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Published September 25Dolly Parton’s legacy lives on: 20,000 books to Santa Cruz County children
One year in, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has delivered nearly 20,000 free books to young children across Santa Cruz County. More than 3,000 local children now receive a new, age-appropriate book in the mail every month — building home libraries and a love of reading from…
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Published September 23Rotary Club of Freedom to host annual Uncork Corralitos fundraiser for local nonprofits
The `Rotary Club of Freedom` will host its annual Uncork Corralitos fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 17, bringing together local wine, food, music and community support for three Santa Cruz County nonprofit programs. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at Alladin Nursery, 2905 Freedom…
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Published September 16Karen Delaney helped build Santa Cruz County’s Volunteer Center. Now she’s handing it off
When longtime Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County Executive Director Karen Delaney began preparing for retirement, the organization knew it had big shoes to fill. So big, in fact, that the board kicked off an 18-month strategic planning process to help chart the organization’s…
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Published September 14This Santa Cruz County literacy program changes lives: here are three ways you can help
Teresa sat across from a hiring manager, answering interview questions in English. Although she had been studying English with her literacy tutor, they hadn’t reached the lesson on job interviews yet. But Teresa (a pseudonym, used to protect her privacy) applied for the…
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Published September 1125 years later: Santa Cruz, Bay Area first responders honor 9/11 victims with memorial stair climb
More than 60 firefighters, first responders and community members from Santa Cruz County and the San Francisco Bay Area gathered Friday morning at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos for the annual 9/11 memorial stair climb, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist…