Announcing Shanti's "Around the Universe" Holiday Sale!
Presenting: Shanti's Holiday Auction
Open from December 6, 2013 to January 2, 2014
Help us close the gap!
Your excitement in October helped us exceed many of our fundraising goals. And the generosity of our auction donors helped us feature some of the best the Bay Area has to offer. Still we are just shy of our overall auction goal and you, our online community, may make the difference. Remarkably we are very close to our goal of $35,000 and we hope you will help us meet that expectation!
For your bidding pleasure, Shanti is able to offer these amazing lots for your Holiday gifting.
• Timeless in Sonoma: A package designed and donated by SONOMA magazine
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: A family pass for four
• Costa Del Sol Tanning:Three certificates for body wrap and airbrush services
• Mountain Mama: Expecting Adventure Gift Certificate
• Studiomix: Six month membership and 60-minute massage
• Roderick for Mr. Ekhard Salon, Color and Styling
Your winning bid on an auction item supports our mission: to enhance the quality of life, health and well-being of people living with life-threatening illnesses, including Breast Cancer and HIV/AIDS. Please support the efforts of community of trained volunteers and staff who provide emotional and practical support to this most vulnerable population.
Join us!
Each year our annual fundraising event relies on a large volunteer committee for success. Join us in applauding their efforts, and please consider adding your efforts in 2014 as we celebrate 40 years of success.
THE COMPASSION IS UNIVERSAL 2013 EVENT COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Bayha Oumid-Murad, Ken Fulk
Event Co-Chairs
Ernesto Quintenilla
Chair, Tables and Tickets
E. Carmen Torres and Christopher Wiseman
Chairs, Auctions
Michael Montoya
Chair, Promotion and Communications
The Auction Committee
Kristin Craig • Tracy Curtis • Shane Hensinger • Maureen Holt • Angela Humphrey • Connie Norton • Neil Patel • Ernesto Quintanilla • Randall Shields • Roger Spring • Michael Reed • Keith Waltrip • Leslie Zellers
The Shanti Story
The 2013 Around the Universe Donors
Like you, these wonderful donors made our October success possible! We wish to acknowledge the generosity and support of our Compassion is Universal event wine sponsors. Wine for our reception was provided by Echelon Vineyards and Nicholson Ranch. Dinner featured wine from Hafner Vineyard and Wente Vineyards. We are truly grateful.
Thank you to the following donors for their commitment!
727 Sailbags of France • Academy of Friends • Acres Home and Garden • Addiction Salon • Adventure Out • The Alchemist Bar and Lounge • Alpha Omega Winery • American Bach Soloists • Anthem • Anonymous • Aperto • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco • Aquarium of the Bay • Avedis Chamber Music • Jana Axelrad L.Ac. • B.R. Cohn Winery & Olive Oil Company • Berkeley Repertory Theatre • Alexis Bittar Jewelry • Big Sur Getaway • Burke Williams Day Spa • Cafe Pescatore • California Shakespeare Theater • Carmichael Salon and Color Bar • Lucretia Carney • Casa Noble Tequila • Chez Panisse • Chow • Lia Cicuto • The City Club of San Francisco • Cook St. Helena • Contigo • Costa del Sol Tanning Salon • Cruisin’ the Castro Walking Tours • Tracy Curtis • Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS • Judith R. Domenici • David Earl • Essence by Chocolate • Joshua Ets-Hokin Photography • The Fairmont San Francisco • Thomas Fallon Photography • Firefly • Fleur de Lys • Foreman Vineyard • Frameline • Fresh Inc. • Don F. Gates L.Ac. • the girl and the fig • Hanzell Vineyards • Harris’ Restaurant • Scott Harvey Wines • Health Spa Napa Valley • Richard Hill and Susan Levine • Hilton San Francisco Union Square • The Inn at Southbridge • Innovative Skincare • International Orange • Marilyn Jaeger Skincare Studio • JetBlue Airways • Judd’s Hill Winery • Kabuki Springs and Spa • Lark Street Steak • The Larose Group • Susan Leas Latham • Lennox Vineyards • CA Senator Mark Leno • Les Arts • Little River Inn Resort & Spa • Josephine Lott • M & K • The Maas Clinic • MacArthur Place Inn & Spa • Liam Maclem • Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco • Jesus Marez • The Marsh • Michael Merrill Design Studio • Mountain Mama • Mrs. Dalloway's Literary and Garden Arts • ODC Dance Commons • Oliveto Restaurant and Cafe • Orin Swift Cellars • Bayha Oumlil-Murad • Out in the Vineyard • The Palace Hotel • Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club • Peet's Coffee & Tea • Frank Petkovich and Tim Averbeck • Peju Province Winery • Perry’s San Francisco • Pirate Rafting Trip • Plaj • Polish on Piedmont • Sandra Possign • Precita Eyes Mural Arts & Visitors Center • Premium Port Wines, Inc. • Sitya Priya Landscape Design • PRP Wine International • Quince • Ravenswood Winery • Recharge Medical & Day Spa • John Rosin • The Rotunda Cafe at Neiman Marcus • Richard Rubia at DiPietro Todd Salon • San Francisco Ballet • San Francisco Opera • San Francisco Playhouse • Sea Glass Fine Art • Shanti's Board of Directors • SONOMA • Spa Luxe • Spiro Coffee • The Stanford Court San Francisco • St. George Spirits and Distillery • St. Helena Cyclery • Sutter Home Winery • Christopher Tellez • Terra Mia Decorative Art Studio • Laura Thompson • E. Carmen Torres • Uva Enoteca • Victor Vargas • Jennifer and Fred Vides • Waterbar • Keith Waltrip • The White Horse Tavern • Christopher Wiseman & Eric Sleigh • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts • Karyn Yandow • Yoga Tree • Z Gallerie
Shanti has an unparalleled 39-year tradition of service and excellence in the community.
When you support Shanti, you are part of our San Francisco culture. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Charlie Garfield, Shanti was one of the first-ever volunteer organizations to work with terminally-ill individuals, and, later, became one of the very first community-based HIV/AIDS organizations in the world. Shanti has trained over 15,000 volunteers in the Bay Area and 600 organizations world-wide in the Shanti Model of Peer Support™. In the Bay Area alone, Shanti volunteers have provided over 3 million hours of care-giving. Each year, Shanti serves over 2,400 people with Breast Cancer or HIV/AIDS. For so many of those clients, Shanti represents the difference between zero and one—the difference between a client having to face a life-threatening illness alone or having at least one caring presence at his or her side. We thank you for your support.
