Five Acres annual golf tournament and “Supper at the Speakeasy” event, held at the Annandale Golf Club in Pasadena on Monday, September 29th raised over $250,000 for children and families in crisis throughout Los Angeles. More than 100 golfers had a gorgeous day of golf and nearly 200 guests enjoyed a prohibition-themed dinner, live jazz music by the Cat’s Pajama’s, a silent and live auction all while raising money for Five Acres programs.
During the “Supper at the Speakeasy” dinner live auction, guests bid on a variety of items including a weekend in Pebble Beach, a one-week stay in Cabos San Lucas, a stunning Corum timepiece and a Day at the Races.
The day kicked off with Five Acres hole in one partner, Tesla Motors offering complimentary test drives of their Model S. Golfers played on Annandale Golf Club’s beautiful course and afterward enjoyed a speakeasy-styled cocktail reception with wine, champagne and signature drinks.
Guests entered the elegant dinner party behind the red velvet curtains with their secret password taking them to their table. Event-goers were transported back to the 1920’s with cool black, white and red, art-deco décor and dined on a petite caesar salad with parmesan crisp, crab and scallop cakes with gin-infused lobster sauce and a Bourbon-balsamic braised short rib as entrée, dessert was a fruit tart, with chantilly.
President of the board, John Reith thanked co-chairs Casey Adams and Rustin Mork and event co-chairs acknowledged sponsors including title Bolton & Co and Brad Reaume, Excelsior Partners, Majestic Realty and Wells Fargo Bank. Afterward, former client and founder of Cars 4 Causes, Anthony Glenn gave an inspiring testimonial on how Five Acres helped him positively transform his life. Celebrity guests included Burn Notice creator Matt Nix and actor Matthew Lillard.
