Cottonwood Award Luncheon Raised $190,000!

We are so pleased you could attend this year's Cottonwood Award Luncheon and join us in honoring award recipients Dr. Geraldine Knatz and Roxanne Patmor. Your support raised critical funds for the Rancho, including our educational field trips, and ensures our unique public programs will be available for future generations.

View Scenes From the Events

Thank You to Our Event Sponsors

  • Photography Sponsor: Gloria Deukmejian
  • Performing Arts Sponsor: Long Beach Transit
  • Beverage Sponsor: Sunstone Management
  • Networking Sponsor: Water Replenishment District, Director John Allen
  • Event Sponsors: L.A. City Councilmember Tim McOsker, The Hon. Bob and Nancy Foster, David and Susan Crockett


  • Videos by Wolfgang Meda
  • Audio Visual support by Force 33 Productions
  • Music by the Bluegrass Brothers

A Special Thank You to Mark Schneider Designs for Creating & Donating the Beautiful Pewter Shire Horse Charms for Guests

Thank You to Our Incredible Cottonwood Committee!

Questions? Please contact our Director of Development, Erin Wilson, at 562-431-3541 x102 or erinw@rancholosalamitos.org

Our Mission: to educate and engage visitors by sharing our rich history, our compelling stories, and our authentic connections to California’s past, thus inspiring a sense of community.


Land Acknowledgement: Rancho Los Alamitos is located on the ancestral and unceded land of the Tongva/Gabrieleño people, who cared for this land for thousands of years and continue to do so today. The Rancho sits atop the village of Puvuun’nga -- “the gathering place” -- the sacred site of creation for the Tongva/Gabrieleño peoples. Learn more by visiting gabrielinotribe.org.




Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, #33-0038942

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