1. family and parenting
2. children

September
2013
April 2015
Newsletter
Newsletter
Mission Statement
Central Coast Funds For Children, a nonprofit
corporation, is established to raise funds for
corporation, is established to raise funds for
children in need in San Luis Obispo County.
children in need in San Luis Obispo County. The
The Corporation shall raise funds through a
Corporation shall raise funds through a variety
variety of methods, including but not limited to,
of methods, including but not limited to,
contributions and charitable events
contributions, and charitable events.
Supporter Luncheon
Grant recipient from San Luis Obispo Special
Olympics Kristen Arias, 2015 World Games
Global Messenger, and her mother Patty Arias.
ACTIVE MEMBERS
CCFC Teddy Bear Award
Current News
Soup Supper – September 15, 2013
Our 22nd Annual Soup Supper will be a
Drive-thru. Come to the American Legion
Building (behind the Veteran’s Memorial
Building on Grand Ave.) to get your delicious
meal. This year for the same price as in the
past,
$35.00,
you will
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ACTIVE MEMBERS
Sharon Baldridge
Paula Gingrich
Diane Martinelli
Gillian Sinclair
HONORARY MEMBERS
Sharon
Baldridge Marge
Cooper
Patti Jeanette
Hempenius
Barbara
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*Provisional
Sinclair*
Judy Barnett
Claudia
Grant
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Karna Stitt Gillian
Virginia
Judy
Barnett
Debbie
Craven
Alethea
Justus
Ricki
Pace
Paula
Tolbert
Marian Bernick
Muriel Harkins
Susan Murray
Paula Tolbert
PROVISIONAL MEMBERS
MarilynBernick
Blake
PattiFernandez
Hempenius Bonnie
Ricki
Pace
Chris Wheeler
Marian
Cheryl
Kennedy
Chris Poe
Trudi Travis
Marsha Braun
Pat Hock
Shay Peck
Audrey Alfano
Marilyn
Blake
Cyndi
Framme
Pat Kowal
Shay Peck*
Kim Conti
Gay Hull
Chris Poe
Corrine Cilli
Melinda
Bollinger Paula
Gingrich
HONORARY
MEMBER
Marge Cooper
Bonnie
Kennedy Verniece
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Rodman Leslie Rodman
Kristy Wilson
Marsha
Braun
Claudia
Grant
Diane
Martinelli
Linda
Rundstrom*
Virginia
Yasumoto
Cheryl Fernandez
Pat Kowal
Joanne Rogoff
Cyndi Butler
Framme
Verniece
Lincoln Jeanette
LindaMeek
Rundstrom
Linda
Muriel
Harkins
Karna Stitt
2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President’s Message – Susan Murray
PRESIDENT
Susan Murray
VICE-PRESIDENT
Claudia Grant
RECORDING SECRETARY
Chris Wheeler
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Diane Martinelli
TREASURER
Muriel Harkins
FUND RAISING COORDINATOR
Paula Tolbert
GRANT REVIEW CHAIRMAN
Chris Poe
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Patti Hempenius
Welcome to 2015. The members of CCFC
have set our 2015 calendar of events and the
events are sure to be fruitful and fun. We
hope you will join us.
CCFC will continue to carry on the mission of
the wonderful members and trustees who
founded this organization over 20 years ago
“...to raise funds for children in need in San
Luis Obispo County.”
CCFC wants to thank all our supporters for
their continuing donations and having the
faith that the members of CCFC will work
tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of
children in San Luis Obispo County.
2015 GRAND REVIEW BOARD
Chris Poe – Chairperson
Marian Bernick
Marge Cooper
Paula Gingrich
Cyndi Framme
Cheryl Fernandez
Susan Murray
TRUSTEES
Louise Angerer
Maxine Baker
Trudy Beresky
Carol Berry
Linda Booker
Bonnie Brinton
Anne Brown
Deronda Burdette
Sue Carpine
Mary Ciernia
Pam Clark
Kathy Coull
Eleanor Coverdale
Lynn Ekegren
Betty Flagg
Marianne Fonte
Dorothy Fryer
Vanessa Fujimoto
Madi Gates
Ann Hansen
Dorothy Harden
Carol Huff
Leila Humphrey
Virginia Hysen
Francine Johnston
Liz Keese
Alice-Jo Meinhold
Ginny Nicolaides
Joanne Seimsen
Ann Silva
Diana Volny
Ann Whitehead
Our first event was the Supporter Luncheon. This year’s luncheon
happened on the first day of spring at the San Luis Obispo Country Club.
At this event we heard firsthand from the 42 recipients how our grant
funds have touched the lives of many children.
Vice President’s Message - Claudia Grant
Ivan Scheier must have been referring to the
ladies of CCFC when he stated, “The broadest
and maybe the most meaningful definition of
volunteering: Doing more than you have to
because you want to, in a cause you consider
good.” It is an honor and privilege to work
along side this group of unselfish, caring, and
patient group of ladies who work to enrich
the lives of many children.
CCFC is excited to welcome three new members Audrey Alfano, Corrine Cilli and Kristy
Wilson. We are thrilled to have them as we
begin to tap into their energy. It’s infectious!
We are sad to say farewell to Melinda Bollinger who has been a member since 2008. Melinda has deep roots in Newport Beach and has decided to move there to be closer to her family and
lifelong friends. We will miss her and wish her all the best.
In closing,
“Every child is one caring adult away from being a success story”. Josh
Shipp
“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed
with a mosquito.” Betty Reese
CCFC is small but we are mighty!
Grant Recipient Spotlight
Assistance League San Luis Obispo County
Central Coast Funds for Children has been a proud supporter of the Assistance League San Luis
Obispo County Operation School Bell program for 17 years. Operation School Bell® is the chapter’s
primary philanthropic program created to help children in need from Kindergarten through 6th grade,
particularly those students whose school attendance, academic performance, and social adjustment may
be affected by the lack of suitable school clothing. All shopping is done at a retail store, one in the North
County and one in the South County. The children can chose the clothing themselves, getting a proper
fit is guaranteed in a store, and the children return to school wearing the same clothes as their peers.
This last school year the Assistance League provided over 1,600 children in San Luis Obispo County with
school-appropriate wardrobes.
We are proud to announce that Assistance League is opening a Thrift Shop in downtown San Luis Obispo
on April 1st. We congratulate them on all their hard work.
Reminder:
Grant request guidelines
and applications can be found on our website:
centralcoastfundsforchildren.org. Deadline
for 2015 grant requests is September 30th.
Sunshine Sacks
Our members continue to meet to create fun-filled sacks for the foster care child as he or she
is 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 add hand lotion,
deodorant, shampoo and hard candy. We distribute
these bags to The Family Care Network, Women’s
Shelter and The South County Youth Coalition. In
2014, we delivered over 122 sacks.
Cheryl Fernandez & Sharon Baldridge - Chairs
A big THANK YOU goes to the members of the
Kiwanis of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa for their
generous donation of $500 to our Sunshine Sacks
project. This money is used to buy supplies for our
sacks.
We are grateful to the Church of the Nazarene on
Johnson Avenue for making available a place to
meet and make our sacks.
Upcoming Events/ Calendar
The list below highlights CCFC’s 2015 remaining events. Please mark your calendars and join us for
the fun!
* Tickets and more information available from members
APRIL
11
25
* 27
Children’s Day in the Mission Plaza – SLO
Kite Festival in Morro Bay
CCFC Chip-in-fore-Children Golf Tournament – Morro Bay Golf Course
6
10
Camp Reach for the Stars / Jack’s Helping Hand
CCFC Coupon Day – California Pizza Kitchen – SLO
19
SLO Blues Baseball Game
JUNE
JULY
SEPTEMBER
9
CCFC Coupon Day – California Pizza Kitchen – SLO
* 27 CCFC Garden of Giving Fall Event – Arroyo Grande Victorian Inn
NOVEMBER
18
CCFC Coupon Day – California Pizza Kitchen – SLO
DECEMBER
*4
Winter Event – San Luis Obispo Country Club
California Pizza Kitchen
June 10, 2015
September 9, 2015
November 18, 2015
Dine in or out - don’t forget your coupon! Gay Hull, Chair
at 602-2395.
CCFC Chip-in-Fore-Children Golf
Tournament – Morro Bay
It is spring and that means it is golf tournament time!!
Dust off those golf clubs, polish your golf shoes, and come out to Morro Bay on Monday, April 27,
for our Annual “Chip-in-Fore-Children” Golf Tournament. Enjoy 18 picturesque holes at the Morro
Bay Golf Course for just $125.00, including a cart, a Miracle Putt and lunch! An extra Miracle Putt
will be available for purchase at registration if your putting is a little rusty. Our raffle features 2
wine baskets, a spa basket, a picnic basket, and a surprise basket.
We are excited about this year’s expanded tournament:
• 18 holes
• Best-ball Twosome
• Flighted by: Couples; Men Only; Women Only
Tom Brown, owner of Black Horse Expresso & Bakery, DocuTeam and Brown Shoe Fit Company, is
sponsoring our Tee Prizes and Biddle Ranch Winery and Halter Ranch Vineyards graciously donated
our golf tournament prizes. Morro Bay Golf Course is excited to have the tournament and is doing
everything possible to make this golf tournament the best you have played in in years.
If you have any questions please call;
• Leslie Rodman, 543-3615 or e-mail LRodman927@charter.net
• Ricki Pace, 481-6316 or e-mail ricki@pacesmail.com
• Visit our website at www.centralcoastfundsforchildren.org for entry form application. The
field is filling fast.
Ricki Pace & Leslie Rodman - Chairs
CCFC Garden of Giving Fall Event Arroyo Grande
Something new and different is cooking for Central Coast
Funds for Children this fall. We are excited to announce our
new fall event ”Garden of Giving" at the beautiful Victorian
Inn in Arroyo Grande. We will have a full barbeque dinner
prepared by the Kiwanis de Tolosa of San Luis Obispo. BBQ
is accompanied by salad, bread, desserts, wine and beer and
punch plus vegetarian items. Plans are in progress for this
fundraiser party for CCFC family and friends.
Marilyn Blake & Pat Hock - Chairs
Children’s Day in the Mission Plaza - SLO
Please join CCFC on April 11th for this San Luis Obispo tradition
that celebrates the magic of youth. Promoting family, creativity,
individuality and diversity, Children's Day In The Plaza is
appropriately held in April – “The month of the child”.
As in years past the CCFC booth will give children of all ages
opportunity to make Fruit Loop necklaces that challenge their
artistic abilities and satisfy their taste buds. Needless to say,
more Fruit Loops are consumed than make their way home as a
necklace… Who would have ever guessed? Laughter, smiles and
sticky fingers once again prove that being a kid is a wonderful
thing.
Marge Cooper & Verniece Lincoln Chairs
Kite Festival in Morro Bay
The Kite Festival in Morro Bay will be held on April 25th.
We are excited to participate again this year bringing
happiness to many children of all ages as they gleefully
decorate their kites. We are not sure who has more fun,
the kids or the CCFC members who help. Every year we
work together to construct approximately 500 kites for
the children. This year we have an unexpected addition
in our kite making efforts. CCFC supporter Nancy Brown
lovingly assembled 160 kites for this year’s event!
Thank you Nancy and to all of our kite makers.
In Memoriam & Honor
IN MEMORIAM
Esther Funke
Mr & Mrs Don Pace
Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehead
Sandy Hayes
Mr & Mrs Don Pace
Beth Peterson
Mr & Mrs Michael Johnston
Linda Booker
Mr & Mrs Carl Berry
Mr & Mrs Jerry Hempenius
Mr & Mrs Joe Barnett
Mr & Mrs Don Pace
Lynn Ekegren
Mr & Mrs Mac Brinton
Anne Brown
Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehead
IN HONOR
Shawn Roberts
Mr & Mrs Ken Rodman
Mary Belle Romero
Joann Jennings
Darrel Winfield
Mr & Mrs Ken Rodman
IN CELEBRATION
Beverly Willick
Mr & Mrs Don Pace
Mr & Mrs Ben McAdams
Nancy Hayward & Marvin Dees
Mr & Mrs Lee Hollister
Mr & Mrs Jim Whitehead
Steve Carroll
Mr & Mrs Lynn Cooper
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? CCFC is happy to share a Celebration or to Honor someone
you admire or someone who has done something special. Many of our supporters and members
have made In Memoriam donations, but we want to remind you that there are two more ways to
donate to CCFC. To contribute IN CELEBRATION, IN HONOR, OR IN MEMORIAM, please send your
check to CCFC or make a donation on our website at centralcoastfundsforchildren.org. CCFC will
acknowledge your donation with a note to your honoree or the family of your in memoriam. Now
you know how CCFC can help you “REMEMBER A FRIEND, SOMEONE SPECIAL OR FAMILY MEMBER”
when the time arises.
Another opportunity to donate to CCFC is to become an INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS SUPPORTER.
You may contribute at your level of choice:
Committed …………………………………………$500.00 and above
Compassionate……………………………………$300.00 to 499.00
Faithful………………………………………………..$100.00 to 299.00
Caring………………………………………………….$ 35.00 to $ 99.00
Supporters may attend the Annual Supporter Luncheon in the spring and will receive our
newsletter. If you are interested in supporting CCFC in any of the above ways, please indicate your
type of donation and make checks payable to CCFC. Thank you for joining our mission to serve
children in need in San Luis Obispo County.
CCFC
P.O. Box 1046
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
centralcoastfundsforchildren.org
2015 CCFC SUPPORTERS
Commited
Faithful
Bonnie & Mac Brinton
Angela Brokaw
Church of the Nazarene
Engle and Associates
Vince & Marianne Fonte
Scenic Coast Foundation
Thornton Charitable
Giving Trust
Barbara Attinello
Linda Booker
Randall Cruikshanks
Ekegren Family Trust
Patty Eister
Diane Filipponi
Cyndi Framme
JoAnn Jennings
Gerry Johnson
Barbara Loomis
Marlene Maddalena
Virginia Parkinson
Marlene Peter
Yvonne Poulsen
Mary Storretta
Jim & Ann Whitehead
Janis Woolpert
Dennis & Patricia Zimmerman
Compassionate
Dr. Richard & Kate Riggins
Rickie Spitzer
Meridith Takken
Caring
Linda Butler
Jan Carsel
Muriel Feuer
Nancy Hayward
Barbara Heneveld
Geraldine Hruby
Beverly James
Alethea Justus
Darlene Laval
Tonny Murray
Bob Sorensen
Janice Verity
Marilyn Warden
Marie Wolcott