BY CARRIE ROSSENFELD
ANAHEIM, CA—Encore for Education, the signature fundraising event for Buchanan Children’s Charities, has raised more than $2.2 million to give back to the kids of Orange County, Buchanan Street’s Robert Brunswick tells GlobeSt.com.
Encore for Education, the signature fundraising event for Buchanan Children’s Charities, will take place on April 20 at the House of Blues Anaheim. This year’s event will feature a live concert by the rock band Cheap Trick.
Buchanan Children’s Charities is a 501(c) (3) organization founded in 2007 by Buchanan Street Partners, a real estate investment management company in Orange County, that has measurably improved the lives and education opportunities for children in the local community. Encore for Education is a private, intimate concert with 1,200 to 1,600 attendees to support the Charity’s Music Matters initiative, which is aimed at restarting the music programs in Orange County public schools.
Robert Brunswick, co-founder and CEO of Buchanan Street Partners, tells GlobeSt.com, “We have built a culture as a firm that provides good corporate stewardship and gives back to the community, and that is just one reason we founded Buchanan Children’s Charities. Since inception, we’ve raised more than $2.2 million to give back to the kids of Orange County. Encore for Education has turned into the foundation’s signature event that is built around our commercial real estate industry—and we make a night of it!”
Last year, Encore for Education generated more than $200,000 for Orange County public schools that revitalized arts education across 16 school districts impacting 160,720 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. It also provided 3,786 teachers access to professional development tools to improve their arts and dance programs.
For this year’s event, a VIP reception will begin at 7 p.m., doors open to the audience at 7:30 p.m., and there will be formal remarks at 8:30 p.m., followed by a 90-minute set beginning at 9 p.m. A DJ will close the night beginning at 10:30 p.m.
Encore for Education 2017 will be the fifth concert hosted since the founding 10 years ago. Money is raised through corporate sponsorships and ticket sales to a targeted local audience. Past bands to perform include Goo Goo Dolls, Third Eye Blind, Crosby Stills and Nash, Gin Blossoms and Blues Traveler.
This year’s event is generously underwritten by sponsorships from more than 50 industry leaders including Ten-X, Seyfarth Shaw, Allen Matkins, Arnel, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, First Bridge Lending, Lowe Enterprises, Metro Commercial Properties, SquarMilner, Bixby Land Co., Devcon Construction, Essex Realty Management, Irvine Co., LBA Realty, the New Home Company, Shopoff Realty, Wells Fargo and many more.
For more information on Encore for Education, click here. To buy tickets, click here. To view video footage from last year’s event, click here. To find out more about where the proceeds go, click here.
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