We’re happy to share an exciting recap of our annual Taste of Hope gala with you!
Our tenth annual Taste of Hope gala celebration was a great time and everyone enjoyed hearing from our special guests as we reflected on 33 years of our work!
Pastor Marcelo Robles, our Argentina Director, shared his inspiring story of ministering in Buenos Aires’ roughest neighborhood for 30 years to protect and educate the most vulnerable children of the community.
By video, Isabelina Barbosa, our Colombia Director, gave us a tour of Casa Vida, our trade school for at-risk Venezuelan girls who come across the border bridge every day to attend classes. We also heard from several of the girls.
We had over 20 auction lots donated to our silent auction, and those combined with our live auction raised over $12,000 for our She Has Hope human trafficking response programs.
Thanks to several table sponsorships, our silent and live auctions, and a record-breaking paddle raise, God provided over $127,000 in total. This exceeded our $100,000 goal in support of our She Has Hope programs, all in one night!
We’re so grateful for the incredible support from our good friend, Chef David Ramos, who along with his team served an out-of-this-world 4-course meal.
It was also a delight having our expert sommeliers with us, Rachel & Jeremiah Van Til, who served a curated selection of premium wines. Over $8,000 of wine was generously donated.
And a very big thanks to all of our sponsors. Visit this link to see the list too long to include here, and please support all of them!
We are also very grateful to Daniel Chee Photography for donating the photography for the evening.
Your generous support through our annual gala enables us to keep investing in life-changing programs that rescue, rehabilitate, and restore survivors of human trafficking. This gives them a future full of hope, while we work just as hard to prevent trafficking before it ever begins.
We could never do this without you. Thank you!
GIVE TODAY to keep hope alive for the women and children in our programs.