Become a Sponsor of the Long Beach Grand Cru!

A business and socially responsible marketing investment.
The Long Beach Grand Cru is a premier, highly visible international wine competition and public tasting event. Established in 1995, the event has grown in size and prestige and become well-known nationally and internationally. There are five events over a six-month period - Sponsor Party, International Wine Competition, Public Tasting, VIP Reception and Volunteer Party. In 2007, the public tasting attracted approximately 1,300 business, civic and community leaders. The competition and public tasting grossed $334,548. The Grand Cru maintains an active volunteer base of 300 individuals who are employed in various professions. Approximately 250 volunteers donated over 7,500 hours in 2007. The Grand Cru solicits worldwide winery participation and in 2007, there were 447 wineries entering 1,964 wines from 23 states and 11 countries. Medals are awarded to winners in the following categories: Sweepstakes, Chairman's Best of Class, Gold, Silver and Bronze. The Grand Cru website has become very active with 85,000 - 150,000 hits during peak months. Since its inception, the Grand Cru has raised over $2,471,809 for programs and services provided by the Legal Aid Foundation.

The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles covers a broad geographic region. LAFLA's reach extends from Santa Monica and Venice down to the Harbor-Long Beach area and east across the Los Angeles basin to South Central Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Whittier and Hollywood.

The Foundation offers programs and services in civil legal matters to low-income and poverty level families in time of need as they struggle to gain self-sufficiency. According to United Way, Los Angeles County has the largest poverty population of any metropolitan area in the nation - 22% of the county live in poverty and 33% of the region's children live in households that are at or below poverty level. LAFLA is committed to promoting access to justice, strengthening communities and effecting systemic change through representation, advocacy and community education. LAFLA assists its clients in escaping domestic violence, avoiding homelessness, obtaining food and health care for themselves and their children and moving from welfare to work. LAFLA changes entire communities by helping to develop sorely needed jobs, affordable housing units, child care, youth services and other support systems in disadvantaged neighborhoods. In our Annual Major Advocacy Report, LAFLA assisted more than 55,000 people with their critical-legal needs. These were men, women and children whose disadvantaged circumstances made them vulnerable to fraud, abuse, neglect and bureaucratic error.

Sponsorship in the Grand Cru is a wise business and socially responsible marketing investment providing name recognition, advertising, promotional and public relations benefits to your company.

For more information about the upcoming 2008 Grand Cru, download a PDF with more details and application here, call Ludmila Montoya at (213) 640-3894 or log on to the Grand Cru website: www.longbeachgrandcru.com.

 

 

 

On Wednesday, November 7, 2007, LAFLA celebrated its ninth annual Access to Justice Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. At the dinner, Rick Finkelstein, Vice Chairman, Universal Pictures and Executive Vice President, Universal Studios was presented with the Access to Justice Award in honor of his personal commitment to equal access to justice and his support for NBC Universal's partnership with LAFLA in providing legal assistance to individuals and families in need. Top trial attorney Brad D. Brian of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP was honored with LAFLA's Maynard Toll Award for Distinguished Public Service in recognition of his admirable commitment to the legal professon and the public good. Premier international law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP was recognized with LAFLA's Pro Bono Service Award for their contribution of over 3,400 pro bono hours successfully litigating two major housing cases against landlords seeking to escape rent control protections and unlawfully force seniors and working poor families out of their apartments.

The Access to Justice Dinner, which has raised more than $4.5 million over its nine-year history, enjoys the generous support of the legal community, the entertainment industry and the Los Angeles corporate community.

The tenth annual Access to Justice Dinner is tentatively scheduled for October 29, 2008. Sponsorship opportunities are available at the Angel ($50,000), Benefactor ($25,000), Patron ($10,000) and Sponsor ($5,000) levels; tables of ten are $3,000 and individual tickets are $300.

To purchase a sponsorship package, tables, tickets or ads in the event's Tribute Journal, please contact our event coordinators Levy Pazanti & Associates at (310) 201-5033.

 

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