(Wednesday November 12 – Altadena, CA ) – Five Acres hosted a launch event Thursday November 6 at the Armory Center for the Arts to announce its 20,000 By 2020 Campaign and unveil the artistic representation of more than 20,000 children currently in foster care, in Los Angeles; a sculpture named Boy 5A. Boy 5A […]
Five Acres hosts Taste of Tuscany, a benefit dinner held at Claud & Co Eatery, raises funds for programs and services (Altadena, CA) October 28, 2014 – Five Acres supporters gathered for the 3rd annual Taste of Tuscany on October 19th benefit dinner held at Claud & Co The Eatery. It was an intimate gathering among […]
Five Acres Residential Therapeutic Program Collaborates with Piece By Piece instructor Leigh Adams to construct and design large mosaic artistic globes. Proceeds from the sale of the globes benefit Five Acres October 22, 2014 – (Altadena, CA ) Piece by Piece instructor and mosaic artist Leigh Adams and her colleague Bea Jones, a retired psychiatric […]
Five Acres Annual Golf Tournament and “Supper at the Speakeasy” Raises over $250,000 for programs and services (PASADENA, CA) – Five Acres annual golf tournament and “Supper at the Speakeasy” event, held at the Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena on Monday, September 29th raised over $250,000 for children and families in crisis throughout Los Angeles. More […]
Accidental Electrical Fire Destroys Buildings at Pasadena Waldorf Altadena Country Club offers space for childcare, thanks in part to Five Acres CEO Chanel Boutakidis (Tuesday, September 22, Altadena CA) – On Friday August 29th at approximately 5:30pm, an accidental electrical fire destroyed the building housing Pasadena Waldorf School’s first and second grade classrooms at their historic campus […]
Five Acres hosts “Swanky Cocktails” Party at the elegant home of Johanna Metzger and Alex Lopez (PASADENA, CA) July 16, 2014 – On a balmy July 11th evening 70 guests gathered at the Craftsman-meets-Japanese home of Johanna Metzger and Alejandro Lopez tucked away in the foothills of Altadena where a young, hip crowd grooved well into […]
Five Acres Announces the 27th Annual Golf Classic to be held at Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena Tesla joins the tournament this year as hole-in-one partner (July 7, 2014; Altadena CA) – Five Acres will host its golf classic at the Annandale Golf Club on Monday, September 29, 2014. The annual event which raises money for […]
Five Acres Receives Prestigious Gifts totaling $300,000 in Support of Child and Family Services Grant awards are combined gifts from Weingart Foundation and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation (June 30, 2014, ALTADENA, CA) – Five Acres has been awarded $300,000 by two separate grants from the Weingart Foundation and The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. Weingart Foundation’s unrestricted […]
Voices for Five Acres Gala: A Grand Evening in Pasadena May 19, 2014; Pasadena, CA – On a beautiful, sunny evening, more than 250 delighted guests gathered for Voices for Five Acres gala on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Trinity Ballroom in Pasadena. The glamorous event honored Michelle LeClair and Tena Clark for their […]
WHAT: Voices for Five Acres, Swingin’ on a Star Gala on May 17 WHO: Serving as emcees will be actor Matthew Lillard, currently seen on “The Bridge” on FX, and Wendy Burch, Emmy award-winning reporter and anchor on KTLA. Michelle LeClair and Tena Clark will be honored for their joint dedication to meeting the needs of […]