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NAKFEST 2016 BRONZE GALA
The Bronze Gala has been hosted at all NAK national events since 2013. It serves as our primary fundraiser for our National Scholarship Program, which awards multiple scholarships to NAK collegiate brothers at Pledgefest annually.
Since 2013, the National Alumni Association has raised more than $10,000 for our National Scholarship Program through donations from our brotherhood!
The NAA has awarded 5 scholarships to brothers in the last 2 years and we are on track to award at least 3 more at our Pledgefest national event in November 2016.
We have relied tremendously on these scholarship dinners at recent national events and the generosity of our brotherhood has never ceased to amaze us. We hope that it will continue & we hope to see you there!
In brotherhood,
The NAK Alumni Association & NAK ALAS
DINNER DETAILS
LOCATION
El Centro Cultural De La Raza
2004 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
(0.5 miles from San Diego downtown & 2 miles from primary NAKfest location)
TIME
Saturday, April 23 from 6PM to 9PM
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
Dinner (choice of 2 salads, 2 sides & 2 entrees) and donation to National Scholarship Fund
FOOD OPTIONS
All participants will have the option of 2 salads, 2 sides, and 2 entrees.
GUESTS
Guests (partners, families and colleagues) are allowed. Please have them purchase a separate ticket.
PROCEEDS FROM THIS GALA
50% of the proceeds from this NAKfest 2016 scholarship gala will go toward the NAK National Scholarship Program.
The other 50% will go toward NAK ALAS (the NAK Alumni Association at San Diego State University).
ALAS will donate their portion of the proceeds to Reality Changers in San Diego – a program for low-income youth vying to become first-generation college students in the San Diego area.
REALITY CHANGERS transforms lives, schools, and communities by providing youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with the academic support, financial assistance and leadership training to become first generation college students.
ENORMOUS THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Brother Carlos Mejia
La BrewHa is a startup craft beer brewery in the South Bay area.
Brother In-Laws Daniel Jimenez and Carlos Mejia started LA Brewha Craft Brewing Co. with cousin Felipe Serrano. The trio’s love for brewing led them to collaborate and share their craft with the world. La BrewHa was the official beer sponsor of the 25th year anniversary of Nu Alpha Kappa Fraternity, Inc. at San Diego State University Beta Chapter.
Brother Jesse Arroyo
ArroyoPhotos is a NAK owned business which specializes in all things photography including photo booth services.
Starting out as a staff photographer for the Chargers our bro Jesse Arroyo aka “Darkside” now owns his own photography company and employs other bros and college students.
Clients include Union Tribune, SDG&E, Patron Tequila, Budweiser, Ferrari, Maserati, Acura, and many other corporate clients.
ArroyoPhotos also serves family events such as weddings, quinceañeras, etc. All NAK brothers get a 20% discount off of regular rates.
GRAB YOUR GALA TICKETS
NAA MEMBERS
NON-NAA MEMBERS
CAN’T ATTEND BUT STILL WANT TO CONTRIBUTE? GIVE HERE!
PAST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
2014
“Having been selected as one of two recipients of our first ever NAK National Scholarship, I can tell you from experience that your help will make a difference. This scholarship has had a significant impact on my life. Each new quarter or semester requires the renting, purchasing, and borrowing of textbooks that seem to be getting more and more expensive. The NAK National Scholarship has directly funded my renting and purchasing of economics textbooks and other school supplies.”
“Being awarded a NAK scholarship was one of the most gratifying moments of my life. The scholarship was far more than just a much needed $1,000 boost toward tuition. Above all, it meant I had the full support of my brothers. It meant my brothers — old and new across so many chapters — had a burning belief in me and my abilities. That’s truly such an empowering realization and one that outlasts the $1,000 award.”
2015
Gerardo is majoring in Broadcasting and Electronic Communication Arts at San Francisco State University. He is a founding member of the Alpha Beta Chapter at SFSU.
Edwin is working on his Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University. Edwin is a brother at the Kappa Chapter at the University of California, Davis.
Jorje is working on his Master’s in Educational Leadership at Sacramento State University. Jorje crossed into the NAK brotherhood at the Kappa Chapter at the University of California, Davis.