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For Immediate Release:
IRVINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES OVER $1.2 MILLION IN BUSINESS
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOOLS
Special Guest Pro Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon
Featured Speaker at Top 100 Reception Held February 12
IRVINE, Calif. – Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) announced that corporate donations
to the foundation topped $1.2 million last year, with over 300 businesses and community groups
contributing to IPSF in support of public schools in the Irvine Unified School District. The City of
Irvine was also recognized as a valued supporter, matching donations to the tune of $1.3 million
for schools.
Leaders from across Irvine and Orange County were present at a reception on Feb. 12, 2015,
sponsored by the Resort at Pelican Hill, as IPSF unveiled its 2015 Top 100 List. The event was
attended by over 100 President’s Circle donors and representatives from the Irvine Company,
Hoag Orthopedic Institute, Angels Baseball, Google, Waste Management, Microsoft, DCI Engineers,
and many other prominent Orange County businesses. IPSF’s Top 100 list will be published in the
Orange County Business Journal on February 16.
“Today was a great celebration of the fact that high quality public education is everyone’s
business,” said Neda Eaton, President and CEO of IPSF. “We are sincerely grateful to be partners
with so many esteemed, socially-responsible companies.”
This exclusive, invitation-only event featured special guest speakers Pro Hall of Fame
Quarterback, Warren Moon and CEO of Sports 1 Marketing, David Meltzer. “When we moved our
business to Irvine, we established a connection with IPSF right away. It’s important to us that
everywhere we go, we get involved and give back to the community,” said Warren Moon. David
Meltzer shared the business principles that drive Sports 1 Marketing: “Our values are simple,
gratitude and empathy….the more you give, the more you get.”
Sports 1 Marketing is a presenting sponsor of IPSF’s 5th annual Tee It Up for Education Golf
Tournament on June 4, 2015 at Strawberry Farms, which will also benefit the Crescent Moon
Foundation.
About Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF)
The mission of IPSF is to enrich the educational experience of each child in every school. We
achieve this by providing enrichment programs, raising funds, and uniting the community in
support of educational excellence. For more information about IPSF, visit www.ipsf.net.
About Sports 1 Marketing
Sports 1 Marketing is a sports and entertainment marketing firm that maximizes the value of its
clients by cultivating unique and lucrative business opportunities for corporate brands, elite
athletes and our strategic partners. For more information, visit http://sports1marketing.com