Casa Pacifica Angels will hold its 23rd annual Angels Ball at 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 at the Sherwood Country Club, 320 W. Stafford Road, Thousand Oaks.

Hosts of the event for the fifth year in a row, the Cassar family will present a cocktail hour, gourmet dining, dancing to a live orchestra and a live auction.

The ball will raise funds to support Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families and its therapeutic programs and services.

David Wood, president of Casa Pacifica’s board of directors and a parent of a son with mental health challenges, will be the guest presenter.

The recipient of the 2011 Guardian Angel Award, which honors a Casa Pacifica supporter, will be presented by the 2010 recipient, Keets Cassar.

Live auction items will include a trip to Chicago with tickets to a Cubs game in Wrigley Field’s rooftop seats, and a Napa Valley wine tasting trip. A landscape portrait of Casa Pacifi ca created by photographer Mark Brandes and his wife, April, of Brandes Portraiture will also be auctioned. The winning bidder’s name will be displayed on the portrait, which will hang at Casa Pacifica.

For more information, call the development department at (805) 445-7800 or visit www.casapacifica.org.