POINT REYES BIRDING FESTIVAL RETURNS
The 15th anniversary of the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival is scheduled for April 19-21. This annual event celebrates the spring bird and wildlife migration along the Pacific Flyway…
ROTARY SUPPORTS DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM
In support of the Downtown Streets Team, the Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise recently donated a new commercial size waste cart for operation on Grant Avenue in Novato, which now…
A NEW GENERATION OF QUILTERS IN MILL VALLEY
Mt. Tam Quilt Guild members recently donated fabric to Bright Horizons at Mill Valley. Beth Conroy, Bright Horizons director and guild member, has sparked a quilting interest in her students….
WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME NAMES INDUCTEES
The Marin Women’s Hall of Fame annual induction and celebration, held Feb. 8 in San Rafael, honored five leaders in law, nonprofits and advocacy. This year’s five honorees include Kim…
HUCKLEBERRY GRANT NARROWS OPPORTUNITY GAP
Huckleberry Youth Programs announced that the Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy was chosen for funding in a first of its kind County of Marin budgeting process. Last fall,…
MARIN NONPROFITS LAND STATE GRANTS
In a strengthening of Marin County food systems, three local nonprofits – the Agricultural Institute of Marin, ExtraFood and Ritter Center – were selected as recipients of the Healthy Refrigeration…
MCF SPREADS JOY AT INAUGURAL EVENT
Joy was in the air Feb. 8 as Marin Community Foundation hosted a gathering of community partners and donors to celebrate the success of the Joy Fund-MCF’s first end-of-year giving…
COUNTY EMPLOYEES IMPACT NONPROFITS
Marin County-based nonprofits such as 10,000 Degrees, Canal Alliance, Homeward Bound of Marin, Ritter Center and SF-Marin Food Bank have something new in common: They saw the greatest number of…
FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
Last year, more than 7,700 young people were served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin. To show their continued support in preparing today’s youth for a brighter tomorrow, Ross…
FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL BIRD FEEDING MONTH
Although WildCare generally doesn’t recommend feeding wildlife, they suggest that if you are putting out food for your local songbirds, always make sure you’re doing it responsibly to mitigate the…