by Ginny Jaquith | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Events
Ever heard of “The Good Egg,” “A Duck Named Brian,” “The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me” or “Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude”?
Those are the books Pacificans Care board members and Champions selected to read during the recent Pacifica School Volunteers Read-Aloud program at Vallemar School. Readers shared their stories in kindergarten through 8th grade classrooms to the delight of engaged children sitting on the edge of the seats listening to every word!
For Pacificans Care, the Read-Aloud event, organized by Pacifica School Volunteers, fulfilled a board commitment to engage in giving back to the community through selected days of community service. Special thanks to happy Pacificans Care board member readers Janine Galligani, Bill Michaelis, Christine Stahl, and Xenia Gholli, and Champions Joy Hitzman, Lois Marshall-Ward, Sue Vaterlaus, and Robin Jaquith.
For more information about Pacifica School Volunteers and how you can give back to the community visit www.pacificaschoolvolunteers.org or contact Executive Director Bridget Hardt at psv.director@pacificasd.org
by Ginny Jaquith | Mar 19, 2025 | News & Events
Pacificans Care, through the Foundation for San Mateo County Libraries, will soon fund the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for all preschool children enrolled in Pacifica Child Care Services programs.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, started in 1995, is a book-gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. The library books are specially selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books delivered to preschoolers each month. The books are personalized with the child’s name and mailed directly to the child’s home to create a gifting experience that makes books exciting and shows the child someone is thinking of them.
Pacificans Care is delighted to provide this exciting opportunity that inspires a love of books and reading for all Pacifica’s Child Care Services preschoolers.
by Ginny Jaquith | Dec 16, 2024 | News & Events
PACIFICA GARDENS: Pacifica Gardens occupies 33,000 square feet on the former Linda Mar School grounds and is committed to helping the community learn more about sustainable agriculture. The “Seed to Table – Feeding Families in Pacifica” project will purchase vegetable and fruit, and plant starts which will grow into healthy food and then donated to the Pacifica Resource Center’s food pantry.
by Ginny Jaquith | Dec 16, 2024 | News & Events
HOPE SERVICES: In an effort to stem the opioid crisis among youth, HOPE Services seeks to reverse the trend through a training program and distribution of Narcan (an opioid overdose reversal medication available as a nasal spray), to educate the community and youth on the dangers of fentanyl and to provide resources for those who maybe struggling with addiction or who have family members struggling with addiction.
by Ginny Jaquith | Dec 16, 2024 | News & Events
Kathy and Stan Gustavson’s commitment to community, social justice and helping others improve their lives exemplifies what the People Who Care Award is all about.
Kathy was active in the Pacifica Coop Nursery School, Ocean Shore School, Terra Nova High School Educational Support Team and Counselor, and was appointed to the Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Commission in 1987.
Kathy and Stan have both served on the Pacificans Care Board and as Champions and have been actively involved in Pacificans Care projects including our Casino Night and Speakeasy Night fundraisers, Summer Sweep, and coordination of the Fog Fest Souvenir booth for many years. Kathy served as Corresponding Secretary, Vice President, and President during her 22 years on the Pacificans Care board.
As a Pacificans Care board member, Stan provided pro-bon legal assistance when we needed it, developed the initial model for our planned giving program, always provided wise counsel in our decision-making process, and worked at every event Pacificans Care offered.
Kathy and Stan have truly given back, making Pacifica a better place for all of us.
