ACC Raises $210,000 on the Big Day of Giving

ACC Big Day of Giving on May 6, 2021, raised a record-breaking $210,000 for ACC Senior Services, smashing our goal of $100,000!  Over 500 donations were received via ACCSV.org, the Big Day of Giving Sacramento Region Community Foundation website, the ACC telethon phone bank, US mail, and in-person drop-offs.  ACC’s total places ACC in the top 5 on the Big Day of Giving (BDOG) leaderboard, right behind the Salvation Army and Sacramento Food Bank, SPCA, and Yolo Food Bank.  And we’re pleased that 100 percent of our Board members made contributions this year!

Our success is due to the strong partnership among Board members, staff, and volunteers.  The BDOG working group met regularly since February to plan this year’s event.  The six-hour epic telethon featured over 60 program segments with 140 performers, presenters, and panelists from the ACC Community.  Our MC’s – Stuart Satow, Tim Corcoran, and Jean Shiomoto kept the program lively and engaging. Ted Fong and his amazing production crew put on a professional-quality, entertaining show live-streamed over YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom.  Board members stepped up and handled phone bank duties.  ACC’s Chief Financial Officer Lisa Poon, Fund Development, IT team led by Perfecto Bravo, and many other staff and volunteers provided support (and food!) to keep everyone going for the telethon that turned into a six-hour event! 

And we did all this amid a pandemic.  

We’re very grateful to our donors and the entire ACC family for giving their time and treasures for Big Day of Giving 2021.  We really did “Go Big” – for our organization and community, staff and volunteers, and especially the seniors whom we’re dedicated to serving.

Thank you.

Jean Shiomoto and Titus Toyama
Co-Chairs, BDOG 2021