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2020, HERE WE COME!
We are ready to launch into our 2020 activities, but first I want to thank the TSS team (staff and Board) for executing a flurry of activities to end the year: our annual holiday pie and cookie sale, graduation of the first Lovin' Oven Culinary Academy (LOCA) cohort, impressive bike sales at Operation Bicycle, and our first Teen Appreciation Holiday Dinner, to name a few. I agreed to be locked in an Escape Room with all the staff as a team-building gift from our Board, and we had an extraordinary training on Trauma Informed Care and Toxic Stress Reduction by Hanna Institute. We enjoyed hosting Chuck and Cathy Williamson and their guests for our first Dinner for 8 featuring LOCA graduates and Chef Paloma. We proudly shared highlights of 2018-2019 in the
Annual Report
beautifully designed by Holly Sorkin who serves on the TSS Communications Committee.
All in all, it was a good end to the year, made even better by the generous gifts from all of you. Rest assured that we will put those donations to good use as we gear up for all our programs and activities in 2020. We look forward to new opportunities to employ teens and empower dreams!
Thank you so much,
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CONGRATULATIONS ARE DUE TO OUR FIRST LOCA GRADUATES
Chef Paloma (far right) with 3 LOCA graduates: Ashley, Sean, and Emma
Smiles combined with hard work were two key ingredients of each class of the Lovin' Oven Culinary Academy, known affectionately as LOCA. Students completed 30 hours of in-depth instruction that included ServSafe food handler certification, knife skills, commercial kitchen/equipment basics, cooking techniques, and front-of-house hospitality training. The final exam = preparation and serving of a meal to friends and family followed by a celebration at which each student received a Culinary Certification, a $100 stipend, and a chef's knife. They can now look forward to interviews with local restaurants and caterers and will be hired by Teen Services to cater events.
Congratulations are due to our first LOCA graduates: Ashley Christian, Brianna Gutierrez, Jazmin Rodriguez, Emma Stambaugh, and Sean Tomany. Way to go LOCA students!
LOCA was launched in October thanks to a generous gift from Chuck and Cathy Williamson. Additional support has been received from Barbara Talbott and John Riley, Wells Fargo, Miranda Lux Foundation, and Rose Marie Piper Foundation.
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TEEN SERVICES WELCOMES MARY CLARK JANIS TO THE BOARD
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The TSS Board is happy to announce that Mary Clark Janis has joined our board. With already close ties and interest in LOCA and other Lovin' Oven activities plus experience in event planning and a terrific sense of humor, Mary Clark will fit right in with the organization and the board.
Mary Clark Janis began her professional life as an elementary classroom teacher in Virginia, but eventually moved into advertising and then event-planning. In 2008 she purchased a house in Glen Ellen as a vacation home, but after designing and completing an extensive remodel, decided to make it her primary residence. Since then she and her business partners have done several major remodeling projects in the Sonoma Valley. Mary Clark supervises her family's foundation and is very mindful of the needs and challenges of nonprofits in Sonoma Valley. She is an active member of Impact100 Sonoma.
Other board changes: Regretfully, Tammy Samut is cycling off the board, and she will be sorely missed. Not only did she bring her expertise in event planning to our Cowboy Cab fundraiser every year, she also brought TSS up-to-date on technology issues, added fresh perspectives to our conversations, and kept us all smiling.
In addition, Doug Hanford will become Past President, Judy Scotchmoor will continue as President, and Sydney Randazzo will serve as Vice President.
The 2020 TSS Board
is looking forward to another banner year for Teen Services.
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A NEW FACE WELCOMES TEENS TO THE TEEN CENTER
Sandra Santiago - Teen Center Coordinator
Sandra was born in Los Angeles and raised in northern Virginia where she attended a teen center service that helped shape her views growing up. While she was in high school, she worked with preschoolers but eventually started a career in the financial industry in which she worked for six years. More recently, she drove across the country to move back to California and went to school to receive her cosmetology license. Sandra is extremely excited to join the Teen Services Sonoma team where she hopes to inspire and encourage our teens to aim high and dream big.
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OTHER NEWS AT TEEN SERVICES SONOMA
A Magical Night at the Teen Center
LOCA Dinner for 8 at the Teen Center
The comfy old sofa and the cumbersome (but popular) foosball table were temporarily stashed in the classroom. Teens had hung additional lights along the wall; the table was set; soft music played in the background; and oh my - the delicious aromas emanating from the kitchen... The end result felt like a cozy nook in the best of restaurants as we greeted our guests at the first-ever LOCA Dinner for 8.
Teen Services was delighted to invite Chuck and Cathy Williamson and their friends to partake in this event. Chef Paloma prepared an extraordinary menu assisted by LOCA graduate, Sean Tomany. Our thanks to Hafner Vineyards for the donated wines and to Barry and Barbara Ganley for glasses and flatware.
Holiday cookies and pies
Thanks to Chef Paloma and volunteers (young and slightly more mature) and all of you, we sold 182 pies and 17 dozen cookies. We raised a record amount from this year's sale, due to Chef Paloma's bargaining ability in keeping costs low, and the many volunteers who chopped, measured, baked and boxed our delicious creations.
In addition, we had great fun decorating holiday cookies under the guidance of our cookie guru, Amy Hunsberger. Thank you, Amy!!
New Grants for Teen Services
We are pleased to announce the receipt of grants supporting our Ready to Work activities: $5,000 from Wells Fargo and $10,000 from Miranda Lux Foundation for LOCA, $10,000 from Rose Marie Piper Foundation to support both LOCA and Team Building for Teens, and $25,000 from the Jonas Family Foundation for general support. We are so grateful for their support.
In addition, we received a $5,000 Pop Up Creativity Grant from Creative Sonoma, County of Sonoma and $2,500 from Sonoma Plein Air Foundation in support of an exciting new team-building project: The Tree of Possibilities. Stay tuned for more information about this project and to follow its progress.
Our Wish for the Month
Along with the addition of LOCA and new cookie customers has come more laundry! Regretfully our washer/dryer is unable to keep up with demand. We have limited space, but a big need. If you can help us, please contact Joelynn. Thank you!
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A FEW ACTIVITIES ENDING 2019
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OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO OUR EXTENDED TSS FAMILY
TSS 2019-2020 ADVISORS:
Thank you to the following individuals who offer ideas, expertise, and honest advice and contribute to our success: Simon Blattner, Jim Carruthers, Cam Fraser, Valerie Pistole, Barbara Talbott, and Chuck Williamson, plus Development Committee members Lorraine Ashton and Jean Hopeman and Communications Committee members Ann Iverson, Pat Meier-Johnson, and Holly Sorkin.
TSS VOLUNTEERS from 2019:
| Kyle Adamson |
Amy Hunsberger |
Gary Nelson |
| Barry Ansell |
Ann Iverson |
Debbe Noto |
| Chris Argenziano |
Hewitt Jackson |
Maureen O'Neill |
| Mike Arrington |
Mary Clark Janis |
Marcia Peterson |
| Lorraine Ashton |
Pat Meier-Johnson |
Laura Rammer |
| Emmanuel Bazan |
Bryan Jones |
Donna Randall |
| Jennifer Blackwood |
Eileen Keister |
Sydney Randazzo |
| Sharon Graham Burt |
Paul Kenny |
Ann Reder |
| Kerry Cambio |
Ann Knuthson |
John Harley Richter |
| Jim Carruthers |
Debby Kweller |
Tammy Samut |
| Marcia Carruthers |
Brenda Lanoue |
Diana Sanson |
| Jean Hopeman |
Michelle Laymon |
Ellen Schwartz |
| Steve Cohen |
Mara Roche Peabody |
Judy Scotchmoor |
| Joe Cutler |
Bradford Lee |
Joelle Smith |
| Donna Dambach |
Jody Leeds |
Shelley Sorani |
| David Deigan |
Jeanne Leonard |
Holly Sorkin |
| Rayne Dessayer |
Joe Lieber |
Tom Sours |
| Corina Zavaleta-Doo |
Carmen Lopez |
Jere Starks |
| Sandy Drew |
Marney Malik |
Gregory Stubbs |
| Osias Encarnacion |
Susan Tam-Matteson |
Stephanie Stubbs |
| Christine Fife |
John McCaull |
John Tuohy |
| Ruth Fotouhi |
Larinda Merkins |
David Waldron |
| Roland Gangloff |
Lexie Nadeau |
Eva Yearsley |
| Amy Gill |
Chris Miller |
Allen Zhao |
| Doug Hanford |
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and A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 DONORS
We could not succeed without you!
| Marilyn & Bob Albright |
Mary & Buck Marcussen |
| Carolyn Alioto |
Shannon & George Marinkovich |
| John Allen |
Earl Broderick & Marianne Marshall |
| Chip & Jeanne Allen |
Jeff & Mary Martindale |
| Linda & Robert Alwitt |
David & Teresa Martinelli |
| Barry & Ali Ansell |
Jim McGuinn |
| Donna Dambach & Chris Argenziano |
Jeff & Cameron McKinely |
| Allan & Diana Arntz |
Mechanics Bank |
| Lorraine Ashton |
David & Grace Meeks |
| Carrie Atkinson |
Marty & Alicia Merrick |
| Tom & Julie Atwood |
Miranda Lux Foundation |
| Elizabeth Begley |
Doug Mo & Dr. Marcia Charles-Mo |
| Rachel Bishop |
Mirja & John Muncy |
| Kimberly & Simon Blattner |
Christine Murray |
| Sally Bolger |
Gary & Elsa Nelson |
| Francine Brossier |
Ann Kyser & Vince Nevins |
| Mike & Joan Buckley |
Byron & Jennifer Nichols |
| Nancy Bundschu |
Jack & Hope Nisson |
| Shelley Burns |
North Bay Credit Union |
| Sarah Carroll |
North Counties Drywall |
| Marcia & Jim Carruthers |
Nugget Markets Sonoma Market |
| Mark & Kristi Cederborg |
Pat O'Connell |
| Stephanie Chakmaks |
Catherine O'Neill |
| Jean Hopeman & Dave Chambers |
Jeanne Montague & Chad Overway |
| Susan Chew |
Steve & Judy Page |
| Jenny Chmieleski |
Parsons Lumber & Hardware |
| Suzanne Clark |
Debbe Noto & Chuck Pendell |
| Pat & Barbara Collins |
George & Kathryn Perry |
| Diana Sanson & Ben Compton |
Jerry Peters |
| Kit & Vic Conforti |
Tom & Sandy Peterson |
| John & Christy Coulston |
Tia & Mark Pierce |
| County of Sonoma |
Jack & Jennifer Powers |
| Creative Sonoma |
Fiona & Roger Prichard |
| Ron Crosetti |
Pat Pulvirenti |
| Crosswalk Community Church |
Lino Ramos |
| Katherine & Tom Culligan |
Sydney & John Randazzo |
| Joseph & Ellen Cutler |
Beth Records |
| Jason Davis |
Ann & Barry Reder |
| Paul & Courtney Daysh |
Maile Reilly |
| David Donnelley |
Gera Vaz & Randy Reimer |
| Sandy & Dick Drew |
Sue & Bill Remick |
| Julia & Scott Drummond |
Terri Rhodes |
| Reann & Aurelia Dukes |
Roger & Diana Rhoten |
| Robert & Joan Edgley |
Barbara Talbott & John Riley |
| Janice Edwards |
Orlando & Elba Rodriguez |
| Helmut & Sharon J. Emke |
Rose Marie Piper Foundation |
| Janet Engelbrecht |
Rotary Club of Glen Ellen & Kenwood |
| Todd & Margaret Evans |
Rotary Club of Sonoma |
| Whitney & Jeannette Evans |
Terry & Chris Rowland |
| Pieter Everard |
Angela Ryan |
| Exchange Bank |
Pamella Olson & Donald Ryndak |
| Monique Rutter & Bill Fenner |
Tammy Samut |
| Sandy & Art Fichtenberg |
Mabeth Sanderson |
| Erik & Kim Fowler |
Sally Sands |
| Judy Scotchmoor & Roland Gangloff |
Allison Sanford |
| Barry & Barbara Ganley |
Celia & Wayne Schake |
| Diane Snedaker & Glenn Gershon |
Scott Evans Foundation |
| Kevin Ghilotti |
Patricia Senner |
| Avram Goldman |
Hunt & Carol Sharp |
| Bruce Goldstein |
Rey & Denise Silver |
| Margaret & Arthur Grandy |
Silverado Contractors |
| Erin Grey |
Elaine & Graham Smith |
| Patricia & John Grillos |
Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition |
| Mary Ellen Grimes |
Sonoma County Tourism |
| Constance Grizzell |
Sonoma Plein Air |
| Steve MacRostie & Carla Hagge |
Sonoma Speedway LLC |
| Tom Hamilton |
Sonoma Valley North Bay Assoc. of Realtors |
| Stephanie Hamilton |
Sonoma Valley Soroptimist Club |
| Chris Hamzaeff |
George & Shelley Sorani |
| Teddy Hanford |
Holly & Stephen Sorkin |
| Doug Hanford |
Speedway Children's Charities |
| Heck Foundation |
Hunter & Lisa Spencer |
| Kay Rose & Roger Heigel |
Charmaine & Jere Starks |
| Tyler & Carin Hewitt |
Ken & Dana Stokes |
| Steven & Troy Hightower |
David & Vicki Stollmeyer |
| Mike & Sue Hoey |
Stephanie & Max Storms |
| Ted & Wendy Hoffman |
Greg & Stephanie Stubbs |
| Jane Hutchinson |
Janet Wedekind |
| Kim Belchamber & Glenn Ikemoto |
Diane & Toby Taylor |
| Impact100 Sonoma |
David Tepper |
| Ann Iverson |
Brian & Anne Thomas |
| Jack London Yacht Club |
Congressman Mike Thompson |
| Hewitt Jackson |
Lori Thoreson |
| Mary Clark Janis |
Umpqua Bank |
| Donald Jeffries |
US Bank |
| Russ Johnson & Pat Meier-Johnson |
Les & Judy Vadasz |
| Marsha Johnson |
Vailetti Family Trust |
| Jonas Family Foundation |
Vera Hendry Foundation |
| Bryan & Amanda Jones |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. |
| Michael & Roni Kalyk |
David & Marcie Waldron |
| Karon Kennedy |
Judith Walsh |
| Kathleen Kiernan |
Valerie Pistole & Jeffrey Walters |
| Nancy Kirwan |
Arlene Curry & Ann Weeks |
| Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Plaza |
Zac & Amy Weinberg |
| Dennis Kolowich |
Wells Fargo Foundation |
| Lane Kress |
WestAmerica Bank |
| Debby & Bob Kweller |
Ann Whitehurst |
| Terry Kwiatek |
Karon Sterling & John Whiting |
| Joseph & Carole LaTorre |
Liz Williams |
| Jeannie Leonard |
Charles & Cathy Williamson |
| Annette Lomont |
Beverly Wilson |
| Susan Luber |
Women's Fellowship First Cong. Church
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| Donna Halow & Paul Luca |
Chuck & Judy Young |
| Bill & Dorothy Lynch |
Ann Young |
| Marney & Shah Malik |
Fernando Zavaleta |
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