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William S. Hart Pony Baseball and Softball (10 years)
• Fundraising Committee
• Canteen volunteer
• Team mom
La Mesa Junior High PTA (4 years)
• Library Book Drive committee volunteer
* Fundraising Committee
Valencia High School Football Booster Club (4 years)
• Fundraising committee
• Canteen volunteer
Valencia High School Girls Softball Booster Club (3 years)
• Booster club member/volunteer
• Casino Night Fundraiser chairman
• Multiple fundraising committees
Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce (3 years)
• Chairman, Community Health Fair
• SCV Business Expo committee
• Chamber Ambassador
• Chamber events volunteer
• Recipient-2009 Chamber Ambassador of the Year
Michael Hoefflin Foundation (4 years)
• Evening Under the Stars, auction chair
Valley Industry Association (12 years)
• Board member
• SCV Business Outreach Team,
• VIA Marketing Committee
• VIA 35th Anniversary Committee
• Connecting 2 Success program- volunteer and facilitator
Valley Industry Association Education Foundation (5 years)
• Board member
• Chairman of the Board
• Chairman, VIA STAR program
• Connecting 2 Success volunteer and facilitator
Others: Habitat 4 Heroes, SCV Senior Center, Relay for Life, California State PTA, Valencia High School Girls
Volleyball Booster, SCV Dodger Night Committee, OLPH, United Methodist Church Family Affairs School,
SCV Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Old Town Newhall Association
Organizational Impact: Laura supports Circle of Hope by volunteering her time and talents. She promotes the
organization at events and advocates to others to also support the organization. Laura is a member of the board
of directors, works on committees, fundraising events, the Afternoon Tea as part of the 31 Days of Hope cam-
paign, and provides for the needs of the organization and clients. Laura danced for Circle of Hope in Dancing
With Our Stars winning third place for fundraising benefiting the Circle of Hope. Laura has been a Soroptimist
for 11 years and with her passion and leadership immediately became involved. She has served on the board for
9 years. Through her countless hours of volunteerism and commitment Laura has served on committees for the
Fashion Show, Wine Affair, Dream It, Be It Program giving career support for girls, Blanket Factory, Annual
Soroptimist/Zonta Dinner Program, Nominating Committee Chair and all other programs and events within the
organization. Her efforts not only benefit our organization, but in turn have benefited over 20 SCV nonprof-
it organizations who have received over $200,000 in fundraising contributions creating a collaborative effort
between Soroptimist and meaningful causes in our community. Laura’s efforts and program involvement help to
improve the lives of women and girls in our community leading to their social and economic empowerment.
Biography: Laura Kirchhoff was born in Santa Monica and raised in Marina del Rey where she met future