Children's Fund Golf Classic 2026 Sponsor Brochure

A LETTER FROM OUR CEO

As we prepare to celebrate and host our 33rd Annual Children’s Fund Golf Classic on Monday, June 1, 2026, at Redlands Country Club, we are reminded not only of the incredible journey we’ve shared together, but also of a profound milestone: 40 years of standing alongside the children in our community. Since our founding, more than 1.8 million young lives have been strengthened, supported, and given hope because people like you chose to step forward.

This event is more than a beloved tradition. It is a celebration of the joy, play, and possibility every child deserves. Together, you have transformed this tournament into a beacon of hope, Swinging for a Brighter Future for children who need us most.

Your participation has been a powerful force behind that hope. By playing, sponsoring, or inviting others to join you, you help ensure that when a child is facing crisis, Children’s Fund can respond with urgency, compassion, and essential resources that lead to safety, stability, and opportunity. Your presence is more than a spot on the course, it is a message to children in their most vulnerable moments: Your community is here for you.

As we embark on this milestone year, we invite you to join us once again as a valued partner in this vital mission. Your support directly fuels life-changing programs that provide children with the Support, Opportunity, and Hope they need to imagine and reach a brighter future. A variety of sponsorship levels are available, each offering meaningful recognition, and we would be honored to partner with you.

Imagine the relief and joy on a child’s face when they finally feel safe, when they are able to dream boldly, and when they begin to believe in what’s possible. Your partnership makes that moment real. Together, we are creating lasting change, one child, one family, and one community at a time.

Thank you for your continued commitment to the children of our community. We are deeply grateful for your partnership and look forward to celebrating this special year with you.

Warm regards,

Cesar Navarrete President & CEO, Children’s Fund

Children’s Fund Golf Classic

The Children’s Fund Golf Classic began in 1992 as the A. Gary Anderson Memorial Golf Classic. During his lifetime, A. Gary Anderson made an indelible impression on the inland region, both as a dedicated professional in the business arena and as a generous humanitarian in the surrounding communities. To honor their father’s legacy, A. Gary Anderson’s children, Erik and Erin, established this premier tournament, benefitting Children’s Fund.

It was announced in 2017, at the 25th anniversary, that the golf tournament would move forward as the Children’s Fund Golf Classic. As we continue A. Gary Anderson’s legacy and enter our 33rd year, the Children’s Fund Golf Classic has been instrumental in raising nearly $9 million towards our mission of providing Support, Opportunity, and Hope to children we serve.

Redlands Country Club

Established in 1896, Redlands Country Club is the oldest member owned country club in the West and home to a beautiful 18-hole PGA Championship golf course, considered by many to be one of the finest in Southern California. This year, it will be home to our 33rd Annual Children’s Fund Golf Classic. Nestled below the San Bernardino Mountains, this course offers stunning views, stately trees, and perfectly manicured greens that make this course a delight to play and is sure to give our golfers a day to remember.

INTRODUCTION

OUR 3 PILLARS

Children’s Fund’s Vision is a bright future for every child. Children’s Fund’s Mission is giving our vulnerable children Support, Opportunity, and Hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships. Children’s Fund operates under 3 Pillars: Support, Opportunity, and Hope.

Support

Through our Support pillar, we provide the services that our children and youth require to meet their basic needs and create stability: our emergency needs program, educational support program, annual family fair, and the attentive care provided at the Children’s Assessment Center.

Opportunity

Each year, Children’s Fund offers opportunities that children need to meet and exceed their potential. These opportunities focus on breaking the cycle of poverty and offer enriching activities and educational options. The Opportunity pillar consists of post-secondary educational scholarships, sports and extracurricular scholarships, computer camp, summer camp, life enrichment, the sports faire, and the speakers bureau.

Hope

Our final pillar, Hope, allows us to inspire, challenge, and motivate our children to dream. We do this through our Celebration of Giving and birthday gifts annual campaign, and by being there to celebrate our children’s life’s milestones like graduation, entering post-secondary education, and adoption. A meaningful gift can mean the world to a child and nurture their hope so that they can continue to dream and work towards a brighter future.

Brave students from our In Their Own Words Speaker Series stand with Children’s Fund Founder, the Honourable Pat Morris

California Steel Industries/NUCOR pose with a van full of backpacks and school supplies they donated

Children’s Fund and partner organizations provide families with fresh turkeys and sides for Thanksgiving

Children’s Fund President & CEO, Cesar Navarrete, alongside cherished partners at the Winter Wonderland event.

Children are provided with a new pair of shoes at the Annual Sports Faire event, along with new sports equipment.

The Arrowheart Foundation stops by Children’s Fund to drop off a trunk full of school supplies

BECAUSE OF YOU

Last year, because of you... Children’s Fund positively impacted a total of 58,877 children and individuals by providing Support, Opportunity, and Hope.

Support Programs

22,183 families received Support services that included:

4,340 children in crisis stabilized through our Emergency Needs Program

3,333 students started school equipped with backpacks and supplies through the Educational Support Program

152 children received Orthodontia Care.

1,070 children and their family members received household goods through our distribution events.

627 children and their family members were provided with housing services through Project SAFE (Supporting and Assisting Families Excel).

679 individuals participated in preventative informative educational CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) Workshops.

625 youth in foster care received a hygiene kit to start the new school year with confidence.

9,739 children received compassionate post-trauma medical and legal care at the Children’s Assessment Center (CAC) and the Resiliency Institute for Childhood Adversity (RICA)

1,628 children and their family members received personalized family support services

Opportunity Programs

1,119 children received Opportunity services that included: 63 high school graduates awarded Post-Secondary Educational Scholarship.

198 children and youth received a Recreational/Extracurricular Scholarship. 12 teens built leadership skills at Summer Leadership Camp

130 youth participated in Life Enrichment Programs that expanded learning and personal growth.

400 youth discovered the joy of athletics at the annual Sports Fair and shoe distribution.

Hope Programs

35,575 children and individuals received Hope services that included:

32,273 holiday gifts distributed to children during our Celebration of Giving Program.

2,215 children celebrated milestones and created lasting memories through our Celebrating Life’s Milestones Programming.

1,087 children found comfort with special items while visiting the Dependency Court Playroom

Children’s Fund began in 1986 with the belief that all children deserve to grow without fear, trusting they will be cared for, and their needs met. Children who have experienced abuse or extreme poverty, who cannot defend or care for themselves, are often the most vulnerable to “fall between the cracks” and be forgotten. By intervening, the most straightforward act of assistance may help prevent a lifetime of pain and negative outcomes. In response to the need, a group of influential county, business, and community leaders, led by the late Jack H. Brown, Judge Patrick J. Morris, and the late A. Gary Anderson came together to seek solutions. In collaboration with the County of San Bernardino, it became apparent that a non-profit organization could leverage private investment and connect resources directly to children, reaching every area of our 20,000 square mile county.

A unique and invaluable partnership was formed to create Children’s Fund, which stands firm today. For over 40 years, Children’s Fund has continued to deepen its strong relationship with the County of San Bernardino as a model of how private and public entities can effectively work together to support and assist our community’s at-risk and often disenfranchised children. By utilizing this partnership with the county and a strategic network of other community resource organizations, Children’s Fund has remained efficient and responsive, so it can quickly deploy aid to meet specific needs when identified. Since its inception, Children’s Fund has helped more than 1.9 million children in this region.

Jack H. Brown*

“Our dream for Children’s Fund was to reach out to children at-risk. With the blessings of Our “Maker” we continue to reach.”

A. Gary Anderson*

Gary’s leadership legacy is seen today in the standards he set for giving, involvement by community leaders, and the organization’s ability to meet any challenge.

The Honorable Patrick J. Morris

“It is all about publicprivate collaboration. Children’s Fund uniquely brings forward business leaders to help lead the crusade to serve at-risk children.”

OUR FOUNDING FATHERS

FOUNDERS AWARDEES

The Children’s Fund Founders’ Award is an annual award given at the Children’s Fund Golf Classic. The Children’s Fund Founders’ Award recognizes individuals, companies, and organizations who embody the spirit and mission upon which Children’s Fund was founded. This award allows us to honor those who are making futures brighter for the children in our community.

Past Awardees:

Dave Harris

2026 Children’s Fund Founders’ Award Recipient

Children’s Fund Board Chair 2004-2005

“One of our most valuable assets is the children. It is our responsibility to invest in their worth by providing comfort, hope, and inspiration. We did this for many”

Vicente De Baise Wright

2026 Children’s Fund Founders’ Award Recipient

Children’s Fund Board Chair 2013-2014

“Spread love everywhere you go, Let no one ever come to you without leaving happiness”

A. Gary Anderson*, Jack H. Brown*, The Honorable Pat Morris

Dee Dee Anderson Family

Erik Anderson, Erin Anderson, and Gary Lastinger

Vaughn Bryan

The Burlingame Family

The Burum Family Foundation, Colonies Partners, and Diversified Pacific Opportunity Fund

Crown Connect, Denny Shorett*, and Family

Ray Crebs

Diversified Pacific, Jeff Burum, and Matthew Jordan

Zareh Sarrafin

Bill Nietschmann and Kent Paxton

*Deceased

Executive Committee

Fred Just, Board Chair CEO Healthcare Environment Institute, LLC

Rick Arcaro, Vice Chair Senior Vice President Fifth Third Bank

Jim Harrington, Co-Treasurer Finance Committee Co-Chair Rancho Cucamonga City Treasurer

Bill Nietschmann, Co-Treasurer Finance Committee Co-Chair Past Board Chair

Joyce Ablett, Secretary Area Financial Officer San Bernardino County Kaiser Permanente

Kristin Pierce, Immediate Past Board Chair CEO & Owner

Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty

Jon Novack, Development Chair President & CEO Patton’s Steel

Gary Ovitt, Governance Committee Chair Education Liaison Chaffey College Governing Board Member

Ronald Powell, Ph.D, Programs Committee Chair Consultant Early Childhood Mental Health

Kevon Lee, Public Relations Chair CEO

Kevon Empowers & Group, LLC

Board Members

Barbara Alejandre

Retired Intergovernmental Relations Officer San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

Diana Alexander

Retired Assistant CEO San Bernardino County

Kerry Castel De Oro

President West End Auxiliary

Brenda Dowdy

Retired Homeless Education Project Manager

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

Richard Egger

General Counsel

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Pat Flaherty

CEO

Inland Empire HR

Sara Gamez, Ed. D Assistant Director

EOPS/CARE & CalWORKs

Mt. San Antonio College

Michael Gialluly

VP, Senior Relationship Manager American Business Bank

Jeany Glasgow Director Children and Family Services

Otis Greer

Director of Legislative and Public Affairs San Bernardino County Transportation Authority

Deana Olivares-Lambert Co-Owner 20/20 Network

Marina Parke

President Bonnes Meres Auxiliary

Frank Pine

Executive Editor

Southern California News Group

Craig Seal, Ph.D

Director of Graduate Programs Professor of Management CSUSB

Vicente De Biase Wright

Retired Chairman, President & CEO California Steel Industries

Advisory Council

Erin Anderson President/CEO/Founder

A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation

Debbie Brown Past Board Chair

Vaughn Bryan Retired President Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty

Matthew Jordan

Managing Member Diversified Pacific

Kent Paxton Retired Children’s Network Officer and Homeless Policy Advisor

San Bernardino County

The Honorable Patrick J. Morris Children’s Fund Founder Retired Superior Court Judge

Former Mayor

City of San Bernardino

Zareh Sarrafian

County of Riverside ACEO Riverside University Health System

Neal Waner

Founding Partner Matson Waner

LEADERSHIP

GOLF COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair

Dave Stockton Sr., PGA Committee Chair

Fred Just Healthcare Environment Institute, LLC

Barbara Alejandre

Retired SBC Superintendent of Schools

Reese Aplin Panacea Investment Corp.

Karen Brown

Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty

Ann Bryan

Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty

Marshall Bryant Children’s Fund

Andrea Crawford Children’s Fund

Isabel Demonbreun

Children’s Fund

Eileen Didier

Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty

Melissa Lavallee

Community Volunteer

Cesar Navarrete

Children’s Fund

Bill Nietschmann

Children’s Fund Past Board Chair

Jane Nottingham

Children’s Fund

Jon Novack

Patton’s Steel

Beth Spalding

Children’s Fund

Vicente De Biase Wright

Children’s Fund Past Board Chair

$50,000 VISION Sponsor

• Four foursomes, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

• Sixteen additional banquet guests

• Title billing on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, event signage, website

• Logo on bidder paddle

• Full page ad in event program

• One business profile in newsletter

• Four business profiles on social media profiles (quarterly)

$25,000 MISSION Sponsor

• Three foursomes, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

• Twelve additional banquet guests

• Logo/name on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, website, and event signage

• Half page ad in event program

• One business profile on social media profiles (quarterly)

$10,000 SUPPORT Sponsor

• Two foursomes, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

• Logo/name on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, website, and event signage

• Quarter page ad in event program

$5,000 OPPORTUNITY Sponsor

• One foursome, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

• Logo/name on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, website, and event signage

$2,500 HOPE Sponsor

• One twosome, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

• Logo/name on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, website, and event signage

$1,000 Hole Sponsor

• Logo/name on marketing materials, i.e. brochure, program, social media, website, and hole signage

$500 Golfer Package

• One golfer, breakfast, lunch, Founders’ Award Banquet, and exclusive player gifts

Join us in providing Support, Opportunity, and Hope by becoming a sponsor or donating an auction package by scanning the QR code, or visit www.childrensfund.org/golf.

Questions?

Contact Jane Nottingham at jane@childrensfund.org or by phone at (951) 295-3569

SCHEDULE

9AM Registration and Breakfast 10AM Shotgun start 11:30AM

Lunch provided on course

3:30PM Cocktail hour and silent auction 4:30PM

Founders’ Award Banquet, Live Auction, and Awards