Thank you to everyone who made Palm-a-Palooza 2023 Sunset Dreams a success!

We were thrilled to see all those who could make it in person for the first time in three years. And grateful to all those who sponsored or donated. We can’t wait to see you next year (September 21, 2024)!

Milagra Ridge Sponsors
Anonymous
Recology of the Coast

 Mori Point Sponsors
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, Eureka Square Chiropractic, Ginny and John Janes, Debbie & Curt Kiest, Michael Malone, Mizpah Fellowship (Community Service Volunteers), John Nibbelin, Tannura Family Wines, TriCounties Bank, Cliff & Eileen Wilkerson

 Rockaway Beach Sponsors
Eccleston Incorporated, Karen & Mike Ervin, Chris & Ron Gabrielli, Lynn & Cynthia Gallagher-Sides, Don & Elaine Horsley, Daniel Kumler & Charlotte Neff, Stan Loll in memory of Stephen Headly, Kathleen Long & Greg Hirsch, Lytt, Kim Munson & Marc Greenberg, Anita M. Rees & Don Budetti, San Mateo Credit Union, Jackie Speier, The Ulmer Family

 Montara Mountain Sponsors
Cindy Abbott, Melissa Ann Ballard, Bruce & Chris Banco, Renee Batti & Lionel Emde, Tygarjas Bigstyck, Robin & Nancy Crawford, Ina & Clarence Eaglin, Karen & Mike Ervin, Guadalupe Escalante, Myriam & Joel Fontaine, Emily Hennessy & Bryan Smith, Richard Hall, Norma & Tim Hilton, Chris & Meg Hunter, Robin & Virginia Jaquith, Tom & Linda Jonas & Family, Sherman Lee & Claire Ervin Lee, Lynne & Ernie Maggioncalda, Lois Marshall-Ward & Jerry Ward, Dr. Bill Michaelis & Dinah Verby, Blue Murov & Julie Starobin, Rick & Jane Nahass, Sue Phan, The Royal Bee Yarn Company, Christian A. Ryvlin, Pete & Gail Shoemaker, Dan & Kathleen Shugar, Jeff Vanderbilt & Catherine Chesla, Lori & Julius Yap

 San Pedro Rock Sponsors
Kathleen Courtney in memory of Trisha Henshaa, Barbara Daley & Philip Harris, Elizabeth DeJarnatt, Gioconda Egan Paralegal Services, Margaret Gerard, Ellen Hage in honor of Carolyn Jaramillo, Crawford & Hanson, APC, Horace & Marian Hinshaw, Robert Lee, Peter Loeb, Oscar Loza, Rod Muscio-Electrical Contractor, Ron Myers, Steve Rhodes & Doug Hedden, Joyce & Rand Robison, Greg & Nancy Someson, Vallemar Station, Carol S. Viele

 In-Kind Donors
Kelley & Tony Corten, Marj Davis, Jane Nahass, Oceana Market, Pedro Point Brewing, Shannon Ridge Winery, Six Sigma Ranch & Winery, Tannura Family Wines

 PRC Board of Directors & Staff also give special thanks to…
America Copy & Printing Co, The GraphicWorks, and all of the volunteers who helped make Palm-a-Palooza possible!

Thank you to our 2022 PalM-a-Palooza sponsors!

In lieu of an in-person event, PRC staff and board members delivered exclusive gifts to our sponsors on Saturday, October 8, 2022. Gifts for $100+ sponsors included a beautiful bespoke candle(s) from Pacifica’s Copper + Moss Studio.

All funds raised through Palm-a-Palooza help PRC continue to provide assistance to the growing number of Pacificans in need with groceries, emergency financial assistance for rent and mortgage, homeless services, and other critical services.

Thank you to this year’s sponsors!

Title Sponsors

Anonymous (2)

Champion Sponsors

Anonymous (3), Prudence Bothen, Eureka Square Chiropractic, Don & Elaine Horsley, Karen Kelley-Day, John Nibbelin, Pacifica Lions Club, Anita Rees for Fire 2 Smoke, Gordon Tannura

Advocate Sponsors

Anonymous, Ron & Chris Gabrielli, Lynn and Cynthia Gallagher-Sides, Daniel Kumler & Charlotte Neff, Kathy Long & Greg Hirsch, Lytt, LLC, Michael Malone, MIZPAH Fellowship, Inc., Blue Murov & Julie Starobin, Marcia Settel & David Gilson, Kathleen Shugar, Michele Trausch, Ulmer Family, Cliff & Eileen Wilkerson

Partner Sponsors

Anonymous (4), Cheryl Ammeter in memory of Richard Ammeter, Melissa Ballard, Barbara Bruxvoort in memory of Thom Ball and Patty McNally, Coastside Farmers’ Market, Joshua Cosgrove, Sue Digre, Ina & Clarence Eaglin, Lisa Eccleston - Eccleston Inc., Frank & Barbara Erbacher, Gimbal Family, Richard Hall, Hennessy Smith Family, Chris & Meg Hunter, Ginny & John Janes, Tom & Linda Jonas, Heather Lozano, Monica Lyons & Jeff Strobel, Lynne Maggioncalda, Jonathan & Maggie Markham, Bill Michaelis and Dinah Verby, Jane & Rick Nahass, Northern Peninsula Al-Anon Family Group, Brian O'Flynn, Cheryl Sanderson, Jeff Vanderbilt & Catherine Chesla, Adrienne and John Zanini

Supporter Sponsors

Anonymous (5), Cindy Abbott, Tom & Cathy Abel, Deni Asnis & Chaya Gordon in memory of Nancy Morrison, Avis & Nick, Bruce & Christina Banco, Robby Bancroft for Pacifica City Council District 2 2022, Renee Batti & Lionel Emde, Eryn Bergquist, Mary Bier in memory of Shirley Bier, Elizabeth & Bill Bredall, Gail Browne-McDonald, Benjamin Canedo, Sarah Coffey, John & Sue Cook, Kathleen Courtney, Barbara Daley, Elizabeth A. DeJarnatt in memory David Power, Roy Earnest & Nancy Littlefield, Margaret Gerard, Gary Giersbergen, Xochitl Hernandez, Michelle Hofland, Linda Hughes, Bruce & Joyce Huston, Robin & Virginia Jaquith, Mark & Katherine Johnson, Suzanne Wheeler Johnson and Pacifica Playschool, Robert Lee, Sherman Lee & Claire Ervin Lee, Geoff & Antonia Lindsey, Mary Marquez, Diana Milbert & Ed Skokowski, Kathleen Miller, Kim Munson & Marc Greenberg, Ron Myers, Stephanie Orozco in honor of Peggy Ussery, Peterson Power & Light in memory of Florence, Anne Puski, Joyce & Rand Robison, Nancy Russell & Jerry Barrish, Pete & Gail Shoemaker, Dan & Diane Sui, Glynis & Susan Takalo, Lisa Torres & Larry Wuerstle, Vallemar Station, Sue Vaterlaus, Carol Viele, Lori & Julius Yap, Mollie Yocum

Friend Sponsors

Anonymous (4), Karen Bacheller & John Bacheller Jr., Beach Monkey Organic Café, Diane Cronin & John Mendoza in memory of Karen Sinclair, Dan Elefant, Polly Finley Gloria Flores-Garcia, , Lynn Gallo, Robert Georges, Beatrice Gunn, Pam & Bob Harris, Horace & Marian Hinshaw, Mary Margaret & Ted Kaden, Yvonne Lorvan, George M. Lynch & Margaret E. Hughes, Geri & Mark Marchetti, Penny Mitchell, Roderick Reilly, Nancy & Greg Someson, Nancy Tierney, Virginia Tse, Viva Italiano, Diana Wadsworth, Kevin E. & Jeanette M. Waight, Gerald Ward & Lois Marshall-Ward, Allison Wittman in memory of Cindi Rudman, Marian Yap

Donors

Jane & David Hurlburt, Eleanor Natwick, Mark Wagner

A very special thank you to Copper + Moss Studio for making the candles.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PALM-A-PALOOZA 2021!

Thank you for supporting our Palm-a-Palooza fundraiser on October 23, 2021 presented by Pacifica Resource Center, Sam Mazza Foundation, and Grocery Outlet Pacifica.

In lieu of an in person event, PRC staff and board members delivered exclusive gifts to our sponsors on October 23, 2021.

All funds raised through Palm-a-Palooza help PRC continue to provide assistance to the growing number of Pacificans in need with groceries, emergency financial assistance for rent and mortgage, homeless services, and other critical services.

Thank you now and forever for supporting our vision to assure the basic needs of every Pacifican are met so that each member of our community has the opportunity to thrive. 

Together, we are Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Together, #WeArePRC!

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PALM-A-PALOOZA 2020!

Thank you for supporting our Palm-a-Palooza fundraiser on September 19, 2020 presented by Pacifica Resource Center and Grocery Outlet Pacifica.

Your generosity surpassed our expectations and helped raise over $40,000 for our important work!

In lieu of an in person event, PRC staff and board members delivered exclusive gifts to our sponsors on September 19. Then, over 175 of our supporters, friends, and family tuned in for a video premiere of never before seen content celebrating our past 5 years of events; Zoom interviews, including one with Chan and Diana Chu, owners of Grocery Outlet Pacifica; sponsor thank you’s; and, a drawing for prizes from some of our key community supporters. 

A very special thank you goes out to Living Room Plant Co. for putting together the beautiful palms and terrariums!

Kevin Burleigh of Kevin Burleigh Productions is credited with producing and editing our Palm-a-Palooza 2020 video while PRC Development Coordinator Robby Bancroft and Pacifica City Councilmember Mary Bier proudly handled hosting duties. And, our video concluded with an inspirational story from PRC Board President Chris Hunter!

All funds raised through Palm-a-Palooza will help PRC continue to provide assistance to the growing number of Pacificans in need with groceries, emergency financial assistance for rent and mortgage, homeless services, and other critical services.

For example, nearly 1 in 10 Pacifica households earn under $25,000 and over half of Pacifica families earned less than $139,400 - the US Department of Housing's low-income threshold for a family of 4 (source: U.S. Census Bureau's 2014-2018 American Community Survey).

Thank you now and forever for supporting our vision to assure the basic needs of every Pacifican are met so that each member of our community has the opportunity to thrive. 

Together, we are Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Together, #WeArePRC!

thank you for supporting Palm-a-Palooza 2019!

Thank you for supporting Pacifica Resource Center’s Palm-a-Palooza fundraiser on September 14, 2019 sponsored in part by Recology of the Coast, Pacifica's Grocery Outlet, Sam Mazza Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente.

Your generosity helped make our event a great success, raising over $60,000 for our important work!

Over 150 beautiful people (PRC supporters, friends, and family) tuned in at our Summer of Love gig for a fun night of live music, photos, Kool Aid, and far out auctions.

Music City Legends played some groovy tunes while folks feasted on appetizers from Oceana Market, BBQ from Fire 2 Smoke, and chicken and waffles from The Waffle Roost food truck. And, our choice evening concluded with brownies, and other goodies from The French Patisserie, served with Peerless Coffee and Tea graciously provided by Breakers Breakfast, Brunch, & Lunch.

Funds raised at Palm-a-Palooza help us continue to provide a safety net of food, housing assistance, and other critical services to the growing number of Pacificans struggling to make ends meet.

For example, 1 in 10 Pacifica households earned less than $25,000 and nearly half of Pacifica families earned less than $129,150 – the US Department of Housing’s low-income threshold for a family of 4 (source: US Census Bureau 2013-2017 America Community Survey).

Thank you, as always, for supporting our vision to assure the basic needs of every Pacifican are met so that each member of our community has the opportunity to thrive. Together, #WeArePRC!

Thank you for supporting Palm-a-Palooza 2018

A BIG THANK YOU to everybody who sponsored, attended, and supported Pacifica Resource Center’s Palm-a-Palooza on Saturday, August 18, 2018. This year’s Palm-a-Palooza was presented by Recology of the Coast, as well as sponsored in part by Ginny & John Janes, Sam Mazza Foundation, and Grocery Outlet. The dust has settled and we are happy to share that together we raised nearly $70,000 for our programs and services!!! Can we get a, “Yee-haw”?!

Over 150 PRC supporters, friends, and family moseyed over to our Wild West saloon for a fun night of music, photos, “Palooza Punch,” and a rip-roaring live auction featuring Ed Gold of Stellar Fundraising Auctions. Foggy Coast Kids played some sweet folk tunes while folks chowed on appetizers from Oceana Market, brisket and tasty sides from Fire 2 Smoke, and chicken and waffles from The Waffle Roost food truck. Libations were courtesy of Lagunitas Brewing Co., Barebottle Brewing Co., Quintessential Wines, and Henry Wine Group. And, our rootin'-tootin' evening concluded with Krispy Kreme doughnuts and cake and other goodies from Mazzetti’s Bakery, Baked Beauties, Bay Cakery, and The French Patisserie, served with Peerless Coffee and hot cocoa graciously provided by Breakers Breakfast, Brunch, & Lunch.

The highlight this year was our 52 Card Draw. Guests were invited to give $100.00 each to pick from a giant deck of cards, cut the card in half, and place it into our cowboy boot piñata for a chance to win 3 nights stay in Las Vegas for two, including a show and airfare, valued at $1,900.00. Ed Gold selected the winner during the live auction and our winner was so moved by PRC’s mission and the generosity of our community that they donated it back to auction and raise more money for PRC. The lot was sold for $1,300 raising a total of 6,200.00 – $1,000.00 more than we expected after selling all of the cards!

Thank you again for helping us achieve our vision to assure the basic needs of every Pacifican are met so that each member of our community has the opportunity to thrive. Together, we are neighbors helping neighbors!

We’ll see you next year partner *tips hat*

Thank you for supporting Palm-a-Palooza 2017 

Thank you for supporting Pacifica Resource Center’s Inaugural Palm-a-Palooza sponsored in part by Recology of the Coast, Sam Mazza Foundation and Pacifica Mothers Club on August 19, 2017. Together, we raised nearly $50,000 for our vital work in the community! 

Nearly 200 PRC supporters, friends, and family joined us in our big top for a fun night of Ferris Wheel rides, photos with our Palm (name TBA by Mary Ann Nihart, our 2017 Name Our Palm winner), and a stupendous live auction. We served popcorn and cotton candy, marinated salad from Breakers, appetizers from Oceana Market, and dinner from The Waffle Roost and Moonraker food trucks. Our beer and wine selection was courtesy of Lagunitas Brewing Co., Bell Tower Restaurant, and Wine Warehouse. And, our magnificent evening concluded with cake from Mazzetti’s Bakery and desserts from Baked Beauties, Bay Cakery, Cheryl’s Shortbread, and The French Patisserie, along with Peerless Coffee lovingly brewed by Breakers.

As you know, funds raised at Palm-a-Paloooza help us continue to provide a safety net of food, housing assistance, and other critical services to the growing number of Pacificans struggling to make ends meet. For example, 1 in 10 Pacifica households earned less than $25,000 and nearly 2 in 5 Pacifica families earned less than $105,000 – the US Department of Housing’s low-income threshold for a family of 4 (source:  US Census Bureau 2011-2015 America Community Survey).

On behalf of our staff and Board of Directors, thank you again for supporting our vision to assure the basic needs of every Pacifican are met so that each member of our community has the opportunity to thrive. Together, we are neighbors helping neighbors! 

For more Palm-a-Palooza highlights, please watch our re-cap video below: