April 4, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2003

Sheriff Mike Carona to be Honored at Irvine Valley College Foundation Awards Dinner

Irvine, CAThe Board of Governors of the Irvine Valley College Foundation announced today that Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona will be the guest of honor at the annual IVC Foundation Awards Dinner, to be held at the Irvine Marriott Hotel on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. The theme of this years dinner will be Securing the Future.

We are proud to announce that Sheriff Carona will receive our Hometown Hero Award and will be acknowledged for his contribution to the community, said Board Chairman Duane Cave.

For 16 years, the Foundation Awards Dinner has helped raise key funds for student scholarships, classroom resources and educational equipment at IVC. Looming California State Budget cuts unfairly single out community colleges and so imbue our mission at the Foundation with added significance. Indeed, we hope to secure the future of IVC by calling on local private donors to support a first-rate college in their community, and were pleased that Sheriff Carona will participate in such a meaningful way, added Cave.

For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Irvine Valley College Foundation Director Bill Christiansen, or his assistant, Robert Zemel, at (949) 451-5472.

The mission of the Irvine Valley College Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is to develop friends and raise funds to assist Irvine Valley College in the achievement and maintenance of a superior program of public education and community participation.