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GIVING MARIN SUPPORTERS RECONNECT IN SAUSALITO

Giving Marin Community Partnership Partners, Sponsors and supporters gathered for a fall dinner on Sept. 10 at Dita’s in Sausalito. The evening included remarks by Marin County Board of Supervisors…


RITTER GRANT LIFTS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Ritter Center has been awarded a grant of $750,000 from the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation. This grant will enhance the substance use disorder/mental health treatment and harm reduction programs in…


TAM SENIOR EARNS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

Audrey Lowell, a senior at Tamalpais High School, has been awarded The Congressional Award Gold Medal – Congress’ highest honor for civilian youth. This medal honors youth for their commitment…


GET HALLOWEEN READY BY DONATING BLOOD

Blood donors can cross “save lives” and “find a Halloween costume” off their to-do list. Vitalant, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit blood and biotherapies healthcare organizations, and O-positive can…


VINNIE’S WELCOMES NEW MANAGER

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin hosted a welcome party on Aug. 27 for Debi Geller, the organization’s new community engagement manager. Geller’s role includes fostering deeper relationships with…


GIVING MARIN GRANT APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS

The Giving Marin Community Partnership is an initiative of community-minded North Bay businesses and institutions whose mission is to raise the level of community engagement with and exposure for 501(c)…


MAKE IT HOME WARMS UP WELLNESS CENTER

Giving Marin grant recipient Make It Home had the opportunity to support and collaborate with the Larkspur Corte Madera School District to enhance a wellness center. “Hawk Haven,” located at…


BOOK EXCHANGE READIES FOR SCHOOL YEAR

The all-volunteer staff of the Book Exchange of Marin held an open house to introduce its redesigned and refurbished facility at 852 Del Ganado Road in San Rafael on Aug….


MARTINEZ LENDS EXPERTISE TO CAPITAL FUND

Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, a regional venture capital fund for Marin and Sonoma start-ups, announced that Redwood Credit Union President and CEO Brett Martinez, a longstanding North Bay business and…


SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE LAUDED BY GLOBAL ORG

The International Association of Fire Chiefs named the Southern Marin Fire Protection District as one of the top 15 fire service leaders across North America and the world. The IAFC…