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34th Annual Fashion Show & LuncheonWednesday, October 7, 2026
Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
Abundant Harvest: ”Feeding Futures Together”
10:00am-2:30pm
Donor Appreciation Party at The Park Club
2:30pm-4:30pm
On Wednesday, October 7, Harvesters will welcome its underwriters, guests and community leaders to the 34th Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon. The event will begin with a Champagne Reception and Silent Auction sponsored by Tiffany & Co, followed by a luxury runway fashion show at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art sponsored by South Coast Plaza. This year’s highly anticipated event will end with a beautiful gourmet luncheon in the lobby of the Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Continuing the celebration – the Donor Appreciation Party – at The Park Club. Cocktails and light fare to be served. All proceeds from the event go to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and the mission of providing dignified, equitable and consistent access to nutritious food for all who need it in our community.
Join us as a Harvesters Underwriter and attend the 34th Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon. 100% of all underwriting dollars go directly to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Your generous gift helps Second Harvest provide dignified, equitable and consistent access to nutritious food.
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HARVESTERS NEWSLETTERfile_download CLICK HEREPlease read our annual newsletter to learn more about Harvesters’ activities and ways you can get involved.
By donating products, services and travel for our silent auction, you’ll not only be a part of the solution to provide food and nutritional security for all in Orange County, you’ll also be positioning your brand among local consumers seeking luxury indulgences, one-of-a-kind experiences and the latest trends.
Interested in making a Silent Auction Donation?
2026 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Our 34th Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon would not be possible without the support of our generous partners and sponsors.
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
For organizations and businesses interested in getting involved, we invite you to explore our options. Harvesters Corporate Sponsorship offers direct engagement with Harvesters members, donors and key community leaders. Our annual fundraising campaign and event delivers high visibility and prominent branding to hundreds of Orange County influencers and philanthropists. With donation level starting at $15,000 to $75,000+, it is a 100% tax-deductible gift benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. Benefits range from name recognition on Harvesters printed and digital materials, to social media mentions and logo presentation. Top-level donations include additional touch points, communication benefits, SHFB recognition and tickets to the Fashion Show & Luncheon.
If interested in partnering as a Corporate Sponsor, please email Harvesters@feedoc.org
2026 FASHION SHOW PARTNERS
Announcing Soon
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2025 SUPPORTERS*
Thank you to our 2025 supporters, who went above and beyond in contributing to the success of our event.
2025 Underwriters and Donors
Current as of November 1, 2025
HARVESTERS MEMBERS
CHAIRWOMAN
- Madeline McKinley Aschieris
CO-CHAIRWOMAN
- Liz McKinley
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Susan Etchandy, Co-Director
- Nathalie Hymel, Co-Director
- Ashley Fella
- Jassel Kaye
- Jennifer Segerstrom
- Ann Smyth
- Monica Wood
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Misha Algeo
- Natasha Debons
- Rachel Fowler
- Riley Sakioka
- Nazanin Saidi
MEMBERS
- Melissa Ayres
- Alia Batniji
- Julia Beaton
- Yvonne Bosu
- Wendy Braun
- Jacqueline Bridgford Poulsen
- Kacey Bruno
- Kenah Camera
- Alison Cottrell
- Leah DeCono
- Briar Fitzpatrick
- Michelle Fuerstman
- Gail Haft
- Joelle Hamontree
- Lindsey Hauschka
- Jane Hodgdon
- Sarah Jebreil
- Stephanie Kaberna
- Nour Kasm
- Erin Grody Kingsley
- Maxine Laube
MEMBERS CONTINUED
- Andrea McCallister
- Jamie McKinnon
- Katie Miller
- Claudia Morehead
- Nicolette Myers
- Katey Osborn
- Jodi Salerno
- Veronica Slavik
- Devin Spenuzza
- Laney Tucker
- Lauren Watkins
- Jackie Wills
- Lauren Wong
- Natalie Yafi
- Trisha Yount
- Michelle Zuzek
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
- Lori Anderson
- Laura Baratta
- Susan Bridgford
- Kristie Caggiano
- Kate Carlton
- Paige Collins
- Susan Croul
- Cameran Davis
- Teresa Farrell
- Stephanie Grody
- Moira Kamgar
- Melissa Knode
- Joyce Lee
- Irene Martino
- Yvette Nicole McCarthy
- Michelle Merage
- Yvonne Moyano
- Suzan Lee Paek
- Julia Post-Guenther
- Julie Taylor
FOUNDERS
- Jill Johnson-Tucker
- Jennifer Van Bergh
Since 2018, Harvesters has been honored to partner with City National Bank. Their ongoing contribution has fed over a million Orange County children, working families, seniors, and college students.
In April 2026, City National Bank presented the eighth annual Harvesters Innovative Service Award to three local organizations who were recognized for advancing the client choice model, which allows food recipients the freedom to select items that best meet their individual or family needs. To read about the award recipients, click HERE.
QUESTIONS?
For assistance or more information, email harvesters@feedoc.org
Jill Wilson decided to volunteer with Second Harvest in 2008 when she was in between jobs and looking for a way to apply her talents that could benefit the community. She arrived one day at Second Harvest’s former distribution center in Orange, ready to serve, and felt immediately connected to the mission.
Like Jill and Ian, other friends of the food bank may be looking for ways to connect meaningfully with Second Harvest to help those experiencing hunger in Orange County for years to come. One simple way to make a significant impact, while achieving peace of mind, is by creating a will or revocable living trust with our partner, FreeWill.
March is National Nutrition Month, an annual awareness campaign that encourages us to learn about nutrition, develop healthy eating habits and discover the fun of being physically active. At Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, we strive to provide everyone in Orange County with the nutrition they need to grow and excel in life.
Last spring, here at Second Harvest we completely revamped our focus to proactively purchase fresh nutrition for those in need, ensuring a steady pipeline of protein, dairy, eggs, fruits and vegetables to our approximately 300 partner and program sites. As a next step, we recently unveiled our new, 6,200-square-foot cold storage facility and two additional cold docks that establish a “cold chain” at our distribution center in Irvine. This gives us a total of 14,550 square feet of cold storage, which greatly enhances our ability to source and distribute more nutritious food.
Second Harvest continues to fight increasing food insecurity through our Pop-Up Drive Thru food distributions with the help of many amazing volunteers and it is no surprise that many of them are mothers. Jacqueline is one such volunteer and I wanted to learn more of her story.
here to volunteer representing other mothers…to give back to the community, to be a role model to my children. As a mother, as a woman, as a friend, as a wife…you have so many hats you have to put on and one of them is giving. When I go home my daughter asks me, “Mom what did you do today?” And I say, “I got to give back to people, people that really don’t have as much as we do.” Hopefully she sees me doing this and then as she gets older, she’ll want to give back just the same way.”
Pantry. Their style traditionally has always been very welcoming and focused on building relationships with those they serve. They would put out coffee and pastries and spend time talking with the families who would come early just to socialize.
One of Nancy’s key volunteers, Mary Kaye, also shared insights. Mary Kaye is an emergency room doctor who has been spending much of her spare time serving at the Saint Timothy pantry. She began volunteering pre-COVID by taking blood pressures on pantry days and translating for Spanish-speaking clients.. All the changes have her missing conversations and connecting with the families they serve.
can take your blood pressure soon,” and encouraging them.”
Whatever the situation that keeps students on campus and struggling to feed themselves, the Fresh Basic Needs Hub at UCI remains open to serve them, supported by food from Second Harvest. Student hunger is a serious challenge, made even worse by the pandemic, but Fresh, as it’s called, has the mission to provide for the basic needs of UCI students, allowing them to focus on academics.
Last week did not feel hopeful. Seeing the injustice of the past few days makes me cringe. It causes me to grieve when I see people treated unfairly or worse. But I’m choosing to move forward with hope. How can I have hope this week? Because I know Andrea and I see how she treats people who sometimes feel trapped. The team at Fresh, and all the other college pantries in Orange County serve as a lifeline for their students, providing for basic needs and offering a dignified experience for everyone who comes to them for help. Their service is a beacon of hope in the darkness.
redirected those emotions toward survival and humility. While it was a very difficult decision, Stephen and Kristina decided that in order to make it through this crisis, they would need to receive assistance the first time in their lives. This is what it means to be newly vulnerable.