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Power Lunch
with
Warren Buffett

Auction Runs
June 5-10, 2011, 7:30PM PDT

WARREN BUFFETT will host a lunch to benefit GLIDE and its programs. The lunch will be up for bid on eBay beginning June 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm PDT and close June 10, 2011 at 7:30 pm PDT.Mr. Buffett will dine with the winning bidder and up to seven friends at Smith & Wollensky in New York City on a mutually agreed upon date.

All bidders must pre-qualify. The opening bid is $25,000.

100% of proceeds from the winning bid will benefit GLIDE, one of the leading social service institutions working to alleviate human suffering and poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Buffett has described GLIDE as “...maybe the most effective organization I’ve seen for people down on their luck. It takes people who have hit bottom and brings them back. I’ve seen it with my own eyes.”

About GLIDE:

Each year, GLIDE helps thousands of men, women, and children confront and overcome the effects of human suffering, poverty and homelessness through comprehensive services that emphasize unconditional love, healing, personal empowerment and self-affirmation. GLIDE provides these comprehensive services to more than 3,000 individuals every day and feeds over a million meals a year.

Founded over 45 years ago by Rev. Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani, GLIDE has been a spiritual home for all people and has brought social justice, love, courage and leadership to the community. Today, with Cecil and Janice in the roles of Founder and Founding President, GLIDE is directed by Kristen G. Yamamoto and Rita Shimmin, the Co-Executive Directors, who bring a wealth of compassion and experience to the task of continuing GLIDE’s impact and success in the coming years.

Warren Buffett June 2011

Guy Spier, 2007 Auction Winner

Courtenay Wolfe, Salida Capital 2009 Auction Winner

GLIDE Provides...

Health Clinic • Mental Healthcare • HIV/AIDS Services • Addiction Recovery • Women’s Services
Licensed Child Care • Sunday Celebrations • Free Meals • Crisis Center • Rooftop Garden
Permanent Housing • Community Advocacy • Youth Programs • Domestic Violence Recovery
After School Programs and much more…

We invite you to make
a donation to GLIDE

Follow GLIDE:

To learn more about GLIDE’s programs, please visit glide.org

GLIDE 330 Ellis Street San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 674-6072 | tthorpe@glide.org

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