Under the direction of Ted Simpkins, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Southern Wine and Spirits of California, a division of Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., the company is a dedicated contributor to dozens of charitable causes throughout the state. Mr. Simpkins said: "Here at Southern, giving back to the community is something our employees and executives do on a daily basis, and our dedication to being a socially responsible corporate citizen is equally strong. For example, in our Northern California Division, the annual Charity Golf Tournament is a good example of our Company's desire to help out at the local level, with proceeds benefiting POPS, the Peninsula Outreach Programs, Inc. group."

Jack Brennan, Vice President and General Manager of Southern Wine and Spirits of Northern California, said, "The annual golf event is a sell out every year; we take over two courses at the Silverado Country Club in Napa, and more than 250 golfers compete, with all the proceeds earmarked for POPS." According to Brennan, POPS is an established non-profit organization that provides a variety of resources, assistance and needed advocacy services for and on behalf of children with disabilities. Peninsula Outreach Programs, Inc. is based in Redwood City, California, according to Ursula Miller, its Founding President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Simpkins said, "I am extremely proud of our employees' generosity and ongoing commitment to a host of worthy causes throughout the state, and I also would like to thank our parent company, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc. for its support of all our charitable efforts in California."

Southern Wine and Spirits of Southern California: Cal-Pac Scholarship Fund For African-American Students

According to Ted Simpkins, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Southern Wine and Spirits of California, a division of Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., the company is an active supporter of numerous social responsibility, educational and charitable programs throughout the state. "I am especially proud of our scholarship support of deserving African-American students in partnership with a distinguished group of African-American beverage retailers here in Southern California," said Mr. Simpkins.

Brad Vassar, Vice President and General Manager of Southern Wine and Spirits (SWS) of Southern California, said that among the many social services, medical and community-based charitable activities undertaken every year by SWS of Southern California, the Cal-Pac scholarship program is one of the most meaningful.

In concert with the Southern California African-American Retailers Group, selected African-American college-bound high school students who show great promise are furnished with significant financial support in order to attend a university of their choice.

Part of the charitable effort, according to Mr. Vassar, involves an annual golf event in which many local dignitaries, ex-professional sports and football stars, retailers and SWS of Southern California team members all compete, with all proceeds benefiting the Cal-Pac Scholarship Fund.