Our Beginnings

It began with a friendship and a desire to help, and remains so today. With each new turn Summer Lovin' finds more friendships in their new supporters.

When an educator and a marketing executive, two good friends, embrace a goal together, it becomes a reality. In 2002, one was diagnosed with Leukemia and was told there was nothing that could be done to help her at the moment. Rather than sit around feeling disempowered by this turn in life, she rallied her friends around her. They came up with a plan. They set out to have her be named Woman of the Year by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for raising more money than anyone else in San Francisco, and also to revitalize a local one-on-one tutoring program for low-income children called Back On Track, with a vital infusion of cash. These two powerful women decided to combine forces and a powerful combination it was. In 2003, their first year of inception, they raised almost $130,000 in one evening!

Summer Lovin' is now a group of concerned citizens in San Francisco who come together to create a high profile fundraising reception to raise awareness and money for worthy causes.

Our Mission

Summer Lovin' has a simple mission - to share the love. Summer Lovin' shares with local and national charities a commitment to helping underprivileged children develop into healthy, productive, caring adults. To support this commitment, Summer Lovin' organizes its signature fundraiser and smaller yearly events to bring generous, caring people together for fun and philanthropic giving.

 

Event History

Past non-profit organizations supported by Summer Lovin’

 

From first grade through high school graduation, each FOTC SF child has a full-time, paid, professional mentor to help them grow into positive, creative, caring members of our San Francisco community. Please join Summer Lovin’ and UbiSoft in supporting Friends of the Children San Francisco’s progressive and positive approach to bringing a quality childhood to underprivileged kids in San Francisco.

 

Back on Track was founded in 1988 as an interfaith collaborative effort between Third Baptist Church and Temple Emanu-El. The unique partnership has crossed religious and cultural differences to build bridges of opportunity for K-12 students. As a non-denominational community based program, Back on Track has served over 2,000 young people from diverse multicultural populations throughout San Francisco.

 

The Imagine Bus Project is a community arts organization that address the lack of arts education and activities in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade by providing comprehensive arts and crafts programs to inner city children.

 

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services.