Articles Tagged “Joanna Rees”

  • TNDC Celebrates Wet and Wild 20th Annual Celebrity Pool Toss

    by Kat Anderson on Oct 11, 2012 | 2 Comments

    A banker, a model, a former mayoral candidate, Miss Yvonne from the Pee-Wee Herman show, and a guy in a Lou Seal costume – what could these folks have in common? They all participated in last night’s 20th annual Celebrity Pool Toss, an only-in-San Francisco fundraising tradition started by the Tenderloin Housing Development Corporation with proceeds benefiting after school programs for low-income families.

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  • Gray Area Foundation Gala Showcases Sublime Talent, Raises Funds for New Technology Center

    Gray Area Foundation Gala Showcases Sublime Talent, Raises Funds for New Technology Center

    by Kat Anderson on Dec 17, 2011 | No Comments

    GAFFTA is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to furthering the use and advancement of art and creative technology for social good. GAFFTA maintains relationships with the world’s top academic researchers, innovative corporations, visionary artists and civic leaders. Indeed, GAFFTA Executive Director Melchor and Board Chair Peter Hirshberg introduced several high-profile individuals to the Gray-tie audience, including Aaron Koblin (Google Creative Lab), John Gage (former Chief of Research, Sun Microsystems), James Gosling (inventor of Java), Jay Nath (Director of Innovation, City Hall), and Chloe Sladden (Director of Content and Programming, Twitter).

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