Got this in my inbox today...so I'm spreading the word!
"Gather your good will and gumption and head on over to
Yelp Helps, the East Bay's
first non-profit soirée of its kind! We're teaming up with some of Bay Area’s most dynamic organizations and local businesses to throw the biggest, baddest, and most do-goodest gala the East Bay's ever experienced! It's all going down on
Monday, October 18th at the
David Brower Center and the best part:
you're invited!
This fashionable fête filled with fun and philanthropy takes place at one of the Bay Area’s most advanced green buildings and
a gorgeously swanky space! You'll have the opportunity to get friendly with over 30 non-profits dishing out info through interactive demos. Fancy a fruit smoothie? Hop on the
Changing Gears'
bike-powered blender! Or rock out with Chixx Mixx, the all-girl rockers from
Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. Chat with
Youth Radio as they film the night's festivities, wax poetic with the
California Shakespeare Theater, get
reel with the ladies from
QWOCMAP, geek-out on
Girls, Inc's
liquid nitrogen ice cream, and go industrial with metalwork and fire art collective,
The Crucible! And that's only the start!
As you mix and mingle with passionate East Bay helpers and cause-worthy non-profits, enjoy
complimentary hors d'œuvres from
Back to Earth, the organic catering outfit from
Gather or the similarly conscious cuisine served up by
No Worries, a vegan Filipino restaurant. Continue nomming on
PieTisserie's addictive sweets, while savoring
NK Chocolates' transcendent truffles. Feeling randy and ready? Thank
The Cookie Department's
caffeine and aphrodisiac-laced cookies! Meanwhile, youth-run supper club,
Old Skool Café'll be dishing out their signature mini sweet potato pies!
With all that food, you'll need something to wash it all down and at the ready are a handful of options for spirit seekers and virgin drinkers!
SKYY Vodka and
Espolón Tequila will be mixing up crafty cocktails while
Cupcake Vineyard,
Terra Valentine and
Trumer Pils keep the buzz a'flowing. As
Amanda's fizzes up the festivities with homemade sodas, similarly sparkly,
DRY Soda, will be on hand to reinforce the refreshments. And any fan of fermented tea will be thrilled to hear
House Kombucha will be in the er, house! But what’s a fabulous event without documentation? The Yelparazzi will be snapping you in your best while
The Laugh Box presents you with strip style photos. So get ready for the lights, camera, action (thanks to
Quantum Music Event Planners); you won't want to miss this
fashionable and free event!"
