Come join us Saturday, November 15th at 5pm at Saylor's Restaurant in Sausalito, California. We have had a Rockin Rum Party and a Tequila Fiesta. This year, we are having a Bootleg Ball! $50 Per person includes two bootleg cocktails, dinner, and dessert. Prepared by Saylor's master chef Sean Saylor. MUSIC - SILENT AUCTION - [...]
The Press Democrat -- September 18th 2014 Dave Stare grinned broadly as he returned from a month's vacation in Maine, touching back down in the Dry Creek Valley for a few weeks before heading east again. Since retiring from the family wine business in 2006, he has had more freedom to travel, play music and [...]
On September 13, Global Partners For Development brought a little bit of Africa to Sonoma County's wine country. Dave Stare, founder of Dry Creek Vineyard and President of Global Partners, organized the evening to celebrate and support the unique partnership that has been built between the wine industry and African communities through the Vineyards to [...]
The riders are gathering for a mass start at the fifth annual Tour de H2O (TDH). It’s a beautiful summer day in Columbus, Ohio, and the excitement is building! I can feel the positive energy in the air, which is coming from the many cyclists and volunteers gathered together for the purpose of raising funds [...]
Attention all runners, outdoor enthusiasts, and fitness connoisseurs! Global Partners will be participating in the 2014 Long Beach Marathon (LBM) in October. The Long Beach International City Bank Marathon will take place on October 12th in Long Beach, California. The event also includes a half marathon and 5K for those of us less inclined in [...]
The riders will soon be gathering for a group start at the fifth annual Tour de H2O (May 31, 2014) in Columbus, Ohio, and the excitement is building! GPFD Board of Directors member Steven Hurt and his wife Keely Croxton are once again raising funds to support the construction of water supply projects at [...]
In January, another organization abruptly cut funding for the education of 70 girls at Emanyatta Secondary School in northern Tanzania. The founder of the school and our long-time partner, Maanda Ngoitiko, is determined to support them, but the school may have to send the girls home within the month. Without scholarships, the girls will [...]
Global Partners for Development's growth in 2013 was inspiring and exciting. The Board was determined to grow its family of committed colleagues to help lead us into 2014 and beyond. And so it came to pass. By the end of the year we added three new board members. They are brilliant, spirited and talented [...]
THANK YOU SAYLOR'S for hosting our 2013 Rockin Tequila Fiesta. It was a huge success. What a wonderful way to end the year. Sean & Sonya Saylor are truly valuable Partners. We ate great food and had more tquila than could be imagined. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Story - Sean and Sonja Saylor, owners Saylor's is a [...]
The original idea for the Vineyards to Villages (V2V) campaign was the brainchild of Sue Ross, GPFD’s former Director of Development, in collaboration with board president elect Dave Stare, founder of Dry Creek Vineyard. One day at a meeting, Sue asked, “what can we do to get the Sonoma County wine industry involved with Global [...]