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        • 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 (3 years)
        • Evening Under the Stars, auction chair
        Valley Industry Association (10 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
        Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley (10 years)
        • Board member
        • Club director
        • Various fundraising committees
        • Wine Auction chairman
        • Dream It, Be It, program facilitator
        Others: Habitat 4 Heroes, SCV Senior Center, Relay for Life, California State PTA, Valencia High School Girls
        Volleyball Booster
        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 that we serve. Laura danced for Circle of Hope
        in Dancing With Our Stars winning third place for fundraising benefitting the Circle of Hope. Laura gives back
        to her community, whether up front or behind the scenes. Laura has been a leader with several nonprofit organi-
        zations in Santa Clarita including the director of Marketing and Special Events for the SCV Chamber of Com-
        merce, and event production for Samuel Dixon Family Health Center’s Rubber Ducky Festival.
        Biography: Laura Kirchhoff was born in Santa Monica and raised in Marina del Rey where she met future
        husband Bryan and married in 1981. The couple moved to Santa Clarita in 1982. It was not long before Laura
        began volunteering. Once her children were born, Laura found numerous ways to be involved in their education,
        volunteering at their schools and every sporting and youth activity they were involved in. For over 33 years,
        Laura has given countless hours of her time through her volunteer efforts and leadership in Santa Clarita. Laura
        Kirchhoff is currently the development manager for the American Diabetes Association, Greater Los Angeles
        Area. Through her fundraising efforts, Laura brought the first Diabetes Prevention Program for children to Santa
        Clarita. After serving as a volunteer, Laura became the director of Marketing and Special Events for the Santa
        Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, being named Chamber Ambassador of the year in 2009. Laura was a
        senior account executive with The Signal Newspaper and held positions as a design manager at JPS Surface
        Solutions. Laura and Bryan have two children, Jeff and Amanda.
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