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2nd Annual Fundraising Gala and Silent Auction with Keynote Speaker David Wolfe
Emcee - Roberta Romero, King-5 News
Saturday, February 16, 2008
6:00 p.m. -
10:00 p.m.
Columbia Tower Club
701 Fifth Avenue, Floor 76
Seattle, Washington
Special Lecture with David Wolfe
Sunday,
February 17, 2008
2:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Bastyr
University Auditorium
14500 Juanita Drive NE
Kenmore, Washington
About the Gala Event
Please join Raw Network of Washington for our 2nd Annual Fundraising Gala, Gourmet Raw Foods Dinner, and Silent Auction! We are pleased to announce that our keynote speaker this year is David "Avocado" Wolfe, World Authority on Chocolate, Raw-Food Nutrition, Superfoods, Herbal Healing, and having the best day EVER!
Our 2008 black-tie event will be held for the second consecutive year at the Columbia Tower Club, one of the world's most renowned private dining clubs. With stunning views of Seattle, Puget Sound, and the surrounding snow-capped mountains, this event will be an awe-inspiring night to remember. The evening will feature a silent auction, a 4-course gourmet raw foods dinner prepared by the chefs of the Columbia Tower Club, and event attendees will have an opportunity to win a one-on-one private meal with David Wolfe the following day!
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About our Keynote Speaker, David "Avocado" Wolfe
David is
considered by peers to be one of the world’s leading
authorities on nutrition. David is the author of Naked
Chocolate, Eating
For Beauty and The Sunfood Diet Success System. David works,
in conjunction with
Sunfood Nutrition™, to develop, market
and distribute some of the world's most wonderful and exotic
organic food items. David and Sunfood Nutrition were the
first to bring raw and organic: cacao beans/nibs (raw
chocolate), goji berries, Incan berries, cacao butter, cacao
powder, powdered encapsulated mangosteen, maca extract and
cold-pressed coconut oil into general distribution in North
America. Known for extraordinary qua
lity control and ethical
production, these products and many others developed by
David and Sunfood Nutrition lead the field. David
Wolfe has degrees in Mechanical and Environmental
Engineering and Political Science. He has studied at many
institutions including Oxford University. He concluded his
formal education by receiving a Juris Doctor in Law from the
University of San Diego. Currently, David still participates
in higher education as a professor of nutrition for Dr.
Gabriel Cousens’ masters degree program on live-food
nutrition. David Wolfe is the middle son of two
medical doctors, which provides him with a unique
perspective in the health field. Since 1995, David
Wolfe has given over 1,000 health lectures and seminars
in the United States, Canada, Europe, the South Pacific,
Central America and South America. He hosts at least six
health, fitness and adventure retreats each year at various
retreat centers around the world. David is the founder
of the non-profit
Fruit Tree
Planting Foundation whose goal is to plant 18 billion
fruit trees on planet Earth. David is also the founder of,
and leading contributor to, the internet’s only Peak
Performance and Nutrition online magazine:
www.thebestdayever.com. As part of his
action-packed schedule, David also coaches and feeds
Hollywood producers and celebrities as well as some of the
world's leading business people and entrepreneurs. David is
currently completing several new books, and occasionally
plays drums for the raw rock and roll group — The Healing
Waters Band (www.thehealingwatersband.com).
In 2004, David starred as "Avocado" in the reality
television show Mad Mad House airing on the Science Fiction
Channel. Other than a passion for nutrition and music,
David’s favorite hobbies include: hiking, yoga, literature,
writing, alchemy, chemistry, wild adventures, hot springs
soaking, planting fruit trees, spending time with loved ones
and having The Best Day Ever!
About our First Annual Event
Our keynote speakers last year were raw food authors Victoria Boutenko and Paul Nison. Our silent auction included raw and raw-friendly business contributors such as Hippocrates Health Institute, Sunfood Nutrition, E3Live, VegNews Magazine, HealthForce Nutritionals, Maya Whole Health Studio, Chaco Canyon Cafe, RawVegan Source, Sidecar for Pigs Peace, and many more. While we were able to raise approximately $15,000 last year toward our goal of opening the world's first raw foods community center - we have quite a ways to go to reach our $100,000 goal!
Tickets for the Gala Event
Tickets for the event are $100. Please note that this event sold out last year and will sell out again. Click the button below to purchase tickets. 10% off is available for Raw Network of Washington members.
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Information For Business Owners
If you are a raw-friendly business owner or if you know one who would like to find out how to become an event sponsor, auction item donor, or table for Sunday's event, please visit this page.
Getting Involved
For information about joining our Gala Event Planning Committee, please contact Monika Kinsman, Executive Director, at (206) 923-8908. Committee members receive discounted tickets to the event.
About Sunday's Special Lecture at Bastyr University
Sad to be missing Saturday's big event or just can't get enough? Don't fret! This is annual fundraising weekend and because last year's event sold out, we want to give people a 2nd chance to see David in a less formal environment. At this event, David will be talking for a 3-full hours on the secrets of EATING FOR BEAUTY, the SUNFOOD DIET SUCCESS SYSTEM, and the BEST DAY EVER! For a biography of David Wolfe, please read the description provided earlier on this page.
What Else is Happening on Sunday?
Just like when we brought Matt Monarch, Jenna Norwood, and Victoria Boutenko to town for our other Bastyr events earlier this year, there will be vendors on-site to show off their latest products. Come find out what's new with RawVegan Source, dalene's, High Country Kombucha, HealthForce Nutritionals, Amy Skin Care, URI International, and more. David Wolfe will be available to sign books at the conclusion of the lecture as well, and he will be bringing all of his products with him. Finally, as an extension of the fundraising weekend, there will be opportunities to join our organization or donate money toward our nonprofit organization. Our goal is to open the world's first raw foods community center and every winter we go into fund-raising mode.
Purchasing Tickets for Sunday's Event
$20 - Students/Seniors/Disabled
$28 - Raw NOW Paid
Members
$35 - General Public
Please note while advanced tickets for this event
are not required and may be purchased at the door, please
note that tickets purchased at the door on the day of the
event will be an additional $10. Please contact (206) 923-8908 for
questions. Click the button below to purchase tickets.
ASL Interpreters
We will be providing ASL interpreters for Sunday's lecture at Bastyr University.