How Can You Change Someone's Mind? (hint: facts aren't always enough) - Hugo Mercier

Why do arguments change people’s minds in some cases and backfire in others? Hugo Mercier explains how arguments are more convincing when they rest on a good knowledge of the audience, taking into account what the audience believes, who they trust, and what they value.

Lesson by Hugo Mercier, animation by TED-Ed.

Get Your Tickets for the Premier of Matt Garcia's Life & Legacy: Keeping The Dream Alive

Ten Years ago, September 1, 2008, tragedy struck Fairfield, Solano County, and abroad… Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia was struck by a single bullet in the back of his head that took his life. At 21 years of age, Matt Garcia was the youngest elected City official in Northern CA. Elected on the premise – Support Youth, Help Stop Crime, Strengthen our Communities.

Come see the Life & Legacy of Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia. Biography will premier, at the Fairfield Downtown-Theater

See you there!

Events Tickets: Downtown Theatre

Join Us For Our Monthly Community Clean Up On Saturday!

 
When: Saturday, July 28, 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.

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Our 9th Annual Golf Tournament is October 15 - Sponsorship Available!

The Matt Garcia's 9th Annual Golf Tournament is set for October 15, 2018! 

Step up to Support the DREAM, Sponsorship Available

Email Volunteer Board Members:

Susie Young - Susie@ffinest.org OR/ Vince - Vince@ffinest.org

For Additional Support

Everyday Leadership - Drew Dudley

We have all changed someone's life -- usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives. (Filmed at TEDxToronto.)

How to Avoid Miscommunication - Katherine Hampsten

Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it’s met with utter confusion? What’s going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better.

Lesson by Katherine Hampsten, animation by Andrew Foerster.