The 10th Annual USA Water Polo Holiday Cup is set for December 9-13 at Corona del Mar High School. The tournament features six of the best nations in women's international water polo including reigning World Champion, the United States of America. As part of the festivities, a gala fundraiser dinner will take place at the Hyatt Regency-Newport Beach on the evening of Saturday, December 12, featuring keynote speaker and 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, women's basketball superstar Lisa Leslie. Dinner tickets range from an exclusive Podium Package (including a private meet & greet cocktail reception with Olympic women's water polo players, as well as Ms. Leslie) at $5,000 to individual dinner tickets at $125. USA Water Polo is a 501c3 charitable organization; all contributions are tax deductible.
Dinner Opportunities
Podium Package - $5,000 (max two available)
• Exclusive, pre-dinner reception with USA Water Polo Women’s National Team athletes and, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie
• Table for 10 in the front section of the room; prime seating for keynote speaker, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie
• Full Page advertisement in dinner program (inside front or back cover)
• 1/2 Page advertisement in Holiday Cup program
• 10 All Session Tickets for Holiday Cup
Gold Table - $2,500
• Table for 10 in the front section of the room; prime seating for keynote speaker, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie
• 1/2 Page advertisement in dinner program
• 1/4 Page advertisement in Holiday Cup program
• 10 All Session Tickets for Holiday Cup
Silver Table - $1,500
• Table for 10 in the middle section of the room; seating for keynote speaker, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie
• 1/4 Page advertisement in dinner program
• Text acknowledgement in Holiday Cup program
• 10 Individual Game Tickets for Holiday Cup
Bronze Table - $1,000
• Table for 10 in the back section of the room; seating for keynote speaker, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Lisa Leslie
• 1/8 Page advertisement in dinner program
• Text acknowledgement in Holiday Cup program
Individual Dinner Ticket and All Session Package - $150
• Seat in the Silver or Bronze section of the room
Individual Dinner Ticket - $125
• Seat in the Silver or Bronze section of the room
Hyatt Regency-Newport Beach
1107 Jamboree Road
Newport Beach, CA 92660
More On Lisa Leslie
Standing six feet tall when she was in the sixth grade, Leslie used to hate it when people would ask her if she played basketball. But after picking up the sport in middle school, she was hooked. While at Morningside High School in Inglewood, CA, she led the team to two state championships. In college at the University of Southern California, she was the all time Pac-10 leader in points, rebounds, and blocked shots. After college, Leslie launched her modeling career, signing with the prestigious Wilhelmina Agency in 1996.
She was a member of the gold-winning U.S. Olympic teams in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. In 2001, Leslie was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. That year, she also led the Los Angeles Sparks to their first WNBA victory. In 2002, she was the WNBA all-time leading scorer (1st player to reach the 6,000 point mark – 8/10/09) and was named MVP of the WNBA Championship and All-Star Game. Leslie is the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional game and the first team sport athlete to win four consecutive Olympic Gold Medals.
In 2002, Lisa Leslie helped the Sparks win their second straight world championship, winning the WNBA MVP Award that year and again in 2006. She became a commentator for ESPN in 2004, covering the NCAA Women’s Tournament.
Recently, Lisa Leslie sat out the 2007 WNBA season as she and her husband, Michael Lockwood welcomed their first child, daughter Lauren, in June. She joined the U.S. team to win her fourth Olympic Gold Medal.
Leslie has written her memoir, Don’t Let the Lipstick Fool You: The Making of a Champion, which illustrates her journey on how she became a notable woman athlete and, ultimately, a champion. Lisa Leslie retired from the game of basketball at the end of her 2009 WNBA Season with the Los Angeles Sparks.