We have just about everything we could ever need. Our cup runneth over. The whole “your presence is our present” is the truth here. We can’t believe our good fortune to have found each other and built such a beautiful life that it’s the cherry on top to be able to celebrate this with you.

If you still feel like you want/need to give us a gift, please donate in our name to one of these charities:

Our late, great canine companion Eliot loved the Pt. Isabel dog park, and we loved walking there with him. Point Isabel Dog Owners & Friends (PIDO) is a nonprofit volunteer-run organization that supports and maintains this magnificent 50 acre off-leash dog paradise.

To quote Longfellow:

Till my soul is full of longing
For the secret of the sea,
And the heart of the great ocean
Sends a thrilling pulse through me.

And to quote the great Perry Farrell:

I wanna be more like the ocean
No talkin', man, all action

Surfrider protects our mother ocean, and there’s no more important thing than that.

The UC Davis Arboretum is located on the ancestral lands of the Patwin people. There are three federally recognized Patwin tribes: Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. As an acknowledgment of this heritage and identity, we direct you to the American Indian Movement.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) offers medical humanitarian assistance to people based solely on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation. Their doctors, nurses, logisticians, and other frontline workers are often among the first on the scene when peoples’ lives are upended by conflict, disease outbreaks, or natural or human-made disasters. They are open and transparent when it comes to the work they do and the money they spend. They save lives.

Mandela Partners is a lot of things: community-owned grocery store, provider of healthy food access in food desert communities, supporter of BIPOC local farmers and entrepreneurs. This West Oakland non-profit knows that nutrition brings success and liberation. We love that when we order their CSA box, we can donate a box to be delivered to a family in need.