East Night Recap

Article by Chris Bynoe
Development and Communications Intern

On October 24, People Fund held its annual East Night celebration at its Austin headquarters. The event was a fun-filled success, with a record setting $24,000 raised to benefit underserved small business throughout the Austin area. People Fund clients, partners, volunteers and staff alike came together to gamble for good, testing their luck at the slot machines and exciting rounds of poker and blackjack. In addition, a variety of awards were presented to the movers and shakers at People Fund and within the Austin community. This year out of countless confirmed finalists received recognition from the organization. Under the direction of Honorary Chair Eugene Sepulveda and Title Sponsors Entrepreneurs Foundation and Capital One, the 2013 categories and winners are:

 

 

Youth Volunteer of the Year – Daniel Chen

Intern of the Year – Allen Tang

Mentor of the Year, Training and Ed. – Liz Rogers

Finalist: Carlos Comacho

Small Business Success – Hill Country Running Company

Finalist: Compassion Consulting and Distribution, LP

Community Impact – African American Youth Harvest Foundation, Inc.

Finalists: Friendship of Women Inc. Frazier Revitalization Inc.

Strength in Adversity – Hooked up Tacos

Finalists: LKMC, Inc., BIAO, LLC 

Business Innovation – Sonance Rehearsal Studios

Finalists: LKMC, Inc., BIAO, LLC, Blooming Pregnancy Spa and Imaging Center, LLC, Pedraza Diversified Investments, Inc.

Non-Profit Advocate – Leap for Success 

Corporate Advocate- EBay

Corporate Volunteer – The Advisory Board

Partner of the Year – The Bernstein Companies

Partner of the Year – Stefan Kershow

Champion of the Year – Irv Ashford, Jr.

Austin Champion of the Year– Anna Sanchez

 

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