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Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Annual Celebration
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Join us for a lively conversation with Guest of Honor John Hockenberry. Journalist, Novelist and Playwright, Blogger, Performer

October 12, 2006 5:30 - 7:30pm

Hosted hors d'oeuvres and wine
No-host bar

Julia Morgan Ballroom / 15th Floor
The Merchants Exchange Building
465 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Corporate Sponsorship Benefits

Champion - $10,000

Advocate - $5,000

Patron - $2,500

Friend - $1,000

Individual Sponsorship Benefits

Individual Sponsor - $1,000

Individual Patron - $500

Individual Advocate - $325

Individual Tickets

Per person - $175
Per person, disability community - $95

DREDF is deeply grateful to our early major sponsors: Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson Foundation, The National football league and Kaiser Permanente.
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ACCOMMODATIONS The Merchants Exchange Building is wheelchair accessible, and sign language interpreters will be provided. Please call Angela Hom at DREDF 510.644.2555 (voice/TTY) with any other accommodations you require. Please refrain from using scented products. Thank you! TRANSPORTATION Location is accessible from the Montgomery BART station.

Parking Garages near the Merchants Exchange Building

465 California Street (near Montgomery)

 

NOTE:  465 California will “cone” the lane in front of the building for drop-offs beginning at 4:00—there is NO parking from 3:00 – 7:00 on California or ANY of the nearby Financial District streets.

Recommended: St. Mary’s Square  - 1.5 - 2 BLOCKS FROM VENUE:

  1. St. Mary’s Square: 651 California (between Grant & Kearney): enter on Kearny or California.  Kearny is the most level entrance.   

    $3.00 per half hour until 6:00PM.  After 6:00 - $1.50 per

    Arriving at 5:00 and exiting at 8:00 would cost:  $6.00 + $3.00 = $9.00

  1. Bank of America Center: 555 California, large and closer (1 block away), more expensive, enter on Pine.  Open 24 hours

    Until 5:00 - $4.00 per 20 minutes.  After 5:00 – flat fee is $10.00/p>

    Arrival at 5:00, exiting at 8:00 - $ 22

  1. Portsmouth Square: 733 Kearny (between Clay & Washington)– Open 24 hours

    From 5:00 – 6:00 - $3.00 After 5:00 – flat fee is $6.00

    Arrival at 5:00, exiting at 8:00 - $9

  1. Embarcadero Center:  Four of these on Clay (between Clay & Battery @ Sacramento; between Clay & David; and two between Clay & Drumm..  Open 24 hours

    After 5:00:  $3.00 per hour

    Arrival at 5:00, exiting at 8:00 - $8.00

  1. Russ Building: on Pine across from Bank of America garage.  Open 24 hours.

    Flat rate of  $10 after 5:00

NO STREET PARKING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT.  DO NOT PLAN TO PARK ON STREET WITHOUT WALKING A LONG DISTANCE.

BART STATION – Montgomery Street, exit on Montgomery / 4 BLOCKS FROM MONTGOMERY BART (465 California between Montgomery & Sansome)