When Sacramentans think of their city, they think of farmers markets, farm-to-fork restaurants or the American River Bike Trail. Perhaps one of the last things people think of is the lifelong effect poverty can have on local schoolchildren. As president and CEO of United Way California Capital Region, Stephanie Bray is looking to bring about change through the new Square One Project.
Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater was no stranger to the repercussions of a cancer diagnosis—nor to the feeling of isolation that comes along with it. But when she met Anna, a homeless woman who had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, she realized that the sense of isolation dug even more deeply into terminally ill people who had no home or family.
Casual eatery with outdoor seating providing a vegan-friendly American menu in a low-key atmosphere.
The Girl Scouts of America are about more than cookies and campfires, as Linda Farley, the CEO of Girl Scouts Heart of Central California, will tell you. Girl Scouts are go-getters, innovators, risk takers and leaders—or G.I.R.L.s, an acronym coined by the national organization to describe its membership.
Artist Maria Winkler Dedicates Life to Love of Art
Maria Winkler is, as she puts it, “a maker of things.” The artist is well known for her paintings of landscapes and waterscapes, as well as her more whimsical—yet no less technically stunning—portraits of vintage toys.
