Luna's 7th Annual GALA

Dear Friends and Luna Supporters!

Thank you for making our 7^th Spring Gala the best one yet. People loved dancing to The Tear Jerkers, the wine and beer flowed, and the snacks were yummy! Food and drink were generously donated by:

Clif Bar Family Winery
Edmund St. John Winery
Berkeley's Trumer Pils
Alameda's Wally Holden

[see below for list of all gala donors]

We enjoyed the gala at our new location, Kala Gallery - a beautiful site, but we could not have done it without the support and furniture loan from Clif Bar and hard work of our many volunteers.

Despite the wonderful time had by all, and the largest crowd ever, we fell short of our financial goal. We are putting our efforts into meeting our financial goals before our fiscal year ends June 30^th If you are in a position to do so, here is how you can help:

We accept tax-deductible donations in any amount at any time; however, donations given before June 30^th, will directly effect our bottom line for fiscal year 2009-10.
We have a few outstanding auction items remaining from our silent auction available for purchase. If you are interested in any of the items listed below, please let us know. Name your price by contacting gala@lunakidsdance.org or call 510.644.3629.
If you have positive relationships with trustees on family or community foundations, please recommend our work. Many funders have moved to a "by invitation only" process and we would like to be invited!
Finally, as we look forward we will continue to need help in 2010-11. You can support our work of bringing dance to all children by signing up for escrip (escrip.com, enter Luna's name), referring families to our programs, and attending our event next year!

Thank you for supporting our work over the years....

Patricia Reedy, Nancy Ng, Staff and Board of Directors of Luna Kids Dance

Items still for sale:

Certificate work one-month of classes at Funky Door Yoga (new students only, expires 8/1/10)
Certificate for one personal training session with David Herzenburg, San Francisco (exp. 6 mos)
Two tickets for benefit concert at Berkeley's Jazz School (date TBD)
Adult writing seminar at 826 Valencia, San Francisco
One sterling silver and bone ring designed by Skip Albert-Hill
One sterling silver and glass brooch designed by Skip Albert-Hill

Donors & Volunteers
Thank you to the following donors and volunteers for making our event possible:

14 Karats, 826 Valencia, About Face, Sufian Abushukheidem, Ajanta Restaurant, Albany Bowl, Alegio Chocolate, All Things Vintage, Art Deco Collection, Guiliana Blasi, Jessica Bohn & her friend Grace, Amoeba Music, AXIS Dance Company, Bay Area Discovery Museum, BayWolf Restaurant, Berkeley Bowl, Berkeley Rep, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Bette's Oceanview Diner, Body, Mind and Spirit, By-rite Market, Cafe Fanny, California Institute for Dance Learning, Cal Performances, Cheese Board, Clif Bar Family Winery and Clif Bar, Inc., Linda Cozzarelli, Cuong Nhu Hoa Sen Dojo, Cutting Edge Solutions, De Young Museum/ Legion of Honor, Dance NAGANUMA, Filippo's, Five Little Monkeys, Focal Point, Lauren Forbus, Funky Door Yoga, Nancy Geimer, Teresa Geimer, Richard Gervais Collection, Gelato Firenze, Rikki Gill, David Herzenburg, Catherine Hiersoux, Skip Albert Hill, JoEllen Hilmo, Flo Hodes, Wally Holden, Hotel Shattuck/Five Restaurant, Informed Body, Darryl Issel, Italian Colors Restaurant, Juno Baby, Lalime's Restaurant, La Note Restaurant, Jeannie Lau Landscape Architecture, Lawrence Hall of Science/ University of California at Berkeley, Lemon Twist, Lola Home, LuluLemon, Luna Kids Dance, Kristi Major, Megan McCaslin, Jolie McRae, McCutcheon Construction, Therese McMillan, Sloan Miyasato, MOCHA (Museum of Children's Art), Monkey Business Camp/Girls on the Go!, Oakland Zoo, ODC School and Rhythm & Motion, Noel Nurrenbern, Pave Fine Jewelry, Paxton's Gate, Peet's Coffee, Picante, Plantano Salvadoran Cuisine, Stephanie Pool, Rebecca Reedy, Rick & Ann's Restaurant, Rockridge Kids, Rose Garden Inn, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, Chantal Sampogna, San Anselmo Inn, San Francisco Symphony, Mitchell Schrift, See's Candy, Seven Salon, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Emma Sheehan-Harmon, Shotgun Players, Edmund St. John Winery, Jerome Szymczak, Teacake Bakeshop, Techsperience, The Club at the Claremont, Therapeutic Body Work, Trader Joe's, Treehouse Green Gifts, Trumer Pils-Berkeley, Venezia, Vessel Gallery, Vintage Berkeley, Keneuoe Vivere, Gail Ward, Beverly Watkins, Janice Weingrod, Lanny Weingrod, Dick & Beany Wezelman, Whereabouts Press, White Rose Skin Care, Mimi Wolff, YMCA East Bay Downtown Oakland, Your Basic Bird

Nancy Ng, Bonner Odell, Alisa Rasera, Patricia Reedy, Danae Rees, Erin Sullivan

Kris Bradburn, Linda Cozzarelli, Nancy Geimer, Nancy Ng, Patricia Reedy, Chantal Sampogna, Gail Wallace, Gail Ward, Janice Weingrod, Mimi Wolff (gala chair)

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For more information call 510-644-3629

Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN# 56-2467645