SOUTHBAY
CHARITIES SINCE 1967
PERSPECTIVES
NEWSLETTER
An official
publication of the
Palo Alto
Concours dé Elegance
Volume 2,
Number 2,
February
1999
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Otis Chandler Named
Honorary Chair
Record Amount to Charities
Lion Gil Gilfix presents check to
Molly Polldoroff, Children's Health Council
Lion President Al Thomas presents check to
Ann Coulston of Stevenson House
Lion Jim Steiner presents check to
Ted Leland for Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club
RECORD AMOUNT TO CHARITIES
The 1998 Concours set new records for the amount of money raised and presented to local charities. We published the complete list of donations so that you might see if your favorite charity received funds. If not, have the charity contact the Concours office on how to submit a proposal.
Sight Committee
Lions Eye Foundation $5,360
Peninsula Center for
the Blind $5,000
Recording for the Blind $5,000
Eyeglasses for the Needy $1,500
Total = $16,850
Hearing Committee
Ear of the Lion Foundation $5,000
Jackson Hearing Center $5,000
The Children's Tree House $1,000
Total = $11,000
Rehabilitation Committee
Lucile Packard Children's
Health Services at Stanford $2,000
Children's Health Council $1,500
C.A.R. $1,500
Achieve $1,500
City of Hope $500
Cystic Fibrosis Research $500
Total = $7,500
Seniors Committee
Stevenson House $5,162
Alzheimers Association $500
La Comida $1,000
MidPeninsula Hospice $1,000
Avenidas $1,000
Total = $8,662
Civic Committee
MidPeninsula Family Services $1,500
Palo Alto High School Choir $500
Palo Club $500
Ronald McDonald House $2,000
Urban Ministries $1,000
Total = $5,500
Youth Committee
Palo Alto Bobby Sox $500
Boys & Girls Club (EPA) $500
Explorer Scout Troop #61 $400
Friends for Youth $600
Little League Baseball (PA) $700
City of PA Recreation Dept. $1,000
St. Elizabeth Seaton School $1,000
California Youth Symphony $400
Y.M.C.A. Palo Alto $500
Boy Scouts Palo Alto $500
Contingency Fund $500
Total = $6,600
Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club
$15,000
Grand Total
$71,112