Community Corner

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	Event Description		Time / Location
3/1 - 3/21		Girl Scout Cookies available now! Girl Scout Cookies are now available at a spot near you! Find your favorite cookies with our convenient online cookie locator at ilovecookies.org. Get your favorites like Thin Mints and Samoas, plus the new Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookie, Thank U Berry Munch, Girl Scout Cookies taste good and do good too, helping girls learn to be confident and paying for camp, uniforms, programs, and more! Visit ilovecookies.org today or follow Girl Scouts NorCal Cookies on twitter and facebook!	various, at ilovecookies.org
3/5 - 3/14		SRHS - Chicago Don't miss the talented young kids of Santa Rosa High School act, sing and dance their hearts out in the upcoming production of Chicago! Performances run the first two weekends of March, Friday and Saturday evenings and a Sunday matinee. Performance times are Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30pm... Sundays at 2pm. Performance dates are March 6th, 6th, 7th and 12th, 13th, and 14th. Get your tickets at the Ticket Hotline at 547-9000 or online at www.santarosahighschool.net Santa Rosa High School is home of the the renowned ArtQuest program, a district supported program with specialty course work in Visual Fine Arts, Dance, Drama, Instrumental & Vocal Music, and Multimedia/Video. ArtQuest was recently awarded the Golden Bell Award sponsored by the California School Board Association.	7:30pm or 2pm, at SRHS Auditorium
4/16		Redwood Empire Foster Parent Association "Special Needs Fund" Paddle Auction Gifts... Prizes...Raffles...and...FUN!!! Please join us for a community fundraiser to benefit REFPA "Special Needs Fund". The Goal is to have over 200 items to auction! All items are brand new and have been donated by many of the local Sonoma County businesses. You won't want to miss this event! Bring your friends and come early! Friday, April 16th, 2010 Come early! Seating and Paddle Sales will start at 6pm Paddle Auction starts at 7pm Reserve a table in advance for a party of 10 Adults only event Double Tree Hotel in Rohnert Park - Vineyard Room (located in the middle of the hotel) For more information contact: Joyce Hammerich at (707) 525-0724 or Fran Templin at (707) 543-5648	6pm, at Double Tree Hotel in Rohnert Park
5/12		Windsor Oaks Academy Windsor Oaks Academy is hosting a Youth Empowerment & Leadership Conference. For Who? 8th -10th Grade Students from Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Lake Counties Why? To address the need for students to look towards themselves to set and reach goals, and to provide them with the tools and inspiration to step beyond their current circumstances to succeed. When? Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where? Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, Ca They may contact me at djones@wusd.org or go to http://www.lifecoachdana.com/communitionis.html for more details.	9am t 3pm, at Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
6/19		Becoming Independent 19th Annual Dinner Under the Stars Becoming Independent wants you to grab your date and get ready to swing, because we're having a party and it's a Jump Jive Thing! Please join us for the 19th Annual Dinner Under The Stars at Imagery Estate Winery, with live music by the University Jazz Band featuring Josh Little. Let's 'jive at five' to help BI Thrive! Tickets are limited. For more information, tickets or sponsorship opportunities please call (707) 524-6606 or visit www.becomingindependent.org. Dinner Under The Stars is Becoming Independent's signature fundraiser of the year. We will be swinging to the 1940's theme: Let The Good Times Roll. The tickets are $150 per person and the evening will include gourmet food, wine tasting, live and silent auctions, and festive entertainment.	5 to 10pm, at Imagery Estate Winery in Glen Ellen