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Leah & Chris Steinbruner
P E N I N S U L A S C E N E
Pine Brothers
Charity Press Launch
More than 100 revelers were on hand to celebrate
the launch of Pine Bros Charity Press, a children's
book division of the Pine Bros company, created to
raise funds for pediatric cancer research at Lucille
Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto. The event
was held at the Pebble Beach home of Rider and
Victoria McDowell. Guests mingled with the authors
while dancing to the music of the Biff Smith Trio.
Stu Reynolds, Heath Proskin, Biff Smith
Kevin Cook, Aidan Godina, Chris Yujuico
Chiu, Errol McDowell, Craig Yujuico Chiu
Mary Kyle, Elizabeth Murray,
Catherine Barnes
Thea Montella, Stefano Cacace,
Carey Gorgolinski, Bryan Jaeger
Sam & Donna McDowell
Anne Crisan, Barbie
Carlsburg, Bud Smith
Tom Byrne, Marilyn Getas-Burn,
Susan & Jim Lansbury
Frank Chiu, Tracy Yujuico
Chiu, Nancy & Mike Cook
Robert & Evelyn Franco
Shannon McGee,
Chris D'Amelio
Mary & Alex Spence
Walter, Shyamala, Deborah,
and Kyle White
JC & Sarah Myers
Photos by Kelli Uldall
Victoria McDowell, Luca &
Katrina Maestri, Rider McDowell
