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Trails Forever Dinner 2022

Thank you for a wonderful evening

Illustration of the Campfire Circle at the Presidio Tunnel Tops with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
The 20th Annual Trails Forever Dinner is on Friday, September 30th.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 20th celebration of the much-beloved Trails Forever Gala at Presidio Tunnel Tops on Sept. 30, 2022. Over 800 guests paid tribute to event founders Julie Haas, Julie Parish, and Mark Buell, and raised over $1.25 million for park trails, projects, and programs.

Park leaders kicked off a year of 50th Anniversary events for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, including the debut of Headlands Brewing Company's 50th Anniversary series of four park IPAs (support the parks by purchasing this commemorative beer as we celebrate our anniversary year). Sweeping views provided the perfect backdrop for enjoying lively music and entertainment, gourmet cocktails, hearty food stations and cozy campfires.

The anniversary planning committee was admirably led by co-chairs Ali Fried, Amanda Hoenigman, Alex Lyon, and Melanie Peña. A huge thank-you to all our committee members and sponsors:

Trails Forever CommitteeCo-Chairs Ali FriedAmanda HoenigmanAlex LyonMelanie Peña Kelly AndersonSuzanne BadenhoopLinda Behnke
Genny Biggs
Halle Cane
Lisa Congdon
Martha Ehmann ConteDanelle EbbelJosselyn EcclestonAllison Eisenhardt
Tracy FalconerElizabeth FattouhRandi FisherKim Newell Green
Kelly HalperMindy HendersonMelanie HoeferKaty Hope
Linda HowellEmilie Lynch
Maggie MackMackenzie MayleLeslie Olrich
Su-Moon Paik
Julie ParishCharlotte Haas Prime
Jane Prior
Susie Hall SawyerHolly TeliskaClayton TimbrellStephanie TuttleJennifer VanderMarckMissy Lahren WaytenaRobyn Wilkinson
Christine WillandMary WolfeCathy Ye Honorary CommitteeJanice Barger
Catherine Bradford
Mark Buell
Nancy Hellman Bechtle (in memorium)
Martha Ehmann ConteAllison Eisenhardt
Randi Fisher
Julie FlynnJessica Parish Galloway
Julie HaasMindy Henderson
Linda Howell
Kelly HalperKathy KimballAnne Dickerson Lind
Stephanie Mellin
Julie ParishCharlotte Haas PrimeAmy Metzler Ritter
Staci Slaughter 

Thank You to our Sponsors! 
 Trail Blazers
Allie and Wally Hays
Pisces Foundation
 
Trail BuildersLinda and Andrew AchJohn Atwater and Diana Nelson
Suzanne Badenhoop and Guy Lampard
Julie and Greg Flynn
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Patsy Ishiyama
The Miner Anderson Family Foundation
Julie and Will Parish
Gordon Ritter and Amy Metzler Ritter
 
Trail Trekkers
Darren and Samantha Bechtel
Eliza Brown and Hal Candee
Ali and Rocky Fried
Diana Kapp and David Singer
Mimi and Dan Kingsley
Melanie Peña and Mark PerryThe Sanger Family Foundation
Chris Schaepe and Jenny Chiu
Dale Stancliff, Jr. Fund
 
Trail NomadsDan and Stacey Case Family FoundationKathrin Dellago and Doug Dossey
Allison and Jesse EisenhardtJames Greene
Kathryn Hall and Tom Knutsen
Andy and Emilie LynchThe Marchetti FamilyRobert and Cristina Morris
Noelle Montgomery and Dan Janney
Katie Albright and Jake Schatz
Andrew and Elizabeth Spokes
Lynn and Pete Wendell
 
Trail Stewards
Christina AdamsAlcatraz City Cruises
Claire and Eric Alt
Anonymous
Matt and Janice Barger
Tom and Lily BeischerHelen Berggruen
Bob Brown and Su-Moon PaikShawn and Brook ByersHalle and Casey CaneCharles and Margaret Charnas
City National Bank
Jane and Chris Cote-CookJames and Penny Coulter
Greg Dalton and Lucia ChoiMichael and Holly Cuggino
Rebecca S. Draper Fund
Will Evers and Melinda Ellis EversThe Fish Benoist Family Fund
Casey and Keith Giarman
John and Marcia GoldmanHolly Hagens and Tod Sisitsky
Kelly and Mike Halper
Amber Hill and David McCloskey
Melanie and Kurt Hoefer
Amanda and Vince Hoenigman
Kerry and Sean Honey
Martha KropfLynn and David LewisMichael and Alison MauzeMike Montgomery and Sarah Ives
Meridee MooreDevon and Kelly Porpora
Josh Prime and Charlotte Haas Prime
Staci and Jamie Slaughter
Clayton and Erica Timbrell
Leslie Walker and Bob Coey
Grace Won and Richard Holden

Trail Makers
Kelly and Sig Anderson
Amy Banse and Joe DworetzkyKirsten and Michael Beckwith
Linda and Nils BehnkeLisa Bransten and John Rumsey
Doug and Shannon Cogen
Christine ComafordCarla and David Crane
Kerry and Richard Daniel
Cathy and Sandy Dean
Lauren and Matt DillardAndrea Evans and Chris Lehane
Ahmed and Elizabeth Fattouh
Kate Ditzler and Stuart Gasner
Stacey Dunn-Emke and John GnuseCamelia and Matt Field
Sarah Flynn and Don Libbey
Sarah and Joe Gallo
Curtis and Christine GardnerCarrie and John GoodmanMartha and James Gregg
Jennifer and Randy Gridley
Tom and Liz Hale
Michelle and Jody HarrisCharlene HarveyJennifer and David Hatfield
Linda and Larry Howell
Bill Hudson
Michelle Keene and Mark TelliniKathy Kimball
Megan Collins KochThe Landa Family
Randall Laroche and David Laudon
Marie and Barry LipmanSusan Lowenberg and Joyce Newstat
Alex and David Lyon
Maggie and Carter Mack
Evan Marwell and Tracy Leeds
Rob and Mackenzie Mayle
Cathy and Howard MorelandAnna Morfit
Jeff and Shay MorrisPatricia Munter and Jeffrey LoomansMaureen Offer and Alex Hanley
Leslie and Scott Olrich
Diane Parish and Paul Gelburd
Laura and David Perry
Mrs. Holly PetersonCameron Phleger and Michael Horwitz
Rynn Pressick and Christian Sowul
Janie and Weston Richardson
Helen and Allan Ridley
Beverly Riehm and Randy Borcherding
Shipley and Tony Salewski
Ivan Samuels and Maribel Guevara
Charles Slaughter and Molly WestDana Marohn Spiliotis and Charles SpiliotisLouis and Mary Stervinou
Susan Gilmore Stone and Prescott W. Stone
Tom and Kristin Sverchek
Ellen and Steve TaylorMichael Texido and Melinda Henderson
Jerry Tone and Martha WyckoffSusan and David Tunnell
Mariana Gantus Wall and Douglas Wall
Abbey and Paul WalkerAlexandra and Spencer Wells
Lisa and Greg WendtMatthew Werdegar and Monique Shaulis
Mary and Michael Wolfe
Alexis Woods and Daniel DonahoeAnne and Montgomery Woods
Roger and Ruth Wu
 Trail Hikers
AnonymousKyle and Christian Baker
Ann and Chris BarberBob and Stacey Basso
Cindy Black
Josie Brownback
Lesley Bunim and Michael JensenKelli and Steve BurrillHalle and Casey Cane
Felicia Chiu and Luke Teeple
Lisa Congdon and Randy Single
Curzon Family
Marnie Burke de Guzman and Rene de GuzmanRick and Erin DarwinAmy Dunphy and Anthony Keris
Josselyn and Matt Eccleston
Tracy and Cameron Falconer
Liz and Chris FaralliSusie and Alan Greinetz
Leslie Haddock and Kevin Linker
Cheryl HainesKimberley HarmonMiranda Heller and Mark SalkindRoss and Vicky HiattKaty and Tom Hope
Michelle and Justin HughesMonali and Bill Jhaveri-Weeks
Karen and Ramsey JishiDavid Katz and Betsy WhiteDebbie and Scott Kay
Heather Keenan
Michael and Laura Kim
Susie Kinkead and Jerry McMahonCaitlyn and Dan Krebs
Celia Lenson and Dr. Richard Lenson
Jacopo and Robyn LenziSuzanne and Tim Leonoudakis
Ann Marinovich
Elaine and Edward Miranda, M.D.
Shannon and Shawn O'Neill
Devangi and Akki PatelJim and Vicki Penny
Pam and Jack Preston
Louisa RitterToby and Sally RosenblattPam and Chris Rupright
Rich Rusnack and Laura MoonTracy and Michael SimmonsElaine and Graham Smith
Drs. Jill Spangenberg and Jerry Barakos
The Ken and Barbara Strong Donor Fund
Maureen Sullivan
Tricia Tanoury
Emily and Chad Taylor
James and JoAnn ToStephanie Tuttle and Ramsey Walker
Nancy and John Valente
Missy Lahren and Bill WaytenaSharon and Russell Woo
Christine Willand and Richard WoodCarlie Wilmans
Cynthia Woods
Cathy Ye and Stephen Altamirano
Anna Maria Zara and Bob English