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ACC Fall Gala 2024

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On September 17th, ACC hosted the ACC Fall Gala with just under 200 people in attendance.  The event feature food from local Culinary Partners Binchoyaki, Buckhorn Grill Land Park, Fuji, Kalani Kakes, Sweet Oven Wholesale Bakery, Absolute Compassion Hospice and our very own ACC Chef Tim Hirobayashi!   The silent auction featured local artwork, wine-tasting experiences, sports memorabilia, and even an exclusive whisky-tasting and travel package to Nashville! 

The evening honored the inaugural ACC Founders Award recipients, Mr. Angelo Tsakopoulos and Congresswoman Doris Matusi.  Mr. Tsakopoulos made the dream possible when he donated his 3.5 acres of land that the Care Center sits on today.  Congresswoman Doris Matsui and her late husband, Congressman Robert Matsui, were instrumental in taking the idea of culturally sensitive senior care and making it a reality!  Without the support of Mr. Tsakopoulos and the Matsui Family, alongside the powerful Bingo volunteers, the ACC Care Center would not be where it is today. 

This fantastic event raised over 170k for the Care Center Modernization Fund.  This fund will support projects such as acquiring a new emergency generator that meets new state laws, along with the modernization of the lobby and nurses’ station at the 38yr old Care Center.  The lobby will honor the gift of Mr. Angelo Tsakopoulous to all who enter.

If you would like to make a donation to the ACC Care Center Modernization Fund, please contact ACC Fund Development at development@accsv.org or by clicking www.accsv.org/donate 

Photographers: ACC Camera Club – Jeff Jong, Jeanie Fong, Jonathan Sakakibara
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ACC ranks 7th on BDOG Leaderboard

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Thanks to all of our ACC supporters, donors and community members, ACC Senior Services ranked #7 on the Leaderboard for Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving out of 826 other local organizations!  With well over 500 individual gifts, we were able to raise $288,247.40 to date!  We are keeping the fundraising going until the end of May to help us get closer to our goal of $400,000.  To donate, and help us close the gap, please click here or drop off/mail your donations to ACC Senior Services: 7334 Park City Drive, Sacramento CA 95831. 

On May 2nd, 2024, ACC hosted a 5 hour livestreamed telethon for the Annual Big Day of Giving.  Viewers were entertained by musical talents such as Broadway star Dina Morishta, George Connor and Mary Nakamura (Asian Pair), Clementine Brass Band and so many more!  Tastebuds salivated with cooking demos by Lana Chong, Jonathan and Katie of local favorite Cacio and our very own Chef Tim Hirabayashi from ACC Maple Tree Village.  We heard messages from our local elected officials Supervisor Patrick Kennedy, Councilmember Rick Jennings and Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen.

During the evenings, we showcased many of our ACC programs, services, residential communities and clubs.  Honoring longtime volunteer Art Imigire and a wonderful heartfelt tribute to an ACC pioneer, Mickey Yamadera.

Our in-person audience enjoyed friendship as they enjoyed the wonderful food and bake sale.  A special thank you to volunteer Debbie Seid and her crew of ladies who worked all afternoon to get everyone’s orders packed up and ready to go!  From chicken teriyaki bowls to spam musubi, it was a sell out!   

Another big thank you to Jean Shiomoto and her crew of volunteer bakers who made the amazing spread of baked goodies!

Big Day of Giving is a 24-hour fundraising event that supports local nonprofits in the Sacramento region. BDOG enhances community-building and collaboration among area non-profits, organized by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation with backing from partners like Western Health Advantage and generous individuals like you!

Annually, the Big Day of Giving is ACC’s largest fundraiser of the year and enables us to continue to offer many of our services and programs at low-to-no cost to our participants. From participants and volunteers with ACC Rides and Senior Escort Program, to residents of ACC Skilled Nursing and Independent Living – your donation makes a direct impact in our community!

For more details and a listing of our Big Day of Giving donors, please visit www.accsv.org/bdog2024

To watch a replay of our ACC Big Day of Giving telethon, click here.
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ACC Golf Tournament 2024

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What a spectacular April morning it was for golf!  148 golfers embarked on a full day celebration supporting ACC Senior Services.  Beginning with breakfast burritos, coffee and juice, sponsored by Winston Ashizawa (past board chair) & Jean Shiomoto (current board chair), the Teal Bend club house was a-buzz with excitement as Jean Shiomoto and Connie Rusynyk (President & CEO of ACC) gave a warm welcome and sent the golfers on their way.  As the golfers departed in the golf carts and moved about the course, you could see the joy and excitement in catching up with old and new friends alike.

From the Ladder Game to Hole-in-One cash prize opportunities, thank you to Winston Ashizawa and William Yee for their sponsorship, there was excitement around every turn.  Thank you to hole sponsor Connie Van Real Estate for providing warm homemade chicken Pho as golfers approached Hole 10.

As the golfers finished their last hole, they hopped on over to ACC Campus to hear the results of the morning.  Thank you to Herbert & Inez Yee Foundation and the Yee Law Firm for their sponsorship of the L&L BBQ bento lunch that followed.  A special thank you to our crew of volunteer bakers who brought in trays of freshly baked goodies for dessert!  What a treat!

Thank you to all of our hole sponsors, in-kind donors, army of volunteers & committee members – your support of ACC Senior Services is very much appreciated and helps to impact the lives of those in our community.

The photographs below were made possible by our wonderful volunteer Photographers who showed up early in the morning to document the day: Jeff Jong, Jonathan Sakakibara, Jeannie Fong