Event: Passion, Fashion & Everything Bold
Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024
Location: Urban Blanco Venue, San Jose, CA
Event Highlights:
On Sunday, over 100 of Silicon Valley’s most fashionable community members SHOWED UP and SHOWED OUT for Child Advocates, supporting Santa Clara County’s foster youth at the 3rd annual Passion, Fashion & Everything Bold event. Guests arrived dressed in their boldest pink attire to experience an event unlike any other, raising nearly $100,000 for our youth.
Blanco Urban Venue provided the perfect backdrop for a wide array of event offerings, all spread across multiple floors. With drinks in hand, guests shopped for a cause at an exclusive vendor marketplace where a portion of all sales was donated back to Child Advocates.
The marketplace featured clothing and accessories from local, primarily women-owned businesses, including:
- Brimroad
- Bijoux Bijoux
- Charles Loves Coco
- Classy Hat Lady
- Design on Trend
- IVI Vision
- Skin Spirit
Guests also participated in a variety of raffles with opportunities to win fine wine, party packs, a stunning David Yurman necklace and more. Once the shopping concluded, it was time to move to the ballroom where our drag queen host, The Only Tala, led an entertaining program filled with laughter and style.
The program featured a fall fashion showcase by Design on Trend, modeled by staff member and CASA Volunteer Sabrina Martire, along with former foster youth Serenity. The looks included fur vests, leather jackets, and a timeless leopard print.
Later in the program, Sabrina took the stage to speak about her experience as a CASA Volunteer and the impact she made on her former foster youth. She shared how she built trust with her teen and supported her transition into adulthood. Sabrina highlighted the challenges many Non-Minor Dependents (NMDs) and teens face and how our recent efforts are supporting them to live independently.
Thanks to donations, volunteers, event attendees, staff and community partners, we can continue supporting our foster youth, especially as they move toward independent living.
Passion, Fashion & Everything Bold 2024 was only made possible by the generosity of this year’s event sponsors, donors, volunteers, participating vendors and attendees.
Rose Gold Sponsor
- Cisco
Silver Sponsor
- Excite Credit Union
Material Girl Sponsor
- David Yurman
Supporting Sponsors
- Hoover Krepelka, LLP
- The UPS Store, Almaden Valley
If you have any questions or are interested in sponsoring one or all our fundraising events, please contact our development department at development@childadvocatessv.org.
