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There are many ways you can get involved to help sustain our mission of bringing hope and healing through live music and the performing arts. Get Involved There is a great and growing need for the essential program that Bread & Roses provides. We need your support and thank you for your generosity. There are many ways you can get involved to help sustain our mission of bringing hope and healing through live music and the performing arts. Volunteer Volunteers are needed throughout the year for our daily shows and to support our staff at special events. We are always looking for more performers, show hosts, event volunteers. Volunteer Today! Donate We gratefully accept online donations through the secure online giving platform Network for Good. Donate Today!

Bread & Roses is dedicagted to uplifting the human spirit by presenting free, live performing arts programs to people who are isolated, institutionalized or otherwise marginalized. Mission & History "I’ve championed and participated in Bread & Roses since 1974 when my sister, the late Mimi Farina, founded the organization. Mimi’s loving commitment to uplifting those less fortunate is the reason her legacy continues to this day" - Joan Baez Mission Bread & Roses is dedicated to uplifting the human spirit by presenting free, live performing arts programs to people who are isolated, institutionalized or otherwise marginalized. Our performances provide: Enrichment Bread & Roses shows enrich the soul and promote wellness through the healing power of the performing arts. Community We create a sense of community for our volunteer performers in which they can donate their talents to inspire and be inspired Opportunity We provide an opportunity for non-performing volunteers to contribute a variety of skills and resources that support our humanitarian services and increase the impact on our community. Subscribe To Our Newsletter! Subscribe Now History The need for hope and healing through live music is as great today as it has ever been. The late Mimi Fariña was a visionary when she started Bread & Roses in 1974. A folk music star, she rose to fame in the mid-'60s in a duo with her husband the late Richard Fariña. From the early days, she was conscious of the ways that performers as well as audiences could benefit from increased opportunities to connect directly with each other. Inspired by a 1912 poem by James Oppenheim, Mimi Fariña selected "Bread & Roses" to convey the spirit of the nonprofit she founded when she started bringing her musician friends to do shows for isolated youth, adults and seniors in neighboring institutions. Five decades later, Bread & Roses presents over 500 shows a year for Bay Area audiences who are most in need of uplifting. Over the years, Bread & Roses has received awards for its community impact and effectiveness. Many other like-minded organizations worldwide have been inspired by our work to start related programs. Executive Director Dave Perron guides the agency today in bringing music and the performing arts to our neighbors most in need Become a part of Bread & Roses history, volunteer and/or donate .

Meet the team that helps Bread & Roses bring life changing experiences everyday. Meet The Team Executive Director Dave Perron At the leadership helm at Bread & Roses Presents since 2014, Dave is an innovative team builder who has worked at the nexus of philanthropy and sports for over thirty years. A former teacher and marketing professional, Dave’s interactions with athletes in baseball, football, golf and basketball coincided with his time as a former Bread & Roses board member. He has enjoyed working with both performing artists as well as professional athletes. Van Morrison and Grover Washington Jr. are at the top of his diverse musical playlist. Married and a longtime resident of Marin, his friendships and family fill his free time. He lives with the passionate pursuit of “paying it forward.” Development & Communications Associate Samantha Dueñas Born and raised on Guam, Samantha moved to Marin County as a teen and is a graduate of Mt. Tamalpais High School. She has a B.A. in Anthropology from Sonoma State University. Samantha brings her digital marketing and project management background to Bread & Roses to help promote the organization’s mission throughout the community. Passionate about live music, her curiosity and zeal for life-long learning have led her to study piano and ukulele. During her downtime, you can find her hiking the hills of Mt. Tam with her puppy, Osita. Program Manager Jayme Jackson Jayme is a native and lifelong resident of San Francisco. She is a passionate person who has brought her extensive administrative skills to the program department at Bread & Roses. Jayme comes from a family of event producers and performers so she grew up around live music and loud people. Jayme also loves learning and has an M.A in Women & Gender Studies from San Francisco State University. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, people watching and laughing with friends. Administrative Coordinator Diane Pickell-Gore Longtime Bay Area transplant and Army dependent, Diane was born in London, moved a few times and graduated from San Francisco State with a degree in Theatre Management. After living a regular nine to five life, she returned to stage management in 2009. In addition to working throughout Marin and Sonoma counties, she can be found “stage managing” church services on Sunday mornings at Holy Innocents in Corte Madera. Her playlist includes Broadway show tunes. Business Manager Tracey Berntsen A native Californian with deep roots in San Francisco and Marin County, Tracey earned her B.A. in economics from UC Santa Cruz. Her accounting experience covers many industries including recording and sound production at Skywalker Sound as well as online media and tech. During her free time she can be found in the dance studio or hiking her favorite trails with friends and family. Tracey grew up on the music of the Bay Area including Bread & Roses concerts at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley. Nowadays anything from Miles Davis to Talking Heads can be heard coming from her car, though her teenage daughters are trying to update the playlist. Producer Alexis Harte A long-time Bread and Roses Performer, show host Alexis Harte is a Peabody and Annie Award-winning singer-songwriter, composer and film producer. He has shared stages with the likes of Taj Mahal, Dar Williams and Cat Power, while placing numerous tracks from his six studio releases in many national television shows and films. In 2016 Alexis penned the signature song for Patrick Osborne’s Pearl, which became the first Oscar-nominated VR film. The song No Wrong Way Home went on to win many awards and garnered national airplay on SiriusXM and others. Alexis continues to evolve his roles further into the film side of the industry, executive producing his own musical films, which have won awards at film festivals around the world. Harte has a BA from UC Santa Cruz and a Masters in Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry. Development Director Heidi James Born in Memphis into a family of music lovers and performers, Heidi’s family soon moved to a small, quiet town outside of the city where her father worked on ghost writing Johnny Cash’s book, Man in Black. As a toddler, Heidi would sit on the piano bench next to her mom, who volunteered at the local elementary school to play the piano, and has had a love of music ever since. As an accomplished fundraiser with over 30 years of nonprofit experience, Heidi enjoys building relationships with donors and helping them to make an impact on the lives of isolated individuals who benefit from Bread & Roses’ live musical performances. Heidi has a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Health Science from San Francisco State University. A resident of Marin County for over 30 years, Heidi currently resides in Fairfax, where she relishes the beauty of the outdoors and the local scene in town. In addition to her work with Bread & Roses, Heidi also raises money for the Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley and teaches yoga, Hot Pilates and Barre in San Rafael. Producer/ Development Associate Erin Rendic Erin is a local Marin County resident and California Native who has primarily worked in the events industry since graduating from the University of San Diego with a Communications and Business Marketing degree. Having worked with numerous event planners and production teams around the Bay Area she is excited to bring her skill set and passion to help Bread & Roses promote its mission of hope and healing through live music. When not working she can be found chasing her 3 children or cooking and hiking with her husband and dog. Development Associate Skip Corsini Skip Corsini is a native of San Francisco, a resident of San Rafael, a father of four and a grandfather of three. He is a 1969 graduate of Redwood High School, a 1973 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and earned his California teaching credentials at Sonoma State University in 1979. His first career in sales, marketing and communications includes stops at Bank of America, Citibank, 800-Software, The Building Owners and Managers (BOMA) of San Francisco, The Shorenstein Company and Dale Carnegie Corporate Solutions. His second career in retail included work for Borders Books and Music, Sur La Table, Books Inc. and The Spanish Table. Skip's awareness of Bread & Roses goes back to the years of the brilliant fundraising concerts that took place at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley in the 70s and 80s, and continues with his more recent volunteer activities. Vice President of Communications/Producer Marian Hubler From Dayton, Ohio, Marian believes in the power of positive culture to effect meaningful change. She has worked as a ranger for the National Park Service and in public relations, cultural programming and special events management. A singer and writer, she appreciates the culturally creative Bay Area. She met the late Mimi Fariña on Alcatraz in 1995 and came to Bread & Roses Presents shortly afterwards where she has worked as a concert producer and part-time blogger ever since. She has a BA in English from Trinity University, Washington D.C. In her spare time, she looks for swans. Producer Francesca Lee Francesca Lee graduated from Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts with a B.A. Performing Arts (Music) degree in 2002 majoring in vocal performance and songwriting. In 2004 she moved to San Francisco and established herself in the Bay Area music scene as an emerging artist/singer-songwriter. A top ten regional finalist in the Lilith Fair Talent Search Contest, songs from her CD The Pieces Left were featured on KFOG’s Local Scene Vol. 6 and Songwriters Unplugged Volume One—Live at Yoshi’s. Francesca has been a producer for Bread & Roses since 2010. Board Of Directors John Botti Board Chair Gene Barnes Kim Hughes Terry Noyer Cathy Less Treasurer Robin Eber Matt Jaffe Burl Toler Jr. Donna Mezias Secretary Adam Fells Shaina Kerrigan Alex Wellins John Amster Raj Gopal Matt McWright Circle Of Advisors Tucky Pogue, Chair Rita Abrams Joan Baez Greg Beattie Jay Blakesberg Tom Cohen Jorge Costa Peter Coyote Jason Crosby Chris DeNike Ben Fong-Torres David Getz Simone Haas Walter Haas Charlie Hale Gabriel Harris Mickey Hart Kirke Hasson Michael Hatfield Tom Johnston Paul Kirincic Brenda Laribee Dan "Lebo" Lebowitz Zach Lee Lowell Levinger (AKA Banana) Paul Liberatore Ronnie Lott David A. Lusterman Kitty Margolis Jennifer Maxwell Michael McElligott Peter Merts Lane Murchison Dan Nowell Steve Page Michael Pritchard Jason Rezaian Tony Saunders Danny Scher Andrea Schultz Lana Severn Elizabeth Share Jay Silverberg Katie Smith Lisa Starbird Rick Swig Kay Tittle KC Turner Michael Zagaris

Bread & Roses Presents touches the lives of our isolated neighbors in need with over 500 shows a year, serving more than 50,000 audience members at 60+ facilities in 8 San Francisco Bay Area counties! Give Today Turning Donations Into Joy Bread & Roses Presents touches the lives of our isolated neighbors in need with over 500 shows a year, serving more than 50,000 audience members at 60+ facilities in 8 San Francisco Bay Area counties! Your gift of any size makes a positive difference in the lives of those we serve. Donate Online Limited Edition Print Give a gift of $1000 or more and you can receive a limited edition giclee of a painting of our founder Mimi Fariña, signed by Joan Baez. Just donate $1000 or more, and email your current mailing address to info@breadandroses.org Donate Online By Phone Call our office at (415) 945-7120. We are happy to assist you. Planned Giving Among the planned gifts we encourage you to consider making to Bread & Roses Presents are: Gifts of Cash Gifts of Securities Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets Gifts of Savings Bonds Gifts of Real Estate Gifts of Closely Held Stock Gifts of Life Insurance Bequest Language: Although there are many forms bequests can take, the following are among the most common: A percentage of the estate: "I give and bequeath to Bread & Roses, a California nonprofit organization located in Corte Madera, California, _________% of my estate." A residual bequest: "All the residue of my estate [or __% of the residual of my estate], including real and personal property, I give and bequeath to Bread & Roses Presents, a California nonprofit organization located in Corte Madera, California." A fixed amount of money or a designated property: "I give and bequeath to Bread & Roses, a California nonprofit organization located in Corte Madera, California, $_________" (or describe the real or personal property, including exact location). A Charitable Remainder Trust: You can provide a family member or friend with income for life through a special gift to Bread & Roses Presents. You can do this by establishing a charitable remainder trust either during your lifetime or, through your will, on your death. The trust pays income to the person you designate. After that person's death, whatever remains in the trust passes to Bread & Roses Presents. Bread and Roses Benefit Agency | Federal Tax ID: 94-2260301 Bread & Roses cannot and does not provide legal advice. Always consult an attorney when preparing legal documents. By Mail Bread & Roses Presents 233 Tamalpais Drive, Suite 100 Corte Madera, CA 94925 Gifts of Stock By giving appreciated property like stocks or bonds, donors can avoid paying capital gains taxes on the appreciation, receive a tax deduction for the full value of the gift, and support Bread & Roses Presents. When Bread & Roses Presents receives a stock gift, our policy is to sell the stock as near as possible to the date of the gift. If you wish to donate stock, please use the following procedure: Notify your broker (preferably in writing for your records) that you are making a charitable gift of stock to Bread & Roses. Either instruct your broker to transfer the stock into our account at Charles Schwab and provide him/her with our Schwab Account and DTC # below, or instruct him/her to contact us directly notifying us of your gift. When your broker contacts us, we will instruct him/her to transfer the stock into our Charles Schwab account: Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Account Number 1799-5921 DTC #0164 Code 40 Bread & Roses Presents | EIN: 94-2260301 PLEASE NOTE: Once you have completed the above steps, please contact our Business Manager at 415-945-7120 or email info@breadandroses.org. Notifying us of the gift you have made or instructions you have given to your broker enables us to track the transfer of the stock and promptly acknowledge your gift.