Beautiful People celebrates annual 'Out of the Park' dinner
Central Valley. Jan Brunkhorst, Christian and Raluca Fuchs, Jennifer Lamb Hewitt and William Roe honored for their contributions to Beautiful People Adaptive Sports Programs.
| 17 Sep 2019 | 01:21
From left, Beautiful People Board Chairman Peter Ladka, Executive Director Mary Williams, past Executive Director Jan Brunkhorst and Board Vice President Jeremy Havens. (
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On Sept. 10, Beautiful People, Orange County's largest adaptive youth sports league, brought together community leaders, families and supporters for an evening of celebration, dancing and giveaways at its eleventh annual "Out of the Park" fund-raising dinner at the Fallkirk Estate in Central Valley.
Beautiful People is a community sports organization that enables joy, inspires hope and fulfills dreams among children with disabilities and their families.
Founded by Peter Ladka in 2006, the organization is a 501(c)3 nonprofit which provides adaptive baseball, soccer, basketball and cheerleading for children and young adults with developmental disabilities and physical challenges, ages five and up.
Drawing attendees from across Orange County and beyond, the "Out of the Park" dinner acknowledges the successes of the past year and honors individuals and institutions that have played a key role in helping the Beautiful People community grow and prosper.
More than 170 were in attendance on Friday evening, enjoying music, dancing, a photo booth, giveaways and casino tables.
Local event production company, SDA Events, coordinated the festivities.
For information to volunteer or learn about Beautiful People adaptive sports programs, email mary@beautiful-people.us, visit http://www.beautiful-people.us/ or call 845-986-5944.
Awards
Hall of Fame
Jan Brunkhorst: Beautiful People's executive director for a decade before retiring in July.
Daniel Fratto Memorial Award
William Roe: The Daniel Fratto Memorial Field was the result of an unprecedented collaboration between architects, contractors, consultants and fund raisers to build Orange County's only adaptive soft-surface baseball diamond. William Roe was a key leader of the baseball field project.
Generous Spirit Award
Raluca and Christian Fuchs and the entire Hudson Sports Complex team have been enthusiastic supporters of Beautiful People.
Volunteer of the Year
One of Beautiful People's most active volunteers, Jennifer Lamb Hewitt has been a caring, positive presence across all sports seasons for several years, working with soccer, baseball and basketball athletes, often bringing her family to contribute their time and to join in the fun.