by Caitlin Childs | Mar 24, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Professional Advisors Newsletter
Mary Stompe’s high job satisfaction is rooted in a truly personal situation; her mother experienced what far too many seniors do. Mary explains, “My own mother, who had lived a middle class life in Marin, began a rapid downward spiral when my father died unexpectedly....
by Caitlin Childs | Feb 22, 2017 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Brothers, ages 11 and 9, are put on a train alone to escape a growing threat to Jews as war looms. Their parents stay behind in Germany, hoping to join them after taking care of family affairs. They will never see each other again. Hans (“Hank”) Cohn and younger...
by Caitlin Childs | Dec 20, 2016 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen We find ourselves in a season of contrasts of darkness and light. Today is the shortest and darkest day of the year. We reflect on the year coming to a close and...
by Caitlin Childs | Nov 30, 2016 | Featured Stories, Nonprofit Newsletter
We are excited to share that on December 2nd, 2016 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend will be launching the 2016-17 Community Grants Program, a broadly accessible, responsive grants program designed to address the most pressing needs in our communities. To learn more about...
by Caitlin Childs | Nov 29, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Expecting their first child, saving for a first home and working as a preschool teacher, all seemed well with a young family until their daughter’s birth had complications. The couple, having no health insurance, used all their savings on medical bills. Then, after...
by Caitlin Childs | Oct 24, 2016 | Advisor Newsletter, Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories
Visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum! If pundits and politicos have left you spinning in recent weeks, re-adjust your wheels and head towards the Schulz Museum for a truly heart-warming and patriotic affair. Prepare to “oooh”, “ahhhh”, and wax nostalgic over the amazing...
