Social scene
The 24th annual Marin Valentine’s Ball raised $400,000to benefit Side by Side, North Bay Children’s Center and the Godmothers of St. Vincent’s School for Boys. The event, which took place at the Marin Center in San Rafael, was attended by nearly 500 people, including Andrea Schultz, of Greenbrae; Arthur and Angela Curley, Side by Side chief executive officer Mary Denton and Andrew and Sinead Broughton, all of Larkspur; Jennifer Tidwell, of Mill Valley; Derrek and Iliana Milan, of Sausalito; Maria Pitcaim, Robert Beadle and Chris and Stephanie Roeder, all of Ross; Carol Roeder and Scott Nikas, both of San Rafael, and Deanna Brock, Daniel Freeman and Supervisor Katie Rice, all of San Anselmo.
The San Rafael Elks’ “Sweetheart Stroganoff” dinner raised $2,000 for
San Anselmo’s American Legion Auxiliary Post 179’s efforts to send care packages to United States troops overseas. The event, which took place at the San Rafael lodge, was attended by 65 people, including Doris Cardinal, Crystal Lewis Pearson, Robin Gill, Willie Danz, Lou and Sophie Shehi, and Brian, Brigette and Kathleen Waterbury, all of San Rafael; Valerie and Damian Casalnuevo and Vivian and Ronald Asleson, all of Fairfax; Lynn and Mike Winslow, Carol and Kevin Courtz, and Peter Behr, all of San Anselmo; and Furgus Wilson, of Larkspur.
If you have news about the fundraising and benefit scene in Marin County or about an event that just took place, email calendar@marinij. com. Please send highresolution (300 dpi, 2 MB) JPG photos no later than 9 a.m. on the Monday immediately following your event. Please identify the names and towns of everyone in each photo (from left), and give us a photo credit for the photographer. Please tell us how much money your organization raised and how many people attended your event.