by Caitlin Childs | May 27, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
By Rubie Magallanes, Program Assistant, Community Foundation Sonoma County When I was in high school, I was part of a college bound program for low income first generation students called Upward Bound (which fell under the umbrella of the federally funded TRIO...
by Caitlin Childs | May 25, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Internships at Pepperwood Preserve provide valuable opportunities for students to connect to and understand the biodiversity of Sonoma County. Sasha Ruschmeyer’s experience at the preserve created opportunities to collaborate with teachers and mentors who...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 28, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It could turn into almost anything! Just who are those wild-eyed, costumed people on bicycles? What are they doing wandering to and fro, performing in the streets? Why are they in our high schools engaging and charming the kids, getting even...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 28, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Nonprofit Newsletter
As the grantmaking partner of Sonoma Wine Country Weekend , we are thrilled to share that a record-breaking total of $3,486,726 in contributions to Sonoma County non-profit organizations was distributed on March 31st from the resounding 2015 Sonoma Wine Country...
by Caitlin Childs | Apr 15, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
By J Mullineaux This year I decided to honor my mother on Mother’s Day by purchasing a trumpet and donating it to the Music for Schools Program at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. My mother inspired me to play the trumpet – in fact, my mother encouraged me to...
by Caitlin Childs | Mar 31, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter
Ron Bartholomew and Sharon Keating have been married for 28 years, having reconnected at their ten-year high school reunion. Although they know each other pretty well after all these years, they didn’t realize actually how well until they played a card game with J...
