Magic tricks, jubilant singalongs, balloon animals and much more delighted the many Bay Area families who came together on November 14 for our 5th annual Gobble & Give festival benefitting Raphael House families. This year’s event, our biggest yet, took place at Bunny Meadow in Golden Gate Park and raised nearly $50,000 for Raphael House’s Residential Shelter and Bridge programs to help families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness build brighter futures. 
We are so grateful to our event chairs: Vanessa Welstead and Genevieve Weeks, along with the many corporate sponsors and in-kind donors who made the event possible, including: Advantest, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Clover, Fort Point Capital Partners, Gothelf, Pier 39, R3 Builders, St. John, Union Square Advisors, Music for Aardvarks, Andrew Weeks Photography, Fresh Baby Bites, Mommy Nearest, Peekadoodle Kids Club, Sensible Sitters, Tutu School, and Weir & Associates Catering. We are also thankful to each of our family sponsors: Ayer Family, Barza Family, Browne Family, Custer Family, Egan Family, Eggert Family, Elizabeth Yee and Michael Dorf, Ericson Family, Freckman Family, Homan Family, Kenworthy Family, Koerner Family, Larsen Family, Lebastchi Family, Emilie Lynch Family, Linda Lynch Family, Martin Family, Merling Family, Mohr Family, Moment Family, O’Neil Family, Smith Family, Weeks Family, Welstead Family, and Wender Family.