Alameda PostAPD detectives have arrested a former employee of local nonprofit Girls Inc. of the Island City in connection with an embezzlement scheme involving a loss of more than $460,000. https://alamedapost.com/news/girls-inc-embezzlement-suspect-arrested-investigation-ongoing/
"A house is a blank slate, a canvas, a container, on which a whole painting is made, a story is told, and a history written," writes Steve Gorman. Continuing the exploration of this Alameda Treasure, Gorman examines the history of Girls Inc., the current beloved residents of The Greenleaf House. https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-1724-santa-clara-avenue-greenleaf-house-part-4/
The Rotary Club of Alameda raised more than $10,000 to benefit its Community Grant program at a fundraising event on Friday, March 14. Joyce Mercado recounts the "Win-Win" event that drew over 100 attendees to enjoy a delicious lobster dinner prepared by Asena Restaurant. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/rotary-club-lobster-dinner-raises-over-10k-alameda-charities/
#alameda #AlamedaBoysAndGirlsClub #AlamedaFriendsOfTheParks #AlamedaScienceAndTechnologyInstitute #FeatherHouseFoundation #GirlsInc #RotaryClubOfAlameda
The Windermere Foundation is donating $10,176 across seven local non-profits: Rhythmix Cultural Works, Girls Inc. of the Island City, Alameda Food Bank, Alameda Education Foundation, Meals on Wheels, Mastick Senior Center, and Alameda Welfare Council.
#AlamedaEducationFoundation #AlamedaFoodBank #AlamedaPost #AlamedaWelfareCouncil #GirlsInc #MastickSeniorCenter #MealsOnWheels #RhythmixCulturalWorks
The Alameda Kiwanis Club’s August 7 evening meeting had a special purpose, as it presented community grants to 11 Alameda nonprofits. The grants are entirely funded by a local Kiwanis fundraiser, and this year’s fundraiser was the annual Kiwanis Chili Cookoff.
https://alamedapost.com/news/alameda-kiwanis-awards-grants-to-11-local-nonprofits/
#alameda #AlamedaBoysAndGirlsClub #AlamedaCivicBallet #AlamedaKiwanisFoundation #GirlsInc #KiwanisClub #MidwayShelter #RhythmixCulturalWorks #TheFoodbankPlayers #WarmingShelter
Looking for something to do next weekend? Studio 23 Gallery is hosting a collaborative art exhibit from "The Future is Female" – a workshop designed to “get children thinking and imagining themselves in a future with limitless possibilities.”
https://alamedapost.com/features/arts/future-is-female-workshop-celebrates-art-community/
#GEMS #Alameda #ArtPush #Children #GirlsInc #Studio23 #MagickFern #DJJustDelicious #FlaxArtAndDesign #TheFutureIsFemale #LilyZhangPhotography #Julie'sCoffeeAndTeaGarden
