Silicon Valley Executives Trade Briefcases for Jewels and Pinstripes Gift Bags at the 19th Silicon Valley Charity Ball



May 5, 2005 -- It was all play and no work for the stars of the Silicon Valley at the 19th Annual Silicon Valley Charity Ball, held April 30 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Jewels and Pinstripes provided 55 gift bags for the hard-working VIPs who attended the event benefiting several local charities including RotaCare Bay Area, Inc., Unity Care Group, Achieve Kids and the California Youth Symphony. Event co-chairs Donna Rubin and Lynne Meyer were thrilled with the success of the highly anticipated event, and thanked Jewels and Pinstripes for their participation. "As one of the premiere fundraising events in Northern California, many people give their time and energy to ensure the success of the Charity Ball," said Rubin. "The Jewels and Pinstripes gift bags were a perfect compilation of gifts, exactly what we were hoping to offer as a token of our great appreciation."

Thank you bags were presented to key sponsors and entertainers attending the event, including some of the biggest names in the world of computers. Avnet, SanDisk, Linear Technology, and Wells Fargo were a few of the companies that provided financial contributions, while Sergio Mendes kept everyone dancing throughout the evening's festivities.

Jewels and Pinstripe's founder, Julie Kenney, said the company was proud to be a part of the event, which does so much for so many people. "The Silicon Valley Charity Ball is a wonderfully well done event. A tremendous amount of energy and attention to detail goes into this production, and it really pays off for the wonderful organizations who benefit from the raised funds."

The highly coveted gift bags were presented in gorgeous handmade paper bags produced by MoonRock Paper Company (www.moonrockpaper.com). Inside each Cosmopolitan Dot Vogue bag, patrons discovered an array of gifts appropriate for the Silicon Valley empires they have built: A 25th Anniversary limited edition silver Post-It Note dispenser, designed by the makers of Ferrari, not available for sale, www.postit.com; Odd Cast, Character Driven Communications, gift certificate for a one year Gold Sitepal account ($509) www.oddcast.com Enstrom's Gourmet Toffee, two pounds of handmade gourmet almond toffee ($35) www.enstrom.com Shari's Berries, gift certificate for one dozen chocolate covered strawberries ($80) www.berries.com Amy Schwab Designs handbag ($75) www.amyschwabdesigns.com VistaCare "Remember" wristband ($5), www.vistacare.com.

About the Silicon Valley Charity Ball Foundation
Founded in 1986 and based in San Jose, Calif., the Silicon Valley Charity Ball Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by bringing together business and nonprofits through fundraising efforts to support organizations that serve families with children, youth and senior citizens.

About Jewels and Pinstripes
Jewels and Pinstripes specializes in creating luxury charity VIP thank you gift bags. Jewels and Pinstripes has created celebrity thank you gifts for some of the largest charity events including Carousel of Hope, Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night, Chris Evert Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic and many others. Jewels and Pinstripes has received press from many outlets including Extra, People.com Us Weekly, Inc.com FoxNews, to name a few. For more information about Jewels and Pinstripes, please visit our website at www.jewelsandpinstripes.com.

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Silicon Valley Executives Trade Briefcases for Jewels and Pinstripes Gift Bags at the 19th Silicon Valley Charity Ball