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DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET?
Join us for an evening of live jazz and delicious food in support of Building Futures!
Limited availability!
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On Thursday, May 2 at Nido’s Backyard, a garden paradise just outside Jack London Square, we will celebrate with a live jazz by vocalist Darlene Coleman and the Steve Carter Trio. We will enjoy a seated dinner with a menu that includes an organic taco bar, rice and beans, house-made tortillas, and their famous salsas. The event’s signature drink is crafted from El Silencio mescal, citrus liqueur, tempranillo-hibiscus syrup, and lime, with a salt rim. Yum!
Tickets are $125. 100% of the net proceeds from this fundraising event supports our homeless, domestic violence and housing services in Alameda County. Building Futures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home.
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Foodies for a cause! Today we participated in a Cookoff in Wine Country. Special thanks to Oakland restaurant #parcheoakland who chose Building Futures to be part of the charity competition! Thanks too, to our board member Nicole Hankton joined them in St Helena today!
At this event, Chef teams select a non-profit organization of their choice and compete for event proceeds for the charity by way of the high-profile competition that includes celebrity Judges and 800 food and wine fans. We are thrilled Chef Juan Hormiga from Parche had selected us to compete for event proceeds.
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Awesome & thanks Nicole for being there!
Angela Cabrera 💕
Event Tickets are on sale now! Get them while they are hot!
Can't come? Get your raffle ticket! Need not be present to win.
Jazz it up with us on Thursday May 2, 2024!
100% of the net proceeds from this fundraising event supports our homeless, domestic violence and housing services in Alameda County. Building Futures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home.
bfwc.org/jazz/
#LiveJazz #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #gala #countingOnCommunity #Organictacobar #Oakland #SanLeandro #Alameda #MidwayShelter
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Did you know that half of who are in our shelters our children? Thank you to Ghirardelli’s for the Easter bunny donations for the kids at our shelters! Brightening the day one bunny at a time. Thank you to Debra and Jaymee who came today!
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- Annual Report 2022-23
- 2022 Holiday Report
- Annual Report 2021-22
- Annual Report 2020-21
- Annual Report 2019-20
- 2019 Holiday Drive Report and Newsletter
- Annual Report 2018-19
- 2018 Holiday Drive Report
- Annual Report 2017-18
- Midway Shelter Annual Report 2017-18
- Annual Report 2016-17
- Annual Report 2015-16
- Annual Report 2014-15
