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Mr. Amador
The Mr. Amador nonprofit organization, which is led by Amador Valley High School boys, will be hosting its annual fundraiser next week where people can donate $5 for an entrance fee to watch the students face off against the Amador girls’ varsity volleyball team.
All of the proceeds from the event will help support and fund vital medical care, programs and services at the George Mark Children’s House, a pediatric palliative care center in San Leandro that provides comprehensive care for terminally ill children and services for their families.
The charity volleyball game will take place on Wednesday (Nov. 19) starting at 7 p.m. in the AVHS large gym.
Express award
The Express, Las Positas College’s student newspaper, was recently named a Pacemaker in this year’s Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Fall National Convention, MediaFest25, which was held in Washington D.C. from Oct. 16-18.
This is the first time the student newspaper earned the coveted award in its 37-year history, according to a press release from the school.
“The Pacemaker is the association’s preeminent award,” ACP Executive Director Laura Widmer said in the press release. “It honors only the best of the best.”
LPC Express editor-in-chief Camille LeDuc credited the award to her dedicated staff.
“I’m extremely grateful for all the guidance I have received from my mentor Marcus Thompson, our advisor Melissa Korber, and the staff that helped make all of this possible,” LeDuc said in the press release.
Interfaith service
Interfaith Interconnect of the Tri-Valley — a group of community members and clergy in the Tri-Valley — will be collaborating with the Livermore-Pleasanton Interfaith Clergy Association to hold the annual annual interfaith Thanksgiving service next Sunday (Nov. 23) from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church.
Located at 4743 East Ave. in Livermore, the service will “feature a variety of ways different faiths and cultures express gratitude”. The service will be followed by a reception until 5 p.m. where light refreshments will be served and attendees and presenters can converse.
The service will be free but donations, which will go toward the Tri-Valley Bus Pass Program, will also be accepted.
Nonprofit panel talk
Indivisible Tri-Valley, a chapter of the larger Indivisible progressive organization that was founded as a reaction to President Donald Trump being elected to his first term in 2016, will be hosting a panel discussion with several nonprofits in the Tri-Valley next Wednesday.
The goal of the panel, according to the organization, is to inform the public about the work these other local organizations are doing in the area.
Some of the panelists will include Kathy Young, president and CEO of Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance; Liz Perez-Howe, CEO of Axis Community Health; and Kim Curtis, executive director of Goodness Village.
For more information and to sign up for the event, visit www.mobilize.us/indivisibletrivalley.
