Save the date - Festival of Trees 2024 will be FRIDAY November 22, 2024
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In 2022 the Orinda Woman's Club chose Familias Unidas to share, with the Orinda Woman's Club's Community Service Committee, the proceeds from our major fundraising effort, the Festival of Trees.
In 2022 The Orinda Woman's Club's major beneficiary was Familias Unidas. As major beneficiary, Familias Unidas received half of the proceeds from the 2022 Festival of Tree. Holding the check, in the photo above, for $25,000 presented to Familias Unidas, are President Jean Barnhart, Co-Beneficiary Chairs Adeline McClatchie & Kelly Davis, and Festival of Trees Chair Janet Clark. To the right is a photo of the two representatives who joined us at the Festival of Trees, greeting our guests and letting them know a little bit about the needed services they provide in the community.
Familias Unidas was founded in 1979 with a mission to improve the wellness and self-sufficiency in Latino and other communities throughout West Contra Costa County. It is a family-oriented organization dedicated to delivering quality counseling, advocacy, and information and referral services. The organization will use the funds raised at the 2022 Festival of Trees to focus on youth who have been victims of violence and are exhibiting mental health symptoms and violent behaviors. Visit their website at www.familias-unidas.org
The Orinda Woman’s Club is dedicated to supporting nonprofit 501©3 organizations with an emphasis on, but not exclusively, women and children, that serve Contra Costa and Alameda counties, while focusing on Orinda and neighboring cities.The amount of funds distributed each year depends upon the monies raised. In 2022 the Orinda Community Service Committee received half of the proceeds from Festival of Trees as well as individual donations.
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
The Community Service Committee distributes monies to selected nonprofits, for related memberships, and to presenters for our major beneficiary(ies). (SEE LISTS BELOW FOR 2022)
In addition, the Committee has oversight responsibility for awarding educational grants to Miramonte High School students, Youth Homes and Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP).
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES 2022
Infant Mental Health Program, CASA, START Program at DVC, UC Berkeley Hope Scholars, Trinity Center, Renaissance Scholars - Cal State East Bay, Seniors Around Town, White Pony Express, Orinda Historical Society, Friends of the Orinda Nature Area, Joaquin Moraga Adobe, Xenathon.
MEMBERSHIPS 2022
Friends of the Orinda Library, Orinda Historical Society, Orinda Association
GFWC PROJECTS 2022
Grateful Garments, Safari West, St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2022: 6 educational/vocational scholarships were granted using proceeds from our Festival of Trees as well as donations. Three of the students were from the Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP), two were from Youth Homes and one went to a Miramonte student.
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