Saturday, May 10, 2025
11am – 2pm
San Francisco Botanical Garden, Celebration Garden
Please save the date and join us on Saturday, May 10, 2025 for Gala for the Gardens, the Gardens of Golden Gate Park’s signature fundraising event of the year.
Co-Chairs
Claire Myers
A life-long resident of San Francisco’s Richmond District, Claire Myers is actively involved in the health and welfare of this vibrant neighborhood and its natural places: Myers has served on the board of GGGP for a decade; partnered with the City’s Recreation and Park Department, the Presidio Trust, San Francisco Parks Alliance, Supervisors, and countless others to rebuild a decrepit playground as a Founding member of Friends of Mountain Lake Park Playground; and served on the Board of the Planning Association of the Richmond, San Francisco’s largest membership-based neighborhood organization, and advocates for projects related to recreation, transportation, and the district’s physical and social environment. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley, UPenn, and the Wright Institute.
Nicola Miner
Nicola Miner is founder of the Miner Anderson Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds small arts organizations and human rights education in California. She is also a founder of the Baker Street Foundation, a non-profit whose goal is to fund San Francisco arts organizations, cancer research and environmental causes. She recently retired as an instructor of English composition at several Bay Area community colleges. Ms. Miner is also on the California Arts Council and is vice chair of the Presidio Trust. She has a degree in History from Brown University, a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and a master’s degree in English literature from Mills College.
2025 Gala Committee
Ayodele Abdul-Hadi |
Donald Baldocchi |
Sarah Barron |
Margot Biehle |
Christina Bowie |
Shannon Davis |
Drew Denbo |
Stacey Estes |
William & Ellen Fleishhacker |
Karin Flood |
Jessica Galloway |
Adam Greenspan |
Elizabeth Ireland |
Nicola James |
Janelle Loevner |
Cristina Mancini |
Cindy McColl |
Eva Monroe |
Melissa Olson |
Kimi Peters |
Jennifer Petersen |
Marjan Philhour |
Cameron Phleger |
Sarah Ryan |
Juliet Sampson |
Ian Shea |
Sandra Swanson |
Fei Tsen |
Ruth Wilcox |
Alexis Woods |
Susan Zetzer |
A note about event tickets/sponsorship and donor advised funds:
I.R.S. regulations prohibit the purchase of any portion of an event ticket with a donor advised fund. For information on how you can support the Gala with a grant from your donor advised fund, email Lynn Eve at lekomaromi@gggp.org.