Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Community Service Day

When: Saturday, December 31, 2022
Time: 9:00am – 11:00am
Where: Matt Garcia Foundation Office, 717 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533

The Matt Garcia Foundation will provide gloves, garbage pickers and buckets for collecting the trash.

Students can earn community service hours. Lunch provided after the cleanup.

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Sunday, December 25, 2022

**Award Winning** CGI 3D Animated Short Film "Hey Deer!" by Ors Barczy |...


Hey Deer! Short Animated Film about an adorable, cocoa-drinking deer who is eager to tidy and shoveling in front of his house every day. However, there is a suspicious earthquake every night which causes the mess day by day and make unbearable our fella’s life. Between two cups of cocoa the amazing truth reveals which changes the deer’s life forever…

Merry Christmas to ALL!

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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Consider Us When Making Your Year-End Tax Free Donation


“Hi, this is Teresa, President of The Matt Garcia Foundation and Matt's mom. Matt was the youngest fairfield city council member who was murdered 2008. We are looking forward to 2023 as we expand our mentorship programs to live out Matt's campaign promises: Support Youth, Help stop crime, by strengthening our community. Please consider us when making your year-end tax free donation."


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Thursday, December 15, 2022

The surprising reason you feel awful when you're sick - Marco A. Sotomayor


What actually makes you feel sick? Discover how your immune system and proteins called cytokines respond to infections.

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Friday, December 9, 2022

Mason Jars Hot Cocoa Gift

  1. Pour the cocoa mix into the small mason jar. Lightly tap the jar on the counter to settle.
  2. Top the cocoa with mini marshmallows.
  3. Add chocolate chips to the top of the marshmallows.
  4. Optional, add crushed peppermint candies or candy canes.
  5. Seal the jar, hole punch the gift tag, and tie it on with a piece of ribbon.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

How stress affects your body - Sharon Horesh Bergquist


Our hard-wired stress response is designed to gives us the quick burst of heightened alertness and energy needed to perform our best. But stress isn’t all good. When activated too long or too often, stress can damage virtually every part of our body. Sharon Horesh Bergquist gives us a look at what goes on inside our body when we are chronically stressed.

Lesson by Sharon Horesh Bergquist, animation by Adriatic Animation.

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

Congratulations to Dan Marshall, Fairfield’s newest Police Chief!!

The Matt Garcia Foundation is proud to congratulate Dan Marshall on his promotion to Chief of Police for the City of Fairfield. Dan has been very active in the community, including supporting our foundation, coaching youth sports, and serving as a founding member and President of the Fairfield Police Activities League.  He began his career in law enforcement in 1998 with the City of Benicia as a Reserve Police Officer and Animal Control Officer. In November of 1999, he was hired by the City of Fairfield Police Department where he rose through the ranks and served in various roles within the department, including the youth services unit, crisis negotiations and the homeless intervention team. He also participated with the local Faith Partners Against Crime organization and served on the Board of Directors for the Solano Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

We will certainly miss Chief Cantrell, but we are very grateful that She left the Police Department in very capable hands. Dan’s passion for serving people and helping youth fits well with our goal of keeping Matt’s Dream Alive.

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