demonstration, workshops and performances. A major accomplishment was the implementation of the MUSE Program (MUSic for Excellence) in 1998-99, which provides comprehensive music education in grades K-12 and serves 3,200 students in 18 East Bay schools.

www.oebs.org

The Taylor Family Foundation’s Camp Arroyo
To help children in need lead healthier and more enriched lives is the mission of The Taylor Family Foundation.

Camp Arroyo is a permanent campsite for children with life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. It is located on 138 oak-filled acres in the Livermore Hills, with its own specially designed swimming pool, rope's course and playing field.

The Taylor Family Foundation provides summer camp at no charge for over 1,000 children. Last year’s auction funds paid for over 100 campers to attend a free week of summer fun. Camp Arroyo is

• A safe-haven away from the kids’ daily lives
• A place that builds a sense of community
• A place for kids facing similar challenges and diseases to be with each other
• A place that offers a sanctuary for children to leave behind their worlds of secrecy and despair
• And a place that through acceptance and trust, they can talk freely about their disease, in a nonjudgmental atmosphere, and just be kids.

www.ttff.org