Yolo Community Foundation to honor 30 local donors, volunteers
On Nov. 16, the Yolo Community Foundation (YCF) will celebrate National Philanthropy Day by honoring 30 local donors and volunteers who have made an impact on Yolo County nonprofits.
“These honorees inspire all of us to engage in our community, to use the resources we have available to support our local nonprofits, so they can continue to serve our neighbors in need,” Jessica Hubbard, YCF’s executive director said.
This is YCF’s 15th annual celebration of National Philanthropy Day. In that time, YCF and the participating nonprofits have honored more than 125 local donors and volunteers. The Yolo National Philanthropy Day event is intended as a platform for a wide range of Yolo nonprofits to honor those individuals and organizations that are critical to their work.
YCF will celebrate the honorees in a reception on Nov. 16, sponsored by Nugget Markets and through a video campaign launching the same day, sponsored by Davis Media Access. At the reception, YCF will also share the results of the recent Yolo Donor Survey.
This year’s honorees and the nonprofits that selected them include:
• Chris Barton and Betsy Taloff, All Leaders Must Serve
• Jennifer and Lars Knudsen, Center for Land-Based Learning
• Dr. Paolo Troia, CommuniCare Health Centers
• Norma Rice, Davis Arts Center
• Keri Hawkins, Davis Farm to School
• Don Shor, Davis Media Access
• Carousel Fundraising Committee, Davis Schools Foundation
• Robbie Murphy, Empower Yolo
• Susan Douglas, Explorit Science Center
• Lon Springer, Friends of the Yolo County Archives
• Raley’s, Kitchen Table Advisors
• Kathy Williams-Fossdahl, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Yolo County
• Arriel Adler, New Season Community Development Corporation
• Gail Yokote, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute — UC Davis
• Robin Carlson, Pamela Trokanski Dance Theater
• Robert Nickelson, Rotary Club of Winters
• Jane Niehues, Soroptimist International of Woodland
• Ann Daniel, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden
• Nanette Hanson, Winters Farm to School
• Exhibit Committee led by Floyd Shimomura and Gloria Lopez, Winters Museum
• Rob Coman, Winters Participation Gallery
• Cameron Fuller, Woodland Opera House
• Nancy Tyler, Yolo Basin Foundation
• Meg Stallard, Yolo Community Foundation
• IKEA West Sacramento, Yolo County Children’s Alliance
• 100+ Women Who Care Yolo County, Yolo County Search and Rescue Team
• Dr. David Nakano, Yolo Crisis Nursery
• Sarah James, Yolo Food Bank
• Elizabeth Lasensky, Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance
• Pete Wilbur, Yolo Hospice, Inc. DBA YoloCares
For more information about the Yolo National Philanthropy Day reception and videos, this year’s honorees, and the Yolo Donor Survey, please visit www.yolocf.org.