With heartfelt emotion, SASS students Marta Marcos and Alejandro Avendaño recounted their personal journeys at this year's Sampling for Success, SASS's annual fund-raising and appreciation event that was held June 3 in Atherton. You can watch their speeches here. Approximately 150 guests and 20 students attended.

Event speakers in addition to student speakers included SASS board president Laura Ayala, SASS executive director Elizabeth Weal, and longtime tutor and donor Deb Abel. Al Camarillo, emeritus professor of history at Stanford University, was master of ceremonies.