Community Center Guide 2017
Introduction by Dave Cort, SGV Community Center Executive Director
community where our residents remain passionate about all of their fellow community members, and the stunning environmental beauty that we live in. At the same time I am honored to observe how the community continues to address the changing needs of our residents. I feel extreme- ly fortunate to have had the opportunity to be employed at the Community Center since 1991 and to experience the growth of our organization and our commitment to our mission: To foster healthy communities within the San Geronimo Valley and Nicasio by providing a dynamic center for locally based human services, arts and culture, education, health and wellness, and community building. It is critical that this mission is so much more than words on paper. Our Board of Directors, our staff, and our volunteers, along with our community partners from the public sector, the private sector, faith-based organizations, and from our fellow nonprofit organizations, work together in the healthiest ways possible to insure that we remain the caring community that is reflected throughout this Community Guide . See page 174.
It is an honor to present this Com- munity Guide to our community. Throughout 2017 the Community Center Board and staff have been engaged in preparations for the 50 th anniversary of our organization that will take place in 2019. This Commu-
nity Guide will kick off the celebration of this milestone. The Community Guide Committee under the leadership of Barbara Brauer has worked tirelessly for two years to pre- pare this wonderful guide as a gift to our community. Its historical information and photos provide incredible exam- ples of how our community has evolved into the model community that it is today. As I glance through our past Resource Guides from 1983, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006, and 2011, I am so appreciative of our Valley community in both how much it has grown and changed while keeping its core values as a caring
SGV Community Center Staff and Board 2016 (Photo by Peter Oppenheimer)
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50 th Anniversary
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