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2025 Gala Sponsors

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Photos from 2025 NAC Gala

Guests at NAC’s Gala enjoyed music, magic, silent and live auctions, and a delicious dinner at a memorable evening. They heard first-hand stories from the newcomers we serve. To view a photos of the event, please visit a gallery on Pixieset where you can download photos for free. Thank you to all our guests for sharing their evening with us. 

 

Watch a video recapping the 2025 Gala on our YouTube channel. 

 

A highlight of the evening was hearing firsthand from the people NAC serves. For example, Ahmad Sultani (pictured), an NAC “graduate,” talked about how services provided by NAC helped his family to find housing, a job, and a car and also helped the family through a crisis when their baby needed heart surgery two days after birth. Thank you to the clients who came to the event and shared their stories. 

2025 Gala Auction Donors

Auction items at our Gala ranged from original art to vacation stays to luxury items for the home. NAC thanks all our auction donors for their generosity. The money earned from the auction will be used to serve client needs like housing supplements, driving lessons, car seats, and more.  

Fund-the-Need Bidding

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A special shoutout to everyone who bid on our Fund-the-Need Live Auction. Spirits were lively as bidders raised their numbered paddles to bid and raise money for client needs such as rental supplements and driving lessons. The excitement was especially high as an anonymous angel donor had pledged to match up to $20,000!  We raised $14,650 in bids, which was matched.  Thank you to our anonymous angel and to our bidders. 

NAC's New Executive Director

At the Gala, attendees heard from Juju Lelliot, who joined NAC staff as Executive Director in April 2025.

NAC's Board

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The work of NAC could not be done without the leadership of its board of directors. Thank you to Anne R. Thorward, Ed Chang, Barbara Hughes, Andy Winnick, Danny Hsu, Chris Kemble, Rehana Mowjood, Sergio Mora, and Margaret Wilcox. We also appreciate the work of our CFO Thomas Thorward and staff members Ghezal Akbarzad and Kim Peasley.