A Sad Farewell The Arc-Solano
bids a fond farewell to long-time board member Ginger Rae and
her family. She has been an important part of The Arc-Solano's
family and history and will be missed. Good luck in
your new home and community, Ginger! |
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We are having a Garage Sale! On
Saturday, July 11th, 9am - 4 pm, we will be having a fund-raising garage
sale behind the building in the parking lot. The procees
will benefit our consumers. All donations of gently-used,
complete and functioning items are welcome, call (707) 552-2935
for drop-off details. And please, attend the sale!
There will be a large assortment of new and unused items
available as well as art from our consumers, books, and more! |
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We
Were Posting LIVE From the
Annual Membership Meeting Tuesday,
June 16. Officer elections were voted upon. Election results
will be reflected in the board listing at the bottom of the
page. New board member Kevin Rockwood was introduced. There was a presentation about the art
program's activities (details of which will be posted on the Art
page soon) and ongoing online networking efforts by
the art program studio director, a presentation on disaster
preparation, and the Executive Director's report.
Departing long-standing board member Ginger Rae was thanked,
given a gift and bid a fond farewell. The meeting was
adjourned for cake and to view the new art exhibit by The
Arc-Solano consumers.
Follow us on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/TheArcSolano and search for The
Arc-Solano on Facebook |
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Contact information
for expressing your opinions or questioins about budget cut
issues.:
Assembly
Member Jerry Hill Chair, Assembly Budget Subcommittee
#1 Capitol Building 4146
Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916.319.2019
Fax: 916.319.2119 E-mail:
assemblymember.hill@assembly.ca.gov |
Local Office: 1528 S. El Camino Real, #302 San Mateo,
CA 94402 Phone: 650.349.1900 Fax: 650.341.4676 |
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Thanks to Our Annual Fundraiser Sponsors, Donors and
Attendees! Please support our sponsors and let them know you
appreciate their support of The Arc-Solano and people with developmental
disabilities. For a complete list of sponsors and donors,
see this page.
Tony Sponsor:
Valero Benicia
Refinery
Golden Globe Sponsors: The
Valentin Family
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Plumbers
& Steamfitters Local 343 -
Bank of the West
Other Sponsors:
Spectrum Benefits -
Menopause
Mansion
Wine Collectors Sorority - Southwest Airlines - Zio Fraedo's
Restaurant (see this page for complete list)
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Art@Arc
thanks Umpqua Bank, Vallejo Artists Guild
Art@Arc, The Arc-Solano's arts program,
thanks Umpqua Bank for hosting The Arc-Solano consumer-artists as well
as Napa Valley Support Services' Brown Street Gallery, and we thank the
Vallejo Artist's Guild for helping put it together. |
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Art@Arc
Exhibiting at Keetsa in Berkeley AND San
Francisco
We would like to thank Keetsa for providing
us with large and beautiful exhibit spaces at both their Berkeley and
San Francisco locations. Please
check out their website or come see our exhibits at either store. Berkeley
Location at 811 University Ave. Suite 104, right off of 80 at University
exit. San Francisco location at 271 9th Street, at Folsom. Images from both exhibits are up on
the Art@Arc
page!
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Art@Arc
Exhibiting at Reena's Garden Restaurant
We now have a small but prominent display of artwork featured at Reena's
Garden Restaurant at 3611 Sonoma Blvd in Vallejo. Thanks to
them, and please give them your patronage and enjoy the art. |
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The Arc-Solano is currently seeking
applicants for the position of Instructor/Counselor.
Instructor/Counselor serving adults with developmental disabilities.
College and experience helpful; car, insurance, and CDL required; pay is
$9 to $11 per hour, depending on experience; benefit package; will
train.
Fax resumes to 707/644-6555 or email them to
thearcsolano@email.com |
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Donations now being accepted via FaceBook:
The Arc-Solano now has a presence on FaceBook and may be
added as a cause on people's pages. If you are on FaceBook,
add The Arc-Solano as one of your causes. Or join
FaceBook first, then come back and
add The Arc-Solano. |
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TheArcSolano.org update!
We have a new calendar system in place, still accessible through
the button on the upper left.. Please submit relevant events to be
included. |
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Sup port
The Arc-Solano when searching on the web!
The Arc-Solano has registered with
GoodSearch.com, a
search engine site that not only donates a portion of its advertising
revenues to member non-profit organizations, but when you register The
Arc-Solano as your receiving organization of choice, one cent will be
donated to The Arc-Solano every time you conduct a web, image or video
search at the
GoodSearch site. It might not seem like much, but some of us
do up to 100 discrete searches a day... and even individual searches add
up over time. For more information on
GoodSearch, see
their info and FAQ
page. |
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We need your email address!
We are building a new email address database so we can keep everyone
informed with up-to-the-minute updates about The Arc-Solano. Our
old form was being hit by spammers, so please send your email address to
tim@thearcsolano.org and we'll
take care of it. Thanks!
If you are not sure if we already have your address, go ahead and submit your
address again, we will trim out any duplicated. This list is for
The Arc-Solano's use only, your address will used for any other purpose
or organization. |
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Write Governor Schwarzenegger And Your Representatives
Don’t forget to write letters to the Governor and your representatives
stating your position regarding issues in the budget that affect you,
your family, and/or The Arc-Solano and its programs. Hand-written
letters are most effective. This is very important to all of us. If
you need help or addresses, give us a call.
Click
here to read this entire article and view a list of resources. |
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Donate Via Your Valcore
Recycling
When you recycle with Valcore, please think of us. If you say you are
recycling in our name, The Arc-Solano, we will get credit for it.
Thanks for you help!
For more information on
this and more of Valcore’s programs, click
here. |
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The Arc-Solano
Reference Library
Did you know that we have a fairly extensive library? Our featured tome
today is “Reflections from a Different Journey, What Adults with
Disabilities Wish All Parents Knew,” edited by Stanely D. Klein, Ph.D.,
and John D. Kemp, with a foreword by Marlee Matlin. This is an
extremely worthwhile read and it is available for anyone to come in and
check it out. |
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Click here to
donate a
vehicle to The Arc-Solano! |
Donations are now being accepted online! See
donations page for details! |
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The Arc-Solano is a member of: |
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The Arc of the United States
Arc California
Vallejo Chamber of Commerce
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Benicia Chamber of Commerce
United Way of the Bay Area (Donor Code 177)
Federal Tax ID 94-2250551 |