For the second year in a row, I am proud to serve as the captain of a twelve-member relay team of runners which will make the journey from Calistoga to Santa Cruz on foot during the last weekend in April. The team, Faster by the Dozen, will forfeit a night of sleep and two days of showers in favor of a weekend of living out of vans and running continuously ...
Bay Localize, a Non-Profit, Receives the Prize Money
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 26, 2008) - Degenkolb Engineers wrote a check today for $5,000 to Bay Localize, a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit designated by the winner of the 2008 “Sustainability Challenge,” an environmentally friendly design competition.
This year’s award went to a self-employed structural engineer Kate Stillwell for designing a handbag and hat made from recycled plastic bags. She made both items by fusing together 16 ...
Leap... imagination in learning, best known for the annual Sandcastle Classic at Ocean Beach each Fall, is now proudly offering a second chance to support its artist-in-residency programs. The Leap Spring Gala will be held Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at the Bently Reserve in downtown San Francisco, featuring live art installations, student performances, premiere screening of the new Sandcastle Classic documentary, and an awards program ...
Hello Everyone:
Thought I would share some details of my upcoming trip - some of you may already know that I’m taking part in the 2008 Plymouth Bamako Challenge, a 4,000 mile car rally from London to Timbuktu, Mali (that's in Africa for the geographically challenged) with the principle aim of helping charitable causes while also having a little on and off-road fun through ancient European capitals, Moroccan Kasbahs and Saharan sand dunes.
For an idea of the terrain we'll be covering ...