Sonoma Valley nonprofits, volunteers honored
At a reception Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Boys Center, the Sonoma Valley Fund, an affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, together with Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund recognized nine organizations that have courageously and persistently responded to the ever-changing needs of those most impacted. Individual volunteers were also celebrated.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
In spring 2020, when the pandemic forced the local schools to abruptly close, Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma Valley (BGCSV) turned on a dime to create dozens of learning pods to help hundreds of students stay safely engaged in school and on track. BGCSV created an entirely new service structure focused on the wellbeing and safety of the kids and their families while meeting constantly changing CDC guidelines. No one knew exactly how to do it, but they never gave up trying to figure out how to do it better.
Food for All/Comida Para Todos
The pandemic caused gaping holes in access to basic services for the most vulnerable in the Springs neighborhoods, so a group of neighbors stepped up and formed Food for All/Comida para Todos to make bi weekly porch deliveries of essential food items to over a hundred families each week. This all-volunteer organization has grown to be a trusted local service provider, having served over 900 unique families and completed over 3000 porch deliveries, as well as provided over 150 emergency COVID food baskets.
Friends in Sonoma Helping (F.I.S.H.)
In 2020, Friends in Sonoma Helping, an all-volunteer organization, did an extraordinary job distributing over $910,000 of rental and utility assistance funds to 1,156 local families who lost their regular income and needed extra help. Despite this being five times their normal caseload, they efficiently processed applications for assistance for rent and utilities with grace and dignity for the families in need.
La Luz Center
During the pandemic, the La Luz Center not only continued to reach out to help those most in need, but most importantly, they stepped up to partner with local health agencies to coordinate and provide ongoing, culturally welcoming vaccine clinics, greatly helping hundreds of people get vaccinated.
Sonoma Overnight Support
Starting in March of 2020, Sonoma Overnight Support (SOS) quickly shifted to increase their food program to provide hundreds of warm, healthy meals daily to the homeless and housing insecure by moving to the Springs Hall. SOS continued to pivot to provide essential services such as a bi-lingual resource specialist for their Spanish speaking clients (now 43%), housing placement, safe parking, access to vaccine clinics and in-home meal deliveries for home-bound seniors in the Springs.
Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce
When the world shut down, the economy took a dramatic nose dive. The Valley’s Chamber launched daily and then weekly zoom calls to coordinate the local business response, share information and advocate to public officials. Special programs included safe reopening kits supplied to 100 businesses for free, signage and certification protocols for reopening, help to the city on parklets and to Rotary on the Catalyst-Rotary grant program, a special website to support holiday gift sales, a job posting board to aid in hiring, and much more. When community leaders gathered to solve the ever-changing problems, the Chamber was always at the table.
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center’s leadership exhibited creativity, flexibility, determination and hands-on practicality to overcome hurdle after hurdle to provide easy access to testing, clear health information for all, and finally, vaccinations. Despite countless changes in protocols, funding requirements and staffing needs, they bravely leaned-in and kept asking: how can we reach out and help more people?
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance
Sonoma’s signature industry received impressive and creative leadership from SVVGA, which provided a customized hub of resources, advocacy and support – a complement to the help the Chamber was providing. The vintners and their employees got daily information on navigating the impacts of the crisis through many channels. Multiple new marketing vehicles were launched, as sales and visits changed continuously. Covid testing was promoted. Then, in January 2021, SVVGA planned and established special vaccination clinics, resulting in more than 4,000 ag, wine and hospitality employees getting their shots early in the process.
Vintage House
Sonoma’s senior center was closed to the public for 18 months. Virtually everything they did had to change, as the center worked to provide support of many kinds to older residents enduring isolation. Communal meals became meal delivery and curbside pickup, and demand grew steadily peaking at 500 meals a day. Seniors learned to rely on daily check-in calls, grocery shopping, prescription delivery and online programming. Reopening has required yet another pivot, to a blend of old and new approaches. The programming pivots continue, complete with a leadership transition.
STAR VOLUNTEERS
10,000 Degrees – Marty Stein
Marty Stein is one of the kindest, most generous people you could ever meet. As a member of 10,000 Degrees Sonoma Advisory Board Marty, together with his wife Marlene, is a dedicated champion for students from low-income backgrounds who aspire to go to college. Their home at Yoffi Farm, sitting high on Sonoma Mountain, reflects Marty’s and Marlene’s lofty vision and generosity of spirit, as they share it with countless rescue animals, including alpaca, goats, and miniature donkeys; and they are always willing to open it to guests and host events that benefit the community.
10,000 Degrees – Steve Page
As a key member of 10,000 Degrees’ Sonoma County Advisory Board with deep connections in Sonoma Valley, Steve works tirelessly to help us raise funds and connect us to the community so we can support more Sonoma Valley students from low-income backgrounds to enter and complete college. After retiring last fall from nearly three decades at the helm of Sonoma Raceway, Steve continues to engage in volunteer work on behalf of our youth, and we are so grateful.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley – Selma Blanusa
Selma has served as the Chair of our Investment Committee since 2016. She volunteered to serve in this capacity, generously donating her time and talents to protect and develop our endowment. She leads quarterly reviews with advisors, actively questions investment allocations and is committed to helping ensure the financial sustainability of the Club. Selma has been a long-time donor and supporter of our programs. She is one of the Club’s strongest advocates and cares deeply about the mission, the children served, and the staff. The BGC Board of Directors and staff are grateful for Selma’s selfless leadership, her undeniable expertise in her field, and her years of dedication to the organization.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley / Teen Services – Joelle Smith
A volunteer with Teen Services Sonoma since 2018, Joelle has helped teens find the clothing and confidence they need to secure their first jobs. Ready to Work helps local teens with the hard and soft skills they need to secure employment and just before the end of the program, Joelle graciously lends her experience and talent to help teens find the perfect clothing to pair with their newly polished resumes. Without a doubt, Joelle’s gifts to the teens with whom she has worked will serve them for years to come as they advance further and further in their careers. Teen Services & Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley is thrilled to celebrate Joelle Smith and honored to partner with her in service of Sonoma Valley teens.
CarePartners Initiative – Bill O’Neal
The Board of CarePartners Initiative is pleased to honor Mr. Bill O’Neal as the 2020 Volunteer of the Year with the 2020 STAR AWARD from the Sonoma Valley Fund. This award is in recognition of Bill’s dedication to the goals of CarePartners Initiative, compassion for families living with memory loss, and for his marketing expertise that created an excellent website and effective communications materials.
Food For All / Comida Para Todos – Katherine Fonseca
Katherine is a recent Sonoma Valley High School graduate and this fall is attending the University of California, Davis. Kati was unanimously selected by the Food for All leadership as our Star Volunteer. She showed up one day at our FFA distribution and asked if she could help and has been there every time. She is an extraordinary young person who gives up her Saturday mornings to feed people. She has the energy and can do the work of five people. She is committed to her community and demonstrates that in all her actions. Kati is an exemplary human and we congratulate her excellence and are very excited to watch her future success.
Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) – Ligia Booker
FISH is an all-volunteer organization that since the pandemic has provided over 1,000 families rental assistance. Many of these requests came from people who were entirely Spanish-speaking. In April 2020, with new pandemic restrictions, FISH found itself without a Spanish-speaking volunteer. When our dilemma was shared with Ligia, she stepped in and responded to each and every Spanish-speaking applicant. She became a full-time volunteer contacting applicants, interpreting paperwork, receiving hundreds of documents texted to her personal phone, while providing comfort and assurance to those in crisis. Ligia has made it possible for our Spanish-speaking families and neighbors to receive the support needed to stay in their homes.
Friends in Sonoma Helping (FISH) – Sherry Michael
FISH provided over $1,000,000 in services since the beginning of the pandemic. Sherry, Rental Assistance Coordinator, heads the rental assistance program that has received applications from over 1,000 Valley residents. As a new FISH volunteer, Sherry was undaunted by the demand on her time and her skills. Every day throughout the pandemic Sherry responded to each request, tracked paperwork, set up spreadsheets, called landlords, wrote checks, and assured anxious applicants that FISH was there to help and the check was in the mail. Through compassion and commitment, Sherry helped stem the tide of despair brought by loss of jobs and the inability to meet the monthly rent.
Friends of the Sonoma Valley Library – Susan Shinomoto
Susan is the recently retired Treasurer extraordinaire. She revamped our accounting system online, with readouts understandable to us lay folks. A math head with a degree from UC Berkeley, she calmly helped demystify formulae for our Friends liability insurance and any other math obstacles we ran into. Also, for several years she sorted books more than once a week for our Book Sales, and her help with cashiering and accounting was invaluable. Her calm and competent presence infused everyone around her and everyone who worked with her.
Homeless Action Sonoma – Shayla Finato
Homeless Action Sonoma, Inc. has a remarkable young lady to honor. Shayla Finato is remarkable because a year ago she was homeless and is now a spokesperson for our organization and does more volunteer work than anyone else. She was befriended and in a short period of time has gone from needing to helping. She does most of the cooking for our Sunday BBQs, is a fabulous spokesperson for HAS, and has befriended others. We are so pleased to have this opportunity to publicly praise her.
Impact100 Sonoma – Sarah Carroll
Impact100 Sonoma is a women’s collective grant-making organization. Sarah joined in 2017 as a NextGen member (sponsored younger women). Besides serving on grant review committees, she has been serving on the board of directors as co-membership chair, has filled in for the board member heading up the NextGen program and has been a key member of the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Committee. Sara balances all of this with a full-time job and a full family life including the activities of her school-age daughter.
Jack London State Historic Park – JoAnn Augustine
JoAnn has volunteered for 9 years with 2,700 lifetime hours, and as many as 500 hours in some years. JoAnn provides invaluable service to the park, conducting tours, as a docent in the cottage and the Museum Bookshop, as an attendant in the entry kiosk, and assisting with special events. Notably, JoAnn helped to implement and manages the Park’s Green Team recycling program, collaborating with Sweetwater Spectrum to provide volunteer opportunities to autistic Adults. JoAnn has been a leader amongst the volunteers as a member of the Volunteer Council, providing valuable input to guide and improve the volunteer program. JoAnn’s involvement has been instrumental in the success in operating the Park and serving our visitors.
Kid Scoop News – Elena Toscano
Elena has been working with Vicki Whiting and the Kid Scoop News team for more than 20 years. She started out by being a parent volunteer in Vicki’s classroom back in their teaching days. These days, Elena brings more than her teaching experience to Kid Scoop News. As a retired Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, she provides expert guidance in the development of curriculum aligned content that uses best practices in Awakening the Magic of Reading in Children.
KSVY SonomaTV – Pat Carlin
Pat has been volunteering at KSVY since 2013. Not only being a prolific radio host, but he has been more than willing to jump in to help out at our events and side projects. Many times, he has been available to fill in for our engineers or to cover shows when others were not available. Pat is the go-to guy for people advice and connections, and he’s always willing to reach out to the community and share KSVY.
La Luz Center – Elisa Huerta
During the pandemic many of our in-person volunteer opportunities diminished, but the opportunity to connect and engage with our community didn’t. With the volunteer work of Elisa, an active parent participant at our El Verano Family Resource Center, we were able to have weekly Spanish virtual cooking lessons for our families. With a smile on her face, Elisa shared her cooking skills and recipes with the virtual world weekly. Elisa’s enthusiasm and passion for cooking was always apparent when you watched her videos. Without her we wouldn’t have been able to bring a new yummy recipe and some much-needed joy into the homes of our Sonoma Valley Community.
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation – Jocelyn Vick
Jocelyn’s relationship with the Rhotens and the Sebastiani Theatre began in 1996 when her daughter participated in the Theatre’s youth programs. During those years Jocelyn was a mentor, art teacher, music editor, and even a make-up artist for countless Sonoma youth. In 2008 Roger Rhoten asked her to be on the newly formed Foundation Board. She has served as Secretary, Vice President, and for the last 5 years as President. Through Jocelyn’s commitment, dedication, and talents that include, leadership, team building, negotiation, and fund-raising, the Sebastiani Theatre is a symbol of community now and will be into the future.
Seeds of Learning – Cathy Sowa
Cathy has volunteered with Seeds of Learning for many years. She has traveled to Nicaragua to work on three different schools, and she’s tirelessly helped to raise funds. She has been a member of the Annual Event fundraising committee and has done everything from organizing and planning, coordinating, asking for and picking up donations, to putting together flowers. Cathy has played a tremendously valuable role in helping us raise funds to continue working and always with an attitude of kindness and patience. She also volunteers with a Seeds of Learning group monthly at the Redwood Empire Food Bank.
Sonoma Arts Live Theatre Company – Sue Martin
We are delighted to honor Sue, who has been with our organization since 2009 in one form or another! She is currently Board President, but wears MANY hats, including doing all of our graphics voluntarily, working tirelessly with patrons on the phone who have trouble with their tickets, jumping in to paints sets, or sew costumes. She’s truly a theater person who is devoted to Sonoma Arts Live. And we are grateful and devoted to HER!! During Covid she helped promote our Zoom and live streaming events to our patrons, learning new technology with amazing skill and good humor.
Sonoma Botanical Garden – Susan Peterson and Ray St. Francis
Susan and Ray have been extraordinarily helpful over the past 18 months on advising a broad swath of repairs and improvements to Garden facilities, and have actually prepared design drawings for many things, especially enhancements intended to make our site more accessible to people with mobility challenges.
Sonoma Community Center – Nancy Barrett
Nancy has been a star volunteer at SCC for almost 6 years. She landed in Sonoma after retiring from a banking career in Chicago, and became obsessed with ceramics at the SCC. Over the years, “Nancy B” has volunteered as a lead Ceramics Monitor, and event and volunteer support for Chili Bowl Express, Trashion Fashion, and the Winter Art Market. She was the key organizer for getting the ceramics studio ready and operational during the curbside days of the Covid pandemic. Nancy is committed to helping solve problems and listens to others to validate individual opinions. She is generous and makes sure everyone has what they need to do their job well, and to feel welcomed at the Center. Nancy is a fearless volunteer who is incredibly generous and one of our most well-rounded volunteers by being able to jump into ceramics, tech, administration and leadership. We couldn’t do what we do without Nancy B!
Sonoma Ecology Center – Rebecca Chekouras
Sonoma Garden Park, operated by Sonoma Ecology Center, is often considered “the secret gem” on the east side of Sonoma. Rebecca has made it a personal project, working tirelessly on social media to elevate its amazing features and programs. She’s promoted water-wise demonstration gardens, the Saturday harvest market, workshops and fellow volunteers, and the learning landscape serving hundreds of Sonoma youth each year. Rebecca also helped introduce a new generation of artists to the garden and their art to the community. Thank you, Rebecca!
Sonoma Immigrant Services – Rocio Caballero
Rocio has been living in Sonoma Valley for at least 20 years. She is very dedicated and believes in giving back to the community. She volunteers her time to help teach and coordinate the Spanish Citizenship Education Program at Sonoma Immigrant Services. She also teaches Spanish lessons. She is a great role model to her 3 children. We are very grateful for her continuous support and the impact she has had on our Latinx community.
Sonoma International Film Festival – Dana Grantham & Alison Miller
Two amazing SIFF volunteers are Dana Grantham & Alison Miller. Both of them have for 20 years been the venue managers of Andrews Hall screening venue. They work in tandem, and we can’t honor one without the other!
Sonoma Overlook Trail – Roy Tennant
Roy is a deeply devoted member of the Sonoma Overlook Trail Stewards. For over 10 years, he has spent thousands of hours fervently tending the Overlook Trail, the Montini Open Space Preserve, and recently, Sugarloaf Regional Park. His work includes trail craft and repair, eradicating invasive species, educating visitors, and participating in the overall management of the Overlook Trail. Roy dedicates himself to all endeavors benefitting Sonoma Valley’s open spaces.
Sonoma Overnight Support – Pat Collins
Pat started volunteering in March 2020, when we first shut down, and he soon became a key part of our operations. He volunteered 5 days a week, helping SOS transition from The Haven to Burlingame Hall to Sonoma Springs Community Hall. Without Pat’s exemplary organizational skills and logistic-focused mind, SOS would almost certainly not be able to serve the 230 daily meals to the homeless and the food deprived in Sonoma Valley.
Sonoma Plein Air Foundation – Gerry Brinton
Gerry Brinton is a founding and current member of Sonoma Plein Air Foundation’s all-volunteer board. She served as the Treasurer for much of her time on the board, tirelessly and effectively handling financial matters. Over the years at the annual Plein Air Festival, she could be found on a ladder with hammer and nails hanging paintings at the Charles Creek tasting room or processing sales at the Art Show on the Plaza. During her time as a volunteer, our Foundation has granted over $1.6M to youth art programs in Sonoma Valley. Gerry is still the “Yoda” on the board, supplying sage wisdom and advice; we are so grateful to her for her contributions.
Sonoma Springs Community Hall – Ariel Osborne-Peterson
Ariel has been an instrumental force in the Sonoma Valley community. Her many contributions include organizing the pop up and Holiday markets at the Hall, gleaning and distributing local produce through the farmers friend campaign, inspiring community improvement projects, and her current role in managing the Larson Park community garden as a place of health and healing in the Springs. She is truly a local all-star that will help Sonoma recover and grow into a bright future.
Sonoma Valley Collaborative – Ann Colichidas
As a local leader in a state-wide mobile home association, Ann has educated the Sonoma Valley Collaborative about how important mobile homes are in providing affordable housing to Sonoma Valley, and also how fragile many mobile home parks and residents are. Because of data she consistently shared, our strategy paper called Homes for a Sustainable Sonoma Valley properly highlights the need to protect and retain mobile homes in the Valley. Ann understands what it means to work as a coalition: she makes her case but also listens to seek common ground. She’s modeled that approach for other members of the Collaborative. She hosted and led a number of work groups at Pueblo Serena, the mobile home community where she lives. She’s always cheerful, curious, and forward-looking… a joy to work with!
Sonoma Valley Community Health Center – Jan & Joe Celio
Jan and Joe have been part of our pop-up vaccination clinics since the very beginning. Their willingness to accommodate changes and challenges has been unmeasurable, not only for our staff, but for the members of the community as well. Looking at them, we understand what volunteering is all about. Jan and Joe care so deeply about our community that they step up to support the things they believe in regardless of the personal cost. Summer heat, storms, new pop-up locations, even wearing extra protective equipment in a 100-degree weather, none of that or any other obstacle has stopped them. For all that and many more reasons we want to thank them for being an inspiration to us all.
Sonoma Valley Fund – Simon Blattner
Simon became SVF’s board president in 2018 and since then has worked together with the board and Community Foundation Sonoma County furthering SVF’s effectiveness, including the launch of Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund. In 2019 Simon spearheaded the SVF’s first entry in Sonoma’s 4th of July parade. He drove his truck pulling a wagon of 20 past STAR Volunteers – all in support and celebration of Volunteering. Simon, a volunteer for many Sonoma Valley nonprofits for decades, is a huge supporter of the STAR Volunteer awards and was eager for the moment when we could resume the event. Simon is not only an advocate for volunteering, he is a role model, and we thank him for all his hard work!
Sonoma Valley Hospital – Mrs. Alice Friesen
Alice has been a volunteer at SVH for 42 years! That’s a contribution and an accomplishment all rolled into one. Alice has missed her volunteer shifts for only two reasons, illness or a vacation. She is always there because she knows that we need her and depend on her. Alice has worn many hats as a volunteer, from Auxiliary President, Auxiliary Treasurer, Escort and Clerical Assistant, and she’s “owned” the positions as if she were getting paid. Words to describe Alice: loyal friend, humanitarian, lifelong learner, independent spirit and CAT LOVER extraordinaire!
Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance – Marie Bradley
Marie has served on our board of directors for almost 4 years, first as secretary and currently as vice president. In 2 years, she will take the reins as president. Marie finds time in her busy schedule as Daniel Casabonne’s Director of Operations to chair our development committee. As Mentor to Travis who is entering 6th grade, Marie goes above and beyond in her support of him and his family. She serves the Mentoring Alliance with passion, and her dedication to Travis epitomizes her commitment to volunteerism.
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art – Mimi Makowsky
Mimi has been a Volunteer Museum Guide at SVMA for 8 years. From her earliest days, Mimi has over-delivered in every way. She is one of SVMA’s Art Rewards the Student (A.R.T.S.) program’s star guides. She always finds a way to make the exhibitions accessible and exciting for young people, even in last year’s exceptionally challenging school year. Mimi was one of just four Guides who volunteered to spend her pandemic time at home learning the multiple skills necessary to discuss art with students, entirely over Zoom. She served on the Volunteer Council Board and helped her fellow volunteers stay connected when SVMA could not welcome the community through its doors. SVMA is so grateful for her outstanding service and dedication, and most of all for doing it while never losing her diamond wit and terrific sense of humor.
Special Olympics Sonoma Valley – Maureen Fuentes
Maureen has been our chief administrative officer since the founding of Special Olympics Sonoma Valley 10 years ago. Her son, Roland, has been a star athlete and proudly wears one of his many Gold Medals. Maureen’s excellent organizational skills keep the required medical and participation records and more importantly, is the cheerleader for our parent volunteers who make this inspirational program a reality.
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park – Susie Albrecht
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a nearly 5000-acre park at the headwaters of Sonoma Creek. It takes a lot of support to operate the park. When the pandemic came many of our regular volunteers quarantined. Susie stepped up. She ran our Visitor Center, meeting and serving hundreds of people. She created and updates our popular Wildlife Sightings board, where visitors learn about life in the park. (Yes, we have bears!) She cleans, organizes, trains, knows how everything works, does foot patrol, sweeps hikes, helps with whatever administrative task comes up, and even lead us through our fire evacuation drill. Susie’s led our team with a smile, a solution, and a spring in her step. Thank you, Susie!
Sweetwater Spectrum – Ken Cheitlin
Ken has served as a key member of Sweetwater Spectrum’s Board of Directors for the past 5+ years, including roles on the organizations’ Audit, Governance, Replication and Building Committees. Under Ken’s leadership as Fund Development Committee Chair, Sweetwater has exceeded its annual target each year. Ken’s legal background, overall acumen and creative ideas, along with his team-oriented style have greatly contributed to a smooth-running Board and exceptional collaboration with the Sweetwater Executive Director.
Transcendence Theater Company – Lorraine Reuther
Lorraine is a long-standing volunteer with Transcendence, alongside her husband Bob Reuther. She is a Volunteer Captain and has hardly missed a show in her many years with us. We count on Lorraine nightly to run our cashiering department, selling wine and drink tickets during some of our busiest moments, and always with a smile. She’s made 2021 feel much more seamless with her consistency and knowledge.
Valley of the Moon Music Festival – Bonnie Walner
Bonnie is a great support to the Valley of the Moon Music Festival at the ticket office and as an audience greeter. With her deep appreciation and understanding of chamber music, she has proved to be an invaluable asset to the festival and to keeping music alive in Sonoma. We are very grateful to her and are honored to have her on our team.
Valley of the Moon Observatory Association – Loren Cooper
The coronavirus pandemic originally required the Robert Ferguson Observatory in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park to cancel all events. Then Loren volunteered to lead COVID-safe events outside of the observatory. Loren trained other volunteers and was our lead laser-pointing and story-telling Star Tour Guide for Night Sky Trails and was also an active volunteer for Bring Your Own Binoculars. These events allowed us to safely continue our mission of science and astronomy education in 2020 when we couldn’t operate inside the observatory.
Verity – Heather Johnson
Heather has been a volunteer on Verity’s (Sonoma County’s Rape Crisis Center) hotline for over two and a half years. During this time, she has provided empathetic counseling to countless survivors of sexual abuse, helping them process the traumatic events they have experienced, and providing resources and emotional support. Heather has made a huge impact in the lives of sexual assault survivors, and we celebrate her achievements.
Vintage House – Irene Pelmear
Irene is the consummate volunteer. Pre-pandemic, she worked as a myRide driver for Vintage House. Known for her kindness and caring, Irene is also lots of fun, and inspires us all to be better people. When COVID forced the shutdown of our free ride program, Irene found new and creative ways to volunteer with our food program. She helped with packaging and delivering meals, and donated and baked literally thousands of homemade cookies week-in and week-out! From chocolate chip to snickerdoodle to peanut butter – Irene’s cookies provided cheer to isolated seniors every Friday!
