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UNITED MARKETS RAISES FUNDS FOR 10,000 DEGREES

 United Markets hosted Customer Appreciation Day on June 24 at their San Rafael and San Anselmo stores. The event included food demonstrations, samples from local vendors and opportunities to win…



BIG SHRED RAISES FUNDS FOR VETERANS HOUSING

The 10th annual Big Shred on Saturday, June 25 raised almost $10,000 for a new veterans housing program at Homeward Bound of Marin. A sponsorship from Valley Oak Wealth Management…


EXTRA FOOD IS NORTH BAY NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR

Assemblymember Marc Levine, D-Greenbrae, has honored ExtraFood as the North Bay’s 2022 Nonprofit of the Year. ExtraFood rescues excess food from local businesses and partners with fellow nonprofits that serve…


CERES CELEBRATES NEW LEADERS, CONTRIBUTIONS

   The Ceres Project, which offers young people a chance to serve their community by learning to grow, prepare and deliver food to local families in need, recently welcomed 13 new…



ALDERSLY OPENS MEMORY CARE FACILITY

   The opening of Rosenborg Memory Care amid Aldersly’s 100th anniversary is part of a multi-phase plan that includes the addition of 35 new independent living apartment residences and improved…


CLINICS HONOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CHAMPIONS

Marin Community Clinics hosted the annual Summer Solstice Celebration, which returned in-person on June 22 at Rickey’s in Novato. The event honored the 2022 Community Health Champions who have extraordinarily…


WILDCARE’S OWL PROJECT EDUCATES, PROTECTS

   This summer, WildCare’s Hungry Owl Project will continue its work to test and monitor owls from all over the Bay Area to study rodenticide use.    The project studies local…


STUDENTS CREATE CARE PACKAGES FOR TROOPS

   Sophomore and junior English class members at Marin Catholic High School recently took time out of finals preparation to gather non-perishable food and snacks and write letters to soldiers overseas….