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 Dinner on the Pacific Plate, Point Reyes National Seashore Association's second annual fundraising dinner and auction was held on Saturday, September 10, 2011. This event celebrates the fun and learning that happens when we explore, discover and connect with our National Park by the sea.
From all our Board and Staff, we would like to thank all our event sponsors, business partners, guests, auction donors, bidders and volunteers who made our 2nd annual Dinner on the Pacific Plate such an amazing success. We had 255 guests join us in celebrating our beautiful park by the sea. Guests enjoyed 1 of 12 pre-dinner hikes, cocktails and appetizers with many local vendors and dinner under an elegant Zephyr tent presented by Pam Ferrari Catering. Environmentalist and journalist Doug McConnell hosted the evening's program and our young stewards of our summer camp program spoke about why their experiences at Point Reyes National Seashore means so much to them. Relive the moments by checking out our event photos taken by Paige Green, and be enticed to join us for the park's 50th anniversary next year.
Lastly, one of the goals for our dinner was to ensure our waste stream was nominal and responsible. In an effort to reduce waste we partnered with the park to ensure all items that could be recycled were, and all food and paper were composted. To this end we were very successful. With 255 guests, and over 30 volunteers and staff, we were able to recycle 500 pounds of glass, plastic, and aluminum containers, and compost all of the evening's food scraps. Only two 33 gallon bags of landfill material were produced. What a great success!
Join us as we celebrate Point Reyes National Seashore's 50th Anniversary at Dinner on the Pacific Plate on Saturday, September 22, 2012. Additional details coming in 2012.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2011 EVENT SPONSORS
Pierce Point Sponsor
Hanford ARC
Konrad Alt and Maureen Kennedy
Abbotts Lagoon Sponsor
Bill and Betty Anne Carlin
Tides Foundation
Limantour Beach Sponsor
Josie Brownback * Deb Callahan and Ken Cook *
Michael Deverell and Susan Muscatell *
Andy and Carrick McLaughlin * The Poets Loft at Marshall *
Point Reyes Schoolhouse Compound, proprietor Karen Gray
Bear Valley Sponsor
Anonymous * Avocet Research Associates * Anne Baxter * Winston Black, Jr. *
Ed and Nancy Conner * Allan and Sydne Bortel * Terry and Zeo Coddington *
Edward and Barbara Eschbach * Master Builders * Ralph and Mae Mihan *
Carlos and Rebecca Porrata * Rodoni Construction Company *
John and Suzanne Speh * Peter and Georgiana Wardle * Zephyr Tents
Business Partners
Anonymous * 10 Inverness Way * August Truth Cellars, Inc.* Bear Valley Inn * Cheda's Garage * Direct Mailing Systems * Dream Farm Events *
Ellison, Schneider & Harris LLP * Flower Power * Iron Springs Pub & Brewery * Kamman Hydrology & Engineering * Point Reyes Books * Point Reyes Nation *
Small Blue Planet * Straus Family Creamery * Toby's Feed Barn *
Virgil Levinger Mac Support Professional *
Wilson, Markle, Stuckey, Hardesty & Bott * Winzler & Kelly * Zuma
Fund-A-Need Donors
(Provided scholarships donations for youth to attend
PRNSA's environmental education programs)
Carol and Gerald Block * Jean Blomquist and Greg Kepferle *
Bill and Betty Anne Carlin * Patricia Clark * Steve Costa and Kate Levinson *
David and Vicki Cox * Carman Cunningham * Frank and Dianne Dean *
Mike Deverell and Susan Muscatell * Jules and Meryl Evens * Donna and Steve Faure * Susan Fisher * Jason Flesher * Hanson and Alexandra Gifford *
Melanie Gunn * Steven Guttman * Hanford ARC * Barbara Jay *
Trish Johnson and Rigdon Currie * Martha Lee * Doreen Leighton *
Michael Lerner and Sharyle Patton * Kathryn Lino *
Doug McConnell and Kathleen Taft * Amy Meyer * Mia Monroe *
Cindy Morton * Cicely Muldoon * Gordon and Ingrid Noble *
Roxanne and Albert Richards * Dennis and Judith Rodoni *
Paul Schoos and Doreen Thawley * Susie and Britt Stitt *
Philip and Cindy Strause * Samuel and Julia Thoron * Ron and Rosemarie West
Individual Event Supporters
Anonymous * Nancy and Joachim Bechtle * Phillip and Pamela Bond *
Marna Clarke and Igor Sazevich * Ken and Ann Emanuels * Henriette Fremont *
Steven and Madelaine Gunders * Naneen Karraker * Gary Ireland and Zarlengo *
David A. Loeb * Gerald and Barbara Meral * James and Julie Monson *
Bruce Nakao and Marilynn Occhipinti * Gregory and Victoria Seal *
Rich and Alice Shelton * Anthony and Sally Torrance
In Kind Donors
Bear Valley Inn * Peter Bergen * Bill Helsel Photography * Frank Binney *
Blue Waters Kayaking * Bovine Bakery * Cafe Reyes * David Campbell & MycoVentures *Cavallo Point, the Lodge at the Golden Gate * Josiah Clark *
Chef Christian Caiazzo & Osteria Stellina * Cowgirl Creamery *
Deutsch Design Works * Drake Navigator's Guild * Loren Elliott *
Jules Evens & Avocet Research Associates * Failla Vineyards * Favia Wines *
Tellur Fenner * Jason Flesher * James Freed * Galen Leeds Photography *
Girls in the Vineyard * Harold Davis Photography * Hog Island Oyster Co. *
Indian Peach Catering * Inverness Secret Garden * Iron Springs Pub & Brewery * Dr. John Karachewski *Dr. Glenn Keator * John Muir Laws *
Manka's Inverness Lodge *Marin Sun Farms * Doug McConnell *
Chef Wilson McFarlin * John Mills * Linda Mornell & the Mornell Estate *
Motel Inverness * Anne Murphy * National Park Service * Nicholson Ranch *
Olema Druids Hall * Paella del Reyes * Paige Green Photography *
Pam Ferrari Catering * Perry's Deli, Inverness Park * Pey ~ Marin Wines *
Point Reyes Outdoors * Point Reyes School House Compound, Proprietor Karen Gray * Preston Vineyards * Robert Campbell Aerial Photography *
Robert Sinskey Vineyards * Ane Carla Rovetta * Saintsbury *
San Francisco Helicopter Tours * Station House Cafe * The Fork and Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese * The Poets Loft at Marshall * Chef Ed Vigil *
Wild Onion Catering * David Wimpfheimer * Yoga Toes * Zephyr Tents
Learn more about how funds from Dinner on the Pacific Plate will help us protect and preserve our park and offer environmental education programs for children and adults, including scholarships that allow 700 children from underserved communities to enjoy their first experience exploring nature in a national park. (220 KB PDF)
Visit the 2011 Dinner on the Pacific Plate and 2010 Dinner on the Pacific Plate pages to learn more about previous year's hikes, sponsors and auction items.
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