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To Be a Sponsor Or Supporter, Click Here Join John Burton to raise money to help foster youth succeed in college. Since 2013, the Burton Book Fund has provided 6,600 college-enrolled foster youth $1.75 million worth of textbooks! WEDNESDAY Sponsorship Levels AUGUST 8, 2018 5:30 PM—7:00 PM Valedictorian—$2,000 ESQUIRE BUILDING, MAIN LOBBY A community college student will be 1215 K ST., SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 covered for their two-year program Brief program at 6:15 pm Dean’s List—$1,000 Hosts A full year of books John Garcia, Kaiser Permanente Donna Lucas, Lucas Public Affairs Honor Roll—$500 Kathy Van Osten, MVM Strategy Group A great start to their education, a semester’s worth of books Individual Supporter—$250 To be a sponsor or supporter, click here. JBAY nonprofit tax ID # 81-2600695 Official Supporters California State Senate California State Assembly The Honorable Timothy Grayson President Pro Tem Toni Atkins The Honorable Dante Acosta The Honorable Chris Holden The Honorable Patricia Bates The Honorable Cecilia Aguiar-Curry The Honorable Ash Kalra The Honorable Tom Berryhill The Honorable Joaquin Arambula The Honorable Tom Lackey The Honorable Steven Bradford The Honorable Richard Bloom The Honorable Marc Levine The Honorable Bill Dodd The Honorable Rob Bonta The Honorable Monique Limon The Honorable Cathleen Galgiani The Honorable Autumn Burke The Honorable Evan Low The Honorable Steven Glazer The Honorable Anna Caballero The Honorable Brian Maienschein The Honorable Bob Hertzberg The Honorable Ian Calderon The Honorable Kevin McCarty The Honorable Jerry Hill The Honorable Wendy Carrillo The Honorable Jose Medina The Honorable Ben Hueso The Honorable Rocky Chavez The Honorable Kevin Mullin The Honorable Mike McGuire The Honorable David Chiu The Honorable Al Muratsuchi The Honorable Holly Mitchell The Honorable Steven Choi The Honorable Patrick O'Donnell The Honorable Lara Ricardo The Honorable Ken Cooley The Honorable Silva Quirk The Honorable Nancy Skinner The Honorable Jim Cooper The Honorable Richard Roth The Honorable Jeff Stone The Honorable Heath Flora The Honorable Blanca Rubio The Honorable Scott Wiener The Honorable Laura Friedman The Honorable Mark Stone The Honorable Cristina Garcia The Honorable Susan Talamantes The Honorable Todd Gloria Eggman The Honorable Lorena Gonzales- The Honorable Tony Thurmond Fletcher The Honorable Phil Ting The Honorable Eloise Gómez Reyes The Honorable Marie Waldron The Honorable Adam Gray The Honorable Shirley Weber From the Students “The Burton Book Fund made acquiring my required “Thank you so much for helping those in need. textbooks a reality last semester. Being eligible You have helped me graduate!” literally means having or not having the textbooks I need for 3 of my 4 courses. I have been really stressed out about not having the textbooks and “Thank you for making my textbooks a reality for being late on readings.” me last semester! I really appreciate it. I worked really hard and got all A's to demonstrate my appreciation. Thank you!!” “The Burton Book fund is a really important resource for students” Burton Book Fund Student Snapshot • Since its inception in 2013, the Burton Book Fund has provided $1.75 million in text books to over 6,600 former foster youth attending college. • In 2017-2018, the Burton Book Fund helped foster youth across 85 different campuses in California. • The Burton Book Fund helps foster youth at each stage of their post-secondary education. 694 students at a California Community College campus 401 students at a California State University campus 111 students at a University of California campus 18 students at Private Campuses .
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