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CENTER FOR DOMESTIC PEACE EXEC TO RETIRE

Center for Domestic Peace announced the upcoming retirement of Deputy Executive Director Kate Kain, effective June 30. After 28 years of service and leadership in the fight against domestic violence,…


SOMA AQUATICS KICKS OFF SUMMER PARTNERSHIP

The Strawberry Seals Swim Team officially approved the continuation of its impactful partnership with 2024 Giving Marin grant recipient Soma Aquatics Foundation to support free summer learn-to-swim programming for youth…


BAY AREA CREATIVE YOUTH AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The Bay Area Creative Foundation announced the 2025 Creative Youth awardees. This year, the fifth annual Creative Youth Awards received submissions from Bay Area high school students in seven creative…


BofA PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOMEWARD BOUND

Volunteers from Bank of America spent part of their 2025 Employee Expo packing 100 toiletry bags for people in Homeward Bound’s shelter and housing programs. It was the latest project…


STUDENT CELLIST SHINES IN NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT

Enriching Lives through Music announced that Dulce Solis, a cellist and sophomore at San Rafael High School, has been selected as one of 12 youth ambassadors for El Sistema USA’s…


GRANT CONNECTS COMMUNITIES WITH PARKS

The County of Marin will again award up to $200,000 in Measure A funding to community-based organizations this summer to help overcome barriers and connect communities to parks. The maximum…


HEARTS AND HANDS SPREADS JOY TO SENIORS

Last year, Archie Williams High School freshman Charlotte Hendrey began regularly volunteering for various assisted living facilities in Marin playing piano and doing art with the residents. She soon realized…


IGNACIO ROTARY SUPPORTS SCOREBOARD REFACING

Novato South Little League teams kicked off the 2025 season with a newly refaced scoreboard thanks to the Rotary Club of Ignacio. Working with Novato South Little League leaders, Rotary…


‘MARCH FOR MEALS’ NOURISHES SENIORS

Vivalon participated in the annual “March for Meals” nationwide celebration joining the national Meals on Wheels network to raise awareness and rally support for the public- private partnership that helps…


CARE PACKAGES ON WAY TO TROOPS

Blue Star Moms of Marin coordinated care packages for troops with members of the Marin chapter of the National League of Young Men at the group’s March meeting. Volunteers donated…