click here to view photos of the 2009 gala (event code: okizu).

Millennia the robot greeted guests as they arrived and, expressing compliments on their handsome apparel, guided them through to a topsy-turvy world, where they were alternately too small or too big, and were perplexed by important questions such as which side of the stuffed mushrooms to bite first or whether the Walrus and the Carpenter had left any oysters to slurp.

The Mad Hatter Bar anchored the room, with wildly colored specialty cocktails to set the mood. The purchase of ‘Drink Me’ Raffle bottles offered the chance to win a wall-size personal Looking Glass, a fabulous Tea Party for eight (mad or otherwise) in one’s own home, or a Royal Outing package fit for a Red Queen.

After scooping up treats and prizes in the silent auction, petting white rabbits, and dancing with the robot, the whole ensemble proceeded through a hedge filled with roses painted red to the Queen’s Castle garden and a meal fit for a king (oops – a Queen or it’s off with your head). After a rousing live auction and an incredibly enthusiastic show of support for “Send-a-Kid to Camp”, there was dancing to the sounds of rock ‘n roll hall of famer, Dave Mason, to round out the Wonderland adventure.

Thank You

click here to download the 2009 media kit

A hearty thank you to our Title Sponsors – Hedinger Family Foundation, Hennessy Funds, and Wells Fargo; Masterpiece Sponsors – Gilardi & Co.LLC, Kaiser Permanente, and Northern Trust; Gallery Sponsors – Enwisen, Takeda San Francisco, and Wyse Technology; as well as the many volunteers that make the gala happen every year, and especially the community who come and support us, allowing us to never have to say no to any child or family that wants to come to Camp Okizu.

Thank you so much, and we hope to see you next year for our 16th annual gala.

More Information

For more information on Art Inspiring Hope, please contact Sarah Uldricks at 415.382.1503 or sarah@okizu.org.

For information and to join the Gala Committee, please click here.

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