On March 22, LLF hosted its first donor thank you reception at the new Sidewinder Spirits Lounge in Livermore. We welcomed about 30 guests, served wine from two Lab employee-affiliated wineries, Occasio Winery and Entropy Cellars, surprised guests with door prizes from Alden Lane Nursery, and enjoyed cuisine from local favorite Posada Restaurant. Our speaker lineup included LLF President Dona Crawford, LLF Board Member Buck Koonce, and UNCLE Credit Union leaders Harold Roundtree and Chung Bothwell.
Livermore Mayor John Marchand also attended and shared these thoughts with us, “For years, Lawrence Livermore National Lab has supported our community… They have given back to our community for decades with their dollars, their talents, and most importantly, their time. Now there is another way for the community to help LLNL enrich our students’ educational experience, via the Livermore Lab Foundation.” Mayor Marchand also shared poet W. B. Yeats’ quote that “Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire,” and added, “What the Livermore Lab Foundation gives us is a new box of matches.”
THANK YOU to Elizabeth Beeler McWhorter, our Community Outreach & Development Coordinator, for taking the lead on this event! Thanks also to YOU, our generous donors, our in-kind donors (Alden Lane Nursery, Party City), and friends of LLF for supporting the Foundation and for joining us at the reception!