Greg Albeck, Carson Wilk, Donna Gonzalez, Michael Feser, Villa Esperanza CEO Kelly White, Villa Esperanza Guild President Joan Feser at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Connie and Walter Ching at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jenny Seto, Judie Christopoulus, Erika Wilk, Gioia Pastre at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Judie Christopoulus, Irene Albeck, Villa Esperanza Guild President Joan Feser at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Kelly Keelin, Matthew Keelin, Shawn Keelin, Jeanette Blum, Carl Blum at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Maria Hronas, Jordan Paggett, Jim Hronas at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Lynn Hjelte Fowler, Diana Gamble, Gioia Pastre at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Beth and John Moore at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Sean Cochran, Mariko McDermott, Larry Van Noy, Mary Kwolek, Juliana Feser at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Ryan Kwong and Murcy Huang at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Lynn Hjelte Fowler, Tom Bristol, Theresa Sinclair at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Barry and Marcie Robinson at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Kayla Beland and Callen Spatz at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Sam Sammelman, Glenda Sammelman, Carl Blum at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Gail Begerow, Neal Begerow, Mary Willett at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Ray Morgovan, Pauline Evangelatos, Judie Christopoulus at Villa Esperanza Guild’s Day at the Races on Saturday, February 25, at Santa Anita Park [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Villa Esperanza Guild held their 25th annual Day of Thoroughbred Racing, benefiting Villa Esperanza Services, on Saturday, February 25, at the Santa Anita Racetrack. Guests joined together in the beautiful Chandelier Room to enjoy lunch, a silent auction, and raffle and prize drawings. There was no racing this year due to the incliment weather. This event supported Villa’s Hjelte-Phillips Speech and Language Center and the Residential and Independent Living Services programs, two of Villa’s nine programs that assist individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities gain greater independence.
Villa Esperanza Services CEO, Kelly White, shared, “I looked forward to this event each year. We are grateful to the Guild for all of their hard work and dedication in coordinating it and encourage everyone to come out for the day.”
This year’s event was chaired by Irene Albeck and Judie Christopoulos. The Benefit Committee included Guild President Joan Feser of Pasadena and Connie Ching of Arcadia. The Villa Esperanza Guild was formed in 1968 to increase awareness of the needs of individuals with special needs.
Villa Esperanza Services, established in 1961, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, adults, and seniors with intellectual/developmental disabilities achieve their goals and live fulfilling lives. Villa offers nine programs, including the Villa Esperanza School for children up to 22 years of age, a Speech and Language Center, and Occupational Therapy Clinic providing comprehensive therapies for children, adults, and seniors, employment services, day programs for adults, independent living services, and adult residences in Pasadena. To learn more about Villa’s collaborative approach, visit www.VillaES.org.
