Family Giving: Dean and Belinda Soiland

Family Giving: Dean and Belinda Soiland

Family is paramount to Dean and Belinda (Bo) Soiland. So is faith. Dean, like most of his siblings, got his start in his father Marv Soiland’s sand and gravel business before he and Bo launched their BoDean Company for aggregates and asphalt in 1989. Along the way,...

Community Resource: La Luz Center

Community Resource: La Luz Center

When activist Ligia Booker founded La Luz Center in 1985, the Sonoma Valley Latino population was largely transient, composed of seasonal workers who returned to their native countries once the harvest was done. By 2013, however, the community had stabilized. Serving...

Creating Legacy: George Tuttle and Ben Cushman

Creating Legacy: George Tuttle and Ben Cushman

With Pinot Noir vineyards spread out below him, George Tuttle sits on his porch and surveys the West County home he shares with spouse Ben Cushman. When asked to explain his philanthropy, he shakes his head. “The guilt factor is pretty high when you’re sitting here in...

The Talking Cure

The Talking Cure

The quantity and quality of words that young children are exposed to has a dramatic impact on their later success in school, and children of low-income families start school at a major disadvantage. How do we help parents bridge the ‘word gap’ between low- and high-income families?

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