From ChicoSol's Founder, Leslie Layton

For Immediate Release

Dear Folks,

Thank you so much for setting up these local funding groups.  Please direct my donation to the "Humboldt Fire Victim's Fund". In our small community we all know someone who was affected by both the Palermo Fire and the Humboldt Fire. Hopefully they will all have a nice home to live in again and their lives will go back to "almost normal".

Joan Stoner, CPA

If you haven't already, it really is time to learn what all this "blogging" is about. And, perhaps more importantly - how this new interactive web medium is augmenting and promoting nonprofits and for-profits around the globe.

It's the real deal!

It's the must-know!

Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETY is a nonprofit organization that every person on this globe should know about. To put it simply, Voices Insisting on PursuitSAFETY - WILL SAVE LIVES. I am proud to put the support of the North Valley Community Foundaiton behind its efforts and those of its founder, Candy Priano. Please take a moment to read blog below. And, if you have any questions about how to help please don't hesitate to ring me directly. - Alexa Valavanis, CEO North Valley Community Foundation.

What an incredible network we have committed to creating, together! I couldn’t be more excited to get this International Humanitarians Council off the ground here in the North State.

Many of you participated in our very first discussion re: the development of this Council in mid-February.

To recap (and for those of you who were unable to attend):

March 17, 2008

What a day!

I wanted to thank each of you that attended yesterday's North Valley Nonprofit Council meeting, at the Market Cafe in Chico. We've had a full house for each of the council meetings since its birth in Spring '07!

For those of you who were unable to attend, the Keynote Speaker for the afternoon was Donnie Peterson, a brilliant consultant and motivator for area nonprofits re: the role of technology and collaboration in the success of an organization (and much much more).

Learning is HIP.org is a new 501(c) (3) founded by Chico’s own Dr. Lee Hoffmann. The mission: To transform struggling students into independent learners! Combining more than 70 years experience in public education, three generations of instructors deliver the Hoffmann Integration Process. HIP training provides a scientifically proven program that tackles learning difficulties and improves behavior and self-confidence. Low academic performance often leads to unemployment and crime. With early intervention, HIP training not only rescues the child, it protects and benefits the community.