Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
”Growing a Healthier Orange County”
If you have already underwritten for the October 10th event, kindly click on the link below to RSVP.
Thank you for your support of Harvesters Fashion Show & Luncheon! We are currently at capacity for our October 10th event. Please reach out to Bre@FeedOC.org for underwriting opportunities and to be added to our waitlist.
On Tuesday, October 10, Harvesters will welcome its underwriters, guests and community leaders to the 31st Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon. The event will begin with a Champagne Reception sponsored by Mikimoto and mobile Silent Auction, followed by a luxury runway fashion show produced and sponsored by South Coast Plaza, and a gourmet luncheon. 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 to all who need it in our community.
Join us as a Harvesters Underwriter and attend the 31st 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. #FeedOC
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?
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2023 PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Our 31st Anniversary Fashion Show & Luncheon would not be possible without the support of our generous partners and sponsors.
2023 FASHION SHOW PARTNERS
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 UNDERWRITERS*
Thank you to our 2022 underwriters, who went above and beyond in contributing to the success of our event.
HARVESTERS MEMBERS
CHAIRMAN
- Gail Haft*
Executive Committee
- Wendy Braun
- Kate Carlton
- Jassel Kaye
- Jackie Wills
- Monica Wood
Members
- Lori Anderson
- Jill Anelli
- Laura Baratta
- Julia Beaton
- Kacey Bruno
- Kristie Caggiano
- Alison Cottrell
- Cameran Davis
- Susan Etchandy*
- Ashley Fella*
- Briar Fitzpatrick
- Kenna Florie
- Rachel Fowler
- Cheryl Glover
- Joelle Hamontree
- Jane Hodgdon
- Nathalie Hymel
- Nicole Joseph
- Stephanie Kaberna
- Moira Kamgar
- Joyce Lee
- Yvonne Lemus-Bosu
- Kate Levering-Jahangiri
- Micaela Lumpkin
- Irene Martino
- Andrea McCallister
- Liz McKinley
- Madeline McKinley
- Jamie McKinnon
- Cindi Morales*
- Claudia Morehead
- Suzan Lee Paek
- Jacqueline Bridgford Poulsen
- Nazanin Saidi
- Jodi Salerno
- Jennifer Segerstrom
- Veronica Slavik
- Ann Smyth
- Lauren Wong
- Garland Yi
Founders
- Jill Johnson-Tucker
- Jennifer Van Bergh
*Board of Directors
In October 2022, City National Bank presented the fifth annual Harvesters Innovative Service Award to six local organizations who were recognized for advancing the client choice model, which allows food recipients the freedom to select items for themselves or their families. 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.