Event - Holiday Party Dec. 9th

Please join us for an afternoon of fun, good conversation and scrumptious Rosso's pizza, soup, salad and potluck dessert. Relax with friends and family at the historic Hessel Grange in Sebastopol. Take the opportunity to make new friends and mingle with SFRR leaders to share your ideas for projects and events for 2012.

When:     Sunday, December 9, 3:30-6:00
Where:    Hessel Grange - 5400 Blank Rd, Sebastopol, California
Tickets:    $18 per person. $10 for Children under 10
Buy your tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/297887

Menu:
Four delicious pizzas choices from Rosso
Seasonal Market Soup and Salad
   
Potluck - Please bring a dessert to share and your choice of beverage (wine, beer etc). Holiday baked goods like cookies & pie would be great!

We will raffle a Holiday basket at this event. The proceeds to be used for our Steel Lane Elementary School Garden. Also please bring non-perishable food items for second Holiday Basket. This basket will be a gift for one lucky  Steel Lane Elementary school garden worker.

Be kind to the environment - don't forget dishware, utensils, napkin and a glass.

We look forward to seeing you all one last time before the end of the year!
Space is limited so invite your friends who want to join you (and Slow Food) ! Don't miss out - buy your tickets today




Questions: Email - Suekiwoodward@mac.com

SFRR Hero Changing the World

SFRR leader, MICHAEL DIMOCK is included in the book "Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time"

Meet Michael at our upcoming holiday party, December 9th! Long before words like "sustainable" and "locavore" became headline favorites, Michael Dimock was using his grassroots approach and business acumen to convince community members to set aside differences and join forces around the common objective of preserving the future of local agriculture. Part diplomat, part activist, the Roots of Change president understands what so few others in the new food revolution do: lasting transformation only happens from the inside out.

In honor of his efforts, he was recently included in the book Everyday Heroes: 50 Americans Changing the World One Nonprofit at a Time , published by Welcome Books. Two years ago, photographer Paul Mobley and author and editor Katrina Fried set out to find 50 of the country's most inspiring social entrepreneurs, and the results were nothing short of remarkable. The groundbreaking visual book provides stunning portraits accompanied by first-person narratives, highlighting the stories behind the causes.

Among those featured in the book are several local heroes, including Dimock, whose nonprofits are based in San Francisco. Readers will meet Ben Mangan, who co-founded EARN, an organization that offers the disadvantaged matched savings accounts ear-marked for higher education, homeownership or small business expansion. Armed with no less ambition is Cameron Sinclair, who was only 24 years old when he founded Architecture for Humanity, a global network that brings designers and architects together to collaborate on humanitarian projects. And Chuck Slaughter started Living Goods, which is building a sustainable distribution platform for life-changing products designed to fight poverty and disease in the world's poorest regions.

SFRR Newsletter - November 2012

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