by Ginny Jaquith | Oct 9, 2025 | News & Events
🎉🐾 The Rockaway Ricky Memorial Fund is thrilled to share some exciting news! We once again marched in the Fog Fest Parade—and we were not alone! A pack of our superstar calendar dogs strutted their stuff right alongside us. Parade watchers cheered, cameras flashed and lot’s of love was showered on the pups!
📅 Save the Date! Join us for the launch of our 2026 Calendar on November 13th at the Pedro Point Firehouse, 5pm-7pm. 🎊 Dress your dog in their cutest costume for a chance to be featured as the October 2027 calendar model!
✨ Stay tuned for more updates on our Instagram and Facebook.
💌 To support the Rockaway Ricky Memorial Fund, visit: www.rockawayricky.org
by Ginny Jaquith | Oct 9, 2025 | News & Events
When local businesses and individuals step up, our entire community thrives. The Pacificans Care Partner Program gives businesses like yours the chance to make a lasting impact right here at home.
As a Pacificans Care Partner, you’re not just donating — you’re joining the safety net that ensures children, families, seniors, and neighbors in need can count on vital services in Pacifica.
Partnership means:
Giving back with purpose – a visible commitment to the community you serve.
Making a difference that matters – every contribution directly supports trusted local agencies.
Building goodwill for your business – customers notice when you care.
Your annual support can be structured in a way that fits your business—whether through monthly, quarterly, or annual contributions, or through meaningful in-kind support. Together, we’ll design a Partner Program that reflects your values and works for your business.
Join us today, and let’s show Pacifica what community looks like when businesses and neighbors stand together. Contact Partner Program Co-Chairs Bruce Banco at 650-888-9444 or Alice Bull at 415-515-1654.
by Ginny Jaquith | Oct 9, 2025 | News & Events
When you stopped by our booth to buy your souvenirs and Fog Fest gear, part of the proceeds will go right back into our community—supporting our four core agencies:
- Pacifica Youth Service Bureau
- Pacifica Resource Center
- Pacifica Senior Services
- Pacifica Child Care Services
So when you shopped with us, you were not just picking up a keepsake—you’re helping neighbors in need. 💙
by Ginny Jaquith | Oct 9, 2025 | News & Events
Pacificans Care joined forces with Grocery Outlet’s July ‘Independence from Hunger’ campaign to raise $10,500 for Pacifica children, youth, families, and seniors in need of assistance.
Pacifca shoppers who donated $5 to Pacificans Care received a $5 coupon for their next shopping trip. Pacificans Care board members and Champions were on hand to bag groceries, spread good vibes, and enter donors into a drawing to win gift cards and prizes from your favorite Pacifca restaurants and businesses!
Pacificans Care thanks Grocery Outlet, a business that proves every day what it means to care about community.
Thanks to all the Grocery Outlet staff for their enthusiasm and commitment to the campaign and local business who supported this annual fundraising effort.
Special thanks to all our donors who, through their generosity, helped fight hunger in Pacifica. You are making a real difference for those in need.
by Ginny Jaquith | Mar 20, 2025 | News & Events
The Rockaway Ricky Memorial Fund celebrated “Have a Healthy Heart” month and Valentine’s Day by joining with the talented team at Art Space on the Coast, on Palmetto Ave, to do something different! Get a pup print! Pets and their human partners created keepsake clay prints of their dog’s paw! More than thirty canines joined in the fun which included ‘scooby’ snacks for the humans and treats for the pups along with a 2025 Dog Day of Pacifica calendar.
Proceeds from the event went to the Rockaway Ricky Memorial Fund, a program of Pacificans Care, to assist with the pet care needs for Pacifica seniors, the homeless and families in need. Donation funds are distributed by Pacificans Care to the Pacifica Resource Center and Pacifica Senior Services.
Special thanks to Art Space on the Coast for hosting and supporting this fun Rockaway Rick Memorial Fund Valentine event.
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
