Inaugural “Toros Monte Carlo Night” Hits Jackpot for CSUDH Student-Athlete Scholarships
March 1, 2007

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Carson, CA -- Cal State Dominguez Hills Athletics welcomed a nearly sold out contingent of local businesses, faculty and staff to CSUDH Athletics’ Inaugural “Toros Monte Carlo Night” last Saturday at the newly-opened Loker Student Union, one of the department’s major fund-raiser towards student-athlete scholarships.

CSUDH softball assistant coach Valerie Long (looking at camera) cleaning up at roulette.

Presented in part by CSUDH Athletics corporate partner The Trusperity Realty Services, the Toros Monte Carlo Night featured dinner, dancing, a silent auction, opportunity drawings and an array of standard gaming options including blackjack, craps and roulette.

As guests entered the Loker lobby, they were greeted by student-athletes introducing them to 20 silent auction items ranging from tickets to this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four and rooftop tickets to a Chicago Cubs game to a weekend getaway to the Holiday Inn Santa Monica Beach and a round of golf at the PGA’s Southern California Golf Club, where all the pros play.

Once dinner began, members of the men’s and women’s soccer teams served dinner to all attendees while KDHR, CSUDH’s on-campus radio station, provided the music. The gaming then commenced, highlighted by a lively craps table headed by CSUDH baseball head coach Murphy Su’a and a very lucky blackjack table, benefiting CSUDH track and field head coach Warren Edmonson and CSUDH soccer assistant coach Jeff Tuttle, whose card-counting acumen proved rather advantageous.

“Monte Carlo night was a huge success for not only CSUDH Athletics and our student-athletes, but also for the campus as a whole and everyone who enjoyed themselves,” said Deann Schlobohm, CSUDH Athletics’ Special Events Coordinator.

“We were thrilled by the turnout, and by the festive atmosphere our Toro friends and family brought to the event, including all the people who helped make this night one to remember. We couldn’t have been more pleased, and we’re already looking forward to making the 2nd Annual Monte Carlo night bigger and better.”