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PRESS PAGE FOR PARI LIVERMORE: Matchmaking through charitable giving

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Irish Philadelphia

“Pari is unsinkable. And she continues to put her talents to work for the Irish Community.” read more

Commodore Barry Award Winner 2023: Pari Livermore, by By Lori Lander Murphy

Irish Edition

“The Top 100 Irish Women event was a huge success not only for the donations it raised for the Irish Center but for bringing back to the Irish Center many women and their friends and families who had not visited in many years.” read more

Top 100 Irish Women, by Lisa Maloney, Irish Edition

Irish Edition

“I’ve seen these women and they knock themselves out. They spend so much of their energy, time and devotion to the Irish community that they should be honored.” read more

Top 100 Irish Women, by Denise Foley, Irish Edition

Irish Edition

“This is a huge tribute to women and a gift of a remarkable woman, Pari Livermore.” read more

Irish Heroes: Pari Livermore, by Kathy McGee Burns, Irish Edition

Dancing at the Crossroads bouquet

Irish Philadelphia

“The evening was a total success. It would be nice to meet at the Crossroads again for regular dances.” read more

Dinner and “Dancing at the Crossroads”, by Tom Keenan, Irish Philadelphia

Pari Livermore in GQ

Gentlemen’s Quarterly

Pari observed that two types of people were virtually absent from the charitable giving circuit – single men and working women. She conceived what has since become her magnum opus, the Red and White Ball, a black-tie party honoring the Bay Area’s most eligible bachelors. The ball would be organized by women with full-time careers, meeting at night, rather than by Junior Leaguers or matrons of the leisure class. Since its debut in 1986, the annual singles event – now up to 450 men and women – has raised $3 million for charity. The lucky bachelors of the ball all contribute generously. And the women who work the longest hours at organizing and running the ball tend to have the inside track on Pari’s introductions to the biggest catches.” read more

Hello, Pari! by Alan Deutschman, Gentlemen’s Quarterly

Pari Livermore in Marie Claire

Marie Claire

“When it comes to love, life isn’t a Jane Austen novel. There’s online dating, speed dating…or no dating. That’s where matchmaker Pari Livermore is out to change. A San Francisco radio and TV personality, she sets up local singles in her spare time.” read more

Make Me a Match by Abigal Pesta, Marie Claire

Pari Livermore in C-Magazine

C Magazine

“Pari Livermore is a major player in Silicon Valley. No, not creating the next Facebook; instead, she’s introducing something a machine can’t generate: chemistry. The 60-something Livermore has quietly become the tech world’s top matchmaker.” read more

Make Me a Match: How one woman is making love connections in Silicon Valley by Susan Campos, C Magazine

Pari Livermore New York Times

New York Times

“On the spectrum of aspiring Cupids, Pari Livermore ought to be categorized somewhere between the hundreds of professional matchmakers and the millions of meddling grannies, hubbies, nanas and nonnas.” read more

Fall in Love for a Good Cause by Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times

Pari Livermore in Marin IJ

Marin Independent Journal

“Pari Livermore, who’s been putting couples together since she was a teen, has written a book to help women snag a fabulous man. ” read more

Matchmaker, Matchmaker by Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal

Pari Livermore in Marin Magazine

Marin Magazine

“Marin’s queen of hearts, matchmaker Pari Livermore, doesn’t do it for the money.” read more  

Marin Interview by Mimi Towle, Marin Magazine

Pari Livermore in Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping

“I’ve got a network of people who cull the highest caliber man and woman in the San Francisco area. They’re the kind of people who are so busy they just don’t have time to meet the right person.” read more

Matchmaker, Matchmaker by Judith Newman, Good Housekeeping

Pari Livermore and Julio Chavez

St. Helena Star

“Pari Livermore founded the program in 2011. Since that time, 24 scholarships in science, community service, athletics, music, leadership, gardening and 4-H have been awarded to the elementary school students.” read more

Daffodils turn into college scholarships, St. Helena Star

Pictured are the Minnie Cannon Elementary School students on Valentine’s Day as they head to the Middletown Senior Center. – contributed photo

Lake County Record Bee

“Georgia Guerrero, one of the students, said, ‘It made me feel so good to give back to the elderly. I will never forget how I felt.’

The Valentine senior-student luncheon was created by Pari Livermore and is part of the Livermore Scholarship program honoring students who do community service.” read more

Students spend Valentine’s Day with seniors, Lake County Record Bee

Pari Livermore at the Minnie Cannon School Holiday event

Lake County Record Bee

“MIDDLETOWN—The Minnie Cannon Elementary “Holiday Sing” competition for the Livermore Scholarship program was held at the United Methodist Church in Middletown on the evening of Dec.17.” read more

Holiday scholarship competition held in Middletown, Lake County Record Bee

Pari Livermore in the Irish Edition

Irish Edition

“The Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center will be honoring 100 local women of Irish descent who have contributed in some way to the Irish community of the Delaware Valley. Some 28 organizations will participate with the selections. This is a huge tribute to women and a gift of a remarkable woman, Pari Livermore.” read more

Irish Heroes, Pari Livermore by Kathy McGee Burns, Irish Edition

Pari Livermore at The Red and White Ball

Marin Independent Journal

“Dressed in their finest 1,000 singles from their 20s to their 60s converged on the Westin St. Francis Hotel last week for the 14th annual Red and White Ball. ”  read more


– Glamorous Ball Draws 1,000 Singles by Leslie Harlib, Marin Independent Journal

Red and White Ball

San Francisco Chronicle

“Pari Livermore, Marcia Hannelev and Lara Moren will bring together 500 single men and 500 single women at the San Francisco Matchmaking Festival Dec. 6-9 at the Westin St. Francis. The weekend ends with a Red and White Ball on Monday and – cupids hope- romance.” read more

– The Price of Love is Pretty Steep by Carolyn Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle

Marin Independent Journal

“Gearing up for the year’s biggest, fanciest singles fest, the Red and White Ball on Jan 29 is no easy feat.” read more

– Singles Get Ready for Their Big Bash by Leslie Harlib, Marin Independent Journal

Gentlemen at The Red and White Ball

San Francisco Chronicle

“With internet dating and social networking sites allowing lonely hearts to be self-sufficient in the quest for companionship, do people in the modern age really need an old-fashioned matchmaker to help them find true love?

Pari Livermore thinks so.” read more

Five questions for Pari Livermore: Mill Valley Matchmaker and Expert on Making Love Connections by Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle

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San Francisco Examiner

“Pari Livermore loves being married. In fact, she has made it her life’s work to see that every nice woman she meets (she thinks they are all nice) should be married. ” read more

Eligible but Slippery S.F. Bachelors by Cynthia Robbins, San Francisco Examiner

Fall Fair Bay Area

San Francisco Chronicle

“Pari Livermore likes to get people’s hearts pumping in more ways than one.

She’s the woman behind the 14th annual Red and White Ball on Monday, a dance to raise $120,000 for the San Francisco Boys and Girls Club that is guaranteed to get the blood flowing. ” read more

Veteran Matchmaker wants Singles to Have a Ball by Carolyne Zinko, San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Examiner

“The Cartier Party was just a stopping-off point for Lois and Fred Pavlow and Norah and Norman Stone, who were on their way to “chaperon” the lovelies out to meet a guy or two at the Red and White Ball at the St. Francis. This year’s ball benefitted CAPS (Child Abuse Prevention Society) to the tune of $100,000.” read more

Jingle Bauble Time for the Cartier Set by Cynthia Robbins, San Francisco Examiner

The Whistlestop

“Pari Livermore often referred to as ‘Marin’s Queen of Hearts’ because of her extraordinary matchmaking skills, has raised millions of dollars for Bay Area charities.” read more

Marin’s ‘Queen of Hearts’ Offers Tips for Finding a Man, The Whistlestop

San Francisco Examiner

“Playing up the good news and nice people.” read more

An Angelic Show abut Do-gooders by Cynthia Robbins, San Francisco Examiner

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