In the Heart of Friendship

Three women, three lives, three paths intertwined through teaching and education which lead them down a path to inspire, connect and celebrate, who believe that when you put your mind to it, you can make anything happen. 

Their journey started the summer of 1992 when Lorrie, a new fifth grade teacher, was assigned a college intern, Amy, to work in her class. As Amy graduated from Chico State in the spring of 1994, the two became roommates, got teaching jobs in the same district and a lifelong friendship was born.

The two women then met Ginette while teaching summer school. Ginette set Lorrie up on a blind date with her brother-in-law and the rest was history! The three women have been part of each other’s lives ever since. From wedding parties to being witness to the birth of each other’s children, their bond has grown stronger with time.

The winter of 2018 rocked the worlds of all three when a dear family friend, Alaina Housley, was killed in a mass shooting. Alaina, a freshman at Pepperdine, was an innocent victim in the Thousand Oaks Borderline Shooting and the only daughter to Arik and Hannah Housley. The families were longtime friends and Alaina was like another daughter to them, having spent her childhood with their children and being a part of the family.

As the women and families waded through their grief together, an idea budded through asking themselves, “What can we do to harbor connection and friendship?”. “What if there was a wine that was bottled to INSPIRE?”. They wanted to create something special to honor Alaina’s memory. A wine that would encourage women to unlock their potential and dream big together.

They knew it had to be a special name and began brainstorming. Inspire, Believe, Radiate, Dream… all taken. Then Ginette had a brilliant idea, GAL. G for Ginette, A for Amy, and L for Lorrie. Amy threw the word ‘every’ in the mix and everyGAL was born.

This is so much more than a wine. It’s a symbol that anything is possible. That ordinary women, GAL’s like you and GAL’s like us can do extraordinary things.

If three elementary school teachers can launch their own wine label, YOU can do anything you put your mind to.

Join us on this journey to inspire authentic connection. 

In EveryGAL, anything is possible when you believe it to be true.