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ELKS, BREWERS AID NONPROFITS

San Rafael Elks Lodge 1108 held its sixth annual “Festival for Food” outdoor benefit concert on May 23, raising $3,500 for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. Elk members and other…


MARIN PRIDE, SERVICE MILESTONE

The cities and town councils in Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Novato, San Anselmo and Tiburon, as well as the Marin County Board of Supervisors and the Marin County Office of…



PROVIDING FUNDS,COMFORT AND ART

The annual Marin Valentine’s Ball took place, virtually, on Feb. 6, to benefit Side by Side, North Bay Children’s Center and the Godmothers of St. Vincent’s School for Boys. The…


HELPING KIDS LEARN AND THRIVE

On Jan. 18, in celebration and remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., Trips for Kids Marin partnered with Elevated Legacy for a powerful, thought provoking trail ride. After a ride…



NEW YEAR, NEW QUILTS

The Mt. Tam Quilt Guild is looking forward to the new year and making more quilts and pillowcases for donation. Some of the local nonprofits  they support include, Homeward Bound…


LITTLE WISHES BRINGS JOY TO HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN

  Founded by two pediatric nurses, the nonprofit Little Wishes allows seriously ill, hospitalized children to wish for something that will fill their heart and brighten their darkest days.  Each…


MARIN CASA ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH

The Giving Marin Community Partnership, a major initiative of the business community and Marin Independent Journal, offers local nonprofit organizations assistance with marketing through sponsored ads in the newspaper and…


LOCAL ART, GLOBAL HEALTH

An exclusive offering of a limited edition print of a painting of Mimi Farina by her sister, folk legend Joan Baez, is available for a donation to benefit Bread &…