Save-the-Best for Least: Oct. 30, 2008

Gawad Kalinga-San Diego

and

Co-Chairs

Tony & Grace Olaes
Allan & Megan Camaisa
Tony & Precy Pizarro

present

"BEST FOR LEAST"
San Diego 2008

An Elegant Vintage Cocktail Reception & Extraordinary Benefit Show

featuring

A Concert by Ryan Cayabyab & the Ryan Cayabyab Singers (RCS)
A Poignant Painting Exhibit by Joey Velasco
A Guest Performance by Stephanie Reese



October 30, 2008
6-9pm

The Celestial Ballroom
U.S. Grant Hotel*
326 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-3121


Suggested Attire
Elegant Vintage or Contemporary Cocktail Dress or Suit
with Cocktail Hats

$125 per guest
(100 % tax deductible payable to Event Fiscal Agent,
San Diego Institute for Community Development.
Please mail check by Oct. 24, 2008 to
SDICD, P.O. Box 1252, Bonita, Ca 91908


For last minute confirmations
please contact Betty Bael
by Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008.

artsygutsy@gmail.com, (619) 934-8479

At the door payments may be received
for good as paid reservations made by Tuesday, 10/28.



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*($12 discounted parking rate &
$229++ discounted hotel room rate for overnight event guests)

The Featured Artists

Pianist-Composer-Hitmaker Ryan Cayabyab
& the Ryan Cayabyab Singers

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Poignant Painter Joey Velasco

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Singer-Actress Stephanie Reese of Miss Saigon

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The Event Beneficiaries

Proceeds from this charity event will benefit

The Ryan Cayabyab GK Village

and

The Joey Velasco GK Village.


This event also hopes to create more awareness about GK
in the San Diego community and beyond.

To know more about



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The Event Fiscal Agent

SDICD is the Event Fiscal Agent of "Best for Least".
It is a non-profit registered organization in San Diego with EIN 26-2196766
and mailing address at P.O. Box 1252, Bonita, Ca 91908.

The mission of the San Diego Institute for Community Development (SDICD) is to encourage underrepresented communities to participate in the election process.

In the spirit of Best for Least, the organizers of this event want to remind everybody that voting is free and your vote can make change. We encourage the Filipino American Community to take part in this coming election November 4th and exercise their right to vote. If you need information on voting, please go to our website www.SanDiegoICD.com and visit our display at Best for Least.

The Venue

The Celestial Ballroom

Originally opening as the Bivouac Grill with walls bearing vignettes of General Grant’s historic battles in the 1920’s & 30’s, the Celestial Ballroom was the famed Plata Real night club and San Diego’s speak-easy; through the 1940’s & 50’s this room became “The Little Club” and hosted Hollywood’s greatest swing bands and their avid followers; upon the hotel's re-opening, it is their “ballroom under the stars” 5,590 square feet.

The US Grant Hotel: A Luxury Collection

In October 2006, THE US GRANT completed an unprecedented $60 million dollar renovation and debuted as one of the newest members of Starwood Hotel’s elite hotel division, THE LUXURY COLLECTION. A stay with THE LUXURY COLLECTION is a rich distinct platter of the land’s best offerings. Guests will receive luminous patterns of culture and terrain, and intimacy with a region’s most wondrous foods, local treasures and customs. You will find our hotel will offer an unforgettable experience, an opportunity for guests to experience old-world comfort and grandeur blended with contemporary luxury and a setting that speaks to the standard of service and unparalleled experience.

For Overnight Accommodation of Event Guests

A special guest room rate of $229.00++ is given to "Best for Least" guests who intend to stay overnight (good for 10/30/08 only).

When making reservations, please identify yourselves as guests of the GK Fundraiser. GK is not, however, responsible for any reservations nor payment made by "Best for Least" event guests.

This special rate is subject to applicable tax currently at 10.5% as well as a 2.065% assessment fee.

The Suggested Attire

IDEAS ON HOW TO DRESS FOR A COCKTAIL PARTY



For the Ladies
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For the Gentlemen
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A Note About Cocktail Hats

Anyone who recalls the '30's and '40's heyday of the small hat known as the "cocktail hat," will understand why this sophisticated little hat is making such a comeback.

Perched forward on the head, often at a tilt over one eye, and generally with a veil, no other hat in history has provided a look that is so feminine, romantic, and seductive, all at the same time. Called the "cocktail hat" because it was usually worn in the evening, some are also wonderful daytime hats for a wedding or a tea.

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Click here for more hats




Click here for Vintage Fashions

(go to Index, then Fashions, then 1920's Dress Styles, etc)




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