Want To Serve Community? Sign Up For Napa Valley PICK Event

NAPA VALLEY, CA – Napa County residents interested in serving on the board of directors of some of the regions' key nonprofit organizations are invited to participate in the 2018 Napa Valley Board PICK -- a free community event Wednesday, Nov. 14 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Napa Valley College's Upper Valley Campus, 1088 College Ave. in St. Helena.

The Napa Valley Board PICK brings together prospective board candidates with established 501(c)3 nonprofits seeking new board members and offers an opportunity for community members to demonstrate their "Passion, Interest, Commitment and Knowledge" (their PICK) by meeting directly in one place with leaders of various Napa-based nonprofits.

"Think of it as a fun afternoon of speed 'dating' for the community-minded," said Napa Valley College's Lissa Gibbs, one of the event's co-organizers.

"Board PICK is a great way for nonprofits to connect with the community on a whole new level," said Holly Krassner Dawson, executive director of Leadership Napa Valley, the event's other co-organizer. “This event allows them to tap into the great wealth of diverse volunteers with professional skills who are so needed in board leadership positions at so many organizations in Napa County.”

Prospective board members should bring resumes and business cards to the event.

Current board members and staff of 17 organizations working in the arts, health and human services, animal welfare, education, youth empowerment, museums, libraries and more will be on hand to meet prospective board members and share information about their organizations' mission, services, activities and board expectations.

Institutions include:

• Arts Council of Napa Valley
• CanDo
• Canine Guardians Assistance Dogs
• CASA, A Voice for Children
• Community Resources for Children
• Friends and Foundation, St Helena Public Library
• Friends of the Napa County Animal Shelter
• Girls on the Run Napa & Solano
• Mentis
• Napa Humane
• NapaLearns
• OLE Health
• ParentsCAN
• Rianda House
• Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
• Share the Care
• Zero Prostate Cancer

For more information, contact the Upper Valley Campus at 707-967-2901. Prospective board members are asked (but not required) to RSVP online: bit.ly/LNV-BP.

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