Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County

Our 2024 Impact Report is in the mail! Many thanks to Board Member Gary Barth (#DrGary) and Bruce Ott, husband of our Development Director Mary Ott , for pitching in with Mary and Operations and Program Manager Hanna Scramaglia, OLY to stuff and stamp some envelopes and get our Impact Report out to you. Truly acting local! #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Your support powers our efforts to make Northern Sonoma’s system of care strong enough to meet the needs of our community. Can you include us in your #GivingTuesday charitable planning and make a gift that uplifts the health and wellbeing of our community? Learn more about the many ways you can donate today (link also in our bio): https://lnkd.in/g4eXxVu4 #givingtuesday #philanthropy #nonprofit #charity #donate #giveback #fundraising #community #socialgood #dogood #makeadifference #nonprofitorganization #fundraiser #activism #socialimpact #instagood #giving #bethechange #nonprofitsofinstagram #charitywork #humanity #communitysupport

Congratulations to the Center for Well Being on celebrating 30 years of advancing health equity and improving lives in California — what an accomplishment! Our Executive Director Amy Ramirez and Operations and Program Manager Hanna Scramaglia, OLY were on hand to help celebrate at the Celebration of Dreams Gala along with many community partners and friends — and a few family members! #1. Amy and her partner Keri Caballero #2. Healthcare Foundation Board Member Kaleigh Bulloch Whitehall #3. Center for Well Being Executive Director Karissa Moreno #4. Nuestra Comunidad Executive Director Alma Bowen with her husband, Nuestra Comunidad Administrative Director and Healthcare Foundation Board Member and Treasurer Darnell Bowen #5. Hanna and her husband, Rich #6. One more of Amy and Keri! Thanks to Will Bucquoy Photography for these lovely photos! #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

You can see what a great night our Development Director Mary Ott had catching up with our partners Chase Overholt, Director of Development for Positive Images, and Elana Nelson of Sonoma Family Meal at the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund last week. Thanks to the Peter E. Haas Jr. Family Fund team, including Executive Director Ralph Lewin, Program Manager Stephanie Martinez, and Arleth Cruz, for an inspiring and uplifting evening! #communitypartners #communitysupport #healthcarephilanthropy

In late September, our Executive Director Amy Ramirez and Dr. Danny Domínguez, CEO of On the Margins , had the opportunity to attend The SCAN Foundation United for Health Equity in Aging Summit and present a breakout session. You can learn more about this important work and the impressive organizations who are facilitating Equity Community Organizing (ECO) Groups in California, funded by The SCAN Foundation in partnership with the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), in this month’s newsletter: https://loom.ly/CQ_3X6o. Thanks again to all of the talented professionals who contributed and participated in #TSFEquityinAging! #healthjustice #biculturalaccess #eldercare

Our Executive Director Amy Ramirez returned to her roots* and visited with Michelle Oxford, MBA, FACHE, Chief Administrative Officer and Brett Shinn, Chief Philanthropy Officer of Healdsburg and Petaluma Valley Hospitals/ Providence. We love our Providence Family and are grateful for their ongoing support of our work at the foundation! ? *prior to becoming our ED, Amy was a dedicated member of the Providence team for nine years! #communitypartners #communitysupport #behindthescenes

A message from our Executive Director, Amy Ramirez: Times are uncertain. Members of our communities feel these impacts acutely. Please consider giving locally — and generously — this season and help us ensure our region has the resources it needs to support our historically underserved community members. You can make a monthly or one-time gift through our website, your Venmo account, or your donor advised fund. Visit our donor page https://loom.ly/xLcDso8 or reach out to Mary Ott, our Development Director at 717-542-4625 or [email protected] to discuss how you would like to #givelocally. #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Last week we were pleased to help Healthcare Foundation board member, Dr. Gary Barth, celebrate 25 years of providing eye surgery care in southeast Asia through his nonprofit BBH Eye Foundation. Fellow Healthcare Foundation board member Courtney Cochran helped to organize the event with her company Studio Soif . Our Development Director, Mary Ott , was also on hand to help commemorate Dr. Gary's amazing contributions! #BBHEyeFoundation #healthcarephilanthropy

Last week the Healthcare Foundation community came together to celebrate our 2024 #WetzelAward honorees, Wetzel Community Leadership Award recipient Deborah Howell, CEO of Alexander Valley Healthcare and Spirit of Wetzel Award recipient Jade Weymouth MA OD, Executive Director of la familia sana. We’re so happy to share a few photos from the day, and invite you to enjoy the full gallery commemorating the event on our website: https://lnkd.in/gnN868BQ Thank you once again to our generous 2024 Wetzel Sponsors: Community Health Sustainers Eddinger Enterprises, Inc. Edward Jones, Olivia Foppiano ? Community Health Builder Alexander Valley Vineyards ? ? Community Health Supporters Costeaux French Bakery Cafe Law Offices of James F. DeMartini Special thanks to Dry Creek Kitchen for being our gracious hosts and Will Bucquoy Photography for these stunning images! Photo 1: Our honorees: Debbie Howell and Jade Weymouth Photo 2: Debbie, our Executive Director Amy Ramirez, and former Alexander Valley Healthcare Chair Mark Thayer Photo 3: Katie Wetzel Murphy with Jade and Amy Photo 4: Olivia Foppiano and Lannie Medina Photo 5: Amy with Will Seppi , CEO of Costeaux French Bakery Photo 6: Healthcare Foundation Vice Chair Mona Hanes Photo 7: 2024 Wetzel Committee Chair Mary Ellen Smith with Debbie, Mark, Erika Spencer-Singson, Alexander Valley Healthcare Board Chair, and James Berry, former Alexander Valley Healthcare Board Chair Photo 8: Katie, Rosa Gonzalez, Executive Director of Farm To Pantry, Jade, Marcy Flores, Executive Director of Corazón Healdsburg, Cynthia King, CEO of CAP Sonoma, Amy, Ozzy Jimenez, Mayor of Healdsburg, Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie Bar, and Healdsburg Forever Board member, Rocio Rodriguez, and Becky Ennis Photo 9: Kathryn Philip, True West Film Center Founder and Executive Director and Katie Photo 10: Tallia Hart, CEO Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce, Sue Campbell, and Carol Beattie, Healdsburg Forever Board #healthcarephilanthropy #communitysupport #localaction

Our latest #MentalHealthTalentPipeline Spotlight: Leslie Guerrero Mendoza This month we meet Leslie, who is attending USF Santa Rosa’s graduate program in counseling psychology with support from a Mental Health Talent Pipeline scholarship. We think she says it best in her own words: “I feel this is a good path to be on. I was helped, and I believe I can help other people who need it. As a bilingual Latina, I want to give back to my community by providing therapeutic services, including to those who may not know how to fully express themselves in English.” Read more about Leslie's journey, and how she hopes to help and inspire others here: https://loom.ly/qlKsYQk (link also in bio!) #communitypartners #localaction #healthjustice