Villa Esperanza Services Golf Tournament Sept. 27

Villa Esperanza Services’ annual Tournament of Hope golf tournament — themed “Diamonds in the Rough” — will be held on Monday, Sept. 27 at San Gabriel Country Club. The Tournament will include a round of golf, a helicopter golf ball drop, wine raffle, dinner on the patio and a live auction.
Proceeds from the Tournament support Villa’s programs for children, adults and seniors with autism, Down syndrome, other disabilities.
“It has certainly been a rough year and a half, and the return to an in-person event after the fully virtual event last year is exciting,” a Villa spokesperson said. “This is Villa’s 60th anniversary — or diamond anniversary. Villa is proud to have weathered the ups and downs of six decades and we look forward to a continued bright future serving children, adults and seniors with intellectual/developmental disabilities.”
Among the event’s top sponsors (as of press time) are the Goodspeed family, Sloan family, Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Roncelli Plastics, Stone Tapert Employment Benefits, the Berns Team Real Estate, Bernards, Bolton & Co., Environmental Contracting Co., First Foundation Bank, Goehner Accountancy, Wrapper, Whittier Trust and Kelly White.
Debbie Meymarian, owner of The Body Firm, and Chuck Tapert of Stone Tapert Employee Benefits are serving as the event’s co-chairs. Other committee members include Elizabeth Barajas; Joseph Chen, Adia Kibur Accessories; Pana Gelt; Vrajesh Lal and Nikhil Lal, Wrapper, USA; Nadia Lee, Kollection; Vic Mankerian, Mission Wine and Spirits; Mary Marasco, Kaiser Permanente; Paul Marks, Neufeld Marks; William S. Waller, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman; and Jamen Wurm, Goehner Accountancy.
Villa serves individuals of all ages with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including more than 30 different diagnoses. The wide variety of programs and services assists more than 750 individuals and their families each year in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Since 1961, Villa has been a leader in advocating and advancing services for individuals with special needs. Villa excels in offering progressive and innovative approaches and solutions. The ability to forecast and meet the changing needs of their clients has established Villa as a unique service provider, offering individualized programs and a continuum of care over the course of a lifetime.
For more information, call (626) 449-2919 or visit VillaEsperanzaServices.org.