Princess Fati Farmanfarmaian
We are very grateful to Princess Fati Farmanfarmaian for telling us about an organization called ROCK (Real Options for City Kids), which for the past 14 years has been providing sports, fitness and outdoor adventures for low income kids in the Visitacion Valley.
“One …

The Honourable Julian Evans, Consul General of the United Kingdom, and Mrs. Gayle Evans, recently opened their home in San Francisco to honor the Red Cross, in anticipation of the 2009 Paint the Town Red gala.

Kelly Grimes, Kelly Murphy, Roberta Economidis.

We love that Co-Chairs Kelly …

We have just learned that Elliot Yamin, of American Idol fame, will be performing at the Global Green event on Tuesday December 2 during the Patron’s Reception.

He joins Kate Bosworth, Daphne Zuniga and Sebastian Siegel as celebrity supporters for the 4th annual event.

Tickets are still available via http://www.globalgreen.org/sf_event.html

We are pleased to hear the good news from Lisa Grotts that the “Narsai’s Seventh Annual Taste of the Mediterranean” event which recently took place raised over $200,000! Proceeds will go to displaced Assyrians in Iraq.

You can always count on us at SFLuxe to keep you informed of the most important places and events in San Francisco.

So when we first heard of HPP we dropped everything to learn more. Was it a hot new restaurant from Alain Ducasse? A private new club? Perhaps another chic Union Square boutique?

No, the HPP is even better!

Readers of SFLuxe are now being given an amazing opportunity to take part in the success of HPP in San Francisco. But what, exactly, is HPP?

Wilkes Bashford and Christopher Bently recently chaired a special event at the Bently Reserve in San Francisco to encourage people to vote No on Proposition 8. It seems that everyone is opposed to Proposition 8 — Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Ellen DeGeneres, Sergey Brin and even (as you’ll soon see), Dr. Ruth have showed their opposition to 8.

Today we like the understated elegance of jewelry by Elizabeth Locke (available at Neiman Marcus.) Here, Princess Fati Farmanfarmaian, Jessica Engholm and Usha Burns try on some of their favorite looks.

The masked ball that Fred Giuffrida and Pamela Joyner (shown here with Marissa Mayer and Zachary Bogue) hosted in their beautiful home last week raised approximately $200,000 for the Making Waves Foundation, an organization that provides educational opportunities for young people in need.

The annual event is one of the highlights of the fall social season, and rightfully so — Pamela and Fred are the perfect hosts, creating an evening of utmost glamour. But this year’s event was slightly different than years previous in one small way. “For the first time we thought we would add a little fun and try an auction,” Pamela told us.

Let’s face it, sweeties, SFLuxe doesn’t do rap or hip-hop, parties past 10:00, or anything involving DJ’s and kids born before “Private Dancer” hit the airwaves (we still remember 8-tracks, okay!)
But we’re definitely making an exception this one time for an upcoming Halloween party called …

Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Sloan Barnett and Roger Barnett
Sloan Barnett went to New York this week to publicise her new book, “Green Goes With Everything,” and in attendance at her book party: Donald and Melania Trump! We never really thought of any of the Trumps …

When we received the invitation to an October 14th fundraiser breakfast to benefit Raphael House, we gasped when we saw the time it’s to begin: 7:30 AM.  We usually struggle to make it to champagne brunch by 10:00, darling!
So when we noticed that several friends …

Why I Support Raphael House
Mary Wolfe
Raphael House Board Member
“I’ve been involved with Raphael House for the past 16 years as a donor, volunteer and board member. I don’t think there is any other cause that I’ve been this passionate about and it’s mostly because …

Mireille Schwartz at a fundraiser in December, 2007
Why I Support Raphael House
Mireille Schwartz
Bay Area Allergy Advisory Board
“My daughter and I have been involved in philanthropy and volunteer work at Raphael House for more than a year now.  From the first moment I met Father David …

Cathy Post and Kendall Wilkinson at the opening of SF20 in September.
Why I Support Raphael House
Kendall Wilkinson
“I support the Raphael House because it has such a high success rate in helping homeless families get back on their feet, and in getting them jobs and homes …

Why I Support Raphael House
Claudia Castillo Ross
Cross Marketing
“As Chairman of the Board for Raphael House, I have been blessed to be a part of this organization for the past 12 years. By supporting a home that gives strength and guidance to families that need …