5:00 p.m. VIP Reception
5:30-6:45 p.m. Silent Auction
7:00-9:30 p.m. Dinner, Live Auction, and Program
MANCHESTER GRAND HYATT HOTEL
1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101
From our humble beginnings in 1989 making VHS recording of Sailors and Marines on the piers at the 32nd Street Naval Base in San Diego, we currently are supporting every military branch around the world through multiple delivery channels including a new cloud-based United Through Reading App. Join us for our annual black tie gala to celebrate our milestone birthday at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego on November 2, 2019.
Catherine Garcia
Evening Anchor, NBC7 San Diego
CAPT Terry C. Gordon, USN
Fleet Chaplain of Navy Region Southwest
Megan McDonald
Author of the award-winning Judy Moody series and its companion series starring Stink.
Audrey Geisel
Friends of Military Children Award
VADM and Mrs. James M. Zortman, USN (Ret)
GEN and Mrs. Carter F. Ham, USA (Ret)
Dwayne and Kay Junker
Honorary Chair
Mr. Charlie Van Vechten
Host Committee Co-Chairs
Mrs. Ellen Miller
Host Committee
Mrs. Tracy Baker
Mrs. Laurel Becker
Mrs. Maggie Chebi
Mrs. Tera Fitzgerald
Mrs. Chris Heritage
Mrs. Stephanie Holsey
Mrs. Nancy Ruttenberg
Mrs. Abby Tocorzic
Mrs. Beth Weber
Leadership Committee Co-Chairs
RADM David Thomas, USN (Ret.)
Ms. Cynthia Curiel
Leadership Committee
Mr. Bobby Buchanan
Ms. Elyse Dasko
RADM Fran Holian, USN (Ret.)
Dr. Kim Hunt
Mr. Byron Johnston
Mr. Dwayne Junker, USN (Ret.)
RADM Terry Kraft, USN (Ret)
Mr. Frank Martin, USN (Ret.)
Ms. Sonia Menon
Mr. Sid Morris
Mr. Chris Parkes
Mr. Robert Pennoyer
Ms. Cathy Spetter
RDML Dave Steindl, USN (Ret.)
CDR Ward Wilson, USN (Ret.)
Ms. Maggie Young
VADM Jim Zortman, USN (Ret.)
Auction Committee Chair
Ms. Kayla Teague
Auction Committee
Ms. Liz Campbell
Ms. Spring Dyer
Ms. Becky Hass Gower
Ms. Paige Hoffmann
Ms. Wendy Liberko
Ms. Chelsea Sylvester
Ms. Kim Teague
Would you like to support us by donating an auction item for our silent auction?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Together, with your support, we can bring more video-recorded stories home to military children keeping military families connected and resilient while bolstering critical literacy skills for emotionally and academically vulnerable military children!
For ticket purchases or more information, email storybookball@utr.org or call 252.412.8671
