Style Magazine: August 2019

| community matters |
What’s Up?
by EMILY PETER
Caron
Russell
with the
American
Cancer
Society
with
Infusion
Taproom
Owners
Andrea
and
Jacob
Marshall
Ben Parra Scholarship Fund recipient Taylor
Belisle-Lopez of Lincoln High School
[ PEOPLE & PLACES IN THE NEWS ]
Local nonprofit, A Touch of Understanding (ATOU), reached
10,929 students at 122 schools during their 2018-2019 school year
through workshops and activities. ATOU provides disability
awareness programs designed to educate students and promote
respect for all individuals.
Placer Community Foundation (PCF) awarded scholarships to
19 students from Auburn, Lincoln, Colfax, and Rocklin—many
who were pleasantly surprised with the award at their high school
graduation. Scholarships were issued in varying amounts and will
help students pursue a wide range of interests while continuing
their education.
The Rocklin High School choir recently took the stage with
Foreigner at Thunder Valley Casino Resort for a special
performance of “I Want to Know What Love Is.” The performance
is part of the band’s partnership with the Grammy Foundation
to support music education. Rocklin High School’s music program
received donations of $500 from both Foreigner and Thunder Valley.
Placer Community Foundation (PCF) welcomed four new
members to its Board of Directors: Elise Baker, Margaret
Fulton, Bonnie London and Raúl Martínez. PCF grows
local giving by connecting donors with causes, and each new
board member brings experience in and understanding of
strengthening the community through local giving. For more info,
visit placergives.org.
Hands4Hope in El Dorado Hills generously organized a bake
sale that raised over $300 for El Dorado County’s The Center for
Violent-Free Relationships, in addition to donating toiletries and
homemade blankets. What’s more, employees from Blue Shield
of California in El Dorado Hills created over 500 care bags – each
with an inspirational message—to be distributed by The Center.
Thanks to a grant from the El Dorado County Air Quality
Management District, the El Dorado County Transit
Authority reports that 10,121 passengers took advantage of their
free shuttle service to the 2019 El Dorado County Fair. This
marks the twenty-ninth consecutive year that they have provided an
El Dorado County fair shuttle.
Infusion Taproom in Lincoln held their first annual F* Cancer
Pouring for a Cause that included the release of Silver Moon
Brewing’s F* Cancer IPA. They raised $2,206 that went to the
American Cancer Society and Relay for Life (Placer County)
along with an additional $574.56 for Silver Moon Brewing’s F*
Cancer Program which they donate to cancer support networks.
The City of Folsom has a new finance director: Stacey
Tamagni. She is a seasoned and poised professional whose
education and experience make her a perfect fit for the
position. Tamagni will be responsible for managing the city’s
annual budget, financial reporting, treasury, utility billing,
accounts payable, payroll, and information systems functions. To
learn more, visit folsom.ca.us/finance.
Placer Community Foundation photo courtesy of Placer Community Foundation. Rocklin High School Choir photo by Trevor Chiasson. Other photos courtesy of their respective companies or organizations.
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