Ms. Waddle recently performed an appraisal on my home for current value as well as for a date…read moreseveral years in the past. Contacting her was easy, she quickly replied by email, was flexible with scheduling, arrived on time, and produced the appraisals on time as promised. She's been very professional, friendly, and easy to work with. Very happy to have found her.

Marilyn came to our home on short notice. She was very quick and professional.Glad we were able to…read moresupport another Pacifica business.

Rivers of Chocolate is an annual charity event to benefit the youth division of EHC Lifebuilders, a…read morehousing and support service for the homeless and those at-risk. The event is in it's 13th year and was most recently held at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA. This was my first time attending and I enjoyed the festival, the panoramic views, live music and the beautiful warm weather. Participants included Sent Sovi, Plumed Horse, Saratoga Chocolates, Nothing Bundt Cake, Gene's Fine Foods, Blue Rock BBQ, La Fondue, Three Degrees, Dio Deka, R&J Toffee, Dolce Spazio and more... on the beer and wine front there was Uncorked, Savannah-Chanelle, Cinnabar, Cooper-Garrod, Big Basin Vineyards, Picchetti, Martin Ranch, Tessora's, Los Gatos Brewing Co, and Rock Bottom Brewery just to name a few. The $85 (in 2009) tax-deductible entry fee gained you samples of a wide variety of food and drink, with dessert being the main theme... of course. Everything from heavenly Valencia Orange or Strawberry Balsamic Chocolates (Saratoga Chocolates) to delicious, melt in your mouth 36 hour bacon confit and braised cabbage with chocolate harissa cashew sauce (Sent Sovi), to sellout BBQ Pork mini-sandwiches (Blue Rock), and of course.. the requisite chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate fountains, gelato, cheese, baguette and crackers, etc... It was a busy event but not so much that you had to wait for very long to sample, and people were very polite and friendly. Plenty of tables were provided to rest your plate and glass and chat, or you could sit for a while in the concert seating area to relax. The other fun feature was the charity auction items and raffles, including a Tiffany charm bracelet, reserve wines, gourmet gift baskets, framed and autographed local sports paraphernalia, and big ticket items like a Harley Davidson Sportster, a Cessna tour of the bay, overnight stays in Tahoe, Sharks season tickets and more... It was a lot of fun watching and cheering for the bidders and winners. All in all it was a wonderful, well attended event and I would recommend it to anyone. What's not to love about music, wine and gourmet goodies for a worthy cause?

I don't know how Sobrato house (EHC Lifebuilders) is being funded by this place. The program has…read morenot successfully finished any youths needs, or plan for living at the program. Within a few months of living here there has been 5 residents kicked out; all with the excuse of "the program can not meet any of their needs". They falsify documents and staff have "sang" "I don't fuck with you dum-dums". Any program helping fund this place shows how professional they are and are a disgrace to us foster youth. Funding to programs that don't finish what they start don't deserve to be paid to just kick us onto the street; which is where I'm now going because of the problems this program has. Go ahead and keep funding it will just look horrible on your program. Also the money you pay for just goes to the manager she has told me that this program isn't going anywhere due to her money supply... Soooo what's that say?

The Cupertino Symphonic Band is a non-profit community wind ensemble based in Silicon Valley open…read moreto all musicians with a proven proficiency on their instrument (approved by director) They rehearse Wednesday evenings, 7-9:15 p.m., Cupertino Middle School Band Room -- Room MUS-1, 1650 S. Bernardo Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087. Rehearsals take place August thru June. They perform at several events during the year -- including Patriotic Concert honoring Veterans, Holiday Concert, Children's Concert, Spring Concert, Summer Music Series, Earth Day, and Independence Day Parade. Last night I attended my first concert with Cupertino Symphonic Band, the the Winter Concert at the Cupertino Quinlan Center and it was really wonderful! The concert is free and they had coffee and cookies. I love how they showed videos while band performed.

Cecilia and her crew do an amazing job. She has an artists perception and an interior decorators…read moreeye to transform any project into a compelling property masterpiece. I know. I have employed her on my listings and each and every time, she excels. She provides a unique 'vision' of how a project can be developed and delivered to complete a great property presentation to all. I highly recommend her and her vision team because of their professional execution and artistic expression which generates greater results for property sellers. C. Lee McKim PhD C21 MM Almaden

www.baychi.org 2nd tuesday of every month at PARC's George E. Pake Auditorium. Baychi is a…read morenonprofit organization dedicated to providng free resources and amazing free monthly lectures on user experience/product design/HCI (human computer interaction)/Technology related topics. Past lecutres includesd designers from Tivo to Google. I met some of my best friends through this organization.....if you are a designer, you should come at least once. It will get you excited again. I've been a volunteer at baychi for several years now, and member for lot more. You get to meet amazing innovators and leaders from all over. No, you can't buy beer there, but you can get drunk afterwards with new friends.

Absolutely amazing service and experience with Shannon…read more She is professional, thorough, and has great attention to detail. I will absolutely use her for future notary needs and would recommend her services to anyone.

I haven't had the opportunity to use Ellaphun's services (yet), but I've witnessed how prompt,…read moreeasy, and convenient it is for people who do regularly use Shannon's mobile notary service. How convenient is it that you can be notarized when and where you need it? Nice!

I love the services Ayhem offers. AYHEM receives many books from the Bay Area school district and…read moreparents to ship to villages around African those who need reading books from 1st grade to 12th grade