by Caitlin Childs | Jan 31, 2015 | Animal Welfare, Featured Stories
Working in a Mexico City animal shelter, Dr. Christi Camblor found herself immersed in a nightmare—thousands of animals packed into overcrowded facilities, many suffering from untreated diseases, some dying by electrocution. In 2002, unable to shake those haunting...
by Caitlin Childs | Jan 27, 2015 | Donor Newsletter, Featured Stories, Our Donors
Gratitude, Dignity, Need: Community Foundation donors Barbara Wollner, Ben Cushman and George Tuttle share why they give in recent Press Democrat articles.
by Caitlin Childs | Jan 27, 2015 | Featured Stories, Our Donors
Family is paramount to Dean and Belinda (Bo) Soiland. So is faith. Dean, like most of his siblings, got his start in his father Marv Soiland’s sand and gravel business before he and Bo launched their BoDean Company for aggregates and asphalt in 1989. Along the way,...
by Caitlin Childs | Jan 26, 2015 | Featured Stories, Nonprofit Spotlight
When activist Ligia Booker founded La Luz Center in 1985, the Sonoma Valley Latino population was largely transient, composed of seasonal workers who returned to their native countries once the harvest was done. By 2013, however, the community had stabilized. Serving...
by Caitlin Childs | Jan 23, 2015 | Featured Stories, Our Donors
With Pinot Noir vineyards spread out below him, George Tuttle sits on his porch and surveys the West County home he shares with spouse Ben Cushman. When asked to explain his philanthropy, he shakes his head. “The guilt factor is pretty high when you’re sitting here in...
