Corporate Sponsors

Volunteers of America would like to thank the following companies for their
sponsorship of Operation Backpack 2011

Since 1975, Tri Counties Bank has grown to serve California communities from Bakersfield to the Oregon Border with assets over $2 billion. You may see us at baseball games, local eateries, skiing, boating and fishing. Being “local” comes naturally to us.

Sutter Health is a family of not-for-profit hospitals, physician organizations and other health care service providers that share resources and expertise to advance health care quality.Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region serves Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, Solano, Yuba, and Sutter counties with comprehensive health. We strive to provide access to primary care physicians and specialty services in each of our communities, and have a network of over 1,000 physicians locally and over 3,500 throughout the Sutter Health System.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort was opened by the United Auburn Indian Community in June 2003. The newly remodeled and expanded entertainment, dining and hotel resort is Northern California’s first casino offering all the elements of real Las Vegas-style gaming: service, cuisine and entertainment in an outstanding facility.

Located 30 miles east of Sacramento, Thunder Valley Casino Resort offers 200,000 square feet of gaming space including over 3,000 slot and video machines, 125 table games and a live poker room with space for 160 players. There are 14 restaurants and bars highlighted by the new High Steaks Steakhouse; Koi Palace; the 500-seat Feast Around The World Buffet and Thunder Café as well as Mingle Bar, Falls Bar, Thunder Bar and High Steaks Bar. Also on property is a new 3,700-space parking structure that leads directly into the casino and hotel.

At PG&E we know that a community's energy doesn't always arrive through power lines. It comes from the actions and efforts of those who live there. Our goal is to engage, support and improve the neighborhoods where our customers and employees live and work. Whether we're helping local communities launch new school programs for students interested in the energy industry or providing clean energy alternatives to underserved neighborhoods, PG&E is there making a difference.

Our goal is to be the leading corporate citizen in each of the diverse communities we serve throughout Northern and Central California. In 2010, we contributed $19.3 million to charitable organizations and, this year, we plan to provide over $23 million in contributions. As always, our community investment program continues to be funded entirely by our shareholders and has no impact on our customers’ utility rates.

Hearst Television Inc. is a leading local media company comprising 29 television stations and two radio stations. The company’s television stations reach approximately 18 percent of U.S. TV households, making it one of America’s largest television station groups. It also owns more than three dozen websites and multicasts more than two dozen digital channels providing news, weather and entertainment programming. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. The company’s web address is www.hearsttelevision.com.

To learn how your company can become a 2011 Operation Backpack sponsor, contact Community Relations Manager Delia Estrada at 916.442.3691, or deliae@voa-sac.org.