Sunday, April 28, 2013

5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta...Only a Few Days Left to Buy Tickets!


5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta 
Dinner & Dancing 

Live music presented by 
DJ Khaos

Hilton Garden Inn Fairfield
2200 Gateway Ct.
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
6pm - 11pm

Tickets $65. Available online at  http://mgfcincodemayo.eventbrite.com

Proceeds to benefit The Matt Garcia PAL Youth Summer Jobs Program

To nominate someone for the Billy Yarbrough Spirit of Community Award, go to

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Write Your Story, Change History - Brad Meltzer



The idea that youth is wasted on the young? Wrong. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the creators of Superman were all under 30 when they wrote themselves into history. In this inspirational TEDYouth 2011 Talk, Brad Meltzer encourages us to dream big, work hard, and stay humble. Talk by Brad Meltzer.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Recent Gun Buy-Back Program Very Successful




The Matt Garcia Foundation's Gun Buy Back Program

 “Help Stop the Violence. No More Children Minus.” Keep the Dream Alive Anthem

The gun that killed Matt Garcia was purchased at a garage sale for $50. In response to this tragic fact the Matt Garcia foundation has organized the The Gun Buy Back Program. Which allows people to turn in their old firearms in exchange for gift cards and a copy of the “Keep the Dream Alive CD.”

The program is an ongoing effort to keep guns off the streets of Fairfield. It is anchored by the annual Gun Buy Back Event.  However, you do not have to wait until the event to turn in your unloaded firearms. Please call the Matt Garcia Foundation at (707) 372-4160 or the Fairfield Police Department at (707) 428-7373 to learn more about taking the important action to keep our streets safe.

For more information, please visit http://www.mattgarciadreamteam.org/

Friday, April 19, 2013

Event For Yippie Yogurt Helping Disadvantaged Youth. Sat Apr 20th 12-2pm

 
RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATION!

 
YOU ARE INVITED 
to the Yippie Yogurt® Job Training Center's
Ribbon Cutting Celebration
on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 12noon - 2pm
with Ribbon Cutting at 1pm

 
There will be FREE small Yummy Yippie Yogurt
for the first 50 customers
Books and Stuffed Animals for the kids;
Face Painting, Cupcake walk, Balloons and More!
 
Yippie Yogurt® is a true community resource helping our most
disadvantaged youth gain employment skills and work experience.
  
"We hope you will come!"
 
Yippie Yogurt® is located at 1955 West Texas Street, #4 in Fairfield (Park in FoodMaxx parking lot).  Yippie Yogurt® is a program of the Yippie Foundation and is a true community resource helping our most disadvantaged youth gain employment skills and work experience.  Hope you will come!  Sponsored in part by Travis Credit Union and Dannon’s YoCream Yogurt.
 
 
 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta. Get Your Tickets Today!


5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta 
Dinner & Dancing 

Live music presented by 
DJ Khaos

Hilton Garden Inn Fairfield
2200 Gateway Ct.
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
6pm - 11pm

Tickets $65. Available online at  http://mgfcincodemayo.eventbrite.com

Proceeds to benefit The Matt Garcia PAL Youth Summer Jobs Program

To nominate someone for the Billy Yarbrough Spirit of Community Award, go to

Saturday, April 13, 2013

3rd Annual Earth Day Solano Offers Community Art Project On Huge Scale

Public welcomed to participate in Saturday, April 20th
experience with Solano County leaders

Suisun City, CA - Mission SOLANO, local artists from the Fairfield Visual Arts Association and the Lawler House Gallery, along with Earth Day Solano volunteers, will create six pieces of unique “garbage art”, created from the trash collected throughout Suisun City on Earth Day Solano, Saturday, April 20th from 10 am – 2 pm.

Three years ago the Earth Day Solano vision, inspired by the gorgeous downtown waterfront in Suisun City, blossomed:

You allowed us to clean up your discarded, thrown away,
trampled-on refuse; we recycled it and now present you with
a piece of art, more beautiful than you thought you could imagine.

This year’s Earth Day Solano art project – six pieces of original art created on the spot on Earth Day April 20th using trash collected from Suisun City targeted cleanup zones – glows as a tangible expression of the Mission SOLANO vision for recycling people. Inspired by the documentary “Waste Land” by artist Vik Muniz, artists came together under the leadership of artist, Aria Zuloaga to plan the art project. “

After watching the movie Waste Land, a group of us from Lawler House Gallery and the Fairfield Visual Arts Association collaborated to create the concept and images for six temporary live art installations on April 20th,” Zuloaga reflects. “We believed in this project from the beginning and after weeks of preparation we’re anxious to see the images and the art unfold. It is a labor of love for our community and for our planet.”

Art became a central part of Earth Day Solano in 2012, when Gilbert Rangel, local esteemed recycled materials artist, created a piece of recycled metals art now on permanent display in the city chambers of Suisun City (see below).

Image 

For additional details on the Earth Day Solano April 20th event, including trash cleanup, Kayaks 4 Kare sprint races, tree planting, Earth Day oratorical competition, 30 participating vendor booths and more, visit www.earthdaysolano.org

To learn more about Mission SOLANO programs, please visit www.missionsolano.org or call 707-425-FOOD (3663). Lawler House Gallery information can be found at http://www.lawlerhousegallery.org/.

Friday, April 12, 2013

Father Greg Boyle Talks About Giving Hope to Troubled Kids



Dr. Phil welcomes Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries to the show. Father Greg explains how the community needs to get involved to prevent gang violence.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Monthly Community Clean Ups

At the Matt Garcia Foundation we don’t want to complain about this, we want to create solutions to problems. It is with this spirit that we began our Monthly Community Clean Ups.

On the last Saturday of every month, volunteers get together and clean up a neighborhood in Fairfield. We pick up trash, work on landscaping paint windows, fix fences – all in an effort to improve our community. This is another example of community coming together to help make a difference.

The Matt Garcia Foundation Dream Team, is all about stepping up and stepping out of ourselves to serve others and our communities to be a part of the solution. Matt would say ” if you see a piece of garbage on the ground, please just pick it up” How simple is that! So, that is what we do.

Fore more information, please visit http://www.mattgarciadreamteam.org

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Can You Handle Racing For 4 Hours? Come Help Us AND Have So Much Fun!

Can you handle racing for 4 hours?!!



Driven Raceway will be teaming up with The Matt Garcia Foundation to make a difference in the local community. Together, Driven Raceway and The Matt Garcia Foundation will host the “Drive to Keep the Dream Alive” fundraising event to support selected local youth programs. The Matt Garcia Foundation, for 4 years, has made it their mission to Support Youth, Stop Crime, and Strengthen the Community.

The Matt Garcia Foundation has successfully been able to give thousands of dollars annually, back into Fairfield and its surrounding areas. The Matt Garcia Foundation has made an impact in the local community through sponsorships, scholarships, bringing awareness to issues like cancer, gun violence, and getting involved in the local school system. Benefiting Programs are L.E.G.A.C.Y. youth mentoring program at Green Valley Middle School, Pete Padilla’s Boxing Team at the Fairfield P.A.L, and The Matt Garcia Foundation.

Event

Event Date:
Wednesday, April 10th from 5pm to 9pm

This event allows you to race as many times possible within a 4 hour window. Spots for this event are limited to 30 racers, and ticket price is $75. Mini golf will also be free for all attendees. Goal for this event is $1,100.

Rules
Racers must be members at Driven Raceway to participate. If you are not a member, memberships must be purchased before event at Driven Raceway. Cost of membership is $5.95.Must be purchased before event, or you will not be permitted.

* Event is strictly Adult Racing. Must be 55 inches or taller, age 13 or older.
*Adult Racing Event, if you aren’t experienced, racing is at your choice
*Racers must complete their race before getting in another race.*
*Another event just for kids racing is coming soon, date to be determined.

Tickets  Available HERE

For more information about The Matt Garcia Foundation,please visit:  www.MattGarciaDreamTeam.org
 
For more information about Driven Raceway,please visit:  www.DrivenRaceway.com

Friday, April 5, 2013

Tickets Available for the 5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta!

 
5th Annual Cinco De Mayo Fiesta 
Dinner & Dancing 
 
Live music presented by 
DJ Khaos

Hilton Garden Inn Fairfield
2200 Gateway Ct.
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
6pm - 11pm

Tickets $65. Available online at  http://mgfcincodemayo.eventbrite.com

Proceeds to benefit The Matt Garcia PAL Youth Summer Jobs Program

To nominate someone for the Billy Yarbrough Spirit of Community Award, go to

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

The Hidden Power of Smiling - Ron Gutman



Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.