History of the Harvest Festival Gala

Dayka & Hackett LLC. is a world wide produce company located in Central California. They are committed to a robust giving program to support the communities and charitable organizations in the areas in which our businesses operate. Principals Ralph Hackett and Tim Dayka began the practice of allocating a pool of funds annually since the inception of the Company in 2005. Ralph Hackett explains that “the donation pool was split three ways. One third each to Tim & Meghan Dayka, one third to Ralph & Lisa Hackett and one third directed by a committee of employees. In this manner we have a lot of different people looking for giving opportunities.” Over the years the principals and its employees have supported several very special organizations that are doing great work in many areas. Many of the charitable organizations are very small with specific mission that are doing very important work in support of those in need.

One of the organizations we helped along the way was the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County that are in the communities in which many of our employees live. In 2014, Ralph & Lisa Hackett were approached by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County to form a steering committee to create an annual fund-raising event. The committee was led by Sandra Dee Chaney of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County. Along with local business owners Booth Ranches, Brandt Farms and Mulholland Citrus we created an annual harvest festival gala event. Since 2014 this event has raised over $600,000.00 for Boys & Girls Club’s and is still going.

The 2021 Harvest Festival Gala is an in-person event benefitting the Reedley & Orange Cove Boys & Girls Clubs. Visit the Harvest Festival Gala Webpage to get more information.