Incline Village, NV. On May 22nd, 2021 Lake Tahoe School in Incline Village, NV held an in-person gala! The Bubble Ball was the name of this year’s gala fundraiser, held for the first time in the school’s new Athletic and Performing Arts Center on campus. 130 guests enjoyed fine dining by Roundabout Catering in a space transformed by Creative Coverings and Celadon Events, plus a raucous auction that raised nearly $500,000. Kristen O’Donnell and Sarah Williams, (seen above) were the Gala Co-Chairs. (Photo credit Ciprian Cojac)
Matthew Hill, Kevin Kassekert and Keith O’Donnell
Venue transformed by Celadon Events, Creative Coverings and Crux Productions
Head of School Robert E. Graves
Auctioneer Keith McLane, BAS, (2nd from left) congratulates SpaceX Tour winners Melissa Green, Jason Green and Rob Alston
From Lake Tahoe School:
The Lake Tahoe School annual gala raises funds to benefit tuition assistance, faculty and staff development, facilities improvements, safety protocols, and special programming for our students. Lake Tahoe School is an independent, PreK-3 through 8th-grade school providing the highest standards of education in the Sierras.
San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco Arts Commission announced that Ralph Remington has been appointed as the new Director of Cultural Affairs. (Photo credit, Photo by Aminda Villa) Remington will bring decades of leadership experience in the arts and a focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion to the San Francisco Arts Commission. He was hired by the City following a comprehensive search led by the Arts Commission with the announcement on November 6th. He will begin in January 2021.
The Director of Cultural Affairs leads the administration of the San Francisco Arts Commission and directs citywide cultural activities in all aspects of the arts through programs, special projects, grant making, and policy-setting initiatives. The Director reports to the 15-member, mayoral-appointed Arts Commission, which is responsible for the Civic Art Collection, Civic Design Review, Cultural Equity Grants and other funding, SFAC Galleries, public art, art vendors, and seven cultural centers.
The nonprofit San Francisco Arts Commission is working hard to help nonprofits stay afloat. Mission: The San Francisco Arts Commission is the City agency that champions the arts as essential to daily life by investing in a vibrant arts community, enlivening the urban environment and shaping innovative cultural policy.
While we encouraging everyone to #stayathome this holiday season, the commission also wanted to share some of the artwork that has been recently installed at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
San Francisco-based artist Gay Outlaw’s bold, geometric sculptures, located in the South Courtyard at Terminal 1, take inspiration from both architecture and nature and incorporates color and texture in playful and surprising ways.
The San Francisco Arts Commission is committed to creating a city where all artists and cultural workers have the freedom, resources and platform to share their stories, art and culture and where race does not predetermine one’s success in life. We also acknowledge that we occupy traditional and unceded Ohlone land. Fueled by these beliefs, we commit to addressing the systemic inequities within our agency, the City and County of San Francisco and the broader arts and culture sector. This work requires that we focus on race as we confront inequities of the past, reveal inequities of the present and develop effective strategies to move all of us towards an equitable future.
San Francisco, CA. Minds Matter San Francisco (MMSF) is an education nonprofit that transforms the lives of low-income high school students with demonstrated motivation by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success. (A recent enrichment included the skydiving expedition, pictured above.)
The organization raised $347,877 on October 7th, during its virtual fundraiser.
Founded in 2010, 100% of alumni have been accepted to 4-year colleges, and 97% are on track to graduate from college within 4 years. Students – compared with similar peers – are 25X as likely to graduate from a selective college that prepares them for career and beyond.
Minds Matter San Francisco (MMSF) was also recently named “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading website of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. The organization noted the achievement in October.
Target demographics: Low-income high school students who are the first in their families to go to college.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 224 mentees (current and alumni)
Geographic areas served: San Francisco
Programs: Our students participate in a rich set of programs including young professional mentorship, academic planning programs, MMSF-supported summer college programs for high school students and SAT & ACT instruction.
Minds Matter San Francisco aims to help high school students with demonstrated motivation from low-income families achieve their dreams of attending college.
San Francisco, CA. HandsOn Bay Area is offering Virtual Volunteering programs. The program is a volunteer-driven response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. While volunteers may need to be physically apart right now, they can still engage in meaningful virtual engagements that support our community. These shared experiences bring volunteers out of their isolation and mobilize them to a greater good.
There are often opportunities to volunteer as a family.
The organization is offering five reasons to participate:
Team-based virtual experiences that benefit the community and help teams connect
Easy and high impact done in a day projects for volunteers
Curated experiences that align with your team’s interests and meet a community need
All project scoping, planning, and execution will be handled by our team of professional non-profit volunteer managers to ensure a high-quality volunteer experience
Connect with your community and make a real difference
Another program is “Digital Dialogues”. It is a facilitated discussion between volunteers, community leaders, and HandsOn Bay Area staff that centers the issue areas affecting our communities. Possible topics include:
Disability Justice
Hunger & Homelessness
Race Relations & Police Brutality
These virtual convening spaces are dedicated to sharing, learning, and critically reflecting on the social issues that matter to each and every one of us. Organizers encourage you to bring your passion for a better world and a commitment to your community.
From HandsOn Bay Area:
We connect companies and people with high-quality volunteer projects through our extensive network of local nonprofits and schools in need.
We help companies — including Google, Salesforce, Levi’s and many others — create customized volunteer events to make their employees happier and better serve society.
And we offer hundreds of volunteer projects each month to anyone who wants to help, covering all the causes people care about.
In 2017, we mobilized over 25,000 volunteers, resulting in more than 76,000 hours of service to more than 280 schools, parks and nonprofits across the Bay Area. Our volunteering projects meet critical community needs including education and literacy, youth development, health and aging, homelessness, the environment and more.
San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) currently closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s still offering virtual experiences for children. In the video series The Country Dog Gentlemen Travel to Extraordinary Worlds, canine characters from Roy De Forest’s playful painting Country Dog Gentlemen take you on adventures to learn about famous artworks in SFMOMA’s collection. Here’s a link: https://www.sfmoma.org/series/countrydogs/
The well-being and safety of our community and staff are our top priority. In keeping with city, county, and state regulations regarding large gatherings, and to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the museum and its stores and restaurants are temporarily closed, as is the Artists Gallery at Fort Mason. All visits, tours, and events are postponed or canceled at this time.
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The well-being and safety of our community and staff are our top priority. In keeping with city, county, and state regulations regarding large gatherings, and to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the museum and its stores and restaurants are temporarily closed, as is the Artists Gallery at Fort Mason. All visits, tours, and events are postponed or canceled at this time.
We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful galleries and relaxing public spaces, and to sharing the art of our time with you, very soon. In the meantime, head to SFMOMA’s Museum From Home page to find artist interviews, videos, educational materials, and more highlights from our expansive digital collection.
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