VALLEY DEBUTANTES TO BE PRESENTED AT 53rd ANNUAL CHARITY BALL -

Los Angeles, CA – September 19, 2018 - With an influential presence of over seventy years in Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley Chapter of National Charity League, Inc. announced the eighteen Debutantes to be presented at the legendary 53rd Annual Charity Ball, “Just the Way You Are” at the Beverly Wilshire-Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday, November 24, 2018. According to Chapter President, Mrs. Ani Zakari, “I am so honored to present these extraordinary young women who have participated in our wonderful six-year mother-daughter philanthropic program of leadership development, volunteer service and cultural experiences to become empowered, socially aware contributors in their communities.”

Over the San Fernando Valley Chapter’s decades long history, its members have dedicated tens of thousands of hours to the community marking a record-breaking achievement last year of 12,000+ service hours - with 9,000 of those hours served, mothers and daughters working alongside each other to support the vitally important programs and missions of their philanthropy partners. Despite the millions of dollars they have raised, the City of Angels is expanding and with homelessness on the rise, additional monetary assistance is desperately needed. Ms. Katherine Levaton and Mrs. Laurie Dahlerbruch, the 2018 Charity Ball Chairwomen impressed, “The November Charity Ball is the San Fernando Valley Chapter’s sole fundraiser with many philanthropies heavily relying on its success. We are reaching out to our Los Angeles community for donations and to raise an awareness of shared compassion - every dollar you give or even just a passing smile can change someone’s life for the better.” Philanthropies supported by National Charity League, Inc.-San Fernando Valley Chapter include: West Valley Food Pantry, Motion Picture Television Fund, Guide Dogs of America, West Valley Boys and Girls Club, American Cancer Society Discovery Shops, Operation Gratitude, New Horizons, ONEgeneration, Special Olympics Tri-Valley, and My Stuff Bags Foundation.

The San Fernando Valley Ticktockers being presented in the Debutante Class of 2018 include:

Miss Felicity Annabelle Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donovan Lee Black Jr.; Miss Jacqueline Mary Bruder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Francis Bruder; Miss Mia Meicai Dawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Robert Dawson; Miss Jordyn Taylor Fardad, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Farshad Fardad; Miss Persia Brooke Fardad-Finn, daughter of Mr. Patrick Treanor Finn and Mrs. Farnaz Fardad-Finn; Miss Isabella Francesca Gettings, daughter of Mr. John M. Gettings and Ms. Anne Gettings; Miss Carley Jordan Goldfarb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Goldfarb; Miss Taylor Rae Gorjestani, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark David Gorjestani; Miss Melissa Anne Kern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Emerson Kern; Miss Cameron Jade Klein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Charles Klein; Miss Nicole Joy Alexandra McGinnis, daughter of Mr. John Roy McGinnis and Mrs. Mary Anne Todd-McGinnis; Miss Emma Lyla Mumford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott Mumford; Miss Nicole Michelle Naidrich, daughter of Ms. Gina Naidrich and Mr. Mitchell Naidrich; Miss Alexandra Marie Patierno, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Patierno; Miss Neala Ariel Rashidfarrukhi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mehrdad Rashidfarrukhi; Miss Jordan Simone Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson III; Miss Brooke Ashley Wayne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Jeffrey Wayne; and Miss Caroline Helene Zaelke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wayne Zaelke.

Miss Caroline Zaelke, 2018 presenting Debutante and Nancy Prusas Award winner for the most volunteer hours earned in the Senior Ticktocker Class over their years of membership affirmed, “I know I speak on behalf of my fellow Ticktockers in saying we are so grateful to have had this incredible experience of serving seniors, collecting food for the homeless, writing letters of gratitude to our servicemen, making blankets for children in crisis, championing special needs teens and training guide dogs for the blind…there is something magical that happens to you when you give to someone else. I say pass it on.”

To donate, support or join NCL-SFV Chapter’s continuing work in Los Angeles please visit: https://sanfernandovalley.nationalcharityleague.org

Tip: The deadline to Join NCL San Fernando Valley Chapter is 1/15/2019 at 8pm PST.

About: Established in Los Angeles in 1925, National Charity League, Inc. is a national non-profit organization of mothers and daughters, grades 7-12, who join together in community involvement within 256 local chapters throughout the United States. To join a chapter near you visit: https://www.nationalcharityleague.org

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