29th Anniversary Celebration & Awards Dinner

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Captain Sponsors
East West Bank
Southern California Edison
Tawa Charitable Foundation
 
First Officer Sponsors
California State University, Los Angeles
Exact Tax, Inc.
Gay Yuen, Ph.D
Hilton Los Angeles/San Gabriel 
Southern California Gas Company
TEAM Healthcare, Inc. / Dr. Stanley M. Toy, Jr. M.D.
Warner Brothers Entertainment NAPA (Network for Asian Pacific Americans)
 
Seafarer Sponsors
Alex To
Blank Rome LLP
Horizon Travel & Ada Chan Wong
Law Offices of Daniel H. Deng
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
State Farm
W.A. Rasic Construction Company
 
Quartermaster Sponsors
Bill Fujioka & Darlene Kuba
Bruce Chen
California Bank & Trust
California State University, Los Angeles - Asian and Asian American Studies Department
Charles Wong
Chinese American Museum
Chinese Parents Association for the Disabled and Tak Lau Charity Foundation
First 5 LA
Garfield Medical Center
GE Properties
Judy Chu, Congresswoman, 27th District
Law & Mediation Offices of Elizabeth Yang
Marc Matoba
Michael Matoba
New York Life Insurance Company - Covina Valley Office
Pasadena City College
Raised by a Village
Ricky Choi
Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary
Rosemead Kiwanis Foundation
Sunny Slope Water Company
TL Technology
Transtech Engineers, Inc.
 
Friends of AYC
AFC Soy Foods
Bruce Lazenby
Budget Blinds / John Sun
Douglas Auto Body & Paint
Ginger Lai
Julie Ho
Justin Shiau
Kathryn Barger
KCAL Insurance Agency
​CH Financial / Cissy Huang
​San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District
Upper San Gabriel Valley  Municipal Water District

About the Event


The AYC Anniversary Celebration & Awards Dinner is an evening gala that honors donors and community leaders. The event features a plated Western-style dinner, both silent and live auctions, and celebrates the achievements of pioneers who are committed to helping youth and families. The gala consistently attracts over 500 attendees, including business and community leaders, elected officials and other professionals. All proceeds from the event will benefit AYC’s youth programs. Click here to see highlights and photos from last year's gala!




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Give hope to the future generation and help them achieve their best in school, at work, and in life!
  • $150 sponsors online curriculum in Math and English for 3 students
  • $500 covers STEAM project kits for 20 students
  • $750 covers basic craft supplies for a year of weekly art projects
  • $1,500 covers a STEAM field trip with transportation and entrance fees
  • $2,500 sponsors a STEAM assembly and speaker
  • $5,000 sponsors 100 students to participate in AYC’s STEAM Day​  
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​Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead!

STEAM stands for STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math) plus Art. As academics recognized that creativity and design thinking is necessary for innovation in STEM, there has been a strong shift from STEM to STEAM. AYC has always had a focus on Arts and STEM education for youth, so it only made sense for integrate both and go “Full STEAM Ahead!”

Between 2017 to 2027, STEM/STEAM jobs will grow 13%, compared to 9% in other jobs (National Science Foundation, 2017 ).  However, studies predict a significant talent gap in STEAM because students are losing interest at each level of education or failing to graduate from high school or college. The gap is even greater for low-income and minority students. AYC’s STEAM focus exposes low-income, immigrant, and at-risk youth in K-8 to all of the possibilities in STEAM and encourages them from a young age, building a stronger foundation to their success in these areas.