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I N S I D E U C L A AT H L E T I C S D E V E L O P M E N T YOUR MONTHLY RESOURCE FOR SUPPORTING UCLA ATHLETICS AND THE WOODEN ATHLETIC FUND
JANUARY 2016
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We Want to Wish All of our Wooden Athletic Fund Supporters a Healthy and Happy New Year!
“THANK YOU” FROM THE BRUINS Ryder Roberts Junior · Men’s Water Polo “If I were to thank our donors for one thing, it would have to be for helping carry on the UCLA Athletics legacy. With this last [Men’s Water Polo] championship, UCLA now has a total of 113 National Championships, and as you all know, this is more National Championships than any other school in the country. Without our donors' generosity, this would not be possible. So I and every athlete here at the best university in the world thank you for being a part of this legacy.” CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT UCLA MEN’S WATER POLO
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP #113 FOR UCLA Men’s Water Polo Completes Undefeated Season with NCAA Title In a sweet 10-7 victory over the #3 ranked USC Trojans, the UCLA Men’s Water Polo team won their second consecutive NCAA Championship at their home pool at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatics Center on December 6. Led by former UCLA Men’s Water Polo standout (1997-2001) and three-time Olympian Head Coach Adam Wright, the Bruins ended their season with a 30-0 record, the first undefeated season for the UCLA Men’s Water Polo team since 1969. This was the Bruin Men’s Water Polo program’s 10th title, and it added one more national championship to UCLA’s 112 to make our total 113—the most of any university in the United States.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS OF MEN’S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
BENEFIT OF THE MONTH Single Game Tickets for Men’s Basketball UCLA Men’s Basketball has nine home games remaining in Pauley Pavilion against Pac-12 Conference opponents, including Arizona, USC and Utah. Single-game tickets for all UCLA home games are now on sale. Access to priority seating locations is based on your Wooden Athletic Fund membership level. Log in to your Account Manager to view special single-game pricing and seating options available at your membership level or call the Wooden Athletic Fund Donor Ticket Line at (310) 206-2508 (M-F, 10am-4pm). Courtside seats are available on a single game basis as well for a donation of $2,000 for a pair in the first row or $1,200 for a pair in the second row. For single game courtside seat availability, please contact the Wooden Athletic Fund office at (310) 206-3302.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER SINGLE GAME TICKETS FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL
W AY O F G I V I N G Wooden Athletic Fund Renewals All Wooden Athletic Fund donors should have received their 2016-17 Wooden Athletic Fund Statement of Support and membership renewal packet in the mail in the last couple of weeks. This year’s renewal has been sent early to provide donors with the greatest possible flexibility for payment of their donation. As in previous years, the WAF renewal deadline remains June 30, 2016, with all WAF benefits beginning on July 1, 2016. The fastest and most efficient renewal method is to renew online. Please click on the button below and you will be taken into our interactive Wooden Athletic Fund membership guide where you can explore this year's donor benefits and click at the top of the page to donate online. Should you have any questions about your Wooden Athletic Fund renewal or need to make any adjustments based upon seating changes, please call the Wooden Athletic Fund office at (310) 206-3302 and we will be happy to personally assist you. Thank you for your continued investment in UCLA's student-athletes through the Wooden Athletic Fund. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE INTERACTIVE WOODEN ATHLETIC FUND GUIDE
EVENT RECAP 2015 Football Awards Banquet As an exclusive benefit of their membership, Wooden Athletic Fund donors were able to join Head Coach Jim Mora, his coaching staff, and UCLA Football student-athletes families and friends on December 14 at the annual Football Awards Banquet at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE 2015 FOOTBALL AWARDS BANQUET
UPCOMING EVENT MBB Game vs. AZ: Russell Westbrook Night On January 7, 2016, the Bruins will take on the Pac-12 foe Arizona Wildcats on Russell Westbrook Night! In mid-December, NBA All-Star for the Oklahoma City Thunder and former Bruin Men’s Basketball team member Russell Westbrook made the largest financial donation to UCLA by any former basketball student-athlete in school history. When completed, the practice floor inside the new Mo Ostin Basketball Center will forever be known as Russell Westbrook Court. Located near Pauley Pavilion, the Mo Ostin Basketball Center, will be located near Pauley Pavilion, and will include separate courts for both the men’s and women’s programs. It will also house locker rooms, athletic training areas, a strength and conditioning facility, coaches’ offices, team meeting rooms, equipment rooms and video rooms, among other amenities. There will also be several elements incorporated that will pay homage to the unparalleled history of UCLA Basketball. UCLA Athletics will be recognizing Russell’s generosity and welcome him back to Pauley Pavilion in the Bruin’s Pac-12 home opener vs. Arizona. To commemorate the evening, all fans in attendance will receive complimentary eyeglass frames, a trademark of Russell’s post-game NBA press conferences, courtesy of Wescom. Russell will also be serving as the game’s Honorary Captain. Russell, his wife Nina (Earl) Westbrook, also a former UCLA basketball student-athlete, as well as his parents Russell and Shannon Westbrook, will be seated courtside and honored at this Pac-12 home opener.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MO OSTIN BASKETBALL CENTER
ONLINE AUCTION UCLA Football Home Blue #1 Jersey The UCLA Football home blue uniform is loved and admired nationwide. For the first time ever, a very limited number of these uniforms are being made available to UCLA fans to take home a jersey of their own. This adidas Techfit jersey is the same model worn by the team during their 2014 campaign and features the #1 on both the front and the back. All proceeds raised through this auction will benefit the Wooden Athletic Fund and UCLA’s 700+ student-athletes. Hurry—this auction end time is Friday, January 8, 2016, at 5:00pm PT. For more information about this item, please contact the Wooden Athletic Fund at (310) 206-3302 or email Aaron Sapiro at
[email protected].
CLICK HERE TO BID ON THIS EXCLUSIVE ITEM!
UCLA ATHLETICS’ COMPLIANCE CORNER Football Signing Day Reminder Please Leave Recruiting to the Coaches The upcoming February 3 signing day for football is now on Bruin fans’ minds. Traditional media, Internet blogs and social media will be outlets for information and discussion on where recruits will be signing. As UCLA supporters, please remember that recruitment of prospective student-athletes is the sole responsibility of the UCLA coaching staff, and boosters may not be involved in the recruiting process. NCAA rules forbid booster contact with the prospect or anyone associated with the prospect in an effort to persuade them to attend UCLA. Please be mindful of the following: 1. No face to face contact, phone calls, emails, texts or tweets can be made to a recruit, their family or friends with a recruiting purpose. 2. UCLA boosters are not permitted to use social networking websites, including Twitter, Facebook or Instagram to contact or otherwise attempt to correspond with prospects. 3. Boosters may not initiate or accept “friend” requests of prospects on Facebook and should never post to a prospect’s “wall” or take any other action that would constitute contacting that prospect. This restriction includes using the inbox/email feature on Facebook and “@replies,” “mentions,” “tweeting” or “retweeting” on Twitter. 4. You cannot provide prospects with anything of value (cash, loans, gifts, services, etc.) that might be considered an inducement to persuade them to enroll at UCLA. Is it permissible for a UCLA donor to contact a prospect or his/her parents after the signing of an NLI? No. A booster may not call, text or email a prospect or his/her parents even if the purpose of the call is only to congratulate the prospect on signing with UCLA. This restriction also applies to social media websites such as Facebook or Twitter. Please contact the UCLA Athletics Compliance Office with any questions you may have. Our Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance, Dan Goldberg, is available for such inquiries and can be reached directly at (310) 794-8813 or
[email protected]. Follow UCLA Compliance on Twitter at @UCLACompliance
NEW “BECOME A CHAMPION” DONORS
The generous Wooden Athletic Fund donors listed below have increased their giving at least one giving level since December 1st and thereby “Become a Champion” for UCLA Athletics. We would like to take this opportunity to thank these individuals for their generous support. Scott Altenberg - Torrance, CA Anthony Anderson - Las Vegas, NV Nicholas Anduze - Los Angeles, CA Ray M. Ayon - Azusa, CA Russell and Sandra Banducci - Malibu, CA Jerry Brockett - Glendora, CA Barbara and Stuart Brody - Culver City, CA Herbert Brown - Altadena, CA Stephanie and Donald Bryant - Irvine, CA Chris and Susan Burr - San Diego, CA John and Maria Butler - Valencia, CA David and Mari Carter - Laguna Beach, CA Mike D. Crowley - Los Angeles, CA Douglas and Carlene Cunningham - Santa Ana, CA Phillip Del Pozo - Alhambra, CA Amanda R. Diaz - Claremont, CA David and Alex Ellien - Culver City, CA Jeffrey and Cecile Epstein - Los Angeles, CA Raymond and Jutta Fairchild - Diamond Bar, CA Stephen Fraser - Newport Coast, CA Dorie Fullerton - Los Angeles, CA Marla Gluck - Los Angeles, CA Brynn Gruenberg - Palos Verdes Estates, CA Paul J. Hering - Poway, CA Daniel and Melinda Hostetler - Chino Hills, CA Glenn Hruska - Los Angeles, CA Amy and Max Hurwitz - Los Angeles, CA Grace I. Hutchings - Indio, CA Amy and Minoru Ioki - Los Angeles, CA Patrick Jennison and Karen Barnes - Bakersfield, CA
Francisco Jordan - Reseda, CA Jerome and Sharone Klein - Los Angeles, CA Linda Leong - Long Beach, CA Lewis Lipton and Suzanne Johnston - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Chang and Alice Liu - Thousand Oaks, CA Frank and Gloria Marsella - Redondo Beach, CA Joseph McCann - Glendora, CA John S. Meek - Gardena, CA Jonathan Palo and Marilyn Richardson Palo - Simi Valley, CA Randall Part - Santa Monica, CA Bruce and Jan Patterson - San Juan Capistrano, CA Michael Piantanida - Ladera Ranch, CA Susan S. Pinsky - Pasadena, CA Roderick and Lynn Pittenger - Valley Village, CA Lilly E. Plasencia - Anaheim, CA Steve J. Randall - Irvine, CA Joseph Romero - Huntington Park, CA Thomas and Rosanne Rosa - La Canada Flintridge, CA Hermann and Denise Rosenthal - Whittier, CA Branden J. Rubasky - Redondo Beach, CA Linda Rush - Santa Monica, CA Josephine Sanchez - Los Angeles, CA Alexander Schurawel and Vera Viss-Schurawel - Irvine, CA Jay Schuster - Sherman Oaks, CA Barbara Smith - Rossmoor, CA Matthew and Cathy Sodl - Manhattan Beach, CA Miguel Solis - Visalia, CA Lawrence Tokunow - Redondo Beach, CA Stephanie and Adam Zaffos - Encino, CA
CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW YOU TOO CAN “BECOME A CHAMPION”
W O O D E N AT H L E T I C F U N D N E W M E M B E R U P D AT E
The following individuals listed below have recently joined the Wooden Athletic Fund and/or Bruin Varsity Club for the first time as part of our 8CLAP for 8K initiative to increase our annual fund from 5,313 to 8,000 donors. We would like to take this opportunity to thank these individuals for truly making a difference in our ability for success. Cyrano Adlawan - Lomita, CA Elizabeth Aguilera - San Fernando, CA Mark A. Aguirre - La Habra Heights, CA Douglas Aihara - Torrance, CA Jairo Alvarado - La Puente, CA Danilo Bagano - Carson, CA Douglas F. Belcher - Arcadia, CA Gregg Bernstein - Malibu, CA Charles W. Bowyer - Pasadena, CA Mario Cano - Sierra Madre, CA Alphonse I. Chan - Carlsbad, CA Douglas G. Coleman - Newbury Park, CA Jacqueline G. Combs - Summerland, CA Vince Davi - Long Beach, CA Tony De Felicis - Sun Valley, CA Job Dehorta - Upland, CA Ronnie Delgado - Los Angeles, CA Jeff Delgado - Sacramento, CA Jason W. Dodge - Los Angeles, CA D. Tad Ellis - West Hills, CA Ronald F. Evans - Pasadena, CA Barry Faden - Chino Hills, CA Deborah D. Haliday - Granada Hills, CA La Shawn M. Hardemion - Inglewood, CA Randy B. Harris - Torrance, CA Jeanine W. Herman - Los Angeles, CA Mark A. Hernandez - Pomona, CA Ray R. Hollar - Lawndale, CA Christopher D. Hunt - Los Angeles, CA Barbara Jackson - Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA Susan S. James - Fullerton, CA Shana C. Jenkins - Huntington Beach, CA
Robert Kirkelie - Stevenson Ranch, CA Gloria Ko - Los Angeles, CA Rebecca Kwok Marquez - Bell Canyon, CA Gary Lichtig - Malibu, CA Ted W. Liebel - Phillips Ranch, CA Timothy J. Long - Woodland, CA Daniel G. Lopez - San Dimas, CA Kurt Luebke - San Clemente, CA Tina M. Lund Cartwright - Alhambra, CA G. Michael Milhiser - Montclair, CA Barbara L. Mooring - Laguna Beach, CA Nicolette A. Munoz - Simi Valley, CA Mark A. Nakata - Manhattan Beach, CA Daniel M. Naylor - Santa Monica, CA Alton Ng - Los Angeles, CA Larry Olea - Whittier, CA Bob Powley - Palm Desert, CA Max Ramberg - Beverly Hills, CA Michael L. Rivers - Tucson, AZ Kenneth B. Rosentreter - Los Angeles, CA Douglas Sanicola - Glendora, CA Allan Schwartz - Chatsworth, CA Larry Sharfstein - Altadena, CA Lowell Szabo - Downey, CA Nancy T. Templeton - Sacramento, CA Lisa M. Troncoso - Stamford, CT Jeannette E. Valdivia - Pasadena, CA John Vlay - Campbell, CA David A. Winter - Woodland, CA Robyn W. Wisinski - Granada Hills, CA Kevin Y. Yoshida - Los Angeles, CA Emily Zank - Santa Monica, CA
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR 8CLAP8K INITIATIVE
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