SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TOP MUSICIANS
Marin Music Chest presented its annual “Scholarship Winners Concert” on June 6 featuring solo performances by 12 young classical musicians. They were selected to receive scholarships from earlier auditions juried…
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…
SHRED EVENT AIDS HOMEWARD BOUND
Valley Oak Wealth Management’s ninth annual “BIG Shred” benefiting Homeward Bound of Marin on June 5 was a huge success, organizers said, breaking previous records. More than 18,000 pounds of…
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…
RIDERS RETURN AND QUILTING WITH CARE
Due to the pandemic, Halleck Creek Ranch had to halt in-person riding lessons last spring. The organization helps people with disabilities live a life without barriers through therapeutic horseback…
10,000 DEGREES HOSTS FIRST LADY
10,000 Degrees, an organization dedicated to empowering students to graduate college in Marin and six other Bay Area counties, celebrated its 40th anniversary with the ONE Amazing Community virtual gala…
FANCY FARE, FINE ART
This year’s “Great Chefs and Wineries” went virtual with the help of the Lifehouse community, raising more than $300,000 and counting! These critical funds will go directly to provide quality…
LEGAL AID ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS FAMILIES, KIDS, VIOLENCE VICTIMS
Pictured (left to right) are Family & Children’s Law Center’s Angela Domenico, bilingual attorney, Abby Lucha, executive director, Elizabeth Segura, bilingual legal assistant, and Virginia Millacci, Bridgeport attorney fellow. -Photo…
NOVATO ORGANIZATION SPEARHEADS EXTRACURRICULAR SPORTS WITH SPIRIT
NovatoSpirit has overcome a year dominated by a pandemic that continues to cause widespread loss. Especially hard hit are families already living in poverty, which afflicts about 3,000 children in…
GRANT HELPS SINGLE MOTHERS ASPIRE, BREAKS CYCLE OF ABUSE
Giving Marin Community Partnership, a major initiative of 11 North Bay businesses, offers local nonprofit organizations assistance with marketing and outreach. At the end of 2020, Giving Marin gave back…