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27th Annual San Francisco Bay Area Gala Dinner and Auction Saturday, October 22 5:00 p.m. – VIP Reception 6:00 p.m. – General Reception 7:30 p.m. – Dinner & Program 10:00 p.m. – After Party Fairmont San Francisco Hotel 950 Mason St. San Francisco, CA 94108 Please join the San Francisco Bay Area Steering Committee and dinner co-chairs Danielle Daley and Kelly Herrick for our Annual Gala Dinner. Special Guest Announced: BEN COHEN Ben Cohen MBE is a World Champion Sportsman with a difference. After a 15-year glittering career playing top flight rugby in England, Ben hung up his boots in May 2011 to become Chairman of The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation in order to fight bullying and homophobia in sports and to make the world a kinder place. His decision to take this step came after a number of young people took their own lives after being bullied because of their sexuality. Ben is the first straight sportsman to champion a cause for the LGBT community and we are honored that he will be joining us at the dinner! Featured Live Auction Item: CUNARD TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE Since 2007, Cunard has donated seven voyages aboard The most Famous Ocean Liners in the World raising $89,000 for HRC. Cunard continues its support by donating a 7-day transatlantic crossing for two guests aboard the Queen Mary 2 in a Princess Grill Suite (seasonal retail value: $11,200). Explore the world in style at FeelFamousCunard.com and enter for a chance to win a glamorous voyage of your own. Feel Famous. Sail Cunard. Featuring Special Guests and Honorees: Thomas Roberts HRC Visibility Award Winner Google HRC Corporate Equality Award Winner Lea Militello 2011 Charles M Holmes Community Service Award Winner Joe Solmonese HRC President Tickets Don't miss the early bird rates! General Tickets: $250 VIP Tickets: $375 Rate Expires October 1st! Discounted tickets are available for active members of the SF Bay Area Federal Club and Federal Club Council. See sfbayarea.hrc.org/dinner for more info. Become a Table Captain Table Captains are vital to the success of the San Francisco Bay Area Gala Dinner, as they encourage their friends, family and associates to attend the event. Each table seats 10 and Table Captains strive to sell all the seats at their table. In recognition of their effort, Table Captains who sign-up before September 22 will be included in the program book. There is no financial obligation to sell or purchase all 10 seats at the table. If you don't sell your whole table, we'll fill it with other fun and equality-minded HRC guests! To become a table captain: Contact Box Office Tickets directly at 800-494-TIXS (8497) You can add yourself to the list of Table Captains during the check-out process when you purchase your own tickets Or you can email Dinner Co-chair Kelly Herrick at kelly.herrick@yahoo.com Stay with us at the Fairmont!The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel has generously offered a discounted rates for HRC guests Friday and Saturday nights. Rates for Queen rooms start at only $189! To book call (800) 441-1414 and ask for the Human Rights Campaign-Event Letter room rates. Book by September 6. For more information on the dinner, please visit sfbayarea.hrc.org/dinner or click here to purchase tickets. Tell a friend: Click here to safely forward this message to a friend. © 2011 Human Rights Campaign Click here to read our privacy policy. Human Rights Campaign 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-3278 Phone: 202/628-4160 TTY: 202/216-1572 Fax: 202/347-5323 E-mail: galadinners@hrc.org