The restaurant was transformed with pink balloons, miniatures roses in hand-painted pots and vases (thanks to Kathy Spes) and gift bags including beauty product samples and miniature boxes of custom-decorated chocolates,   Guests mingled in the bar area to enjoy hors d’oeuvres, fresh fruit,  pink champagne and specially created Mimosa cocktails of guava juice and pink champagne.  Ken Fishler provided keyboard music in the background.

Spirited bidding on silent auction items generated nearly $6,000 for advanced breast cancer research.  Donations from friends and sponsors included:

Auction Items
Blue Topaz Earrings
donated by Dr. Hope Rugo

Weavers Coffee of the Month
donated by Weaver’s Coffee Co.

Argeninean Cooking Class
donated by Beth & Eric Stern and ?Gene & Barbara Timmons

1989 Bottle Bordeaux Wine
donated by Fred & Marcia Ciaramaglia

1986 Climens Dessert Wine
donated by Fred & Marcia Ciaramaglia

1994 Spottswoode Cabernet Wine
donated by Darlene Mann and Dr. Cliff Reid

Foreign Cinema Dining Certificate
donated by Bruce McDonald / Foreign Cinema

Hyatt Santa Clara 1 night stay
donated by Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

Cozumel Vacation Home
donated by Cathy Rice

Giants Luxury Suite – 1 game
donated by Franklin Templeton Investments

Black & White Photograph
donated by Georg Lester Photography
Bay Photo Labs (Debbie Thomas)

Teeth Whitening Services
donated by Dr. Katherine Jones?
Ralston Dental Health Center

SF Opera Tickets
donated by Mary Gamba

Acrylic Painting
donated by Charlie Hayes, artist

Center Theatre Group
donated by Susan
Palm? Sapphire Consulting

Skin Care Consult/Neova Products
donated by Deborah Francesconi and ?Dr. Mark Isaacs

4 Giants Tickets (Club seats)
donated by Ralph Clark
Guardian Edge Tech.

Pampering Spa Gift Basket
donated by Kristie Michalski
Mary Kay Cosmetics

Weavers Coffee of the Month
donated by Michael M. Brown?
Weaver's Coffee

Lunch was a selection of Kincaid’s most popular entrees, followed by dessert and coffee, donated by Weaver’s Coffee, Dreyer’s Ice Cream, and Mission Mini Cupcakes. 

Al Gula, Jr., Foundation Chairman, welcomed the participants and thanked donors and volunteers for their overwhelming support.   He then introduced the featured speaker, Dr. Hope Rugo, Professor of Medicine and Director of Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education at UCSF.  Dr. Rugo had been Marilyn Gula’s oncologist, and she remembered Lynn to the group, many of whom had never met her.   She then spoke about breast oncology research and some of the exciting new trials currently open or in development at the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Cancer Center.   Her open and informal style encouraged questions and interactive discussion to close the program.

This event would not have been possible without the dedication, commitment and enthusiastic support of committee members, our sponsors and friends for their tireless efforts, in particular:

Volunteers
Jennifer Barrett
Andrea Boscoe
Dawn Carleton
Dotty Colantuono
Emily Dagget
Julie Davis
Dianne Foreman
Charlie Hays
Carrie Hume
Mary Hunt
Katharine Jones
Shelia Kilbride
Holly Kurzman
Georg Lester
Dorian Petersen
Shoba Rao
Kathy Spes
Dolores Stansfield
Ryan Stern
Kiersten Stevens
Lyle Sweeney
Tessa Tan
Dorothy Yee

Dessert
Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream
Mission Minis

Auction & Raffle Donors
Ann Affinito, Elite Personal Trainer
Amy Schwab Designs
Bay Photo Lab
Brandon at Mission Minis
Michael Brown, Weaver’s Coffee & Tea
Fred & Marcia Ciaramaglia
Ralph Clark
Friends of the Foundation
Charlie Hayes, artist
Franklin Templeton Investments
Mary Gamba
Georg Lester Photography
Hyatt Hotels
Dr. Mark Isaacs, Vein Specialists
Dr. Katherine Jones, Ralston Dental Care
Darlene Mann & Cliff Reid
Bruce McDonald, Foreign Cinema
Susan Palm, Sapphire Consulting
Cathy Rice
Beth & Eric Stern
Sara Stern
Gene & Barbara Timmons

Sound System
Kor Karaoke

Coffee
Weaver’s Coffee & Tea

The Foundation extends a special thank you to Kincaid’s, who in addition to partnering with us to host this event, will be donating $1 to the Foundation for every salmon entrée served during the month of October, and to Dr. Hope Rugo, a member of the Foundation’s medical advisory board, for sharing her time and perspective.

We’re pleased to announce Fight for a Cure generated $25,000 for Dr. Rugo’s research at UCSF and exceeded our expectations!