24th Annual TNDC Pool Toss

Wet, wild and wacky fun returns for the 24th Annual Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation’s (TNDC) Pool Toss taking place at San Francisco’s hip Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Where else can you pay for the privilege of tossing your favorite Bay Area bigwig into a swimming pool all while raising funds for kids and families in San Francisco’s Tenderloin? This splashy, high-energy, only-in-San-Francisco soiree is known as the pool party of the year and, over the years, has raised more than $4 million for TNDC youth and family programs like the Tenderloin After-School Program (TASP). TNDC serves more than 3,600 of the lowest-income individuals in San Francisco’s Tenderloin and nearby neighborhoods.
This year’s TNDC Pool Toss will be co-hosted by Brian Copeland, Comedian, Writer, TV & Radio Host, and Radio Personality and Commentator Nikki Medoro. Notable emcees will introduce the illustrious tossees while the enthusiastic crowd bids on the chance to toss their favorite big shot into the pool of the Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink.

Confirmed Tossees include Sally Carlson, Managing Partner, Carlson Beck Recruiting; Alice Carr, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank; Assemblymember David Chiu & Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins; John Epstein, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank; Whitney Hudak, Corporate Counsel, Lyft & Symphonix Board; Bob & Mike Nibbi, President/Vice President & Project Executive, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors; Simon Sin, Owner, Cova Hotel, and the Women of PIXAR.

Confirmed emcees include Lenny Broberg, Inspector, Gang Task Force, SFPD; Cheryl Jennings, News Anchor, ABC7/KGO-TV; Steven Anthony Jones, Artistic Director, The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre; A.J. Kirsch, Actor, HoodSlam Wrestler & Color Commentator; Empress XXX Donna Sachet, TV Host, Performer, Columnist. Additional emcees will be announced soon. The evening’s event chairs are Laura King Pfaff and Jim Losi.

The festivities will also include hosted bars and tasty bites from some of the Bay Area’s most popular restaurants, including ALTA CA, Bar San Pancho, Bob’s Steak & Chop House, Brenda’s French Soul Food, Chambers Eat + Drink, Farallon, Jane on Larkin, La Mediterranée, Nob Hill Pizza & Popcorn, P’Nosh Catering, Smitten's Ice Cream and 25 Lusk. With entertainment by TNDC Pool Toss fave The Fabulous Bud E. Luv Show; DJ Pause and more. Guests can take wacky photos in Das Bus, a Volkswagen bus photo booth. Bonhams auctioneer Aaron Bastian will lead the high-energy live auction, while the burly and brawny lifeguards from Fitness SF will be rescue ready if the need arises.

Our 2016 Cartoonist Chuck Whelon has crafted this year’s cartoon and graphics.

The unforgettable figures that have participated in past TNDC Pool Tosses include players from the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Forty Niners and Oakland Raiders, Robin Williams, MC Hammer, Team Twitter, Bob Weir, Kristi Yamaguchi, Jonny Moseley, Willie Brown, Gavin Newsom, Todd Traina, Stephan Jenkins, Cheryl Jennings, Janet Reilly, A.J. Kirsch, Phil Ginsburg, Donna Sachet, Senator Mark Leno, Kevin Causey, David Gockley, Schuyler Hudak, David Perry, Sharon Seto … and many more!

TNDC Pool Toss tickets are $125 each; sponsorships start at $1,000. For more information on TNDC’s Pool Toss, visit http://www.tndc.org/PoolToss; call (415) 358-3906 or contact llinker [at] tndc.org.

Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
TNDC’s mission is to provide affordable housing and services for low-income people in the Tenderloin and throughout San Francisco, and to promote equitable access to opportunity and resources.

With 33 buildings in several San Francisco neighborhoods, TNDC provides homes and support services to more than 3,600 low-income seniors, families, people with disabilities, emancipated youth and formerly homeless individuals. With a focus on community development, the organization’s work includes on-site social work services to help tenants stay housed, an after-school program for children and youth, and a community organizing program that encourages all community members to get involved and make a positive impact in their neighborhoods.

Since its founding in 1981, TNDC has been committed to serving the lowest-income individuals in the City by providing the most basic foundation for prosperity: a place to call home.

Find us on Twitter @TNDC
Find us on Facebook: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation

WHAT:
The 24th Annual TNDC Pool Toss

WHEN:
Tuesday, October 18 from 6pm – 9:30pm

WHERE:
Poolside at the Phoenix Hotel/Chambers Eat + Drink, 601 Eddy Street (at
Larkin), San Francisco

TICKETS:
$125 each; available online at http://www.tndc.org/PoolToss or by calling TNDC at
(415) 358-3906; sponsorships available beginning at $1,000.


EVENT INFORMATION:

Hosts:
Brian Copeland, Comedian, Writer, TV & Radio Host, and Nikki Medoro, KGO Radio personality

Event Chairs
Laura King Pfaff & Jim Losi

Tossees
Sally Carlson, Managing Partner, Carlson Beck Recruiting
Alice Carr, Senior Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank
Assemblymember David Chiu & Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins
John Epstein, Executive Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank
Whitney Hudak, Corporate Counsel, Lyft & Symphonix Board
Bob & Mike Nibbi, President/Vice President & Project Executive, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors
Simon Sin, Owner, Cova Hotel
Women of PIXAR

Emcees:
Lenny Broberg, Inspector, Gang Task Force, SFPD
Cheryl Jennings, News Anchor, ABC7/KGO-TV
Steven Anthony Jones, Artistic Director, The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
A.J. Kirsch, Actor, HoodSlam Wrestler & Color Commentator
Empress XXX Donna Sachet, TV Host, Performer, Columnist

Entertainment and special features:
The Fabulous Bud E. Luv Show, TNDC Pool Toss fave
Das Bus, photo booth on wheels in a vintage Volkswagen bus
DJ Pause
Bonhams Auctioneer Aaron Bastian
Lifeguards from Fitness SF

Food Sponsors:
ALTA CA
Bar San Pancho
Bob’s Steak & Chop House
Brenda’s French Soul Food
Chambers Eat + Drink
Farallon
Jane on Larkin
La Mediterranée
Nob Hill Pizza & Popcorn
P’Nosh Catering
Smitten's Ice Cream
25 Lusk
and more!

Beverage Sponsors:
Cumaica Coffee
DBI Beverage
Deerfield Ranch Winery
Peroni Nastro Azzurro
The Bell Tower

Hosted Bar Service:
The 2016 Celebrity Signature Cocktail is “The Smarttini” named for 2015 Top Tossee: Susan Smartt, Executive Vice President, Related California Residential

FOR MORE INFO:
Visit TNDC’s website at http://www.tndc.org/PoolToss, call (415) 358-3906 or contact llinker [at] tndc.org.