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Home Start’s Blue Ribbon Gala is a fundraiser for child abuse prevention held each April in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The signature event had over 300 community leaders, elected officials, caring partners, and philanthropists come together to raise vital funding for Home Start. Guests heard stories from clients whose lives have been transformed by Home Start’s programs. Distinguished guests such as Evan Arapostathis, Tracy Bilhorn, Alexis Ranglas, Michael McWilliams, Dina Andrade, Karina Hernandez, Sara Chesner, Sharon Semple, Phyllis Blanck, Jeannie Marquie, Julie Dolled, Brad Lackey, Jim Roseberry, Kari Dart, Ji Wang, Shawnie Dumaran, added to the evening’s success and sense of community.
Gallery of HOME START’S BLUE RIBBON GALA
Aaron Garcia and Alma OrtizAldo and Dina AndradeAndrew and Julie DolledAngie Lasagna and Richard FarlerBetty and Evan ArapostathisBrent and Beth WhittekerBushbendu Banergee Cameron McFarland and Tom HollembeckDan and Crystal PughDaniel Vincelett Gyna Overholtzer with Linda and Michael McWilliamsDaniel Vincelett and Gyna OverholtzerDanny and Lily StefanowiczElizabeth Whitteker Carla Vanegas Ana Lozano and Leslie EsparzaErik Kudrin and Timothy TaylorFei and Ji WangGraeme and Sharon SempleJennifer Campbell Oliver Welty and Suzanne HawkinsJulie Porter Levi Giafaglione Patrick Gilligan and Phyllis BlanckKara and Jim RoseberryKriselle Crane and Francessca SotoLaura Tancredi Baese and Maria GatesMatt and Kari DartMichael and Brooke DonohueNancy Pratt and Jeannie MarquieNowell Wisch and Maria GatesRebecca and RJ StevensRob and Tracy BilhornRorie Pealer Jolene Deoliveria Karen Flores and Karina HernandezSade Carswell and Bryan WilsonShawnie Dumaran and Julie DolledSoyoung McFarland and Sumati RawatStaci Reidinger and Brad LackeySusana Mahady and Veronica EphraimTerron Winn and Marlyn BaulinTimothy Pichler and Annie KlepserVeronica and Steven Ephraim with Gigi Cramer
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
