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2023 Orange & Black Ball Recap

EVENT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

On October 13, 2023 the Pacific Athletic Foundation (PAF) celebrated the 24th Annual Orange & Black Ball, presented by Kaiser Permanente, on the Stockton campus in the Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium. The annual event, which kicked off Pacific’s Homecoming and Family Weekend, attracted over 600 donors, alumni, and fans to support Pacific Athletics. This year’s celebration was a huge success setting records in many aspects of the event, including raising $290,000 for Pacific Athletics – more than doubling the previous record set in 2021.

The Orange & Black Ball, which has become one of the premier events in the community, began with the welcoming of all guests by Pacific’s student-athletes, followed by an opportunity to mingle with coaches and staff, participate in a silent and live auction, sample a variety of beer and wine options from local vendors, enjoy a gourmet dinner, enter a raffle drawing, and listen to live entertainment to conclude the night.

The evening also featured a Fund-a-Need appeal to enhance academic support for our student-athletes in the form of additional tutors and academic specialists, increasing academic achievement and retention, as well as to enhance recruitment efforts. Due to the generosity of the guests and thanks to a matching gift donated by Watts Equipment, a record $93,000 was raised to support this cause!

Title Sponsor, Kaiser Permanente, led the way to a record-setting $121,000 in event sponsorships. The Pacific Athletic Foundation would like to thank them as well as our Gold, Silver, and Bronze sponsors for helping make the 24th annual Orange & Black Ball such an incredible night!

GOLD SPONSORS

  • DA’s Office
  • Eberhardt School of Business
  • Elk Grove Buick
  • Lagorio Family of Companies
  • Midtown Optometry/Farmers Insurance
  • Pacific Home Care Services
  • Panera Bread
  • Ubeo

SILVER SPONSORS

  • Brookside Optometric Group
  • California Water Service
  • Dignity Health
  • Eberhardt School of Business
  • Jackson2020MP
  • John & Francesca Vera
  • Larry & Linda Philipp
  • Q Affect
  • Richard Paulsen Insurance Services
  • San Joaquin Community Foundation

BRONZE SPONSORS

  • Art Godi Realtors
  • Chase Chevrolet
  • Collins Electrical
  • F&M Bank
  • San Joaquin County Office of Education
  • Visit Stockton

SAVE THE DATE!

25th Annual Orange & Black Ball

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024

Endowments

A named endowment can be established with a minimum cash or estate/planned gift of $50,000 and designated to support a specific sport or purpose within the Athletic Department. You can also endow a head coaching position, the highest honor that can be bestowed by an athletics department.

40+

Scholarships

12

program funds

$400,000

Generated Annually

STUDENT-ATHLETE AND SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER

University of the Pacific is planning a new state-of-the-art complex featuring a sports medicine training and rehabilitation center that will focus on student-athlete health and wellness while supporting and growing Northern California’s only accredited athletic training degree program.

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