Play to Empower was a Great Adventure

Our Inaugural Play to Empower Fundraiser was an exciting and successful event that raised a total $25,145!!

During this sold-out event at Topgolf, guests enjoyed an experience similar to what our teens enjoy during Group meetUPs: a sense of community, a new or unique activity and, of course, fun!

The event kicked off with happy hour, offering guests time to enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and networking while they posed in the photo booth and entered to win fantastic raffles. Sacramento Kings PA Announcer, Fox40 Morning Show co-host and all-around-great-guy Scott Moak served as our event emcee. He brought a perfect combination of energy, personal passion for our mission and laughs to the evening’s festivities. Guests then enjoyed dinner, Topgolf play, dessert and awards.

The best part was that guests could choose an Adventure Flag, featuring a tangible need or unique outing hoped for by a teen, and donate to make it happen. These awesome “Adventure Makers” made 19 adventures possible! The next day, a generous guest donated to ensure every teen in our program had their big adventure funded. These outings will be positive experiences that open worldviews and create lasting memories. Truly, this is what the event was all about.

We are thankful to Adventure Sponsor Hughey Phillips, LLP for generously making this event successful, before it even began. We are also grateful to our Close Game Sponsor Scali Rasmussen along with Fun Sponsors Capitol Advisors, OneSource StopLoss Insurance Marketing and Tidy Revival.

We had incredible volunteers, led by event coordinator Carly Adams of Tidy Revival. They worked with smiles and diligence to ensure guests had a great time and that all aspects of the event ran smoothly. They made it seem like this was not an inaugural event, but one we have held for years.

From happy hour to announcements, to game play, dinner and awards, the event was filled with adventure. We are beyond grateful to Lana Akin Photography for capturing all of the fun.

We can’t wait for next year’s Play to Empower event!