BETTER MAKERS OUR COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER IN 2022
EDITED BY DONNA BERRY GLASS
Kaila Love
Lisa Wittke Schaffner
Mike McGuire, Donna Liberatore Seager, Kanani Reynolds
IMPACT: Enabling students from low-income backgrounds to pursue their college dreams
SPONSORS: Dennis and Susan Gilardi, Dodge & Cox, Loomis, Sayles & Company, Marin Community Foundation and Nikhil Sharma
Marin-based organization 10,000 Degrees, which is dedicated to empowering students to enter and graduate college in Marin and six other Bay Area counties, held its annual One Amazing Community fundraiser gala in May at the Bill and Adele Jonas Center at Novato’s College of Marin campus. Simultaneously, it held five smaller satellite soirees around the Bay Area. The event raised $1.1 million. The gala program included an appearance by California Senator Mike McGuire, who served as guest auctioneer, plus a live performance by musical artist Kaila Love. Students from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music treated the audience to a jazz performance. Lisa Wittke Schaffner, CEO of North Coast Builders Exchange and board trustee of the Sonoma County Office of Education, was presented with the prestigious One Degree of Change award. She was recognized for her deep commitment and advocacy for youth, education and community in Sonoma County.
LISA CHAMBERLAIN (ON BEHALF OF 10,000 DEGREES)
10,000 Degrees Strengthens Educational Equity by Raising More than $1 Million at One Amazing Night Fundraiser
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