Sunset Strip Business Association Gives Back To The Community, Donating $145,300 To Charity

 

The funds were raised through various efforts and events managed by the SSBA as well as partnerships with sponsors, including the Gibson GuitarTown on The Sunset Strip charity auction supporting the Los Angeles Fund for Education’s “Arts Matter” campaign, which funds music and art education in L.A. public schools, and partnering with Jack Daniel’s to create a special Mötley Crüe-branded bottle for the 2011 Sunset Strip Music Festival, with proceeds benefitting the Skylar Neil Foundation for children’s cancer research. Additionally, the Sunset Strip Music Festival donated a portion of ticket sales to support organizations including West Hollywood Elementary School’s arts and music education programs and IMPACT Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center. 

 

 

A full list of beneficiaries includes: 

 

GIBSON GUITARTOWN II Charity Auction, February 2013: In partnership with Gibson, raised $52,280 to benefit Los Angeles Fund for Education’s “Arts Matter” campaign, which funds art and music education programs in Los Angeles public schools.

 

2012 SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL: A portion of ticket sales raised $6,505 to benefit IMPACT Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center and $3,587 to benefit West Hollywood Elementary School’s arts and music programs.

 

2012 SUNSET STRIP MARKET: The farmers’ market’s $1 bag donation program raised $380 to support West Hollywood Elementary School’s garden program. 

 

2011 SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL: $25,000 raised in partnership with Jack Daniel’s to benefit the Skylar Neil Foundation to raise awareness and fight children’s cancer. Additionally, a portion of ticket sales raised $3,210 to benefit West Hollywood Elementary School’s arts and music programs.

 

GIBSON GUITARTOWN I Charity Auction, December 2011: In partnership with Gibson, raised $27,180 to benefit the Los Angeles Youth Network; $20,385 to benefit the West Hollywood Arts & Cultural Affairs Commission, specifically to support and fund public art; and $6,795 to benefit the West Hollywood Library. 

 

 

“We are extremely proud of the work we have accomplished in support of local charities and organizations, and we are thankful for our likeminded partners – including Gibson and Jack Daniel’s – who also understand the importance of giving back,” noted SSBA Executive Director Todd Steadman. “The Sunset Strip Business Association and its member businesses diligently work to incorporate charity components into events whenever possible, and we are pleased to announce we have raised significant funds to support efforts within our community and throughout Los Angeles.”

 

The Sunset Strip Business Association is a private, nonprofit corporation operated by approximately 175 Sunset Strip business owners in West Hollywood. The organization is comprised of businesses in the hotel, restaurant, retail, valet/parking and nightlife/music industries. The SSBA provides security, street maintenance, public outreach and marketing services for The Sunset Strip, under contract with the City of West Hollywood. 

 

The SSBA is also the managing member of the limited liability company that owns the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which was created in 2008 to promote, preserve and perpetuate the legendary Sunset Strip music experience, and the SSBA launched the Sunset Strip Market, a certified farmers’ market, in 2012. 

 

 

 

Photo: SSBA and Gibson present a check to Los Angeles Youth Network. (l-r) SSBA executive director Todd Steadman, SSBA president Mikeal Maglieri, West Hollywood councilmember Abbe Land, Los Angeles Youth Network executive director Mark Supper, Perla Hudson, Slash, councilmember John D'Amico, councilmember Jeff Prang, Sunset Strip Music Festival managing director Karmen Beck. Photo courtesy of Genie Sanchez.