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Pacific Gas and Electric Company officials visited Nipomo Elementary and awarded a grant of $8,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters to fully support the program which pairs college and high school students with elementary school students whose parents often work long hours. The program intentionally promotes asset development in both the mentors and younger students.
To celebrate the visit, the children made art projects to thank PG&E. Patricia Wilmore and Kory Raftery of PG&E spoke with Brianna Boydstun, a high school Big Sister for 3 years. Boydstun was once a Little Sister in the program and is proud to “pay it forward” as she mentors younger children.
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A $25,000 grant from Rabobank will be used as matching funds for a $1.7 million Mental Health Services Act housing grant from the State of California, to build Nipomo Street Studios - a housing project that will give a new start for local adults disabled by mental illness.
The studios and community room on Nipomo Street in San Luis Obispo will be used as permanent housing for low-income adults with persistent mental illness and an on-site wellness program. The Transitions-Mental Health Association project is targeted to serve individuals who meet San Luis Obispo County's criteria as extremely low income, and for some, are currently homeless.
“With Rabobank’s generous contribution, we are expanding housing and mental health services for San Luis Obispo county residents in need,” said Jill Bolster-White, Transition’s executive director. “We sincerely appreciate their support of the Nipomo Street Studios: a development that embodies our shared commitment of assisting and restoring people in our community impacted by mental illness.”
Funding for Nipomo Street Studios is also provided by Affordable Housing Funds from the City of San Luis Obispo, TMHA, and the Mental Health Services Act through SLO County Behavioral Health Services.
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Community Action Partnership’s health screening program provides low-income, uninsured and underinsured county residents aged 50 and older, with competent, convenient and free preventive and maintenance health screening, education and referrals for health issues in San Luis Obispo County. It is the only no-cost, mobile health screening program for adults 50 and older in the county.
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Mindbody, the largest online software provider in the health and wellness industry, is putting business owners in the driver's seat of any daily deal they offer. Their latest software integration, Mindbody Deals, allows the company's more than 15,000 subscribers to control the parameters of their social discount offers -- from pricing to quantity to redemption limitations -- all from within their business management site.
Mindbody is one of the first business management software providers to integrate a social coupon redemption process into the point of sale (POS) system, incorporating it seamlessly into the daily routine of front desk staff. The integration works with each companies’ current way of doing business: their check in/out process, reporting system and automated marketing features.
"We've heard from our subscribers time and time again that the daily deals concept is great in theory -- but in practice, it's often a frenzy of new clients that strains their capacity to offer quality service," said Rick Stollmeyer, Mindbody's co-founder and chief executive officer. "Mindbody Deals is designed to mitigate that strain, bringing a steady uptick in sales, not a disruptive spike in customer volume."
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The Holiday Inn Express and Suites of Atascadero received the InterContinental Hotels Group 2011 Torchbearer Award, the company's most prestigious award.
 The Torchbearer Award was presented in October during the 2011 IHG Americas Investors & Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. More than 6,100 franchise owners, operators and company officials attended the conference.
The hotel is one of only 24 properties selected from the IHG system of nearly 2,000 hotels within its brand in the Americas - Canada, the United States, Latin America -for achieving the highest levels of excellence in all aspects of operation, from quality and product to customer satisfaction. A 2011 Torchbearer trophy, the company's symbol of excellence, will be on permanent display at the hotel.
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Recipe, a local food and beverage marketing company, is holding a Facebook promotion to raise money for the Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County. The company plans to donate one dollar for every Facebook Like they receive during the holiday season.
“We wanted to support the local food bank and all the work they do,” said Ellen Curtis, owner and managing partner of Recipe. “They are a natural fit for us. We represent food and beverage companies while they make sure that no one goes hungry.”
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The Paso Robles wine industry came together in 2011 setting a record by raising $126,000 for charity during the Wine Country Auctions featured at the Zinfandel Festival and Wine Festival events.
The Zin Tasting and Wine Country Auction showcased “bottles, bottles and more bottles” for enthusiastic wine collectors. The Wine Country Auction and Dinner hosted 271 guests for an evening of Paso Robles hospitality along with incredible lifestyle and wine centric auction lots. As a result, Paso Robles Wine Country increased its 2011 contribution by 15 percent, gifting $80,000 worth of donations to 13 local charities that support healthcare, education and greater community services. Additionally, the Alliance supported San Luis Obispo County groups through in-kind services with a value of more than $46,000. The Alliance is proud to partner with the wine community to make this significant contribution.
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First California Bank presented Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County with $2,000 for the agencies youth mentoring programs. The donation is part of the agencies Community Support Campaign fundraising drive which has raised $82,000 toward their 2011 goal of $100,000. All funds will be used to provide role models and friends to vulnerable children in San Luis Obispo County. To contribute or for more information call 805-781-3226 or visit www.slobigs.org. The check was presented at First California Bank to Big Brothers Big Sisters board members Hal Sweasey, Adam Quaglino, Christie Tjong, Marian Anderson, Monique Carlton, and executive director Anna Boyd-Bucy, from First California Bank’s Mike Kee, senior vice president and regional manager and Paul White, vice president special assets.
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After many hours of hard work, planning and dedication, three San Luis Obispo Rotary Clubs have finished a new outdoor classroom for Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School. The Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo, Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo Daybreak and Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo de Tolosa fully funded and built the outdoor classroom with the hopes that it would give elementary students a place to continue their “hands-on” education of the environment, regardless of the weather conditions. This project was completed as a part of the “Rotarians at Work Day,” which was created to encourage rotary club members to work on a project that would benefit their local community. In addition to the Rotary clubs, several local businesses also contributed to this community project, including Air Vol Block, Miner’s Hardware, and Farm Supply Company. |
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Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America, will premiere at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Palm Theatre in San Luis Obispo. The screening is sponsored as a benefit for the SLO County Bicycle Coalition. The film, which has won numerous awards at film festivals all over the world, “is an up-close look at what Race Across America (RAAM) riders go through,” says Stephen Auerbach, the director and producer of Bicycle Dreams. “They deal with searing desert heat, agonizing mountain climbs, and endless stretches of open road. And they do it all while battling extreme exhaustion and sleep deprivation. It’s a great subject for a film.” |
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