Readers of San Francisco Luxury Living are invited to join Junior Achievement at the 12th Annual Taste of Success! This fun event takes place March 20th at the Golden Gate Club, Presidio.

Philanthropists Jillian Manus and Alan Salzman recently hosted 300 guests for the hugely successful fifth annual Valentine’s Day Ball at their Atherton residence.

Holiday Hob Nob on the Hill celebrated its 21st year as the major fundraising event for Saint Francis Memorial Hospital and the inaugural event of San Francisco’s busy holiday calendar.

Help provide for the needs of children living in homeless shelters by attending these fun holiday events put on by Children of Shelters.

Readers of San Francisco Luxury Living (sfluxe.com) are invited to attend a special style showcase at the St. Regis, produced by Derek Besenfelder of Image Three and Keylee Sanders of Style Studio.

AmfAR supporter Joel Goodrich recently hosted a luncheon in Union Square to draw attention to amfAR’s eleventh annual San Francisco Gala, taking place November 6, 2009.

Taking place on September 16, 2009, Success: You Wear It Well will raise funds to support Dress For Success in its efforts to help women getting back into the workplace.

Touching Hearts, airing this fall on NBC in the Bay Area, is to be a half-hour weekly show that promises to give a never-before seen look inside the world of philanthropy. Hosted by Sophie Azouaou.

Sophie Azouaou, Host and Co-Producer of the upcoming NBC show “Touching Hearts,” recently held a birthday celebration at Piperade for Ludmila Eggleton.

We hope that you will be able to attend this important fundraiser on Saturday July 18, 2009.
Care Through Action, in partnership with Vessel, is hosting …

Pride Week events seemed more festive this year than at any other, with everything from sweaty street parties on Market to chic cocktail parties on Nob Hill to bring the LGBT community together.

For 29 years, Academy of Friends has been on the front lines in the fight against HIV and AIDS. They recently held a fundraiser with the theme “Twilight T-Dance Under the Dome.”

Dancers, diplomats and superstar of stage and screen Rita Moreno rubbed shoulders at the 2009 gala of the 31st Annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre.

Adventure Ecology, founded by David de Rothschild, has opened its doors for the public to visit its amazing new project: The Plastiki – Mission Control, at San Francisco’s Pier 45.

The W San Francisco, with Derek Besenfelder of Image Three Events, is inviting SFLuxe readers to attend the first ever “Summer Splash” pool party at the W, benefiting the Richmond Ermet Aids Foundation, Saturday, June 27, 2009.