Calendar of Events

Our friends at Valencia Cyclery are once again having a sale to benefit Project Open Hand.

COMING IN JUNE! – exact dates will be posted soon.

Stock up on your bicycling needs with incredible bargains!  All parts, accessories and clothing will receive a 20% discount at the cash register, and many bicycles will be marked down as well!  You’ll get the best deals of the year, and 10% of everything sold will be donated to Project Open Hand (sales tax excluded).

Previous benefit sales by Valencia Cyclery have raised a total of $102,388 in donations for Project Open Hand!

Run for a cause at this year’s San Francisco Marathon, taking place on June 16. Join Team Project Open Hand and help us provide meals with love to the sick and the elderly in our community.

Click here to register for the San Francisco Marathon and be sure to select Project Open Hand as your charity of choice!

Not a runner? That’s okay! Click here to make a donation and support Team Project Open Hand’s fundraising efforts. 

No one who is sick or elderly in our community should go without nutritious meals with love.

March with Project Open Hand in the city’s most colorful parade. Sign up for this once-in-a-lifetime experience by contacting Hannah Schmunk, [email protected] or 415-447-2412.

Break out those sneakers, and walk with us in the San Francisco AIDS Walk. We invite you to join “Team Project Open Hand” and walk for a cause. There is no fee to register and the dollars raised by our AIDS Walk team provide meals with love to the sick and elderly. Plus, we have fun doing it! Be sure to join the Project Open Hand team when you register. You’ll see our name listed in the drop down menu. We can’t wait to walk with you!

Join us on Sunday, August 4th for the fourth-annual Giant Race Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and Kids Race/Family Relay Benefiting Project Open Hand.  Over 20,000 runners and walkers will come together for the exclusive opportunity to run across the World Champion’s home plate.

Click here to register for The Giant Race.

Become a GIANT Fundraiser!
Just as the Giants are World Champions in baseball, Project Open Hand is a World Champion in our community, by providing nourishing meals and groceries for individuals who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves and to seniors.  Become a Giant Race fundraiser and help us ensure that no one living with an illness in our community goes hungry.

Fundraising is easier than you think, and you’ll be amazed at the support you receive. When you give others a chance to make a donation, you’re empowering them to make a difference in our community.

Click here to become a fundraiser.

Want a FREE race registration?
Join the Fundraise to Run program today: Pledge to raise $500 for Project Open Hand and you’ll receive free entry into the race distance of your choice, even if the race is sold out! What’s even better? The $500 you raise will enable Project Open Hand to provide 250 meals with love to our neighbors in need.

Fundraise to Runners are the champions of Giant Race fundraising.  Last year, our Fundraise to Runners raised nearly 50% of all funds raised at the Giant Race. We hope you’ll join this incredible group of people!

Click here to join the Fundraise to Run Program today!

Want to TRAIN for The Giant Race? Click here to learn about a half-marathon training program by Marathon Matt that also supports Project Open Hand. 

Project Open Hand and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company are thrilled to invite you to the annual, two-day chocolate celebration that has transformed into a true San Francisco staple. This family-friendly event taking place in Ghirardelli Square on September 14 and 15 features decadent chocolate desserts, prominent local chefs, cooking demonstrations, live musical entertainment, children’s activities, and more. Over 30 different booths from local restaurants, bakeries and chocolate companies will provide dessert samples for you to taste, and all to benefit Project Open Hand! Click here to purchase your tickets today.

Save the date for the most spectacular fashion show, after party and philanthropic event of the year!

Macy’s Passport Presents Glamorama is a year’s worth of planning that comes to fruition for anyone with a need to indulge in their urge need to make a difference. For all the music lovers and fashionistas that absolutely adore getting fancy for a weekend night out on the town. Macy’s Passport Presents Glamorama is definitely the night for you.

Macy’s Glamorama will take place on September 19 and we hope to see you there.

2 Days. 39 Miles. A Life-Changing Weekend. You’ll feel a current of hope and pride on the Avon Walk, knowing that every step you take is helping women and men living with breast cancer. You’ll share stories and laughs with other Avon Walkers, and make incredible memories. And we’ll be with you all along the way with cheers, hugs and support.

Here’s how you can get involved:

1. Join TEAM PROJECT OPEN HAND – Register to walk and join our team. We’d love to share this two day journey with you.

2. Cheer on the Avon Walkers – Join us as we dress up in pink festive costumes and cheer on the walkers all along the route as they trek 39 miles across San Francisco’s legendary roller coaster hills and join in the fight against breast cancer. Call 415-447-2316 or email [email protected] if you’d like to join our Cheer Team! 

Eat, drink, and dance the night away at Gourmet East Bay on Saturday, November 2 from 7-10 p.m. at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek. Thirty of the top restaurants throughout the East Bay will feature delicious tastings; wineries from Livermore, Napa, and Lodi will feature their fine wines, and premier spirits vendors will pour their signature cocktails. Plus, there will be live entertainment that will get your feet moving! 

Save the date!