Tag: volunteers
Bank of America names Housing Matters as 2023 Neighborhood Champion
Bank of America announced Housing Matters as the 2023 Neighborhood Champion awardee for their work advancing economic mobility and building up underserved neighborhoods in...
Damians Ladder helps Valley seniors in need
San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley are chock-full of character and conveniences that most other towns would be lucky to have: breathtaking natural beauty,...
TEDxSantaCruz announces call for speakers and volunteers for Spring 2024 event
TEDxSantaCruz organizers have launched a call for speakers, volunteers and sponsors for the next TEDxSantaCruz: RISING TOGETHER, slated for Saturday, April 13, 2024, at...
Mountain Affair to honor longtime food pantry volunteer
Longtime food pantry volunteer Shelley Young will receive the Green Heart Award at the 38th annual Mountain Affair benefiting Mountain Community Resources. The fundraiser...
Guest Column | From the Heart of a Volunteer
I began writing my food column for the Press Banner newspaper 13 years ago under the watchful eye of editor, Peter Burke. At that...
Guest Column | Our Forgotten Generation
Many years ago, I took a group of high school students who belonged to the Interact Club, a Rotary sponsored volunteer group of 14-18-year-olds,...
Guest Column | Are You One of the Few?
If you, like me, were born between 1930 and 1946 (worldwide), you are one of the rare surviving senior citizens of this special group....
Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley cleans up
Kiwanis Club of Scotts Valley is best known for the Music at Sky Park Festivals held every summer that support the music programs at...
Valley Churches United gears up for ‘Spring Thing’ sale
The day the big bomb cyclone came through the San Lorenzo Valley, Valley Churches United’s building in Ben Lomond became a hub of activity.
A...
Felton Grove cleanup benefits from army of volunteers
An assemblage of wet clods soared past the edge of a riverside home, landing with a thud in the front yard. Jan. 27 was...
Three candidates vie for two Scotts Valley council seats
Mike Zeller, the director of programming and project delivery for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County, is the relative newcomer on the Scotts Valley...
