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UKIAH, Calif. – “This year’s ‘Gala,’ Mendocino College Foundation’s annual fundraiser to benefit Mendocino College students and programs, raised more funds than ever before,” stated Diane Daubeneck, special events chair.
The gala took place on Saturday, Sept. 20, in the Student Plaza located at the heart of the Ukiah campus.
The event hosted 371 guests who enjoyed live music by the George Husaruk Jazz Ensemble, dinner by the College’s Culinary Arts Management Program, appetizer stations and fine wines provided by Coro Mendocino and the annual Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition’s award winning wines.
Appetizer stations included Patrona, Aquarelle Café & Wine Bar, Saucy, Assaggiare Mendocino, Mi Pueblito, Oco Time, Garbocci Gourmet Catering and Dora’s Gourmet Café.
Thanks to increased corporate sponsorships and an incredibly generous group of guests, the gala doubled and in one category quadrupled the previous year’s donations.
During the live auction, guests were asked to join the college in creating a demonstration vineyard for student teaching and learning.
Emeritus Foundation Director Bob Blanc explained the importance of having a teaching vineyard, and guests agreed with Blanc generously pledging over $37,000 to create the new outdoor teaching facility.
“It was an awe-inspiring moment to witness the community’s generosity and support,” said Foundation President Richard Cooper.
Proceeds from this annual event help fund student scholarships, book awards and provide support for the College’s instructional programs.
Last year’s gala raised $116,000 compared to this year’s $155,000.
This event would not be possible without the generous support of our guests and event sponsors.
This year’s sponsors included American AgCredit; Thurston Auto Plaza; 94.5 Kwine/Max 93.5 radio stations; Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition; Mendo Lake Credit Union; Savings Bank of Mendocino County; Vintage Wine Estates; Realty World/Selzer Realty; Sutter Lakeside Hospital; Carter, Momsen & Knight LLP; Jay & Lisa Epstein/State Farm Insurance; Realtor Gary Nix; Solid Waste of Willits; TLCD Architecture; SHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists; Parker Mortgage and Investment Co.; Caito Fisheries, Inc.; MTA; Ukiah Valley Medical Center; Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital; Rand Rodgers and John Goldsmith, LPL Financial; and Kit Elliott and George Husaruk.
Event organizers are already working on next year’s event scheduled to take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.
For more information about the gala, or to donate towards any of the Mendocino College Foundation funded programs, email
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An online Cal State Fullerton course provides teachers, school administrators, and staff the information they need to know about California’s new anti-bullying laws.
The course is designed to help ensure these laws are effectively enacted, but also to provide school officials with the ability to recognize and effectively address the dynamics of bullying.
“Understanding and Addressing LGBT and Gender-Based Bullying” is a month-long online course that begins Oct. 27.
California and federal anti-bullying laws will be explored through the testimony of experts, administrators, teachers, parents and students.
The course is organized as a series of multi-media learning modules developed and team-taught by scholars and professionals in the fields of education, psychology, health, public policy and the law.
Registration in this course is through University Extended Education.
The fee for the one-unit online course is $210.
For more information, go to http://extension.fullerton.edu/ProfessionalDevelopment/bullying or call 657-278-5836.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Children’s Museum of Art and Science (CMAS) is seeking volunteers who would be interested in providing enrichment workshops for after school programs at Burns Valley and Pomo Elementary Schools in Clearlake.
CMAS volunteers would be present at all workshops and CMAS would buy any materials needed.
Students range in age from first to eighth grades (6 to 13 years old).
Older students have indicated they are interested in art, singing (music), dance and bicycle repair.
Volunteers could indicate the grade levels or ages they are interested in working with.
Workshops could be one to two hours long and occur as a one-time presentation or be ongoing, such as once a month.
Contact Carolynn Jarrett at 707-994-2878 if you are interested or have questions.
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UKIAH, Calif. – John Feliz Jr. grew up in Ukiah and comes from a long line of tribal leaders and advocates for American Indian affairs.
He has always been fascinated by politics and grew up around role models that expressed the important of leadership and getting involved to make a difference in what’s really important.
When asked who his role model was, he softly stated that it was his maternal grandmother Gertrude.
Gertrude was a nurse by trade, but also actively participated as a tribal leader and as such shared the importance of a college education with her grandson.
According to Feliz, he shadowed her on a regular basis and credits her with much of his love of learning.
Feliz is the most recent recipient of the Albert and Patricia Beltrami Internship Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.
He completed his internship in the county of Mendocino’s Executive Office, which is a requirement of receiving this scholarship, according to Scholarship Coordinator Lana Eberhard.
“I loved working in the county office as an intern and in fact, that experience led me to receiving a paid position in that office,” Feliz said.
“John exceeded our expectations. He excelled in all areas of his internship including public speaking, customer service, business writing assignments, public policy/public service assignments, and his overall demeanor and positive disposition as a member of the executive office team,” said Mendocino County Deputy Chief Executive Officer Kristi Furman.
A superstar at Mendocino College, Feliz already has completed degrees in accounting and business management with a 4.0 grade point average.
His future plans include working in the County Executive Office and applying to UC Berkeley with a goal of receiving a PhD.
Beltrami created this perpetual scholarship to provide an opportunity for students to intern in local government and ultimately to encourage them to pursue a career in either politics or local government.
Sadly, Beltrami passed away last December, but his legacy will continue with this named scholarship program. He would be pleased with the selection of John Feliz Jr. because he embodies the principles of the scholarship as intended by Beltrami.
For more information about the Scholarship Program or the Mendocino College Foundation, call 707-467-1018 or visit http://foundation.mendocino.edu .