Summit League announces fundraising event with guest speakers
The Summit League will host its biennial fundraising event, “A Day in the Garden with Friends,” at the Villa Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga on June 1.
Guest speaker and award-winning journalist Maria Shriver will be featured in conversation with NBC Bay Area News anchor Jessica Aguirre. The day’s events will also include a curated shopping experience and al fresco luncheon. The primary beneficiary of this year’s event is Pursuit of Excellence-South Bay.
Summit League members and local philanthropists, Gretchen DiNapoli and Liz Ferrari are co-chairing the day. Tickets, sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are available now at summit-league.org.
Summit League is a longstanding local nonprofit women’s organization committed to supporting local community needs in the areas of education, health, welfare and the arts.
Pursuit of Excellence-South Bay (POE-South Bay) provides financial support and mentorship to disadvantaged Bay Area students pursuing advanced education. Each student is paired with a volunteer mentor, often an adult familiar with the major the student has chosen, who will coach the student throughout their college career. Ninety-eight percent of POE-South Bay funds go directly to support student scholarships as this is an all-volunteer organization, with no salaries or office expenses.
Maria Shriver is a mother of four, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, a seven-time New York Times best-selling author, an NBC News Special Anchor, the founder of Shriver Media, and co-founder of the mission-driven brain health and wellness brand, MOSH. She also founded the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM), which in February 2022 joined forces with the Cleveland Clinic to become WAM at Cleveland Clinic, where Shriver now also serves as a Strategic Partner for Women’s Health and Alzheimer’s.
Jessica Aguirre is the 5, 6 and 11pm evening anchor at NBC Bay Area News and an Emmy award-winning journalist. She has been a primetime, evening anchor, in the Bay Area for more than 20 years. Her devotion to local charities has her routinely speaking in the Bay Area on topics including education, gender equity and minority advancement in the workplace.
Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame announces inductees
The Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its 18th Induction Ceremony on May 6 at La Rinconada Country Club.
This year’s inductees are: Jack Anti (Class of 1931), Dick Whiteman (1951), Bob McArthur (1964), Jeff Robinson (1975), Karen Freedman Thompson (1978), A.J. Matthews (1982), Samantha Copenhaver Van Devender (1983), Virginia Fritsch (2003) and Kiko Alonso (2008).
The reception begins at 5pm, followed by the dinner at 6:45pm and ceremony at 8pm.
Tickets can be purchased at tinyurl.com/2023lghshalloffame.
Vitality Bowls Café announces new ownership
Vitality Bowls in Los Gatos recently announced that the superfood café is under new ownership.
Local entrepreneur Ranjith Kumar has been named as the café’s new owner and operator. The news comes as the café celebrates a milestone four years of serving acai bowls, smoothies, wraps, salads and more to the Los Gatos community.
“We are thrilled to breathe new life into the café during such a monumental time,” Kumar said. “For four years, Vitality Bowls has shared its health and wellness mission to local residents through delicious, clean and nutritious foods. It is an honor to play a role in the revitalization of the café and I’m excited to serve nutritional, allergy-friendly offerings to the community for more years to come. Local residents will continue to enjoy tasty, nutritious meals that they can feel good about, while also supporting a small business that was born right here in Northern California.”
Vitality Bowls offers made-to-order meals, such as the Dragon Bowl (featuring pitaya, mango juice, coconut milk, bananas, pineapple and raspberries) and their signature Vitality Bowl (with organic açaí, bananas, strawberries and organic hemp granola).
In addition to açaí bowls and smoothies, the brand features a menu that includes salads, grain bowls, wraps and toasts.
There are currently more than 130 Vitality Bowls locations open or in development across the United States.
For information, visit vitalitybowls.com/locations/los-gatos.
Robinson receives degree from Georgia Tech
Joseph Robinson of Los Gatos earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Robinson was among 5,620 undergraduate and graduate students to be presented Georgia Tech degrees during the Institute’s 263rd Commencement exercises in December.
Georgia Tech offers business, computing, design, engineering, liberal arts and sciences degrees.
