“I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself.”
-Michel de Montaigne
Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.”
-Lady Gaga
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Saturday, February 24, 2024
REAL TALK FAIRFIELD CAL EP 1
Welcome to the Real Talk Podcast located in the Matt Garcia Foundation Podcast Room! We are here to talk Family, Community, and Generational Wealth! REAL PEOPLE, REAL STORIES, REAL SOLUTIONS!! Come be apart of our community!
Follow us on all Social Platforms @RealTalkPodcastFairfield
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Volunteer Clean Up, SEE YOU SATURDAY!
When: Saturday, February 24, 2024
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.
For more information www.FFINEST.org
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Sunday, February 18, 2024
Real Talk Podcast
I was asked to write why REAL TALK PODCAST is important for Fairfield California!
“It's time for a new thing, why should we follow a path-when we're called to make a Trail!”
First I will give you the Five Pillars that are important to me: why a podcast?
- I believe that it will build a podcast community that will provide a supportive environment for like-minded people.
- The podcast community provides space to learn and share our own knowledge with others and gain wisdom from each other, building a trust that what each other has to say is important.
- We can make great friends and collaborate together to build a better Fairfield just by putting our resources together.
- Belonging to a podcast Community can help you feel less alone. And our ministry is, “We are Never Alone, an Intervention & Prevention Program.
- A podcast Community unlocks fantastic Network opportunities. We must realize that our next generation is looking for foundational truth, not just words from our mouth.
That's why, when problems are brought up, we want to find a solution for them that is biblically sound, and not just a “he says-she says” approach. I believe that our creator has put purpose in each one of us and he knows what's best for his creation. So this Podcast will bring us the opportunity to come together, so we can achieve incredible things. To me the greatest threat to being all you could be, is satisfaction with who you are. Also what you can do is always endangered by what you have done.
Tragically, when I look out and see all the individuals who are buried with their talents, gifts and abilities in the cemetery of their last accomplishment. Many have settled for less than their best. I believe that the enemy of the best is good, and the strength of good is the norm. The power of the norm is the curse of our society. It seems like the world is designed to make the norm comfortable and the average respectable. I believe this is a tragedy that can be exposed by the truth! That I am somebody, and God has put a treasure inside of me that needs to be found!
So with this podcast, I pray that we will be able to help people find their purpose, ignite their passion and reach their potential of what the creator has put inside of them! This way, we build relationships! It's time for a new thing, why should we follow a path-when we're called to make a Trail! This is how we lead & leave our children with this generational health and wealth wisdom!
Much love, Dre'4CHRIST, a resident in Fairfield for 63 years and CO-Founder of “We are Never Alone, an Intervention & Prevention Program established with my Bride Annette Davis.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
FREE Bike Repair
Join Bay Area Bike Mobile at the Fairfield PAL Teen Center and get your bicycle repaired on Thursday, February 15th from 3:30 to 5:30pm
The Bike Mobile can fix flat tires, adjust brakes and gears, and even replace broken or worn-out parts like chains, seats, and tires. The only thing it can’t do is replace missing wheels or gears. While the mechanics work on your bike they’ll explain how to keep your bike running smooth and share safety and maintenance tips!
Space is limited and this is a first come, first serve event. Space is limited to 20 bikes. Please call 707-330-8757 to sign up or for more information.
Bike Mobile is a free, mobile, hands-on repair clinic and open to local students ages 18 and under.
- First come, first served. Space is limited.
- Bike Repair & Education.
- We can fix most broken parts: flat tires, brakes, shifters.
Funding for this program was provided by grant funds from the Office of Traffic Safety through the National Traffic Safety Administration.
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Pelaton Cycle Club
Jacob Hirsch and the Fairfield Peloton Club teamed up to raise money for The Matt Garcia Foundation. Jacob works at Chevron in Richmond, CA. and they matched dollar for dollar!
Wow!!!!! Thank you so much!
On behalf of The Matt Garcia Foundation, I want to express our sincerest gratitude for your incredibly generous donation. We are grateful that you and the Peloton Cycle Club chose The Matt Garcia Foundation to receive this extremely generous donation totaling $1,420.00.
Your support means the world to us. Your contribution and Chevron matching the funds your Peloton Cycle club raised will make a significant impact on our efforts, by supporting our youth, helping to create a culture of non-violence, which ultimately strengthens our community.
With your support, we can continue to make a positive difference in our community and beyond.
Once again, thank you for your kindness and generosity.
Sincerely,
Teresa Courtemanche
Saturday, February 3, 2024
February is National Black History Month
February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the nation's bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the contributions that African Americans have made and to recognize their sacrifices.
Three simple ways to celebrate Black History Month and honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy:
Make a Commitment to Stand up to Hate!
Dr. King’s life was dedicated to the rights and dignity of all people. His courageous stand against bigotry was an inspiration to all of us. As hate and intolerance rise once again, honor the civil rights leader by making your own stand to stop hate.
Learn something new (know then grow!)
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education”. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Serve Your Community
Serving with the Matt Garcia Foundation is a perfect way to Honor Dr. King’s legacy!
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