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STUDENTS WALK TO HIGHLIGHT GLOBAL WATER CRISIS

Nineteen Marin Country Day School fifth-graders completed the “Walk for Water Challenge” in support of WaterAid, an international nonprofit working to make clean water, decent toilets and hygiene a reality…


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….


OUTDOOR ART CLUB NAMES SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

   The Outdoor Art Club announced its annual Leadership Scholarship to Tamalpais High School graduating senior Natalie Nong.  The $1,000 annual scholarship is awarded to a young woman graduating from Tamalpais…


NOVATO ROTARY ANNOUNCES VIDEO WINNERS

   The Rotary Club of Novato awarded $2,000 in cash prizes to three high school and three middle school teams in its Don’t Litter video contest on June 3. The…


FUNDRAISER TOUCHED BY POWER OUTAGE

  After a two-year hiatus, The Godmothers of Timothy Murphy School at St. Vincent’s held their annual spring fundraiser on May 11 at Marin Country Club.      The event is a major…


SOCCER CLINIC BREAKS BARRIERS

 A soccer clinic designed for kids with cerebral palsy was held on May 29 at Tamalpais High School. Josh King, a sophomore at Tam, founded CP Soccer Northern California and…


NGS CELEBRATES COLLEGE-BOUND SENIORS

Next Generation Scholars celebrated its college-bound class of 2022 at The READ, a fundraiser held at Hopmonk Tavern in Novato on Sunday, May 22. The gala, which brought together community…


YOUTH POSTER CONTEST WINNERS SELECTED

   Twenty-one posters, including the top prize, the Producer’s Award, 10 award winners and 10 finalists, were selected by a team of guest artists and judges in the 2022 Youth…


STUDENTS CONSTRUCT A TINY HOME

 Big Skills Tiny Homes, the Marin based nonprofit that exposes high school graduates to skills-based training and career counseling in the construction industry, provided a tiny house to a local…


FORMER HOTEL CONVERTED TO HOUSE HOMELESS

   A housing community that aims to end homelessness for 18 people will open in Corte Madera as the newest program created by Homeward Bound of Marin. The site operators…