Continuing with our jaunt into TJA's past, I now would like to present all of you with a selection of invitations to past Benefits thanks to recent digging in our archives:
1990: A Day at the Races was a common fundraising event for TJA - the group spent at day at Santa Anita Park, complete with a luncheon and watching horse racing.
1995: This Benefit featured raffle prizes such as Claim Jumper and Olive Garden gift certificates, a one-year family membership to the Museum of Science & Industry, LA Kings tickets and a home video of Blown Away. Some of the auction items included a beeper(!), a USC lithograph and a gift certificate to Peron Antiques.
1995: Fall Fashion Previews were also very popular as fundraising events. This one featured the fall collection from Linda Allard for Ellen Tracy. Hors d'oeuvres were served and a personal shopper was made available to help guests with any purchasing.
1996: A Casino Night at the Jonathan Club, complete with a buffet, gaming and a silent auction at $40 a ticket!
2000: This Benefit featured a Wine, Food and Beer Tasting at the Hillmont House. While tickets were $25, sponsors at the Alumni Level ($100) received a personal tour of Hillmont House and a "sip of sherry" before the tasting began.
2000: Another Benefit for this year featured a jazzy invitation with the event being held at the Los Angeles Central Public Library!
2001: Another Casino Night, with dancing, gaming and "savories & sweets".
2003: This Benefit included a group dance lesson in addition to gaming tables and their silent auction!
There you have it! A (very) brief collection of Benefit invitations put on by Trojan Junior Auxiliary in our recent past. Our 2011 Diamond Jubilee Benefit and Fundraiser is less than a week away- but did you know that this is not the first time TJA's put on a Diamond Jubilee? In 1997, the group held a black-tie affair at the Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium by the same name. It, too, was a Casino Night!
xo,
Janine
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