Ambassadors

ODC x Gucci 2024

On March 6, ODC kicked off celebrations for its 2024 Dance Downtown Gala and Spring Performance season with an intimate cocktail party for supporters at Gucci’s Union Square flagship store hosted by…

Lucile Packard Foundation Lunch and Learn

On Thursday, February 29th, 2024, The Ambassadors for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford hosted their 16th Annual Lunch & Learn featuring Emmy Award®-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling memoirist Suleika Jaouad. Together, 260 attendees…

The Alzheimer’s Association Presents A Bright Night Gala 2024

The Alzheimer’s Association Northern California and Northern Nevada chapter’s 4th annual A Bright Night Gala was a resounding success, raising more than $1 million to fund research and local care and support services. The…

Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by Karena Man

Year of the Dragon celebrated at Cassava Restaurant in North Beach. Karena Man, a senior partner at consulting firm Korn Ferry, hosted a vibrant celebration at Cassava in San Francisco to commemorate…

Lee Mingwei Opening Reception

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco celebrated the opening night of Lee Mingwei’s first survey exhibition in the United States on February 15. Lee Mingwei: Rituals of Care features seven projects…

SAN FRANCISCO’S HEARTBEAT: SFCC’s 2024 CityBeat Breakfast

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce hosted their 174th Annual CityBeat Breakfast at Pier 27 on Valentine’s Day, revealing the 2024 CityBeat Poll Results presented by United Airlines to over 500+ attendees.…

LCCRSF’s 37th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Awards

Event raised a record breaking $986, 714.00. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) celebrated their 37th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Pro Bono Awards with over…

17th San Francisco Arts Medallion

On February 7, 2024, the Museum of Performance + Design’s 17th Arts Medallion event unfolded, celebrating the incomparable composer John Adams and his profound impact on the city’s performing arts culture. The evening…

Birdies Footwear

Birdies Shoes: Flying to the Top

Gates co-founded Birdies, the San Francisco-based shoe company, with her friend Marissa Sharkey. The company’s original concept was comfortable, stylish shoes one can wear while hosting a fashionable dinner party: flats as comfy as slippers. They built the company as young women, holding full-time jobs and without experience in the field.

The Guardsmen’s 47th Annual Wine Auction

On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, The Guardsmen hosted its 47th annual San Francisco Wine Auction at The Palace Hotel. The event welcomed 345 people for dinner, a live-lot auction, and a wine tasting…

Grace Cathedral Carnivale, The Elements of Grace 2024

San Francisco’s largest Mardi Gras party raised $890,000. Grace Cathedral held their annual fundraiser Carnivale, San Francisco’s largest Mardi Gras party, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.…

Black 2 San Francisco Closing Reception

The energy was high in City Hall – North Light Court at the Black 2 San Francisco Closing Reception on Friday, February 2, 2024, as more than 150 attendees came together to celebrate local alumni of Historically Black…

Hearts in San Francisco 20th Anniversary Gala

The San Francisco General Hospital Foundation celebrated 20 years of Hearts in SF at The Conservatory at One Sansome. The event commemorated 20 years of San Franciscans coming together to raise critical…