Torrance Memorial Gala – Torrance Memorial Announces $10 Million Gift at 32nd Annual Holiday Festival Gala
Torrance Memorial Medical Center announced a $10 million gift by O. Allen Alpay, a 45-year Peninsula resident and grateful former patient. The gift will name the O. Allen Alpay East Wing, which houses Torrance Memorial’s Emergency Department and Labor & Delivery Unit.
The gift was formally announced during the hospital’s 32nd Annual Holiday Festival Gala on Friday, December 4, 2015. In total, Holiday Festival 2015 raised more than $11.2 million, which includes sponsorships and major gift announcements. More than 15,000 community members enjoyed the six-day event hosted under a 30,000 square-foot white tent on the Torrance Memorial campus. Festivities included a display of 32 themed decorated trees, a Fashion Show, Gala Dinner, Santa Lunch, two Seniors Days and the South Bay’s largest Holiday Shopping Boutique.
