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| Reporter Staff - The Vacaville Reporter Sep 19, 2011 |
| Solano County public school teachers who are shy of cash for a pet project have a chance to fund their idea. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Daily Republic Sep 03, 2011 |
| September 11 marks a pivotal moment in our lives. The level of comfort and security we once relished in our country was stolen within a heartbeat and we were never the same. |
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| Patricia Kutza - Vallejo Community Issues Examiner Aug 15, 2011 |
| In our last posting we urged Solano County teachers to waste no time applying for Solano County Foundation's EducationPlus! mini grant program. It's a straight-forward process that can deliver wonderful returns.
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| Patricia Kutza - Vallejo Community Issues Examiner Aug 13, 2011 |
| Listen up all you Solano County teachers! We know you face cash-strapped conditions as you enter the 2011-2012 school year. Suffice it to say, it's not the best environment to create those projects that you know will help your students shine.
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| Andrea E. Garcia - The Voice Aug 05, 2011 |
| As the state continues to decrease school district budgets, Fairfield and
Suisun teachers are becoming more creative in their curriculum. |
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| Murray Bass - Daily Republic Jun 22, 2011 |
| Twenty-six years of volunteering is impossible to cover in five or six columns. |
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| Kevin Johnson - The Voice May 15, 2011 |
| I want to thank everyone that attended the Chamber Business Expo at Fairfield High School on April 4. It was nice to see the positive turnout from all the vendors. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Daily Republic Mar 09, 2011 |
| Two years ago, Solano CommunityFoundation partnered with the Fairfield Civic Center Library to present a series of workshops catered for our community nonprofit and its members. |
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| Ryan Chalk - The Reporter Feb 06, 2011 |
| Thanks to a generous grant from the Solano Community Foundation, a nonprofit after school youth program in Fairfield is set to implement a science and technology based curriculum aimed at closing the achievement gap among socio-economically disadvantaged youth. |
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| The Reporter Feb 02, 2011 |
| Dedicated to strengthening the community both now and forever, Solano Community Foundation recently announced its 2011 Nonprofit Partnership Program Workshop Series and Events. |
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| The Staff - The Reporter Jan 29, 2011 |
| Solano Community Foundation will be closed through Monday as it moves to a new location. |
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| Daily Republic Jan 26, 2011 |
| A series of workshops aiming to provide assistance for those involved with nonprofit organizations are on tap this year. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Daily Republic Jan 23, 2011 |
| The Solano Community Foundation would like to express its gratitude to the many people and businesses involved in making its Education Plus!
Mini-Grants Program to assist Solano County public school teachers a success. |
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| Sheldon Reber - Solano County Office of Education Jan 09, 2011 |
| Sarah Ballard, Karla Buckley, and Debbie Garcia are always looking for ways to enhance student learning. Now they will get a boost to their efforts from the Solano Community Foundation and its Education Plus!Mini Grant program. |
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| Staff - The Reporter Jan 04, 2011 |
| After school programs at the Matt Garcia Learning Center in Fairfield and Crystal Middle School in Suisun City will receive funding to offer educational and life skill resources thanks to grants from Solano Community Foundation's Nonprofit Partnership Program. |
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| Sarah De Crescenzo - Daily Republic Dec 29, 2010 |
| Two programs designed to place atrisk youth on the path to success have earned community support to enhance their efforts. |
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| Glen Faison - Daily Republic Nov 21, 2010 |
| Nearly a half dozen teachers now have the money they need to offer some compelling projects to their students, courtesy of a local organization and the groups that help support it.
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| Nathan Salant - Solano County Buzz Examiner Nov 14, 2010 |
| Dozens of public school teachers in Solano County will be receiving checks of up to $500 for classroom projects from the Solano Community Foundation's education mini-grant program. |
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| Nicole Byrd - Vallejo Times Herald Nov 02, 2010 |
| I want to thank Stephanie Wolf, the Solano Community Foundation, the Buck Foundation and the Center for Social Leadership for the high quality leadership conference that was held earlier this month at the Buck Mansion. All participants that I talked to agreed that this was an incredible offering to |
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| Rich Freedman - Vallejo Times Herald Nov 01, 2010 |
| Nobody knows the team concept more than Pastor Al Marks at First Baptist Church in Vallejo. Though it may take a village to raise a child, it takes a whole lot more to feed the hungry. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - The Reporter Oct 22, 2010 |
| As far as I can remember, folks have made a point
to tell me of my mother's generosity. I always knew she spent time helping others, just didn't know exactly how until I heard the stories. |
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| Andres Navarro Daily Republic Sep 30, 2010 |
| A local nonprofit is ready to give out mini-grants for teachers who have school projects for their students. |
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| The Vacaville Reporter Staff Aug 29, 2010 |
| This October, Vacaville will host a nonprofit leadership conference to help inform businesses, individuals, families and nonprofits alike in the areas of leading a nonprofit organization in challenging times. |
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| Vicki Conrad - The Vallejo Times Herald Aug 12, 2010 |
| The Florence Douglas Senior Center is exceptionally thankful and commends Mayor Osby Davis for initiating two fundraisers in partnership with Vallejo Outreach, the Solano Community Foundation, and community Philanthropist Buck Kamphausen in support of the 2,200 older adults we serve monthly. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Aug 10, 2010 |
| Are you a person who loves to give your time and enthusiasm to a very important cause? Does your hobby extend from something you enjoy doing for your own satisfaction to an activity that helps your neighbors and your community? |
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| Andres Navarro - Daily Republic Aug 05, 2010 |
| A local nonprofit is seeking teachers who have great projects for their students but don’t have the money to make things happen.
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Vacaville Magazine Jul 10, 2010 |
| Inside the one-story building that houses high school classrooms, located in a mall where various shops offer a medley of services during business hours, is a student whose heart is always open. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Jun 10, 2010 |
| John M. Vasquez spent his lifetime making a difference in the county. Day after day, the 59-year-old Solano County Supervisor models himself after those he’s grown up with; those who have helped the community become a better place. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Apr 30, 2010 |
| Each October, homeless veterans representing wars from Vietnam to Iraq walk past the lined gates at the Dixon May Fair and into a world where all become brothers again. This time, however, they are fighting the war of being homeless. |
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| Contra Costa Times Mar 30, 2010 |
| More than 250 homeless veterans will keep warm this year thanks to a $2,000 grant provided by Solano Community Foundation's Community Memorial Fund Giving Program. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Mar 02, 2010 |
| Do you hold a leadership, committee or board-level role in an organization working on community or social issues? If you do, then you are now called an “Engaged American.” |
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| Jessica A. York - Vallejo Times Herald Feb 19, 2010 |
| After all the donations were totaled and the bills paid, just short of $50,000 has been set aside for Vallejo's libraries, seniors and youth. |
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| Brianna Boyd Jan 24, 2010 |
| Like most people today, students in Dixon High School’s advanced foods class usually purchase their canned meats and vegetables at a grocery store.
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| Sarah Rohrs - Vallejo Times Herald Dec 31, 2009 |
| In an effort to address Vallejo's educational needs, Solano Community Foundation will award $5,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations, the foundation has announced. |
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| Talia Sampson - Daily Republic Nov 16, 2009 |
| High school is the time when students take their first steps toward figuring but what career path they’d like to take and how they plan to get there. |
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| Lisa Krebs - The Reporter Nov 16, 2009 |
| A huge thank you goes out to the Solano Community Foundation for granting the Dixon High School Arts & Design Academy a $500 Education Plus! Mini-Grant to help fund our annual community service project. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter Nov 15, 2009 |
| Every year, on Nov. 15, we recognize the unselfish contributions of philanthropic people who give for the enrichment of our world. |
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| Aerin Matern - The Reporter Nov 09, 2009 |
| As a teacher at Travis Elementary School, I would like to say thank-you to the Solano Community Foundation, its business and charitable partners, and several individuals for partnering to make mini-grants available to Solano County schoolteachers. |
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| Kathleen L'Ecluse - Daily Republic Nov 05, 2009 |
| It took forever to come up with the name of this column. It's supposed to be about the community, local activities and fundraisers, what's happening around town, who's done good. |
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| Shauntel Lowe - Vallejo Times Herald Oct 30, 2009 |
| Fourteen Benicia and Vallejo teachers are among the 59 winners of the Solano Community Foundation's 2009 Education Plus! mini-grants. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - The Reporter Sep 13, 2009 |
| Solano County teachers are thinking outside the box. As budget cuts loom, programs are slashed, class sizes expand and teachers are faced with the daunting challenge of increasing student achievement.
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| Nikki Frenney - MV Transportation Sep 11, 2009 |
| MV donated $10,000 to the Solano Community Foundation, a non-profit organization which has distributed more than $200,000 to 499 teachers through the Education Plus! Mini-Grant Program.
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| Ryan Chalk - Vacaville Reporter Aug 30, 2009 |
| With shrinking, or, in some cases, nonexistent budgets, local school teachers are finding themselves with fewer resources to plan special projects or take field trips. |
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| Marilee Snider - Daily Republic Aug 25, 2009 |
| As a teacher at Cordelia Hills Elementary School, I'd like to say thanks to the Solano Community Foundation, the Advocates for the Arts, Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation, Board of Supervisors John M. Vasquez, WestAmerica Bancorp, Dey Solano Giving Fund, and Mortimer Schwartz's Beacon Fund for onc |
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| Ben Antonius - Daily Republic Aug 15, 2009 |
| As the Cash For Clunkers program has soared in popularity, some cracks have appeared.
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Aug 02, 2009 |
| On March 24, 1973, news hit the stands that 49-year-old Samantha Gardiner of Fairfield had just returned from a 10-week training voyage aboard the California Maritime Academy training ship, Golden Bear. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Jul 01, 2009 |
| 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. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Vacaville Reporter Jun 29, 2009 |
| I want to add my voice to those praising the Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation in Vacaville. They have generously supported the Solano Community Foundation through the years and are, in large part, responsible for the operational stability we have enjoyed. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Solano Magazine Jun 15, 2009 |
| 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. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Apr 15, 2009 |
| For 84-year-old Margaret, a woman who uses a walker and wheelchair to get around, weekday deliveries from Meals on Wheels are paramount. |
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| Melissa Murphy - Vacaville Reporter Apr 13, 2009 |
| Reaching out to nonprofit groups, Solano Community Foundation hopes a program it is launching will enhance the organizations' visibility and network them with each other. |
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| Jessica A. York - Vallejo Times-Herald Apr 09, 2009 |
| In times of charitable donation scarcity, Solano County nonprofits could use some help.
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Vacaville Magazine Apr 01, 2009 |
| 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. |
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| Jessica A. York - Vallejo Times Herald Mar 15, 2009 |
| For years, Meals on Wheel of Solano County has focused on putting the rubber to the road in delivering meals to senior citizens. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Daily Republic Mar 08, 2009 |
| While standing at the check-out counter at a Vacaville retail store last weekend, I got to talking with the cashier. She apologized for going slowly -- she was new at this job. |
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| Danny Bernardini - Vacaville Reporter Mar 03, 2009 |
| Fifth-grade students at Callison Elementary School on Monday were taught the life and times of the Revolutionary War, without ever opening a book. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Vallejo Times Herald Mar 01, 2009 |
| While standing at the check-out counter at Sam's Club in Vacaville last weekend, I got to talking with the cashier. She apologized for going slowly -- she was new at this job. |
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| Amy Maginnis-Honey - Daily Republic Jan 31, 2009 |
| Patricia Zialcita is learning to be a detective. As the Latino Outreach Coordinator for the Bilingual Health Outreach Project, her job involves finding "places Latinos and seniors gather." |
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| Andrea Garcia - Around Town Jan 15, 2009 |
| Forty years ago, Leslie and Virginia May Anderson focused on the future. With great affection for the youth in Solano County, they created a charitable trust in their estate plan with the hopes of one day affording financial support to young people. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Daily Republic Dec 21, 2008 |
| The Solano Community Foundation wishes to express a deep appreciation and heartfelt thanks to the many sponsors who made our 'Teacher Recognition Ceremony' Nov. 20, 2008, at the Fairfield Community Center, a success and night to remember.
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Dec 11, 2008 |
| Everyone I know is interested in improving the quality, length, and productivity of their lives. Well, it turns out that there is a simple way to achieve both these goals! |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Daily Republic Dec 07, 2008 |
| The overall message was clearly articulated and the author provided concrete, hands-on examples of how to involve your children (and grandchildren) in altruistic acts of charity. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Vacaville Magazine Nov 15, 2008 |
| 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. In the foreground, the horizon lingered lazily, anticipating the sun’s morning yawn. |
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| Ian Thompson - Daily Republic. Nov 14, 2008 |
| The holiday season of giving is almost upon us, and local nonprofits and charities are as much in need as the people they serve.
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| Amy Maginnis-Honey - Daily Republic Nov 13, 2008 |
| You can’t help but hear the pride in Barbara Aiken’s voice. Aiken, a physical education teacher at Dan O. Root Elementary School, is one of 59 teachers who were awarded 2008-09 Education Plus! Mini Grants from the Solano Community Foundation.
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter Nov 09, 2008 |
| Although it is not the best-known of holidays, National Philanthropy Day is certainly one to celebrate. Nov. 15 is the day we recognize and pay tribute to people who are active in the philanthropic community, whose contributions improve our lives and our communities. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter Oct 13, 2008 |
| On behalf of the Solano Community Foundation, we would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to Robert Walker, executive director of the Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation, along with his staff, for their considerable assistance and generosity with the "Form 990 - Nonprofit Tax Compliance Workshop." |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Aug 15, 2008 |
| 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. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Aug 01, 2008 |
| You’ve worked hard and done well. You’ve saved wisely and you have made plans to take care of your family and friends. Now you can leave a legacy that supports your community forever. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter/Daily Republic Jul 23, 2008 |
| We are all saddened by the recent passing of Billy Yarbrough. He will certainly be remembered and missed by all of those who were touched by his generosity and largess. |
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| Richard Rico - The Reporter Jun 22, 2008 |
| Notes flowed from Jacy Burroughs' French horn like ribbons of melodious velvet. They weaved in and out of a tapestry of color and blooms spread over the Buck gardens. We were in the Carriage House, behind the ivy-covered brick wall bordering the grand Buck estate and its eponymous avenue. |
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| Greta Mart - Benicia Herald Jun 19, 2008 |
| Last Thursday evening, surrounded by blooming garden and tea roses, around 200 attendees to a dinner at the Buck Mansion in Vacaville listened to those who benefit and benefit from the Solano Community Foundation (SCF). |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter Jun 01, 2008 |
| Although the country is facing turbulent economic times, grant-making foundations have recently reported an increase in their charitable giving. Two important reports have just been released that give hope to nonprofit organizations which rely on foundation support for programs and projects. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter May 14, 2008 |
| I read with interest the letter from the gentleman who said that while others are clear about how they want and need to spend their economic stimulus payments, he is at a loss how to spend his ("Spending decision up in air," The Reporter, May 8). |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Senior Magazine Apr 15, 2008 |
| Ten minutes before curtain time, 53-year-old music teacher Patty Phillips walks quickly around the Copart Hangar at Nut Tree Airport, rounding up middle school performers for the night's opening show. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Solano Community Foundation Apr 07, 2008 |
| The Harry and Eleanor D. Nelson Vacaville Endowment Fund Scholarship Program today announced their annual granting of scholarships for college and university study to provide enhanced education for Vacaville high school students. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Vacaville Magazine Feb 12, 2008 |
| 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. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Feb 04, 2008 |
| Before the dust settles on the Amtrak platform, when the 5 a.m. train rolls into the Sacramento station, you’ll sometimes see 85-year-old Mortimer Schwartz in a blue vest directing traffic and answering questions from the traveling public. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - The Reporter Jan 03, 2008 |
| Thanks to Kelli Germeraad for her column ("Support local, but monitor national groups," The Reporter, Dec. 23) and the news article containing similar information ("Wolk: 'Not all charities are created equal,'" Dec. 25). |
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| Brianna Boyd - Dixon Tribune Dec 17, 2007 |
| Five Dixon teachers are among more than 80 educators in the county honored with grants from an area foundation to provide academically enrich¬ing activities in the classroom. |
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| Dixon Tribune Dec 17, 2007 |
| Solano Community Foundation is hosting a free educational workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. on December 5, 2007 for anyone in the nonprofit sector interested in learning how to access potential sources of funding. |
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| Nika Megino - Daily Republic Dec 14, 2007 |
| FAIRFIELD — Everything from theater performances to science activities will benefit from grants awarded by the Solano Community Foundation this week. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Director of Communications Nov 29, 2007 |
| Eighty-four teachers representing the seven cities in Solano County have been named recipients of the 2007 Education Plus! Mini-Grant Program of the Solano Community Foundation. |
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| Andrea E. Garcia - Prime Time Magazine Oct 09, 2007 |
| 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. |
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| Donna Tatom Sep 24, 2007 |
| The Solano Community Foundation, Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation, and Advocates for the Arts are partnering again this year to offer up to $37,500 in educational grants for Solano County public school teachers in grades kindergarten through 12. |
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| The Reporter Sep 10, 2007 |
| Solano Community Foundation is hosting a free educational workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday for anyone in the nonprofit sector interested in learning how to access potential sources of funding. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Vacaville Magazine Sep 06, 2007 |
| Vacaville is a wonderful place to live, work and raise our families. It has retained its “small town feel,” but with big city amenities. |
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| Local News Aug 20, 2007 |
| The Solano Community Foundation has announced that Andrea E. Garcia is its new director of communications. |
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| Pat Butler - The Daily Republic Aug 13, 2007 |
| Andrea Garcia has left the Daily Republic to become the communications
director for the Solano Community Foundation. |
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Aug 07, 2007 |
| Working closely with your professional advisor is an important part of organizing your estate. It assures that what you want is specifically articulated and recorded in your plan. |
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| Dave Knitter - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Aug 07, 2007 |
Philanthropy is defined in the dictionary as a “desire to benefit humanity.” The dictionary goes on to state that “this is a desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable
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| Stephanie Wolf - Prime Time Seniors Magazine Oct 19, 2006 |
| Do you remember being twenty years old? All the advice about “how we should plan for the future” seemed completely irrelevant. A few quick years pass, and suddenly we are fifty or sixty years old, and retirement is around the corner. |
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| Jennifer Gentile /Staff Writer - The Reporter Oct 05, 2006 |
| Although it has only existed for a matter of months, a Vacaville leadership group has already devised a way to make a lasting contribution to the city. |
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| Stephanie Wolf, Times-Herald. Jul 05, 2006 |
| By now, we have all read about Warren Buffett’s gift of $37 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. |
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| Jim Spellman - 60th Medical Group Public Affairs - Travis Air Force Base Mar 23, 2006 |
| The Travis chapter of Paws for Healing, Inc., has received a $3,000 grant from the Dey Solano Giving Fund of the Solano Community Foundation for David Grant USAF Medical Center's Canine Assisted Therapy program. |
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| East Bay Business Times Mar 19, 2004 |
| Stephanie Wolf decided life in the Silicon Valley was "too congested, too busy and too materialstic." |