TNDC’s 23rd Annual Celebrity Pool Toss,
San Francisco’s Coolest Pool Party,
Returns Wednesday, October 7
Local Luminaries Take the Plunge for Kids and Families in the Tenderloin
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation’s (TNDC) 23rd Annual Celebrity Pool Toss – San Francisco’s Pool Party of the Year - returns to the ultra-cool Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink pool on October 7, 2015. Over the past years, the annual TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss has raised over $4 million for TNDC youth and family programs like the Tenderloin After-School Program (TASP) that serves more than 3,000 of the lowest-income individuals in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and nearby neighborhoods.
This year’s TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss will be hosted by Brian Copeland, Comedian, Writer, TV & Radio Host. Celebrity emcees will introduce the illustrious tossees while the enthusiastic crowd bids on the chance to toss their favorite big shot into the pool of the Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink.
Confirmed tossees include Noreen Beiro, Director of Asset Management, Enterprise Community Investment; Fred Blackwell, CEO, San Francisco Foundation; Tom Booher, Executive Vice President, PNC Bank; Stuart Canning, Director of Development, San Francisco Symphony; Kevin Carroll, Executive Director, Hotel Council of San Francisco; Kevin Causey, President, St. Francis Foundation; Schuyler Hudak, Founder C O R Media; Niki Leondakis and the Women of Commune Hotels + Resorts; Janet Reilly, Co-Founder, Clinic by the Bay; and Susan Smartt, Executive Vice President, Related California Residential.
Confirmed celebrity emcees include Lenny Broberg, Inspector, Gang Task Force, SFPD; Cheryl Jennings, News Anchor, ABC7/KGO-TV; A.J. Kirsch, Actor, HoodSlam Wrestler & Color Commentator; Liam Mayclem, KCBS –Foodie Chap, Travel Channel – World Access; Empress XXX Donna Sachet, TV Host, Performer, Columnist. Additional emcees will be announced soon. The evening’s event chairs include Laura King Pfaff and Jim Losi.
The evening festivities will include hosted bars and mouthwatering bites from some of the Bay Area’s favorite restaurants. With entertainment by TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss fave The Fabulous Bud E. Luv Show; accordionist extraordinaire, The Great Morgani; Jazz Mafia; Earth Circus Productions; DJ Pause and more. Bonhams auctioneer, Aaron Bastian, will lead the high-energy live auction, while the burly and brawny lifeguards from Fitness SF will be rescue ready if the need arises.
2015 Celebrity Cartoonist Norman Felchle, artist for DC Comics, Marvel and more, has crafted this year’s cartoon and graphics.
The venerable VIPs that have participated in past TNDC Celebrity Pool Tosses include Robin Williams, MC Hammer, Don Johnson, Cheech Marin, Warren Hellman, Betsey Johnson, Bob Weir, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jonny Moseley, Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, Lou Seal, and so many more.
TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss tickets are $125 each; sponsorships start at $500. For more information on TNDC’s Celebrity Pool Toss, visit
https://www.tndc.org/PoolToss; call (415) 358-3906 or contact
[email protected].
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
TNDC’s mission is to provide affordable housing and services for low-income people in the Tenderloin and throughout San Francisco, to promote equitable access to opportunity and resources.
With 31 buildings in several San Francisco neighborhoods, TNDC provides homes and support services to more than 3,400 low-income seniors, families, people with disabilities, emancipated youth, and formerly homeless individuals. With a focus on community development, our work includes on-site social work services to help tenants stay housed, an after-school program for working families, and a community organizing program that encourages all community members to get involved and make a positive impact in their neighborhoods.
Since our founding in 1981, TNDC has been committed to serving the lowest-income individuals of our city by providing the most basic foundation for prosperity: a place to call home.
WHAT:
23rd Annual TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 7 from 6pm – 9:30pm
WHERE:
Poolside at the Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink, 601 Eddy Street (at
Larkin), San Francisco
TICKETS:
$125 each; available online at
https://www.tndc.org/PoolToss or by calling TNDC at
(415) 358-3906; sponsorships available beginning at $500.
EVENT INFORMATION:
Host:
Brian Copeland, Comedian, Writer, TV & Radio Host
Co-Chairs:
Laura King Pfaff & Jim Losi
Tossees:
Noreen Beiro, Director of Asset Management, Enterprise Community Investment
Fred Blackwell, CEO, San Francisco Foundation
Tom Booher, Executive Vice President, PNC Bank, N.A.
Stuart Canning, Director of Development, San Francisco Symphony
Kevin Carroll, Executive Director, Hotel Council of San Francisco
Kevin Causey, President, St. Francis Foundation
Schuyler Hudak, Founder C O R Media
Niki Leondakis and the Women of Commune Hotels + Resort
Janet Reilly, Co-Founder, Clinic by the Bay
Susan Smartt, Executive Vice President, Related California Residential
Emcees:
Lenny Broberg, Inspector, Gang Task Force, SFPD
Cheryl Jennings, News Anchor, ABC7/KGO-TV
A.J. Kirsch, Actor, HoodSlam Wrestler & Color Commentator
Liam Mayclem, KCBS – Foodie Chap, Travel Channel – World Access
Empress XXX Donna Sachet, TV Host, Performer, Columnist
Entertainment:
The Fabulous Bud E. Luv Show, TNDC Celebrity Pool Toss fave
The Great Morgani, accordionist extraordinaire
Jazz Mafia
Earth Circus Productions
DJ Pause
Food sponsors:
Acme Bread Company
Brenda’s French Soul Food
Casa Sanchez
Chambers Eat + Drink
Cupola
Humphrey Slocombe Ice Cream
Jane on Larkin
Montibello Sausage Company
Nob Hill Pizza & Popcorn
Sweet Puff Candy
25 Lusk
Beverage sponsors:
Blue Moon Brewing Company
Crispin Cider Company
Cumaica Coffee
DBI Beverage
Deerfield Ranch Winery
Peroni Nastro Azzurro
Purity.Organic
Voss Water
Hosted Bar Service: The 2015 Celebrity Signature Cocktail "Airtini" named after Top 2014 Tossee, Brian Chesky, CEO, Airbnb
FOR MORE INFO: visit TNDC’s website at
https://www.tndc.org/PoolToss, call (415) 358-3906 or contact
[email protected].