Event:	Internal: Meals on Wheels SF Star Chefs and Vintners Gala Share
Location:	Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123
Date:	May 18th 2025, 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Staff:	Manager: Wilhelm Y
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

THE 2025 MEALS ON WHEELS STAR CHEFS & VINTNERS GALA IS BACK on SUNDAY, MAY 18!

Please view an important note below in the "What you should know" section.  If instructions are not followed, no hours will be credited to your profile.  If you signed up for any of the pre-event help from Wednesday thru Saturday, we will have a separate listing for that.  Thank you!

In 2023, a record setting $3.8 million was raised at the annual gala.

This epicurean adventure will feature Northern California’s most celebrated chefs & vintners in support of San Francisco’s seniors! The funds raised at this annual event help MOWSF provide nutritious meals and support services to over 5,000 homebound seniors.

The Gala provides invaluable funding and contributes directly to the operational budget that ensures MOWSF's mission continues. Volunteering for this event is a fun, impactful, and memorable way to contribute to your community and support our elders

What we'll be doing:

Volunteers will engage in a variety of duties based on their own choosing from 10:00am to 11:30pm:

Auction Item Check Out - 1 shift - 6pm to 11pm

Coat Check - 2 shifts - 2pm to 6pm / 6pm to 11pm

Chef Fulfillment - 1 shift - 1:30pm to 5:30pm

Chef Load-In/ Load-Out - 2 shifts - 1:30pm to 5:30pm / 5:30pm to 10:30pm

Floaters - 3 shifts - 1pm to 4pm / 4pm to 7pm / 7pm to 11pm

Silent Auction Guest Relations - 1 shift - 4pm to 7pm

Silent Auction Monitor - 2 shifts - 2pm to 5pm / 6:30pm to 11:30pm

Silent Auction Set-Up - 1 shift - 10am to 2pm

Venue Check-in - 2 shifts - 10am to 2pm / 1pm to 4pm

Water & Soda Station Assistant - 1 shift - 3:30pm to 6:30pm

What you should know:

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL ONE BRICK PROJECT BUT BECAUSE SO MANY OF OUR SAN FRANCISCO AND SILICON VALLEY CHAPTER VOLUNTEERS TAKE PART EACH YEAR WE HAVE LISTED IT ONTO OUR CALENDAR SO THEY CAN EARN VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THEIR SOMETIMES LONG SHIFTS.

Since our previous Meals on Wheels San Francisco contacts are no longer there, we will rely on the honor system in giving you your hours.  Although we'll see most of you at the event, when you RSVP above please indicate in the Notes Section what you have signed up for so that we can credit your hours properly after the event.

You MUST SIGN UP DIRECTLY with Meals on Wheels San Francisco for this event.

There are major changes with the 2025 event so variables in terms of volunteer perks are currently unavailable.

Where to Meet:

As in past years we will all be meeting in the firehouse building.

Meals on Wheels of San Francisco:

Meals On Wheels of San Francisco (MOWSF) is committed to the belief that all seniors have the right to live independently with dignity and respect in their own homes for as long as it is safely possible. It is our mission to provide isolated homebound seniors in San Francisco with nutritious meals, daily human contact and supportive services to prevent their premature institutionalization.