Prominent Local Companies and Foundations Donate Auction Items for Bright Futures Celebration

ANAHEIM, Calif. - April 4, 2016 - PRLog -- Southern California companies have generously sponsored and donated auction items to raise funds for the programs and services that the Child Abuse Prevention Center provides to at-risk children and families at the 18^th Annual Bright Futures Celebration Gala on April 9, 2015 at 6:00 PM at the St. Regis Resort in Dana Point, Calif.

The Bright Futures Celebration unites Orange County business and community leaders for an evening of entertainment and giving.  Over the past 18 years, more than 5,400 guests have participated in the celebrations and helped raise critical funds to help local children.

This year's gala theme - A Brilliant Night for Bright Futures -- is all about diamonds and the clarity of the Center's mission to prevent child abuse. All contestants are guaranteed a spectacular night of cocktails, dinner, entertainment, and auction.

Featured auction packages include:

·         Autographed Kobe Bryant Shoes & Lakers Tickets

·         Mark in the Morning Experience

·         Weeklong Stay at Silverthorne, Colorado Home

·         Zov's Bistro Dinner with Wine Pairing for 6

·         St. Regis Resort Staycation

·         Palm Desert 3-Night Getaway

·         6-Course Dinner & Wine Pairing by David Wilhelm

Event sponsors include:

·         Littler Foundation

·         Jewell Family Foundation

·         Inco-Check, Inc.

·         Capital Group

·         Wells Fargo Private Bank

·         Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

·         US Bank

·         Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

·         Crescent Capital Group

·         Canterbury Consulting

·         William Blair & Company

·         Lazard Asset Management

·         Brandywine Global

·         Columbia Threadneedle Investments

·         MAI Capital Management

·         First American Title Company

·         TCW Group

·         Nile Capital Group

·         Orangetheory Fitness

·         Los Angeles Kings

The Child Abuse Prevention Centeris dedicated to serving at-risk children and families with programs that prevent and break the generational cycle of child abuse, teen pregnancy and family violence. Since 1983, the CAPC has served more than 300,000 Orange County children and parents. What's more, 91 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to fund programs and last year, the Child Abuse Prevention Center helped over 40,000 children and parents.

Single tickets for the Bright Futures Celebration are $300. There are seven sponsorship levels ranging from $1,750 to $25,000, and more than a dozen different underwriting opportunities, priced from $750 to $5,000.

For tickets and sponsorship opportunities visit www.brightfutures4kids.org/Gala2016, call 714-543-5634 or email events@brightfutures4kids.org.

About The Child Abuse Prevention Center

The Child Abuse Prevention Center is dedicated to serving at-risk children and families in crisis.  As Orange County's leading not-for-profit organization focused exclusively on the prevention of child abuse, the early intervention programs of the Prevention Center have a documented record of working to prevent child abuse before it occurs. For more information please visit: www.BrightFutures4Kids.org or engage on Facebook at www.facebook.com/childabusepreventioncenter.