{"id":490470,"date":"2026-10-09T15:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490470\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:26:12","slug":"2026-prc-mighty-real-gala-san-francisco-bay-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/490470\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 PRC Mighty Real Gala &#8211; San Francisco Bay Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57051\" width=\"461\" height=\"262\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s historic Bimbo\u2019s 365 Club was the venue for PRC\u2019s 2026 Mighty Real gala, held on October 2, 2026. Centered on the theme \u201cLegacy, Purpose, Future,\u201d the evening brought together community members, civic advocates, and local leaders to rally behind PRC\u2019s vital work in behavioral health, housing, workforce development, and legal advocacy. Highlighting the power of collective generosity, the event raised crucial funds to sustain the organization\u2019s life-saving programs for vulnerable San Franciscans. An official total has not yet been released, but over $250,000 was raised at last year\u2019s Mighty Real gala, and over $200,000 was raised in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, the organization announced that it is in the process of changing its name to Ascend, mentioning: \u201cOver time, our services and teams became more connected. We wanted a name that could speak for the whole organization and make room for what comes next. Ascend does that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-82.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57058\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>The gala honored key figures whose leadership and devotion continue to shape the city\u2019s social safety net. Among those recognized were Dr. Monica Gandhi (Vanguard Leadership Award) and the Marsh McLennan Agency (Outstanding Corporate Partnership Award).. Leadership underscored the nonprofit\u2019s expanding impact under the guidance of CEO Dr. Deborah Hawkes, whose vision set a triumphant, forward-looking tone for the night.<\/p>\n<p>Donna Sachet of the San Francisco Bay Times was in attendance with Gary Virginia, continuing a long tradition of advocacy and community support. They have supported the organization for decades, helping spearhead crucial fundraising efforts such as the annual Pride Brunch that for 25 years, before it was retired, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to bolster the nonprofit\u2019s mission. Their presence underscored the deep-rooted, enduring bond between San Francisco\u2019s LGBTQ+ leadership and the organization\u2019s transformative community care. <a href=\"https:\/\/prcsf.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/prcsf.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-77.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57053\"   \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57056\"   \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-79.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57055\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-79.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sfbaytimes.com\/?attachment_id=57055\" class=\"wp-image-57055\"   \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-86.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"57062\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-86.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sfbaytimes.com\/?attachment_id=57062\" class=\"wp-image-57062\"   \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-81.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57057\"   \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-84.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57060\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>Published on October 9, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s historic Bimbo\u2019s 365 Club was the venue for PRC\u2019s 2026 Mighty Real gala, held on October&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[101,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-490470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}