Foothill Family Chief Executive Officer Steve Allen and Honoree Priscilla Hunt at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
John Harebedian, California State Senator Anthony Portantino, Julie Acosta, and California State Assemblymember Blanca Rubio at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Foothill Family Board Chair Laurel Bear and Foothill Family Chief Executive Officer Steve Allen at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Joe Portillo, Abel Montenez, and Vince Lawler at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Vanessa Wolf Alexander and John Harebedian at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jimena Sirri, Shannon Gilkey, and Lei Jin at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Lisette Gaviña Lopez and Lillian Gaviña at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Nią Cathcart, Nichole McZeal, Dawn Hicks, and Wanda Collins at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
California State Senator Anthony Portantino and Angie Groom at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jim Siegrist, Rochelle Siegrist, and Christina Gubala at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Melissa Lanchantin and Rene Dolan at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Melissa Moore, Ryan Moore, Brenda Nowatka, Ben Crisolog, Jocelyn Angeles, Saxon Nowatka, Trini Foliente, Cora Oriel, Honoree Priscilla Hunt, Lucy Thompson, and Bret Thompson at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Ayesha Franklin and Leora Riley at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jane Woods, Michael Miller, and Tami Miller at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
AJ Yates and Marsille Reed at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Maria Sandoval Navas, Amanda Lin, and David Lin at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Marilyn Myers and Danette Lew at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jennie Chang, Lina Chang, and Grace Chang at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Molly Thornton, Emmanuel Argueta, and John Thornton at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Adam Snow and Gabe Davis at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
State Senator Anthony Portantino, Honoree Pricilla Hunt and State Assembly Member Blanco Rubio at Foothill Family's Tip Your Cap and Pass the Hat Luncheon held at NOOR Pasadena [Eddie Rivera/Pasadena Now]
Foothill Family Chief Executive Officer Steve Allen presents Honoree Priscilla Hunt with an award for her service and support of Foothill Family [Eddie Rivera/Pasadena Now]
Foothill Family might need a bigger hat next year.
Its 2024 “Tip Your Cap & Pass the Hat” event at Noor Wednesday surpassed their expectations, raising a record $152,000 for the San Gabriel Valley-based family services organization.
The packed fundraiser honored longtime philanthropist Priscilla Hunt, owner of Hunt Enterprises, Inc., a Lawndale-based real estate company, whose portfolio includes more than 4,000 properties.
Hunt is a long time supporter of Foothill Family, along with a wide range of Southern California-based organizations, including major gifts to the Torrance Memorial Medical Center, the Providence Little Company of Mary, and the Salvation Army, along with Foothill Family.
In fact, the Foothill Family Duarte office was renamed the Donald and Priscilla Hunt Family Center in 2018, honoring the legacy of Mrs. Hunt’s late husband Donald, founder of Hunt Enterprises, Inc, following a generous $500,000 donation.
On hand to honor Hunt at the event were State Senator Anthony Portantino and State Assembly Member Blanco Rubio, along with Foothill Family CEO Steve Allen, as well as hundreds of friends and supporters.
Introducing the luncheon, Foothill Family Board Chair Laura Bear said, “Early childhood development programs are essential for our kids to be successful as an educator. For over 45 years, I was able to experience the impact of Foothill firsthand and saw the difference they made for both our students, their families, and our staff.
“It is the spirit of Foothill and the collaboration of Foothill and their accountability with which they serve the families of the Los Angeles County community,” she added.
“And combining those sets of values, reflects the commitment, and provides the guidance necessary to meet the needs of individuals within the Los Angeles County area and beyond.”
Hunt, who grew up in the Philippines, emphasized the importance of sharing, instilled in her by her father.
“If we had candy,” she told the room, “We could never eat it in front of other children, unless we had enough to share with them.”
That spirit has since manifested itself in her longtime philanthropic work.
Hunt, who also made an additional contribution to Foothill Family on Wednesday, said, “I’m really humbled and honored to be here, and I hope that Foothill will grow bigger.”
Hunt explained that she came to the US at 21 years old, knowing no one.
But, she said, “I have the energy and I work every day, and I’ll tell you, I am a good negotiator. Once in my interview someone asked me if a vendor would be talking to me about how much their service would cost? And you know what, they look at me like, ‘I can go over this one. It’s a small woman.’
“And I think they think maybe they can get away with anything, but they don’t know that dynamite comes from small packages.”
A small package with a very big hat.
More information about Foothill Family is available at (626) 993-3000 or www.foothillfamily.org.
