2019 Girls Leading Girls Annual Community Party and Fundraiser

Oct 18

Get Your Tickets Here! See Photos from Last Year’s Event!

Girls Leading Girls is a San Francisco based 501c3 nonprofit that trains over 500 young girls ages 7-17 every year in leadership and life skills through soccer. We’re inviting over 250 members of the San Francisco, Bay Area community to come hear from influential, outstanding women on our panel, learn about our programs and the girls we serve, as well as enjoy a night out with dancing, exquisite cuisine, spirits, and activities. The goal of our event is to raise $20,000 towards our FREE soccer & leadership programming and scholarships for girls in low income public schools in San Francisco and Oakland.

Let’s celebrate the end of a great year (and decade) as a community on December 4th at Airbnb HQ. Along with music, photo booth, food and activities for youth, we will be hosting a discussion about sports advocacy for girls, keeping girls in the game, and how we can continue to use sports/soccer specifically as a platform for positive social change.

Tickets include:

Access to panel of local women change makers including Danielle Slaton, former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team player & Olympian; Cori Callahan, UC Berkeley Women’s Soccer Team Assistant Coach; Carly Malatskey, Stanford University Women’s Soccer Team player
Girl's’ Voices round- hear from various girls in all our programs on stage during our mini-awards ceremony
All-you-can-eat style dinner prepared by onsite chefs - for young children or particular eaters it is recommended they eat ahead of time. Kid friendly snacks & dessert will also be available in addition to the dinner provided thanks to Cafe Madeleine cupcakes.
Unlimited beer and wine for adults ages 21+
Activities for kids of all ages (siblings welcome!) including a professional mirror photo booth!
Amazing silent auction items up for bid like a hot air balloon ride over Napa Valley, Zip-lining adventure in Sonoma County, and a round of Golf for two at the Olympic Club, plus much more.

Interested in sponsoring the cost of this event, or donating a silent auction item? Email soccer@girlsleadinggirls.org for more info.

Tax-Deductible Individual/Family Sponsorship Options:

Donate a ticket: $50 (includes a free raffle ticket as a thank you)
Bronze Sponsorship $100 (includes two free raffle tickets)
Silver Sponsorship $500 (includes two free raffle tickets, and a social media shout out)
Gold Sponsorship $1000 (includes two free raffle tickets, social media shout out, and special gift)

Tax-Deductible Corporate Sponsorship Options:

Gold Sponsor $25,000 and above

Opportunity to host an activity at the event (workshop, game, table setup)
Opportunity to display media and include announcements on the video screen during event
15 complimentary tickets
Pre-event mentions in emails, social media, website
Social media coverage during the event

Silver Sponsor $10,000

Opportunity to display media and include announcements on the video screen during event
10 complimentary tickets
Pre-event mentions in emails, social media, website
Social media coverage during the event

Bronze Sponsor $5,000

5 complimentary tickets
Pre-event mentions in emails, social media, website
Social media coverage during the event

Panelist/Moderator: DANIELLE SLATON

Danielle was a member of the U.S. Women's National Team from 2000-2005, winning a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and a bronze in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also a NCAA champion with Santa Clara University and a WUSA champion with the Carolina Courage. Currently, Danielle is a television analyst for both the men's and women's game. She is also a board member for the U.S. Soccer Foundation and the Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative, and is passionate about using sports as a means to teach young athletes positive lessons about life.

Panelist: CORI (ALEXANDER) CALLAHAN

Cori (Alexander) Callahan will be entering her ninth season with the Bears in 2019 and has been an instrumental force in the Cal women’s soccer program since 2011, she is the team's first assistant and goalkeeper coach. Callahan holds her USSF "B" license.

Under Callahan’s direction, there have been a PAC12 Goalkeeper of the Year and PAC12 Freshmen of the Year in Angelina Anderson. Prior to that, Emily Boyd was a PAC12 Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-American.

With experience playing for the U.S. Women’s National Under-21 and Under-23 teams as well as attending camp with the full senior squad, Callahan’s international experience has proved instrumental to the Cal program, which has produced countless national team players.

Callahan lettered at Portland from 2003-06, garnering All-America status, All-Academic honors as well as placement on the West Coast Conference first team. She led the Pilots to an NCAA National Championship in 2005, when she earned NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP distinction. UP's career leader in saves and shutouts, Callahan was the team MVP her senior season.

Panelist: Maddy Gonzalez

Maddy Gonzalez is a Junior at Santa Clara University and is forward on the Santa Clara Broncos soccer team. She is an All-WCC honorable mention and started in all games in 2018 and 2017. Maddy scored two goals, including the game-winner, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and scored twice in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016.

In high school, Maddy was named First Team All-American in 2014, was named All League Offensive Player of the Year as well as Empire Player of the Year for the Press Democrat.

As a club player, she helped her team capture eighth place at the 2015 ECNL National Finals for the U-17 level after reaching the semifinals of the Nike Manchester United tournament for the U- 15 level. Maddy played for the United States U-15 team and Olympic Development Program U-18 team.

She is a native of the Bay Area and spends time volunteering in her community and refereed for the Special Olympics.

Panelist: Clara Aranguren

Clara played for the U17 Spanish National team and the Atlético de Madrid semi-pro team while in high school. She then made the hard choice to leave her professional aspirations behind to pursue a career in STEM. She played division 3 soccer for Johns Hopkins University helping the team reach its best NCAA appearance in the program history by reaching the Final Four in 2014. Upon graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree, she pursued her MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Currently, she is an engineer for Lockheed Martins Space Program.

Big Thanks to the Girls Leading Girls Host Committee:

Kerry Barrett, C.O.O. at Advanced Group, Girls Leading Girls Fundraising Committee Chair
Kindley Walsh Lawlor, President & C.E.O. Parks California
Laura Patnode, C.O.O. Investment Portfolio Strategy at Wells Fargo
Amy Chan Hardison, VP London Fall Protection, Secretary of Girls Leading Girls Board of Directors
Wilita Sanguma, Director of Development, Summit Public Schools, Treasurer of Girls Leading Girls Board
Morgan Woodhouse, Program Specialist at AirBnB
Aichi N. Daniel, Esq. Counsel at Lyft
Shannon Burns, Director of Regional Operations at Coaching Corps
Merri McCann, Global Curriculum Manager at Google
Chance Daniel, M.A. in Organization and Leadership, Coach at SF Elite & CCSF
Natalie Macias, Associate Director at USF

Girls Leading Girls is a San Francisco based 501c3 nonprofit that trains over 500 young girls ages 7-17 every year in leadership and life skills through soccer.