Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Now about us...
The past few months has been a time for transitions. At the end of August I started Business School at The Presidio School of Management in SF. School is amazing, it integrates social and environmental values into every course, the class load is great, the classes are only 4 days a month and my school colleagues are pretty terrific. But the work load is kicking my butt. Finding a balance between school and motherhood has been challenging and there certainly have been some guilt ridden moments, but for the most part I think I am so much happier and that means I am a better mom, even if my time is limited. Lotus is trucking along pretty well with these changes. She loves her nanny Jade, and during the weekends I am in school she has a great time with Nate.
On top of that I decided to throw a benefit for Alzheimer's Association. Nate thought I was insane to add this to my plate, but even with his doubts he partnered with me and helped gather artist submissions. So last weekend with threw a pretty amazing art auction. We put the whole thing together in 4 weeks, we had over 70 pieces of donated art, from a wide range of artists, and our friends at Maverix Studios donated their great gallery space. The evening started with a silent auction that got pretty frenzied at the end and then we grabbed some the most valued pieces and had a live auction as well. Our dear friend Derek helped gather bidding momentum and helped us raise over $14,000. All I can say is you missed out if you weren't there.
You are still welcome to donate to the cause, though you will not get any amazing art in exchange for your donation. Follow this link:
http://memorywalk.kintera.org/treasureisland07/estherpearl
For more details about the auction check out our friend Jamie's Blog, since I don't think I can do the event justice the way he did: http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/10/maverix-auction-6.html
On top of that I decided to throw a benefit for Alzheimer's Association. Nate thought I was insane to add this to my plate, but even with his doubts he partnered with me and helped gather artist submissions. So last weekend with threw a pretty amazing art auction. We put the whole thing together in 4 weeks, we had over 70 pieces of donated art, from a wide range of artists, and our friends at Maverix Studios donated their great gallery space. The evening started with a silent auction that got pretty frenzied at the end and then we grabbed some the most valued pieces and had a live auction as well. Our dear friend Derek helped gather bidding momentum and helped us raise over $14,000. All I can say is you missed out if you weren't there.
You are still welcome to donate to the cause, though you will not get any amazing art in exchange for your donation. Follow this link:
http://memorywalk.kintera.org/treasureisland07/estherpearl
For more details about the auction check out our friend Jamie's Blog, since I don't think I can do the event justice the way he did: http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/10/maverix-auction-6.html
