2025 Child Care Champions Gala

A huge thank you to all of you who sponsored, donated to, or attended our 2025 Child Care Champions Gala on Friday, April 25!

Thanks to you we raised crucial funds for critical services to San Francisco families and early educators. It was a lively, fun evening with former clients The Curtis Family C-Notes providing terrific music, specialty cocktails, and our very own Big Rube as emcee and Franco Finn, the Warriors hype man, as auctioneer. Over 300 donors, civic leaders, corporate sponsors and community members were in attendance.

Read all about the evening in our program book, see more photos on our social, and learn about our Family Child Care Champion Kim Garcia-Meza (and how Children’s Council supports child care businesses) in this inspirational video:

2025 Child Care Champion Honorees

Patty Siegel Child Care Champion

Graham Dobson

Lifelong champion of children, families
and the early childhood education system of San Francisco

Family Child Care Provider Champion

Kim Garcia-Meza

Director
Escuelita Las Mañanitas

2025 Gala Co-Chairs

Jake Levinson

Director, Northern California Brokerage Services, Ground Matrix

Maegan Warehouse

Vice President, Private Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs

Entertainment

Franco Finn

Auctioneer

Ruben “Big Rube” Pimentel

Master of Ceremonies

The Curtis Family C-Notes

Musical Entertainment

See highlights from past Champions events and celebrations.