May 18, 2013

DONORS MAKING A DIFFERENCE

  • Dentist, Former Dixon Mayor, Picks Philanthropy as Retirement Project

For 72-year-old Don Erickson, a Dixon resident of 45 years, the idea of having a story written about his life causes him to chuckle. 
Read about Don Erickson and his role of philanthropy in the community.
  • Winds of Change

In the early morning of February 15, Bill Doherty, an affable man who recently inherited the title of Solano Winds Community Concert Band director, arrived at the back doors of the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts with his family and band members to unload equipment for the evening's concert.
Read more about the  Robert O. Briggs Scholarship Endowment Fund

  • Helping Nonprofits

There’s a plot at Rockville Cemetery, where four large slabs of smooth concrete lie peacefully near the paved road, and where the story of Leslie Anderson, whose name is on one of the slabs, remains alive.
Read about the Leslie Anderson and Virginia May Anderson Endowment Fund

  • a chair for Meecha

Early one September morning, on the driving range of Green Tree Golf Club, 62-year-old Tony Love stood alone and practiced his long-range shots.
Read about Tony Love and his philanthropy

  • In memory of . . .

When Annette and I were inseparable pals in high school and college, we found it uproariously funny to imagine ourselves as two little old ladies, reminiscing about when we were young.

 
  • senior's endowment benefit inspiring musicians . . . what's your passion?

Robert Briggs spent most of his 80 years breathing life into instruments. For decades, Briggs took his passion for music into the hearts of his students at Armijo High School and those at the University of Berkeley, California. 

  • a legacy of memories

For 78-year-old Nancy Rossi, sitting in her large entertainment room with bursts of sunlight peeking through the plush curtains, talk of her husband brings a glow to her face.

 
  • Giving to Students

They say a teacher can help build a student’s self-esteem, and it’s true. Anyone who has seen a foreign child learn a second language, carrying the burden of translating for the family, knows the difference a teacher can make in their life. 

Read about the Fairfield High School Staff Scholarship Fund