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DATE
Friday, November 21st, 2025
6:00 PM - 10: 00 PM
LOCATION
Oshman Family JCC (Schultz Cultural Arts Hall)
3921 Fabian Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
COST
$150 for an individual ticket
$1,250 for a table of 10
*This gala is black tie-optional*
From our humble beginnings as a small grassroots organization in Palo Alto to a mental health agency supporting more than 25,000 individuals each year, ACS has grown in extraordinary ways. Now, we invite you to join us in celebrating our past, present, and future at our 50th Anniversary Gala!
Enjoy an unforgettable evening filled with live music, a silent auction, wine pull, delicious food, and the company of friends—all in support of ACS’s mission.
So dust off your bow tie, slip into your favorite gown, and get ready to dance the night away while making a difference!
A bittersweet farewell to our Executive Director, Dr. Philippe Rey
As many of you know, ACS Executive Director Dr. Philippe Rey will be stepping down at the end of 2025 as he prepares to return to his native Switzerland. Our 50th Anniversary celebration will be his final send-off before this exciting new chapter!
Join us in honoring Philippe’s remarkable leadership and wishing him well on his next adventure! We’ll have a guestbook for your messages and a photo booth to capture special memories together before his departure.
We're bringing back the Wine Pull and Silent Auction!
You'll get a chance to bid on exciting Silent Auction items or win a mystery bottle of wine from one of our Wine Sponsors at the event! Tickets for our Wine Pull can be purchased when you register, bidding in our Silent Auction begins at the event.
Gala Planning Committee
Barbara Harriman Spreng, Honorary Co-Chair
Sigrid Pinsky, Honorary Co-Chair
Shana Farley
Jolie Lou
Cassy Perera
Philippe Rey
Honorary Gala Hosts:
Honorable S. Joseph Simitian
and Mary V. Hughes
ACS Board of Directors
Dave Kohn, President
Shana Farley, Vice President
Alan Marcum, Secretary
Bonnie Sterngold, Treasurer
Alex Basche
Kerri Fazzino
Glen Geiss
Jolie Lou
Friends of ACS
Sue Barkhurst
Karen Canty
Janet Chaikind
Geoffrey Dottery
Honorable Anna Eshoo
Norma Hesterman
Julie Jerome
William S. Johnson
Iris Korol
Cathy Kroymann
Linda Lenoir
Sue Levy
Liz Lillard
Jackie Mayer
Pat McGuire
Cindy Nathan
Barbara Newton
Shames Panahi
Sigrid Pinsky
Lowell Reade
Susie Richardson
Anthony Ross
Denise Savoie
Honorable S. Joseph Simitian
Lorie Sinnott
Annette Smith
Barbara Harriman Spreng
Sally Stewart
Mei-Hsia Tan
Holly Ward
Elizabeth Wolf
Edel Young
