Happy New Year from SASF
As we welcome 2025, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude for your unwavering support over the past year. Thanks to you—our incredible community of donors, volunteers, and advocates—we have made meaningful strides in providing sports and youth programs in the greater Sacramento area.
This new year holds endless possibilities, and with your continued partnership, we are excited to make even more positive impacts together. Your kindness, generosity, and dedication are what make our work possible, and we are truly honored to serve alongside you.
Here's to a year filled with hope, growth, and shared accomplishments. Together, we can make 2025 the best year yet for our community.
Wishing you all a bright, joyful, and prosperous New Year!
Warmly,
The SASF Team
Financial Literacy is an Important Life Skill
By Ted Fong, MBA, Program Director, Strive for Strength
Does your teen know how to manage money? Will your child be able to live on their own in college and beyond? If you’re not sure, then I encourage you to enroll your child in Strive for Strength's Financial Literacy Boot Camp. It takes place on four Wednesday evenings starting on February 5, 2025. The registration fee is $75. We encourage parents to attend (no charge) to enhance the learning experience.
Financial advisor Yousaf Zamanudin and I will teach the basics of budgeting, spending, earning, saving, and investing. We're bringing in motivational speakers to build your child's confidence in handling their finances as they transition into adulthood. We'll also play a game from Personal Finance Labs that simulates budgeting and investing. All this takes place over four consecutive weeks in a safe and social environment.
The timing is right. 78 percent of teens ages 13 to 18 are stressed about money according to Wakefield Research. We may not sense it, but they are feeling it. Our kids will be out of the house soon, so let’s give them the tools they need to develop a healthy and responsible relationship with money!
Register for the Strive for Strength Financial Literacy Boot Camp today! For more information, contact Ted Fong at sasfprograms@gmail.com.
31st Annual SASF Crab Feed is happening on February 22, 2025
On Saturday, February 22nd, SASF heralds its next decade of crab feeds.
We anticipate 800 hungry supporters feasting on our signature Asian Crab meal made from 4,000 lbs. of Dungeness crab, 200 lbs. of salad, 560 lbs. of chicken wings, 60 dozen eggs, and 150 lbs. of rice. The ever-popular Last Man Standing raffle returns. The live auction for big tickets items features District 5 County Supervisor Pat Hume again at the helm, showcasing his awesome skills.
We are so grateful for the strong support. The crab feed is a major fundraiser to sustain our youth programs which, combined with other fundraisers and donations, enables us to envision and pursue new programs.
Ticket sales are being evaluated and we hope we can setup a wait-list which will be announced in the February newsletter.
Registration is Open for the SASF Golf Tournament on May 5th at The Reserve in Stockton
Registration is now open, and spots are filling up quickly! We sold out last year, don't miss out this year!
We invite you to the SASF Golf Tournament on May 5, 2025 at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton. We will celebrate after the tournament with a prime rib dinner at SASF prepared by our SASF Kitchen Crew.
Registration fee is $145/person and includes breakfast, green fee, cart, range balls, and a prime rib dinner at SASF.
We are still looking for sponsors! Last year's tournament was sold out and we anticipating selling out again this year—a perfect opportunity for getting your brand out there to a sold out crowd of 144 people.
Interested in just joining us for dinner only? We are also selling dine-in prime rib dinners.
Register or Become a Sponsor for the 2025 SASF Golf Tournament
Donations
We are extremely grateful to the many individuals, families and businesses who continue to support and donate to SASF throughout the year.
- Winston Wong
- Craig Wong
- Randy Uda
- Donald Honda
- Christina Perez for Sports for Life
- Leslie and Santiago Kinanahan for Pickleball
- Ronny Okimura
- Gay M. Satow for Sports for Life
- Jerry Chong for Sports for Life
- Amy Tam for Sports for Life
- Stuart Satow for Sports for Life
- Lewis Kassis Foundation
- Paul and Rosaline Lau via United Way (SMUD)
- Stella Seatris-Hicks for Sports for Life
- Jane and Scott Owen for Sports for Life
- Joanne Yee for Sports for Life
- Christina Perez for Sports for Life
- Alejandro Gonzalez for Sports for Life
- Harman Dhesi for Sports for Life
- Douglas Ito for Sports for Life
- Dawn Satow for Sports for Life
- Leslie and Santiago Kinanahan for Pickleball
- KCMKC, LCC for Strive for Strength
- Gordon and Donna Kunisaki for Sports for Life
- Jocelyn Antimary for Sports for Life
- Mukti Patel for Sports for Life
- David Shum for Sports for Life
- Ann Fagin for Sports for Life
- Deborah Sibner for Sports for Life
- Rodney and Becky Okamoto for Sports for Life
- Scott and Lora Kawamura for Sports for Life
- Jeff Dennis for Sports for Life
- Lisa Kwong for Sports for Life
- Patricia Moody for Sports for Life
- Cassandra Kline for Sports for Life
- Steven Hamamoto for Sports for Life
- Eric Wong for Sports for Life
- Savy Tran for Sports for Life
- Paul and Rosaline Lau
- Larry and Sue Hiuga
- Todd Nakata for Sports for Life
- Todd Nakata for Sports and Youth Programs
- Norm and Daisy Kujubu for Sports for Life
- Tisa and Donovan for Sports for Life
- Alfred Fong in memory of Jim C. and Lim K. Fong
- Steven Otani in memory of Jean Ota
- Jennifer Lew in memory of Wayne Ouchida
- Bank of Stockton for Strive for Strength
Consider Donating Through Chris Wong's PG&E Community Connect Giving Fund
Growing up with SASF, Chris is giving back through PG&E's match program which matches donations dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. Chris is SASF's sponsor for PG&E’s Peer to Peer Fundraising Community. As a PG&E employee, he invites you to donate to a cause that he cares about. PG&E employees select the nonprofits that they support through Peer-to-Peer Fundraising and PG&E matches contributions to eligible organizations.
"I grew up in this program, first in summer basketball league and giving back as a basketball coach and referee. This organization does so much for the communities of Sacramento and Elk Grove. Their dedication to youth development through sports and leadership programs include teen women empowerment, a talent show completely organized by youth, and basketball, ages 7-18. They have added new programs to address teen mental health, and sports programs and a fishing derby for special needs youth. Pickleball for Seniors continues to grow by leaps and bounds. An anticipated program with SMUD includes classes on the use of modern and efficient kitchen equipment."
"Join me and my friends who participated in SASF programs and are now giving back in different ways. Donate via the PG&E YourCause website using the Guest option."
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