There will be free treats, appetizers, and a raffle. The event starts at 6pm and tickets cost $20 per person. For more information check out the Facebook event page over here.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Halloween Fundraiser @ Loft Bar & Bistro
The Asian American Donor Program (AADP) is a non-profit that helps blood cancer patients find marrow donors. The event below will raise money for adding additional donors (it costs $100 to register a single donor).
There will be free treats, appetizers, and a raffle. The event starts at 6pm and tickets cost $20 per person. For more information check out the Facebook event page over here.
There will be free treats, appetizers, and a raffle. The event starts at 6pm and tickets cost $20 per person. For more information check out the Facebook event page over here.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Hundreds of Santa's Helpers to Build 2,400 Bikes at "Bike Build"
A great event to help out needy children is coming to the convention center this weekend, just in time for the holidays! Please have a look at the press release below.
Press Release
Contacts:
Jodi Engle
408-205-8456
jodi@prxinc.com
Ori Nagel
408-966-7801
ori@prxinc.com
TurningWheels for Kids Grants Holiday Wishes
Hundreds of Santa’s Helpers to Build 2,400 Bikes for Needy Kids on Saturday, December 11, 2010
San Jose, Calif. – December 9, 2010 – BMX riders and X-Games Gold Medalists Ryan Nyquist and Joey Garcia are challenging Silicon Valley corporate execs in a tricycle race at this year’s Bike Build on Saturday, December 11th, 2010. In its sixth year, Big Bike Build 2010, presented by TurningWheels for Kids, will gather more than 700 volunteers to build 2,400 bikes for underprivileged kids in one day at the San Jose Convention Center’s South Hall, 435 S. Market St., San Jose.
The work whistle will blow at 8 a.m. with bicycle construction peaking at 11 a.m. when volunteers will set down their tools to watch the first-ever Great Tricycle Race, pitting the pros against local all-stars:
Gene Banman, CEO of Zero Motorcycles
Dan Fenton, CEO of Team San Jose
Rich Gamboa, Vice President of UBS
Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Joe Parisi, CEO and Founder of Therma Corp.
Joe Rodriguez, Columnist for the San Jose Mercury News
Josh Thompson, former Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts champ
Wes Wasson, Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. Vice President of Citrix Systems
Nyquist has taken the Dirt Crown twice in the Dew Tour (’09 and ’10) and won 13 X-Game medals in his legendary BMX career, spanning more than 15 years. Garcia won the Gold medal at the 1996 X-Games and Bronze medals at the 1995 and 1998 X-Games. Their participation was arranged by volunteer Mathew Mardesich, president and CEO of ROG & Co., Inc., which develops action-sport terrain parks for kids.
Twenty children from CityTeam Ministries will also participate in Bike Build and help build the bikes they’ll take home, along with a helmet and lock. The remaining bikes will be given to more than 25 Bay Area charitable organizations for distribution.
TurningWheels for Kids was the vision of Susan Runsvold, a nurse manager at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, who wanted to buy bikes at Christmas and give them to underprivileged children; children she believed might otherwise not receive any present from Santa. Runsvold began what she hoped would be a tradition of collecting money from her friends and colleagues to purchase as many bikes as possible for holiday distribution.
“A bike is still the No. 1 requested item by children above an iPod or video game or anything else,” states Runsvold. “A bike provides a child with—not only health benefits—but a great deal of independence and joy.”
To date, TurningWheels for Kids has raised nearly $900,000 to purchase new bikes and helmets, and it has recently started to visit local neighborhoods to assist with and teach children routine maintenance of the bikes. Thanks to two individual donors who pay all modest administrative fees, 100 percent of donations go to buying bikes and helmets.
Each year, the bikes are bought in bulk, costing on average $85 for a bike and helmet, and are built by hundreds of volunteers coming together for one day of group bike construction, with thousands of children receiving a brand new bike and safety helmet.
TurningWheels for Kids is a program of the Valley Medical Center Foundation. Every year there are more requests than bikes. This year there are requests for 3,100 bikes and only supply for 2,400. You can lend your support by making a donation at www.turningwheelsforkids.org.
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Press Release
Contacts:
Jodi Engle
408-205-8456
jodi@prxinc.com
Ori Nagel
408-966-7801
ori@prxinc.com
TurningWheels for Kids Grants Holiday Wishes
Hundreds of Santa’s Helpers to Build 2,400 Bikes for Needy Kids on Saturday, December 11, 2010
San Jose, Calif. – December 9, 2010 – BMX riders and X-Games Gold Medalists Ryan Nyquist and Joey Garcia are challenging Silicon Valley corporate execs in a tricycle race at this year’s Bike Build on Saturday, December 11th, 2010. In its sixth year, Big Bike Build 2010, presented by TurningWheels for Kids, will gather more than 700 volunteers to build 2,400 bikes for underprivileged kids in one day at the San Jose Convention Center’s South Hall, 435 S. Market St., San Jose.
The work whistle will blow at 8 a.m. with bicycle construction peaking at 11 a.m. when volunteers will set down their tools to watch the first-ever Great Tricycle Race, pitting the pros against local all-stars:
Gene Banman, CEO of Zero Motorcycles
Dan Fenton, CEO of Team San Jose
Rich Gamboa, Vice President of UBS
Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Joe Parisi, CEO and Founder of Therma Corp.
Joe Rodriguez, Columnist for the San Jose Mercury News
Josh Thompson, former Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts champ
Wes Wasson, Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. Vice President of Citrix Systems
Nyquist has taken the Dirt Crown twice in the Dew Tour (’09 and ’10) and won 13 X-Game medals in his legendary BMX career, spanning more than 15 years. Garcia won the Gold medal at the 1996 X-Games and Bronze medals at the 1995 and 1998 X-Games. Their participation was arranged by volunteer Mathew Mardesich, president and CEO of ROG & Co., Inc., which develops action-sport terrain parks for kids.
Twenty children from CityTeam Ministries will also participate in Bike Build and help build the bikes they’ll take home, along with a helmet and lock. The remaining bikes will be given to more than 25 Bay Area charitable organizations for distribution.
TurningWheels for Kids was the vision of Susan Runsvold, a nurse manager at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, who wanted to buy bikes at Christmas and give them to underprivileged children; children she believed might otherwise not receive any present from Santa. Runsvold began what she hoped would be a tradition of collecting money from her friends and colleagues to purchase as many bikes as possible for holiday distribution.
“A bike is still the No. 1 requested item by children above an iPod or video game or anything else,” states Runsvold. “A bike provides a child with—not only health benefits—but a great deal of independence and joy.”
To date, TurningWheels for Kids has raised nearly $900,000 to purchase new bikes and helmets, and it has recently started to visit local neighborhoods to assist with and teach children routine maintenance of the bikes. Thanks to two individual donors who pay all modest administrative fees, 100 percent of donations go to buying bikes and helmets.
Each year, the bikes are bought in bulk, costing on average $85 for a bike and helmet, and are built by hundreds of volunteers coming together for one day of group bike construction, with thousands of children receiving a brand new bike and safety helmet.
TurningWheels for Kids is a program of the Valley Medical Center Foundation. Every year there are more requests than bikes. This year there are requests for 3,100 bikes and only supply for 2,400. You can lend your support by making a donation at www.turningwheelsforkids.org.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
SJ FAM / Satori Charity Event this Sunday
MERRY MOROCCAN HOLIDAY
Be merry this holiday season and join SJ FAM and Satori Tea Company for a delightful afternoon filled with fashion, art, music, charity and culture. Relax over a cup of tea and live music or peruse through a mini Moroccan bazaar where guests may participate in henna tattoo art, A Beauty Bar and some shopping!
This event will benefit CAREER CLOSET, an organization dedicated to empowering women to re-enter the… workplace equipped with everything they need to make a great first impression, land the job they want, and improve their lives. We encourage guests to dig into their closets and donate any unused work clothing, which can be used for another woman’s brighter future. Women’s professional clothing that is new or nearly new, clean, and on hangers, gently worn shoes and handbags are acceptable. Receive an additional raffle ticket for every garment you bring in!So put on your Sunday’s best ensemble and join us for a lovely afternoon of good friends, good tea and a good cause!
$20 admission includes tea tasting, tea bites, henna art, beauty bar and live music by DJ Cutso.
Satori Tea Company
37 N San Pedro St, San Jose, CA 95110
Sunday, Dec 5th: 2pm-5pm
*Complimentary parking available in San Pedro garage until 6pm.*
Reservations required. Please call (408) 493-0554 or email rsvp@sjfam.com
Visit our Merry Moroccan Holiday Facebook event page here
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Vendors:
A Beauty Bar
Ayoma LifeSpa
Henna World
Ruthie Gems
Monday, November 15, 2010
Reminder: Walk to Fight Childhood Cancer!
Event: 2010 Give thanks. Walk. - San Jose, CA
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2010-11-20
Join us on Saturday, November 20, as St. Jude supporters in the San Jose, CA community, and more than 60 other cities nationwide, come together to participate in the Give thanks. Walk. to raise money for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2010-11-20
Join us on Saturday, November 20, as St. Jude supporters in the San Jose, CA community, and more than 60 other cities nationwide, come together to participate in the Give thanks. Walk. to raise money for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- Event Venue: Great Mall
- Address: 447 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Registration Starts: 7:00 AM
- Walk Starts: 8:00 AM
Registration for this family-friendly event is FREE. Simply click "Register" from the links above to sign up and create your own personal or team fundraising Web page. From there, you will be able to send e-mails to your friends and family to ask them to join your walk team and make a donation to support the lifesaving work done at St. Jude.
Walkers who reach the following fundraising totals will receive exciting Give thanks. Walk. prizes.
- Walkers raising $35 will receive a 2010 Give thanks. Walk. t-shirt
- Walkers raising $100 will receive a t-shirt and a Give thanks. Walk. water bottle.
- Walkers raising $250 will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a St. Jude tote bag.
To donate on behalf of a walk team or participant, select "Sponsor a Participant" from the links above and search for the person or team you would like to sponsor. Your generous donation will help St. Jude fight childhood cancer.
A special thank you to the Give thanks. Walk. National Platinum Sponsors:
Also, thank you to our local sponsors and supporters:
Questions about our local event? Interested in volunteering or getting more involved in the event planning? Please contact your local St. Jude representative:
- Laura Cuellar
- (510) 595-2100
PRESS RELEASE:
San Jose residents are encouraged to register for national Give thanks. Walk. to be held November 20.
San Jose walk will be one of more than 60 events nationwide to benefit St. Jude.
ALSAC/St. Jude Contact:
Laura Cuellar
510.595.2100
Laura.cuellar@stjude.org
SAN JOSE, CA (10/05/10) – San Jose residents can join walkers across the country in taking
steps in the fight against childhood cancer by participating in the national Give thanks. Walk.™ to
be held Saturday, November 20 at the Great Mall starting at 8:00 a.m. The San Jose event is one of
more than 60 Give thanks. Walk. events held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving benefiting St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
While registration is free, participants are encouraged to ask friends and families to sponsor
them with a donation to St. Jude. All registrants who raise a minimum of $35 will receive an
official Give thanks. Walk. T-shirt. Those who register to walk by October 23 will be entered to
win a $100 gift card.
“The Give thanks. Walk. is a great opportunity for San Jose to start off the Thanksgiving
holiday healthy by participating in our event that benefits St. Jude and thousands of children who
are battling cancer and other deadly diseases,” said Laura Cuellar, St. Jude Representative.
This national event helps kick off the seventh annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign,
which encourages consumers to “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those
who are not.” National sponsors for the Give thanks. Walk. are New York & Company, Brooks
Brothers, Window World, AutoTrader.com and Breitling. Local sponsors for the event include La
Kalle FM, Recuerdo FM, Estereo Sol FM, El Avisador Magazine, and Great Mall.
For more information about the Give thanks. Walk. and to register, visit
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Walk to Fight Childhood Cancer!
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2010-11-20
Join us on Saturday, November 20, as St. Jude supporters in the San Jose, CA community, and more than 60 other cities nationwide, come together to participate in the Give thanks. Walk. to raise money for the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- Event Venue: Great Mall
- Address: 447 Great Mall Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Registration Starts: 7:00 AM
- Walk Starts: 8:00 AM
Registration for this family-friendly event is FREE. Simply click "Register" from the links above to sign up and create your own personal or team fundraising Web page. From there, you will be able to send e-mails to your friends and family to ask them to join your walk team and make a donation to support the lifesaving work done at St. Jude.
Walkers who reach the following fundraising totals will receive exciting Give thanks. Walk. prizes.
- Walkers raising $35 will receive a 2010 Give thanks. Walk. t-shirt
- Walkers raising $100 will receive a t-shirt and a Give thanks. Walk. water bottle.
- Walkers raising $250 will receive a t-shirt, water bottle and a St. Jude tote bag.
To donate on behalf of a walk team or participant, select "Sponsor a Participant" from the links above and search for the person or team you would like to sponsor. Your generous donation will help St. Jude fight childhood cancer.
A special thank you to the Give thanks. Walk. National Platinum Sponsors:
Also, thank you to our local sponsors and supporters:
Questions about our local event? Interested in volunteering or getting more involved in the event planning? Please contact your local St. Jude representative:
- Laura Cuellar
- (510) 595-2100
- laura.cuellar@stjude.org
- Laura Cuellar
- (510) 595-2100
- laura.cuellar@stjude.org
PRESS RELEASE:
San Jose residents are encouraged to register for national Give thanks. Walk. to be held November 20.
San Jose walk will be one of more than 60 events nationwide to benefit St. Jude.
ALSAC/St. Jude Contact:
Laura Cuellar
510.595.2100
Laura.cuellar@stjude.org
SAN JOSE, CA (10/05/10) – San Jose residents can join walkers across the country in taking
steps in the fight against childhood cancer by participating in the national Give thanks. Walk.™ to
be held Saturday, November 20 at the Great Mall starting at 8:00 a.m. The San Jose event is one of
more than 60 Give thanks. Walk. events held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving benefiting St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.
While registration is free, participants are encouraged to ask friends and families to sponsor
them with a donation to St. Jude. All registrants who raise a minimum of $35 will receive an
official Give thanks. Walk. T-shirt. Those who register to walk by October 23 will be entered to
win a $100 gift card.
“The Give thanks. Walk. is a great opportunity for San Jose to start off the Thanksgiving
holiday healthy by participating in our event that benefits St. Jude and thousands of children who
are battling cancer and other deadly diseases,” said Laura Cuellar, St. Jude Representative.
This national event helps kick off the seventh annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign,
which encourages consumers to “Give thanks for the healthy kids in your life, and give to those
who are not.” National sponsors for the Give thanks. Walk. are New York & Company, Brooks
Brothers, Window World, AutoTrader.com and Breitling. Local sponsors for the event include La
Kalle FM, Recuerdo FM, Estereo Sol FM, El Avisador Magazine, and Great Mall.
For more information about the Give thanks. Walk. and to register, visit
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