More than 300 people gathered at the Orange County Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa on Saturday to eat In-N-Out burgers and learn about the dangers of human trafficking.
The event was put together by In-N-Out owner and president Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and her husband Sean Ellington to benefit their cause, the Slave 2 Nothing Foundation.
Attendees raise their phones with flashlights on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
CEO of In-N-Out Burger, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson speaks at fundraiser against trafficking on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
McLean Grimes, 17, left, and Ellie Penczar, 16, right, both of Manhattan Beach take a photo at the event on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Artist Shauna Bailey of Orange County paints a commissioned painting that was auctioned at event to raise money to end trafficking. The event was held at the Orange County Fairgrounds on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Sean Ellington and his wife, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, raise their phones on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Sean Ellington and his wife, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingsonon, CEO of In-N-Out Burger announce that the event raised over $430,000. The event helped the foundation, Slave 2 Nothing and Truckers Against Trafficking on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Sean Ellington and his wife, Lynsi Snyder-Ellingsonon, CEO of In-N-Out Burger announce that the event raised over $430,000. The event helped the foundation, Slave 2 Nothing and Truckers Against Trafficking on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
CEO of In-N-Out Burger Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson, announces that the event raised over $430,000 on Saturday January 21, 2023, in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer)
Tickets started at $500 for the casual dinner, which was held in the Hangar and its patio, where there were several food trucks from In-N-Out and other vendors.
A silent auction included several items donated by In-N-Out, including a tour of the chain’s new, soon-to-open warehouse in Chino.
