2012 Annual Luncheon
JOIN US & GET INSPIRED Tuesday, March 6, 2012!
At the best luncheon for babies, moms and dads in town - the 14th Annual PEPS Benefit Luncheon at the Seattle Center Fisher Pavilion!
Event Highlights
11-11:45 ~ Social Hour including free Espresso Bar, delicious Cake from CakesbyAmyBoston, Mimosas, Book Fair hosted by Third Place Books, Sponsor Exhibits and Live Music by Eli Rosenblatt, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer.
11:45-1 ~ Seated Meal & Program hosted by Mimi Jung, King 5 News Anchor
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Babes in arms welcome at the Luncheon.
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Childcare available during the Luncheon from 10:30 am - 1:15 pm for children ages 6 months - 5 years thanks to our generous sponsors A Nanny For U and Seattle Children's Theatre. Luncheon guests who are interested in our event childcare option need to register their children with A Nanny for U. Click here for the online registration form. Click here for the Childcare FAQ's.
What to expect!
While the meal and program is free, our guests will be asked during the program to make a donation in support of PEPS.
The average gift at the 2011 Luncheon was $196. Every gift of $300 and more will have twice the impact as it will be matched by our generous Luncheon Challenge Donors.
Your donation at the Luncheon will enable PEPS to:
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expand our outreach to families who don't know about PEPS.
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provide scholarships to families in need of financial assistance who want to participate in a PEPS program.
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recruit and train facilitators so every PEPS Group has the support they need.
Be Our Guest...
You don't need to have a table host to join us as a guest at our Annual Luncheon. Click here and register today!
Host a Table and be our Stars...
Helpful Tools for our Table Captains
Table Hosts are the heart and soul of our Luncheon and our goal is to make it as easy for Table Hosts as possible to host their friends, PEPS Group members, colleagues, family members, neighbors!
Register as a Table Captain TODAY by clicking here and let us know if you would like to host a half table (you and 4 guests) or a full table (you and 9 guests). PEPS will make inviting your guests easy and effortless!
Click here for more information on what it takes to be a PEPS Luncheon Table Host!
Underwrite a Luncheon table...
... and invite your most valuable employees or customers and make this a meaningful employee or customer recognition event! For more information contact the PEPS Development Office at 206-547-8570 ext. 30 or marionm@peps.org.
Join our Team of fabulous Event Sponsors...
... and help underwrite the event so that the money raised at the event goes toward critical programming. Various Event Sponsorship levels are available. Contact us to let us know what works for you! For more information contact the Marion Mohrlok, PEPS Development Director at 206-547-8570 ext. 30 or marionm@peps.org.
Join us as a Challenge Investor...
The Luncheon Challenge is a way to multiply your gift by encouraging others to give generously: Gifts of $500 and more contributed/pledged to our Luncheon Challenge before March 6, 2012 will encourage Luncheon guests to give generously.
The intent of the Challenge is to match each Luncheon gift of $300 and above contributed at theLuncheon (up to the contributed Luncheon Challenge amount). In 2010, the motivating force of the Luncheon Challenge encouraged 41% of the guests to give a gift at or above $300 helping us reach and exceed our Benefit Luncheon goal.
Luncheon Challenge Donors will be recognized during our program and mentioned in our written event program. Luncheon Challenge Donors may choose to remain anonymous.
For more information contact the PEPS Development Office at 206-547-8570 x 30 * marionm@peps.org.
Already booked on March 6th or don't do Lunch?
You can still support PEPS by:
** Sending your gift to PEPS, Sunnyside Ave N, #324, Seattle, WA 98103 or calling us at 206-547-8570 ext. 30.
Our 2011 Luncheon Guests & Table Captains Were Inspired!
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"Parenting at its heart is a relational enterprise!" ~ Dr. John Medina,
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"It's true that PEPS has been building communities for families, often in the absence of traditional support systems, since 1983, and while PEPS has launched thousands of local families on their parenting journey, there is still much work to be done." ~ Laura Kussick, PEPS Executive Director & |
"This Luncheon today serves to acknowledge the power that community can bring to a person’s life; this experience has fundamentally made me understand how the meaning of life lies in the ability to find connection in a huge world; PEPS works every day to make this possible for so many people in Seattle; there is no more important work than this."
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"I'm so glad I was able to make it to the PEPS Luncheon. I've been involved in the planning for these kinds of events, so I appreciate how smoothly this one went--great food, great exhibitors, fab pops. And, the program was tight and compelling. Your testimonial speaker singlehandedly doubled my donation!"
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"Hi there, the PEPS luncheon was absolutely wonderful! Great speakers, excellent food, and, most importantly, a ton of positive energy and excitement about the good work you do. Congratulations on a job well done! Best wishes."
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"Your testimonial speaker and Dr. Medina were both amazing. They really brought home the message of PEPS' fundamental success of building community amongst parents and how that benefits families. They were both absolute slam dunk speakers."
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"The highlight for me is always seing the sense of community this organization has developed. I am a grandmother so do not have active participation in PEPS but raised my children in an era when community was very important and I see the importance to further that mission."
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"I really like the venue, the food, the opportunity to get together with my PEPS Group. I come to support this organization because it meant so much to me. Thank you for the great planning that goes into this every year." -
"I loved the family style luncheon service. Knowing my table captain thought the charity was worthy enough to sit on the board of directors, made me want to support her and give more."
