Nearly 300 guests attended Evening with Friends at City National Grove in Anaheim. Upon arrival, guests were met with a beautiful courtyard with a photo booth and access to a speakeasy for VIP guests. During the cocktail hour, attendees continued to preview and bid on silent auction items using an innovative online bidding platform, gained access to exclusive details on the heads or tails game before entering the ballroom doors.
“I loved the venue, theme and décor. It was breath taking,” attendee Nikki Ware shared. “I attend quite a few of these events and this was very well run and super organized!”
Head of School Todd Perkins’ presentation illustrated the importance of the community and mission at Friends Christian School. An archived video shared in the ballroom, outlined the history of Friends Christian School and how special its beginning days truly were. Todd Perkins then proceeded to share stats on enrollment, facilities, personnel, and impressive overall camaraderie here at Friends Christian School.
Nikki shared, “I loved the looking back through the years and I found myself thinking I was totally at peace with our decision to put our son Jake at Friends and knew in that moment that he was exactly where he needed to be!”
Whether you participated before the event with sponsorship, underwriting or donations or attended the event and bid in our live auction, you have made an impact on the students of Friends Christian School.
Thank you to our incredible sponsors— Angie’s Wholesale, Foundation Aviation, Twins Chiropractic, Orange Lutheran High School, The Solper Family, Del Rio Realty, Mullen, The Homme Family, Chino Hills Vet, Bridgford Foods, Progressive Builders and Shine Detailing.
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The Evening Stats
Live Auction | $102,700
Silent Auction | $53,764.00
Total Raised before expenses | $257,037.28
Total Raised after expenses | $144,464.97