Annual Parade of Trees Gala | November 14, 2025

JOIN US FOR OUR PARADE OF TREES GALA

Join us for the Parade of Trees Gala as we honor Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson for his unwavering leadership and support of the Harbor community. This celebration brings our mission to life with an evening of connection, dinner, stories of resilience, bidding, and a paddle raise that turns generosity into action. Every ticket, sponsorship, and gift strengthens Toberman’s work, keeping families housed, providing food and emergency assistance, expanding youth mental health support, and advancing prevention and intervention that help young people choose safety and hope.

Date: Friday, November 14

Time: 6:00 pm–10:00 pm

Location: Dalmatian American Club, 1639 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, CA 90731

Emcee: San Pedro’s own John Bagakis

Ticket Information

$150 through 10/8/2025, then $175 after that date.

Questions about tickets or sponsorships? John Bagakis • 310-701-1894 • development@toberman.org

Secure your chance with an exclusive Golden Ticket! Only 100 of these special tickets will be sold, offering you a rare opportunity. For just a $100 reservation charge at checkout, you will be able to choose one of the fabulous live auction items. Don't miss out on this limited opportunity, reserve your Golden Ticket today before they are all gone!

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Honoring: Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson

Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson is a veteran public servant representing California’s 65th Assembly District, which includes Watts, Willowbrook, Compton, Carson, North Long Beach, Harbor Gateway, Harbor City, Wilmington, and San Pedro. A former Carson City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem, he was first elected to the State Assembly in 2014. Born and raised in Watts, he brings a lifelong commitment to service and equity to his work in Sacramento.

Gipson helps shape policy that directly affects families and working communities. He chairs the Select Committee on Ports and Goods Movement and also serves on the Select Committees on Youth Mental Health & Treatment Accessibility, as well as the Nonprofit Sector, reflecting a focus on economic mobility, public health, and the community institutions that keep neighborhoods strong.

His legislative portfolio advances opportunity and stability, including measures to expand teacher residency apprenticeships (AB 694) and to create a multistate Cosmetology Licensure Compact (AB 1328) that improves professional mobility for licensed workers.

We are honored to recognize Assemblymember Gipson for steadfast leadership that aligns with Toberman’s mission, helping families stay housed, supporting youth safety and success, and strengthening the Harbor community we all call home.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR

Thank you for standing with Toberman Neighborhood Center. Your sponsorship is more than an event contribution; it is a lifeline that keeps doors open, lights on, and critical help within reach for our neighbors all year long.

Because of you, families stay housed and stable when a crisis hits. Because of you, pantry shelves are stocked, emergency assistance is available, and youth receive the counseling, prevention, and intervention that help them choose safety and hope. Because of you, our community moves from fear to resilience and from resilience to possibility.

You are not just sponsors. You are partners in safety, stability, and dignity for the Harbor community. From all of us at Toberman, thank you for turning generosity into impact, today and throughout the year.