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A Black & Gold Affaire

Julia Parton, Neighbor

Fundraiser supporting Peninsula High School

Athletics set for March 24

 Peninsula High School’s Athletic Boosters Club is hosting its 21st annual A Black & Gold Affaire, Saturday, March 24, 6:00pm at the Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes Estates. This community event is the largest fundraising effort for all of the Peninsula High’s physical education and athletics department. The community is asked to support this fun-filled fundraising event -with one-of-a-kind auction items!

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With the state still facing severe financial challenges, there continues to be a significant shortage of funds for athletics and physical education. This fundraiser will offset part of this shortfall. According to John Cameron, booster club co-president, “a good portion of the money raised at this event will go toward maintaining and repairing facilities used by most of Peninsula’s students, whether they take PE or play a sport. The rest will go toward other expenses required to keep the school’s outstanding athletic programs going.” Wendell Yoshida, athletic director at Peninsula High School, reports that this year over 1000 students will participate on one of the schools 60 athletic teams, covering 26 sports.

The 21st Annual A Black & Gold Affaire is panther casual and tickets are only $100 each - which includes a 3-course dinner, live and silent auctions. An online live auction, with fabulous and one-of-a-kind auction items, will be open March 12 through 19 by visiting www.PenBlackandGold.com.  Please come – enjoy a great dinner - and bid on some wonderful auction items!  For reservations call (310) 378-1888, or visit penblackandgold.com for more information and to bid on live auction items.

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 The Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Athletic Booster Club is a nonprofit, independent organization created over nineteen years ago. The mission of the PVPHS Athletic Booster Club is to raise money to provide supplemental support for PVPHS student athletes in interscholastic competition.  For more information, please visit http://www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/pvsports/boost/index.html           

 

 

 

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