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33rd Annual Reception & Auction

ALRP’s 2016 From the Heart Reception raised a record $184,315 surpassing last year’s record by over $7,000. The Annual Reception, ALRP’s biggest fundraising event of the year, was held on Wednesday, October 19^th in the Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange in San Francisco. The event was attended by over 300 guests.

During the evening, ALRP recognized its 33 years of achievement and honored those who have made a lasting difference in the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. The awards were presented by San Francisco Chief Deputy City Attorney Ron Flynn to Jerome Fishkin, Esq., Okan Sengun, Esq., and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for all the wonderful work they’ve done with ALRP.

: 2016 Honorees – Ron Flynn, Okan Sengun, Jerome Fishkin, Andrea Fitanides, Caitlin May, and Bill Hirsh

: ALRP Event Poster

: Guests Checking In

: Registration with Zeenat Hassan and Alyssa Palatella (L) and Brian and Erin Brophy (R)

: Emily Heinzen and Brandon Lawrence

: Rory McNea and Kim Shindel at registration

: David Tsai (middle) and friends

: Jennifer Schuster and Nicki Griffin at registration

: Ian Sicurella and Alex Taylor

: Jaime Rush, Zeenat Hassan, Ray Dolan and Alyssa Palatella at registration

: Kimberly Hathaway at the silent auction table

: Kirk Dalrymple at the Yankee Clipper Travel Services booth

: Carl Wolf and his partner Glenn Gravlin

: Eric Lifschitz and his puppy

: Lisa Serebin and Don Sullivan

: Kirk Dalrymple

: Bartenders

: Bill Hirsh at the podium

: Reception Ballroom

: Ron Flynn at the podium

: Jerome Fishkin at the podium

: Jerome Fishkin at the podium with the reception ballroom

: Bill Hirsh and Jerome Fishkin

: Ron Flynn at the podium with reception ballroom

: Andrea Fitanides and Caitlin May at the podium (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)

: Andrea Fitanides and Caitlin May (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP) at the Podium

: Okan Sengun at the podium with Ron Flynn and Bill Hirsh in the background

: Okan Sengun at the podium with the reception ballroom

: Ron Flynn and Okan Sengun

: Okan Sengun and husband Cip Cipriano

: Okan Sengun and husband Cip Cipriano

: Spencer Klaiber-Short, Okan Sengun and his husband Cip Cipriano

: Vince Cristosomo at the podium

: Jim McBride at the podium with Frank Bizzarro in the background

: Frank Bizzarro doing his thing at the live auction with Jim McBride in the background

: Live Auction Poster Bearers

: Jeff Jacobi in a bidding war at the live auction with Bizzarro staff

: Alex Taylor and Emily Nugent at the live auction

: Jeff Jacobi fighting hard in the live auction with the Bizzarro auction team

: Kathy Blackstone

: Jeff Jacobi and David Tsai at the live auction with Bizzarro staff

: Emily Heinzen (R) and auction winners

: Alex Taylor and Chuck Adams

: Mark Wolfgang, Lidia Lopez, and Zara Doddridge (L to R)

: Buffet!

: Beau Burbidge (middle) and friends

: Bill Hirsh, Joe Gorman and his partner Jeff (L to R)

: Brent, Friend, Riley Chang, and Lidia Lopez (L to R)

: Claudia, Scott Wiener, Ramon Miyar, and Caitlin May (L to R)

: Craig Hutchinson and Brandon Lawrence

: David Tsai and Mark Ryle

: David Tsai, Jeff Jacobi, Amanda Schapel, and Jeff Dulgar (L to R)

: Dusty Araujo and Jeff Dulgar

: Emily Heinzen, Robert Williams, Hannah Center and Kai Haswell (L to R)

: Emily Nugent, Bill Hirsh, Vince Cristosomo, and Vince Novak (L to R)

: Erin Brophy, Brian Brophy, Andrew Westley, and Sara Malan (L to R)

: Bill Hirsh (middle) and the Bizzarro Auction Team

: Gemma Yob and Bill Hirsh

: Glenn Gravlin, Carl Wolf, and Thompson Chambers (L to R)

: James, Mitchell Shapson, Scott Wiener, Amy Eskin, and Beau Burbidge (L to R)

: Jason and John Unruh

: Jeff, Andy Chu and his husband Evan (L to R)

: Jennifer Schuster and Jeff Jacobi

: Jeff Jacobi, Jeff Dulgar, and David Tsai – auction bidding war winner! (L to R)

: Jim McBride, Eric Bull, and Kirk Dalrymple from Yankee Clipper Travel Services (L to R)

: Jim McBride, Ron Flynn, and Bill Hirsh (L to R)

: Joe Olivo, Bill Hirsh, and Peter Brandon (L to R)

: John Hoffman and partner Kimberly Hathaway with Jim McBride (L to R)

: Karen Keen, Marc DeZordo, and Tracey Pierce (L to R)

: John Hoffman and partner Kimberly Hathaway

: John Hoffman and partner Kimberly Hathaway, Angela, Mary Lou Hely, and Alan (L to R)

: Lisa DiGiorgio-Haag, Joe Olivo, Beth Brandon, and Peter Brandon (L to R)

: Mark Wolfgang, Zara Doddridge, and Lidia Lopez (L to R)

: Okan Sengun, Spencer Klaiber-Short, Cip Cipriano, and friend (L to R)

: Cip Cipriano, Okan Sengun, and Bill Hirsh

: Peter Catalanotti, Jake, Stephan, and David Sims

: Phil and Virginia Richards

: Richard Hirsh and Amy Eskin

: Roberto Friedman, George Stewart, and Bill Hirsh (L to R)

: Roberto Quadra and Jennifer Schuster

: Rosalie Gearhart, Gary Israel, Richard Hirsh, Peter Brandon, and Greg Curatolo (L to R)

: Scott Wiener, Ryan, and friend (L to R)

: Shari Kumin and Steve Collier

: SKONA representatives

: Spencer Klaiber-Short, Yigit Ucar, and Shawn Matloob (L to R)

: Steve Reidy, Mark Ryle, and Bill Hirsh (L to R)

: Bizzarro Auction Team – Trish Adams, Frank Bizzarro, and Liza Bizzarro (L to R)

: Vince Cristosomo and Mick Robinson

: Vince Novak and Emily Nugent

: 2 friends, Trent Norris (middle), Adam Kretz, and Jeff (L to R)

: Tracy and Gary Israel

: Mary Lou Hely

: Yigit Ucar and Sara Malan with auction winners listings

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