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Celebrating 35 years of support to community agencies and honoring our 2014 grant recipients. Donor and Grantee Reception Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at the home of Elaine and Eric Hahn Catering by Ada’s Café PACF gratefully acknowledges Northern Trust and an anonymous donor for underwiting this event. 2014 GRANTEES BY FOCUS AREA Some organizations are listed in multiple impact categories because they have dual focuses. This year the Fund gave over $330,000 to the following grantees. ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & SOCIAL SERVICES EDUCATION Mural Music & Arts Project Palo Alto Art Center Caminar East Palo Alto Youth Court JobTrain Peninsula HealthCare Connection Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center 10 Books A Home Able Works Bring Me A Book Building Futures Now DreamCatchers East Palo Alto Charter School East Palo Alto Kids Foundation East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring Palo Alto Art Center Stanford University, Office of Science Outreach Teen Talk Sexuality Vida Verde ENVIRONMENT HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH & DISABILITIES HOUSING & NUTRITION SENIOR SERVICES YOUTH & FAMILIES Canopy Environmental Volunteers Hidden Villa Vida Verde Ada’s Café Kara Parca Ravenswood Family Health Clinic Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto InnVision Shelter Network New Creations Home Ministries Avenidas Stevenson House Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Art of Yoga Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation Edgewood Center for Children & Families Environmental Volunteers Fresh Lifelines for Youth Hidden Villa Kidpower Palo Alto Housing Corporation Teen Success Youth Community Service See the PACF website for program descriptions. www.PaloAltoCommFund.org PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND Co-Presidents: Anne Dauer and Mandy Lowell Suzanne Attenborough Cynthia Brinkmann Brian Chancellor Enoch Choi Sarah Clark Karen Douglas Nitesh Dullabh Leonard Ely Co-Chairs: Ann DeBusk and Eliane Neukermans Annette Bialson Barbara Carlitz Laurie Hernandez Kristen Hughes Mark Johnsen BOARD OF DIRECTORS Catherine Crystal Foster Bruce Gee Peter B. Gifford Mary Haverstock Scott Joachim Jean K. McCown Cindy Miller Javad Mostofizadeh Executive Director: Cammie Vail BOARD OF ADVISORS Judy Koch Terry Kurfess Elizabeth Lucchesi Worth Ludwick Beth Martin Walt McCullough DIRECTORS EMERITI Marti deBenedetti Betsy Gifford Karen Nierenberg Missy Reller Karen Ross Joel B. Spolin Mike Trigg Lanie Wheeler Amy Renalds Roger Smith Cherie Miller Sopkin Anne Taylor Charles Schulz Maddy Stein PO Box 50634 Palo Alto, CA 94303 p 650.690.0370 website: www.paloaltocommfund.org

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Nancy ShearerWell done, Cammie!!1   ·  2 months ago

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Judith Marx GolubKaren do you know Cindy? She is a good from of my sister Cary.1   ·  1 month ago

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