The Noe Valley Voice • December 2016 / January 2017 • Our 40th Year 9
A Gala Affair Raises Some Green Photos by Lawrence Lauterborn
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little rain failed to dampen the festive mood at the first Noe Valley Gala, a fundraiser to purchase sound equipment for the Performing Arts Center at the Noe Valley Ministry. The event brought together overlapping circles of Noe Valley business and community leaders, tech industry notables, and, of course, politicians. “It was magical,” said Gala Chair Yvonne Gemmell Keene. “It was a lovely combination of community and music and food and festivity.” The Oct. 27 soiree at the Sanchez Street church featured four music groups, a cocktail hour, and a dinner spread of chianti braised Meyer Angus short ribs and grilled vegetable timbale. By the time the 90 guests had finished their dark chocolate espresso mousse, the gala had raised $40,000. The evening was so much fun that organizers plan a repeat next fall. —Corrie M. Anders
Cynthia Hogan, Michelle Cody, Meserve Platt, Debra Niemann
Todd David, Gala Chair Yvonne Gemmell Keene, Chris Keene, Alice and Bill Russell-Shapiro
David Eiland, Robert Roddick, Bill Hoover, Robert Ramsey
Barbara Abbott, Beth Daecher, Andi Scheve
Jackie Holen and husband Bill Jackson, Kelly Savage, Karen Heather
Rosalyn Chen, Tom Tobiason and wife Susan Choe, Tom Chavez
Keenan Kelsey, Linda Brown
Clockwise, L–R, Kristin Wiederholt, Jen Risher, Tom Tobiason, David Risher
Cynthia Bashaar, Lydia Morris, Supervisor Scott Wiener, Renee, Barbara Ristau
Diana Wolf, Kate Stoia, Merrill Buice
Alison Jones, Tiffany Loewenberg, California Assemblymember David Chiu
Chris Keene, Peter Gabel, Lisa Jaicks