Auction Napa Valley 2005
Beneficiary Check Distribution Ceremony

Joel Aiken, 2005 Napa Valley Vintners president, announces the creation of the 25<SUP>th</SUP> Anniversary Fund for Children&rsquo;s Health, a $1 million grant that will help ensure that every child in Napa County has access to healt insurance.

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At a check presentation ceremony held on November 18, 45 health, youth, and housing nonprofit programs received $7.7 million in proceeds from Auction Napa Valley 25, with an additional $1 million committed to the newly formed 25^th Anniversary Fund for Children’s Health. The Anniversary Fund will support the efforts of the Napa County Children’s Health Initiative to ensure that every Napa County child has access to health insurance.

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Allen Ewig of Aldea Children and Family Services, one of 45 beneficiaries of Auction Napa Valley 25, accepts a check from Auction Napa Valley 2005 co-chair John Shafer and Napa Valley Vintners staffer Becky Peterson at the November 18 check presentation ceremony.

Napa mayor Jill Techel, Napa Valley vintners Dan Lynch and Cary Gott, and Napa County supervisor Diane Dillon toast the &nbsp;$8.7 million distributed at the November 18 Auction Napa Valley beneficiary check presentation ceremony.

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Napa Valley Vintners president Joel Aiken and Auction Napa Valley beneficiary screening committee members Rick Jones and Anne Carver answer questions from media regarding the establishment of the $1 million 25^th Anniversary Fund for Children’s Health.

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Randy Snowden, director of Napa County Health & Human Services, Joel Aiken, the 2005 president of the Napa Valley Vintners, and Auction Napa Valley beneficiary screening committee members Rick Jones and Anne Carver at the November 18 Auction Napa Valley press conference to unveil the newly established $1 million “25^th Anniversary Fund for Children’s Health.”

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