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P.O. Box 1046 SLO, CA 93406

Inside this issue

Vice President’s Message .......... 2

CCFC Membership..................... 2

Grant Information ..................... 2

Making Spirits Bright ……………….. 3

CCFC Trustees ………………………… 3

Sunshine Sacks ………………………. 4

Garden of Giving 2016 ……………. 4

DJs for PJs ……………………………… 5

Vetter-Winters Admin. Estate ... 5

CCFC Board of Directors …………. 6

2016 Grant Recipients …………….. 6

Amazon Smile ………………………… 7

Honoring Jeanette Meek ……….. 7

CCFC Supporters ……………………. 8

Calendar of Events

Supporter Luncheon

March 15, 2017

11:00 am

SLO Country Club

Children’s Day in the Plaza April 8, 2017

Morro Bay Kite Festival April 29, 2017

Garden of Giving June 25 Rose Victorian Inn

Would You Like to Help? Did you know CCFC has three ways to remember a friend or loved one and at the same time help children in San Luis Obispo County? There are three ways to donate: IN CELEBRATION, IN HONOR, OR IN MEMORIAM. Please send your check to CCFC, P.O. Box 1046, SLO 93406, or make a donation on our website at centralcoastfundsforchildren.org. CCFC will acknowledge your donation with a note to your honoree or to the family of your in me-moriam. Now you know how CCFC can help you “REMEMBER, HONOR, and CELEBRATE” someone special when the time arises.

President’s Message ~ Joanne Rogoff “The heart of a volunteer is not measured in size, but by the depth of the

commitment to make a difference in the lives of others.”

I am both proud and honored to be the president of Central Coast Funds for

Children, an organization of women whose commitment to volunteering

their time, energy, and talents cannot be measured. Being a group of 35,

the tasks are numerous, the dedication resolute, and the efforts tenacious.

We may be small, but we are mighty!

Speaking of small, there are several openings for new members to join our

organization. See page 2 for additional details if you are interested in be-

coming a member. 2017 will hopefully bring some new events to CCFC. We

are currently gathering information on different and entertaining fundrais-

ers … so stayed tuned!

Winter-Spring 2017 Newsletter

Would you like to become a member of CCC? We currently have several openings for new members. Our primary objective is to raise funds to donate in the form of grants to local organiza-tions that support children in need. Funds are raised through donations (private and business), membership dues, special fundraising events, and on-going community projects. As members of CCFC, we also participate in several community events that provide fun and enriching experiences for children. Read on and you will see more about our fund-raising efforts and participation in these events.

We currently have 30 members, 28 active members and two provisional members. In addition, CCFC is proud to have 33 dedicated trustees. These ladies have served as an active member for 10 or more years. We meet the first Wednesday of every month at a member’s house and the meeting is followed with lunch. We love to socialize in addition to supporting chil-dren!

If you are interested in becoming a member, please contact Joanne Rogoff, President at: jrogoff@charter.net or 805-448-9649 Or Muriel Harkins, Vice-President at: 805-801-5259 murielharkins@aol.com

Vice-President’s Message ~ Muriel Harkins

The beginning of 2017 we were

sad to say goodbye to 2 wonder-

ful members. Jeanette Meek, one

of our pillars, transitioned to

trustee and Gillian Sinclair, re-

gretfully, due to other commit-

ments. We will miss both of them

tremendously. Marsha Braun,

who had taken a 6 month leave

of absence, has returned to ac-

tive membership. We have 2

members, Kim Conti and Audrey

Alfano, who have requested

leave of absences due to busy

work schedules. That said, we

have 28 active members and

have openings for 5 member-

ships. Now, more than ever, the

children of our county need extra

help. We are committed, howev-

er many of us there are, to help

those children in need. The many

organizations to which we grant

money are essential to the health

and welfare of so many of our

children.

Muriel Harkins, Vice- President

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Grant Information

Does your organization support children at risk in San Luis Obispo Coun-ty? Grants are available to assist your organiza-

tion. Grant requests and guidelines are available

on our website:

Centralcoastfundsfor

children.org

CCFC Membership

CCFC Trustees

Making Spirits Bright

The twinkling lights at the Madonna Inn were not the only things bright at CCFC’s annual winter event!

The theme this year was “Making Spirits Bright” and CCFC members, supporters and guests were wel-

comed with stunning and unique holiday centerpieces created by CCFC members and raffled off. Local

businesses, CCFC members, and supporters generously donated a variety of items for our silent auc-

tion. Renowned motivational speaker and author of Happy People Win, Jean Steele, captivated the

audience with her lively and humorous talk on how to keep yourself and the workplace emotionally

well. A HUGE thank you to the members of CCFC for their dedication, time, and energy in helping with

the myriad of tasks required to make Making Spirits Bright so successful. And a heartfelt thank you to

the guests and supporters who attended the event. It is with the enduring support of all of you that

we can continue to assist the children of San Luis Obispo County.

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Making Spirits Bright 2016 Madonna Inn, Venetian Room

We wish to extend a sincere thank you to our wonderful trustees. These

ladies have been active members in CCFC for ten or more years. They con-

tinue to support CCFC by donating both monetarily and by participating in our meetings and

events.

Louise Angerer Deronda Burdette Judy Barnett Trudy Beresky

Carol Berry Linda Booker Bonnie Brinton Anne Brown

Deronda Burdette Sue Carpine Mary Ciernia Pam Clark

Marge Cooper Kathy Coull Eleanor Coverdale Lynn Ekegren

Betty Flagg Marianne Fonte Dorothy Fryer Vanessa Fujimoto

Madi Gates Ann Hansen Dorothy Harden Leila Humphrey

Virginia Hysen Francine Johnston Liz Keese Jeanette Meek

Alice-Jo Meinhold Ginny Nicolaides Ann Silva Diana Volny

Ann Whitehead

Sunshine Sacks

On Sept 9 2016, our annual CCFC fall event “Garden of Giving,” at the Victorian Estate, gave tribute to our local first responders, thanking

them for their service. Honored attendees included:

Five Cities Fire Authority: Chief Steve Lieberman Cal Fire of SLO County: Unit Chief Scott Jalbert and (retired) Chief Rob Lewin San Luis Ambulance, Paramedics & Critical Care Transport: Kris Strommem and several crew members SLO’s Sheriff’s Deptartment: Commander Stewart MacDonald SLO County Office of Emergency Services: Rachel Monte

On Sept 9, 2001, hundreds of first responders went into the World Trade Center of NewYork City, risking and losing their lives for perfect strangers. Today, our local first responders serve the public every day risking their lives to protect each one of us. We at CCFC wanted to thank our first responders and let them know that we appreciate their bravery, service and dedication. We had speakers from the various branches of first responders represented.

Jerry Boots (Retired Marine Corps) played Taps, which was very inspirational, followed by a moment of silence. Mike Miller provided music on guitar. He played several selections of patriotic songs along with a variety of well-known hits.

Once again, the Kiwanis Club de Tolosa of San Luis Obispo donated their time to provide a wonderful and delicious Santa Maria style BBQ with all the trimmings. The hours they put into providing the meal for the event was greatly appreciated by the members of CCFC and attendees.

Thank you again for all CCFC members, above participants and attendees for making “Garden of Giving” such a success. In turn, CCFC will be able to help many organizations that serve SLO County’s children by awarding grants.

Our members continue to meet to create fun-filled sacks for the emer-gency foster care children as they are placed into the system. A group of our members spend several hours once a month sewing decorative bags and stuffing them with a blanket, coloring book, stuffed animal, journal, crayons, pencils, toothbrush and a hair brush. For some of the older children, we include hand lotion, deo-dorant, shampoo and hard candy. We distribute these bags to The Fami-ly Care Network, Women’s Shelter and The South County Youth Coali-tion.

In 2015, we delivered 172 Sunshine Sacks. In October, CCFC made 60 sacks for Family Care Network’s Hous-ing Support Program. This is a pro-gram that helps homeless families find a place to live and help them get back on their feet. Our sacks provid-ed special items for these children and brought many smiles.

We are also grateful to the Church of the Nazarene located on Johnson Avenue for making available a place to meet and make our sacks.

Cheryl Fernandez &

Sharon Baldridge

Chairpersons

Garden of Giving 2016

On December 10, 2016, Central Coast Funds for Children held its annual paja-ma drive at the Woodland Plaza in Paso Robles. KJUG broadcasted live from the parking lot in front of Golden 1 Credit Union and JC Penny’s. Central Coast Funds for Children was privileged to be able to help coordinate the event to collect pajamas for the children. The DJ’s drew listeners and sup-porters from all over the county and kept them advised of the needs and any special sizes. In the end, Central Coast Funds for Children delivered over 800 pairs of pajamas to the Women’s Shelter, ALPHA, RISE, Family Resource Cen-ter, Family Care Network, Child Resource Center, Friends of Martha’s Place, CAPSLO, Public Health Department, North County Connection Recovery Re-source Center, Transitions Mental Health, ACTS, South County Youth Coalition and Womenade. Christmas was surely brighter and warmer for the children who benefited from the generosity of our community. Thank you to all who donated pajamas and a BIG thank you to KJUG and Golden 1 Credit Union for once again partnering with Central Coast Funds for Children.

Central Coast Funds for Children is so blessed to have received $5,000 from the Vetter-Winters Ad-ministrative Estate, Glen Lewis executor, for holi-day gifts. The stipulation for this donation is that it be used for children’s holiday gifts within San Luis Obispo County. We distributed the money to vari-ous organizations this year:

$1,100 purchased two iPads that were giv-en to the United Cerebral Palsy Association for children diagnosed with autism. Re-search proves that autistic children learn better when they can use an iPad or com-puter.

$400 was given to Family Care Network, Inc. to help with their holiday shopping needs.

$400 supplemented the PJs collected and distributed through CCFC in collaboration with KJUG radio project” DJ’s for PJs”.

$1,600 was used to purchase gift cards from Target which were given as $400 gift cards to The Women’s Shelter, Transitions-Mental Health, Prado Day Center and Max-ine Lewis Homeless Shelter.

$1,500 purchased jackets from Old Navy. The 112 jackets were distributed to 5 different agencies in San Luis Obispo County.

It is donations like the Vetter-Winter Administra-tion Estate and the kindness of Glen Lewis that we are able to bring smiles to hundreds of children in our county during the holiday season.

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DJs for PJs

Vetter-Winters Administrative Estate

Leslie Rodman and Ricki Pace purchased 112 jackets for children.

ACTS/ABUSED CHILDREN TREATMENT $5,000

ALPHA $4,000

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE $2,500

ATASCADERO LOAVES AND FISHES $4,000

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS $1,000

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH SLO CO. $3,500

CAMP FIRE CENTRAL COAST OF SLO $2,200

CENTER FOR FAMILY STRENGTHENING $5,000

CENTRAL COAST LINK $4,000

CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTER $4,000

COASTAL PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION $1,250

COAST UNION HIGH SCHOOL GARDEN $1,500

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, ESTERO BAY $3,000

EQUINE ALLIANCE YOUTH FOUNDATION $5,500

FOOD BANK COALITION OF SLO COUNTY $3,000

FORT HOPE $3,000

FRIENDS OF MARTHA’S PLACE $1,000

INFINITE MUSIC FOUNDATION $2,000

LEARN, CONNECT, PLAY FOUNDATION $2,500

NIPOMO AREA RECREATION ASSN. $1,000

OPERA SAN LUIS OBISPO, INC. $ 800

PASO ROBES CHILDREN’S MUSEUM $3,500

PASO ROBLES HOUSING AUTHORITY $2,000

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SLO $2,500

PROJECT SURF CAMP $1,500

RESTORATIVE PARTNERS, INC., $2,500

RISE SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY $4,000

ROYAL FAMILY KIDS OF SLO $3,000

SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN $2,500

SLO COUNTY LIBRARY $3,500

SLO HIGH SCHOOL/SOBER GRAD NIGHT $1,000

SLO LITTLE THEATRE $2,000

SLO SYMPHONY $4,000

SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH COALITION $3,000

SPECIAL OLYMPICS 2,500

TRANSITITONS MENTAL HEALTH ASSN. $2,500

TOLOSA DENTAL HEALTH $4,500

TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED: $104,250

CCFC Board of Directors 2017

President:

Joanne Rogoff

Vice-President:

Muriel Harkins

Grant Review Chairman:

Claudia Grant

Fund Raising Coordinator:

Paula Tolbert

Treasurer:

Corinne Cilli

Recording Secretary:

Leslie Rodman

Corresponding Secretary:

Linda Rundstrom

Parliamentarian:

Patti Hempenius

Grant Review Board

Paula Gingrich

Gay Hull

Diane Martinelli

Marilyn Blake

Leslie Rodman

Muriel Harkins

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2016 GRANT RECIPIENTS

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Honoring Jeanette Meek

Jeanette at the Gift Box in

French Hospital, 1994.

After 30 years of sewing Sunshine Sacks, making kites, stringing fruit loops,

creating centerpieces, preparing and serving soup, and much, much more,

Jeanette Meek is now a trustee of CCFC. At the December general

meeting, Jeanette was honored with a video highlighting her 30 years of

service. Over the course of those 30 years, Jeanette was the president

of the Children’s Home Society before the organization became CCFC. One member named her

the “Queen of Presidency” as she has been president of CCFC three times! In addition to being a

leader, other members described Jeanette as being a team player, a great mentor and role model,

one who could never say no. She has been very supportive for all of CCFC’s fundraising activities as

well as participating in various community events. She has been there to help with everything!

Jeanette has set high standards for our organization and we appreciate all her contributions.

Thank you, Jeanette!

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CCFC Supporters 2016

FAITHFUL Gerry Johnson R L Cruikshanks Better Business Financial Services Barbara Attinello Marlene Peter Susan Piel Barbara Heneneld Lynn Ekegren Maureen Marquis Patricia Eister Deronda Burdette Geraldine Hruby Pat McAdams

CARING Robert Sorensen Louis Tedone Muriel Feuer Toppy Miller Sylvia Drucker Linda Thompson Olga Harway Tonny Murray Jan Carsel Roberta Hesser Lynn Hollister Mary and Chris Gardner Judy Fitzgerald Eve Opinion Sally Moore Jeraldine Pence Jeanette Meek Trudi Travis Ann Whitehead

COMPASSIONATE Rickie Spitzer Martha Michalojko Corinne Cilli Meredith Takken

COMMITTED Angela Brokaw Renaissance Charitable Foundation X 2 (Bets Thornton) Cherise Gordon Susan Silverstein San Luis Obispo County Medical Society St Barnabas Thrift Shop Tap It Brewing Co Melinda Bollinger Ann and Jim Whitehead Bertha Tyler Cecelia (Kate) Riggins Deronda Burdette Tom and Pam Brown Duane & Pamela Fischer Bonnie Brinton Susan Silverstein Sandra Wheeler Vetter Trust

FAITHFUL, con’t Janice Murphy Jo Ann Jennings Susan Polk Charolette Weinberg Ricki Spitzer Dennis and Becky Falasco Movie Group Cal Flats Solar Mary Ciernia Carol Berry Darlene DeChance Barbara Heneveld Mary Pollock Shirley Petrie Holmes Garth and Joanne Benham