GIVING MARIN AWARDS $75,000 IN GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS
Giving Marin awarded 12 Marin nonprofit organizations with $5,000 to $10,000 grants for a total of $75,000 for their extraordinary work in 2020. The Feb. 25 Zoom celebration included remarks…
ART, SPARKLE AND MUSIC LESSONS
Bay Area Creative Foundation will host a live virtual broadcast on March 31, 7 p.m., to recognize young artists. The Creative Youth Celebration will showcase the artistic talents of local…
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…
DONATIONS, CLASSES, TOURS BENEFIT RESIDENTS IN NEED
Baseball great Barry Bonds visited St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin’s Free Dining Room last week to donate $10,000 and to pass out a hot meal to every person…
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…
DONATIONS HELP NEAR AND FAR
Rotary Club of San Rafael members raised $4,600 to buy gift cards for in-need San Rafael students. Target gift cards were distributed, along with goodie bags and holiday cards, in…
HOLIDAY FUNDRAISERS, EVENTS
Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Virtual Holiday Celebration on Dec. 6 helped raise funds for its life-changing mission that empowers lives by creating exceptional partnerships between people who are visually…
BIG DONATION, SAFE ADOPTIONS
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation announced a $25,000 grant to the Okizu Foundation, a Novato-based childhood cancer nonprofit whose Butte County kids’ camp was burned down in the Bear…
DELIVERING HOLIDAY JOY!
Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise members were thrilled to help purchase, wrap and deliver gifts in festive sleighs to 47 children in the 25 families at the EAH Hamilton Meadow…