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The Cause
United Way’s SparkPoint centers are community-based, one-stop-centers where low-income residents can access a full range of services to move out of poverty. Proceeds from Light the Spark will pay for struggling families to work with financial coaches, gain access to education. training, and career development, and create pathways for their long-term success.
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The Food and Wine
Off the Grid, San Francisco’s hip roaming culinary extravaganza, comes to Light the Spark straight from the streets of the city. Off the Grid marketplaces have been popping up around the San Francisco, bringing delicious, unique, sustainable food to our neighborhoods. Attendees will also be imbibing selections from Banshee Wines, a winery dedicated to producing benchmark wines without the cult wine prices.

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The Entertainment
Light the Spark attendees will be enjoying the sounds Santos Perdidos. With its strong vocal harmonies and rich sound, the band’s expanding repertoire includes traditional music from Cuba, Peru, Colombia, Mexico & Spain and will soon include original compositions. We’ll also hear DJ Mike Holmes spin to heighten our ambience.
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The Venue
Public Works is a multifaceted industrial space in San Francisco’s Mission District. It consists of a performance/event space, bar, art gallery and artist work shop/community room. During the day, artists produce work that will come to light as the sun goes down and the electronic and indie music scenes bubble up to fill this new home for the SF Underground.
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Stay for Public Works 1 Year Anniversary!

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Emerging Leaders

United Way of the Bay Area’s Emerging Leaders is a dynamic group of young professionals driven to create lasting change through philanthropy, volunteerism and community leadership.  Emerging Leaders donate $1,000 or more annually toward our goal of cutting poverty in half in the Bay Area by 2020.  United Way of the Bay Area provides our members with opportunities to make a meaningful difference in our community through exclusive volunteer experiences, networking events, and professional development opportunities.  

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