Monday, October 29, 2018

Why It's Worth Listening to People You Disagree With | Zachary R. Wood


We get stronger, not weaker, by engaging with ideas and people we disagree with, says Zachary R. Wood. In an important talk about finding common ground, Wood makes the case that we can build empathy and gain understanding by engaging tactfully and thoughtfully with controversial ideas and unfamiliar perspectives. "Tuning out opposing viewpoints doesn't make them go away," Wood says. "To achieve progress in the face of adversity, we need a genuine commitment to gaining a deeper understanding of humanity."

Friday, October 26, 2018

Join Us For Our Monthly Community Clean Up Tomorrow!

 
When: Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 9am 

Where: Starbucks Downtown Fairfield 700 Jefferson St Corner of Jefferson & Texas (map)

Description: We meet every last Saturday of each month (weather permitting). We clean up different locations and neighborhoods. Please join us. All are welcome

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.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Behind The Glass - Thank You Itzko Glass & Metal, Inc (IGM)


An excellent article on our Event Sponsor for this year's annual Golf Tournament. Thank you IGM for the continued support!

Read the article HERE

Saturday, October 20, 2018

When You Feel Like Giving Up, Do This!


Entrepreneur Network partner Ben Angel breaks down 3 key daily habits you can do to get back on track and use the power of your mind to refocus your thoughts to your advantage.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

FORGIVENESS - A Minute With John Maxwell


Learn why John Maxwell believes that Forgiveness is the most wanted word in the English language.

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Anger, Compassion, and What It Means To Be Strong | Russell Kolts


While anger can feel powerful in our bodies, many of us use angry behavior to avoid dealing with things that make us uncomfortable. Compassion gives us a way to be strong that helps us courageously face the things that scare us—about the world, and about ourselves—and help make them better.

Russell is a licensed clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University, where he has taught for the past 16 years and has received numerous honors including twice being named the associated student body’s Faculty of the Year. Dr. Kolts has authored and coauthored numerous books and scholarly articles, including The Compassionate Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger, An Open Hearted Life: Transformative Lessons for Compassionate Living from a Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist Nun (with Thubten Chodron), and the forthcoming Buddhist Psychology and CBT: A Practitioner’s Guide (with Dennis Tirch and Laura Silberstein). Dr. Kolts has pioneered the application of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) to the treatment of problematic anger and regularly conducts trainings and workshops on CFT.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Matt Garcia Foundation's 9th Annual Golf Tournament is on Monday!


Ninth Annual Golf Tournament – October 15, 2018

The Matt Garcia Foundation on is pleased to announce one of our most exciting events of the year. Our 9th Annual Golf Tournament is an opportunity to ensure that the impactful youth and community programs that we support throughout the year will continue. Our late city councilman, Matt Garcia, was a young man with a vision. With the help of generous individuals and companies such as yours, our foundation on has been able to raise the essential funds needed in “Keeping the Dream Alive.”

Step up to Support the DREAM, Sponsorship Available.

For Additional Support – Email Volunteer Board Members:
Susie Young – Susie@ffinest.org
Vince – Vince@ffinest.org

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND REGISTRATION DETAILS

Monday, October 8, 2018

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Friday, October 5, 2018

Forgiveness in an Age of Anger


We think we're entitled to "righteous anger", but is it really so righteous? And does anger actually help us fight injustice? In an increasingly angry culture, Brant Hansen encourages us to re-think our assumptions, and embrace a lifestyle of forgiveness.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Our 9th Annual Golf Tournament is October 15th!


Ninth Annual Golf Tournament – October 15, 2018

The Matt Garcia Foundation on is pleased to announce one of our most exciting events of the year. Our 9th Annual Golf Tournament is an opportunity to ensure that the impactful youth and community programs that we support throughout the year will continue. Our late city councilman, Matt Garcia, was a young man with a vision. With the help of generous individuals and companies such as yours, our foundation on has been able to raise the essential funds needed in “Keeping the Dream Alive.”

Step up to Support the DREAM, Sponsorship Available.

For Additional Support – Email Volunteer Board Members:
Susie Young – Susie@ffinest.org
Vince – Vince@ffinest.org

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND REGISTRATION DETAILS