Sunny Hills Services: Sunny Hills' Leadership Circle members honored last night

Last night, Bruce and Theresa Raabe hosted a lovely reception at their home in Kentfield in honor of the Sunny Hills Services Leadership Circle, a donor society honoring benefactors who have given generously to Sunny Hills over their lifetime. We are grateful to Bruce and Theresa for opening their home to us. The acoustic melodies played by guitarist, Clay Bell offered a lovely backdrop to this convivial gathering, and the hors d’oeuvres prepared by Mangia Nosh were delicious.

I always look forward to this annual event because it is one small way we can recognize those who have afforded us the opportunity to continue to grow and thrive as an agency. With the support of the Leadership Circle, philanthropy has enabled Sunny Hills to seed new ventures and expand our delivery to reach an even greater number of children and youth in need—which this year will top more than 1,000 across the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Last night, I was thrilled to be able to share some exciting news: Sunny Hills has met the match for the J. Patrick and Irene Hunt Fund, a named fund established in 2007 in support of Sunny Hills’ educational programs for special needs youth. Longtime board member, Cathy Kennedy and her husband, Dan Grossman joined other generous donors to the Fund to provide the remaining match needed to meet our goal. Together with the Hunts’ own generous financial contributions, the Fund will provide half a million dollars to enhance our programs like the Marin Academic Center, a nonpublic K-8 school located on Sunny Hills’ campus in San Anselmo.

In addition, speaking on behalf of Marin County Supervisor Hal Brown who was unable to join us last night, Bruce Raabe announced a $5,000 grant from the County of Marin to Sunny Hills Services. We appreciate Supervisor Brown for his longstanding support of the agency, and for this new investment in our work.

To all of our Leadership Circle members and our broader donor community, I extend to you my heartfelt gratitude for partnering with us to realize this extraordinary mission. Thank you.