Jerrold Kennedy, Rudy Marquez, Tristan Jaramillo and Mark Ackerman won First Prize -Gross and Second went to Steve Keifer, Nick Mueller, Frank Souza and Brian Smith. Congratulations to both teams and see you next year!

And thank you to the Manteca Advisory Council – they are the best crew ever!

Thank You Sponsors

A huge thank you to Todd Utical, owner of SideTrack Bar + Grill, for once again donating his patio space. And to Kathy Narum and Randy Brown for donating their time as judges. 

A huge thank you to Todd Utical, owner of SideTrack Bar + Grill, for once again donating his patio space. And to Kathy Narum and Randy Brown for donating their time as judges. 

We had a packed house for our 7th Annual Dinner, with Live and Silent Auctions, in Roseville. The theme was “Be a Hero, Save a Child” and wow did we have some heroes! Because of the kindness of all who attended and our sponsors, like Goldrush Getaways who was our event sponsor, we raised over $21,000 to help kids in foster care through the programs we offer here at Agape Villages.

The auction prizes, which included two 4-day cruises to Mexico, the music and speakers made for a fun evening as we focused on the need of the over 90 kids that currently have homes with resource families (formerly foster families) through Agape Villages.

Thank you so much for those who provided for and attended this event. We can’t do it without you!

We continue to look for resource families, volunteers and donors, so we can help even more of the ~50,000 kids in foster care in California. Please reach out if you can help.

We raised over $15,000 to benefit the children that we provide homes for through the resource parents (formerly foster parents) trained and certified by Agape. We are so thankful for all those who filled the room full to listen to our speakers, enjoy an amazing steak & chicken dinner, raffle prizes, and auctions. How often do you get go to an event like this and choose from all these delicious desserts?

Thanks to those who volunteer to put on events like this, those who donate to Agape and our sponsors, like A. Teeples Plumbing, we’re able to make a difference in the lives of so many children.

If you weren’t able to attend this wonderful event, consider coming to one of our other events. We have them all over the Bay Area, Central Valley, and Greater Sacramento Area. We can’t wait to see you!

The Agape Villages carnival was held at the Principled Academy School in San Leandro on September 22nd. We had a well-rounded group of folks and kids attend who were representative of the community. Carnival rides were provided by “Fun and Games” and included a tea-cup ride, train ride, jumping house and a dunk tank. Games were donated, by the Boy Scouts of America “Eagle Scouts” project, which included a bean bag toss, golf game, and several other competitive games that provided stuffed animals for game winners.
The San Leandro Times, San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, Davis Street Community Services, and the Principled Academy helped publicize our event to the community. Thank you to Isaac Durst, for hosting our carnival location and helping us to get the word out in the community. Thank you to Alberto, who is an exchange student all the way from Spain, and who helped us all day long by making snow cones, and to Jorge Gomez of USGA, Inc who donated all of the hot dogs and buns, and to Kevin and Michael Youngblood of USGA, Inc. who donated their time, equipment and participated in helping with the games, set up and clean up. We couldn’t have done it without you guys!