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Ninth Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival
September 11-12, 2004
The Ninth Annual Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival presented by Wells Fargo was held at Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco on September 11 and 12, 2004.
Over 8,000 guests enjoyed chocolate desserts prepared by establishments from Ghirardelli Square and leading chocolatiers around
the Bay Area. Almost 250 volunteers helped out at the festival, and the event raised $40,000 for Project Open Hand's meal and nutrition services.
Here are some images from the event. Click on any image for a larger version.
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Project Open Hand volunteers handing out chocolate covered strawberries at the McCormick and Kuleto's booth at the festival. |
Participants gobble down Ghirardelli Chocolate Sundaes in the sundae eating contest, with Sherry Brown
of sponsor 96.5 KOIT in the background. |
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Wells Fargo volunteers hand out samples at the Sugar Bowl Bakey booth. Besides having a huge team of
volunteers, Wells Fargo was also the presenting sponsor of the festival. |
The cooking demo by Elizabeth Falkner of Citizen Cake attracted a huge crowd. |
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Cookie decorating and face painting were among the activities at the children's area. |
Volunteers from Bank of America, which provided a corporate volunteer team for the event. |
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Datatel volunteers at the San Francisco Marriott booth. |
The festival also had a variety of performances by different groups. |
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POH staff member Robert Horek sells raffle tickets for the Celebrity Cruises raffle for a cruise to Mexico. |
Smith and Hawken volunteers at the festival. |
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Volunteers hand out chocolate brownies at the Project Open Hand booth. |
A view of the crowd. |
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