On behalf of the BABC Board of Directors, thank you all for joining us at the Fairmont San Francisco on Friday, December 15th, 2023 for the 60th “Diamond” BABC Christmas Luncheon. How wonderful it was for us all to gather in-person to celebrate the season and to re-connect. We hope you had a magical day. Congratulations to all the Prize winners and THANK YOU to all who purchased items in the Live Auction.

Your generous donations to the Heads and Tails Game and through Live Auction No. 1, the event raised just over $17,200 for our 2023 nominated Charity, the British Benevolent Society (BBS). Thank you all very much for giving and supporting them! If you are a British National and would like to support the BBS with your Christmas donation this year, click here to donate.

There are always so many people to thank! We’d like to start with following volunteer leads: KRISTIN WHITLOCK, MATT HAGENIAN, SENAY RYAN, OLIVIA CONNORS, SOFIA PAVLOVA, KYRA LEGG, MARCY LANE-SALEH, HEATHER PODRUCHNY and JACQUELINE WITTER for your unwavering support leading up to and during the event and that of our Christmas Lunch Committee and Committee Chairperson, KATHLEEN KIMURA MBE. Amazing support all around.

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS including all from Salesforce and from within the BABC and BBS Communities who helped with the setup and tear-down, greeted our guests, sold raffle tickets, spotted the Live Auction and brought their smiles to this wonderful occasion. It really does take a village!

Huge shout out to ACE Relocation Systems and their teams for helping us move our operations to and from our office and the Fairmont as they do every year. We could not manage without you.

Special thanks must go to the Fairmont San Francisco and their team. In particular, SION EDWARDS for all your help in securing those spectacular Fairmont Live Auction and Raffle Prizes, and to JENNIFER ROE and Team for your seamless operations. You always make us feel so welcome and go above and beyond. Also, the show would not be the same without ANDY MACKAY and team at 2020 Productions and LIAM MAYCLEM, for an always-incredible presentation.

We would like to give a special shout out to Penfolds. What a treat to enjoy their wonderful wines and champagne.  Click here to shop Penfolds Wines.

To our donors, who make the Live Auction and Grand Raffle exciting for all of us, a massive THANK YOU. You really do make the day very special for our guests.

To all our Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsors – THANK YOU. Again, the occasion would not be possible without you and your outstanding support year after year. Thank you for your participation and involvement in the BABC Northern California. All sponsors and donors are noted below.

Finally, we must share our gratitude to Jane Blonde and the Goldfingers, our After Party Band, who put the finishing touch on the event with a dance party to remember. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

We hope that you all had a wonderful time and that our event has put you in the holiday spirit.

Please click the link below to see all the wonderful photos by Two Irises.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PHOTOS

And check out the video below produced by 2020 Productions!