2022 Child Care Champions Showcase + Auction: A Rousing Success!

By Gina Fromer
CEO, Children’s Council of San Francisco

I’m still basking in the glow of our amazing sixth annual Child Care Champions Showcase + Auction on Friday, April 22, 2022. What an incredibly inspiring and successful event! 

SF Mayor London Breed and Children’s Council CEO Gina Fromer

Everywhere I looked I saw someone I wanted to just run up to and hug, it felt like a family reunion! Everyone was so happy to see each other, to hear our fantastic speakers, watch our inspiring videos, get to know our staff and meet a few families and educators whose lives have been impacted by Children’s Council. The stories were so moving, many tears of joy and inspiration were shed. 

I’m happy to report that we had over 225 attendees and surpassed our fundraising goal to bring in over $220,000 in funds for our programs. I want to once again congratulate our two honorees: our 2022 Patty Siegel Child Care Champion Lisa Lee and our 2022 Family Child Care Provider Champion Leticia Ornelas.

Children’s Council CEO Gina Fromer, 2022 Patty Siegel Child Care Champion Lisa Lee, Children’s Council Board Chair Anna Nordberg
Children’s Council Board Chair Anna Nordberg, 2022 Family Child Care Provider Champion Leticia Ornelas, Children’s Council CEO Gina Fromer

We had more city leaders attend our event than ever before, including SF Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, Board of Supervisors members Hillary Ronen, Rafael Mandelman and Ahsha Safai, as well as former Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee, City Attorney David Chiu, Board of Education Commissioner Jenny Lam, and many more. I’m especially grateful to Mayor London Breed, whose rousing speech got us all so excited.

SF Mayor London Breed

Also in attendance were Children’s Council board members, Associate Board members and members of our Women’s Business Leadership Council. Also on hand were numerous past honorees, child care providers, Parent Voices volunteers, lots of friends and family members, sponsors, donors, wonderful speakers from our program staff and a big team of volunteers who worked so hard to made this ambitious program run seamlessly. 

Board of Education Commissioner Jenny Lam, Children’s Council staff members, Lisa Lee, Office of Early Care & Education Director Ingrid Mezquita, Supervisor Ahsha Safai and many more!

If you were unable to join us, check out our 2022 Family Child Care Provider Champion video, featuring Leticia Ornelas, our collaborative video with the Family Child Care Association of San Francisco, and a recording of our keynote speaker, bestselling author Dr. Emily Oster.

You can also see a sampling of photos from the day on our Facebook page.

We could not have produced this event without the support of our generous sponsors (see below for a full list).

Finally, I want to thank all of our attendees, who so generously opened their hearts – and their pocketbooks – during our lively auction and fund-a-need live bidding. The past two years have been hard, but it’s your generosity and commitment to our city’s children, families and early educators that inspires all of us at Children’s Council to keep going every day!

Sincerely,

Gina Fromer
CEO, Children’s Council of San Francisco

Alessandra Church and SF Mayor London Breed

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