When Rosie Carollo was hospitalized at the Sutter Children’s Center, Sacramento due to a rare form of childhood epilepsy at just 6 months old, she took great delight in the toys, movies and activities in the hospital’s Child Life Program. After Rosie’s passing in 2004, just shy of her second birthday, her parents, Nicole and George Carollo, were determined to keep her memory alive by giving back to the Sutter Children’s Center – a children’s hospital located inside Sutter Memorial Hospital in East Sacramento – after they provided such great care for their young daughter. “Rosie was our first child and the light of our lives,” said Nicole Carollo. “When she passed I was almost desperate t

Contractors Caring for Kids 16th Annual Toy Drive & Fundraiser Saturday, December 10th, 2011 12 Noon to 4:00 PM * Pls. Note NEW Location Orangevale Community Center 6826 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, CA 95662 “Raising money and toys for children in need to build a better tomorrow” Contractors Caring for Kids is an all volunteer organization, it is also an IRS designated 501(c)(3) non-profit charity. Contributions are tax deductible-ID#68-0397430 Everyone Welcome- Fun Family Event! Bring a Toy and a Smile! Pie Toss at City and County Building Inspectors, Silent Auction and Big Prize Drawings, Food and Refreshments, A Visit from Santa, Y92 Live Radio Broadcast, Lego Design Build Contest, Face

Everything is Awesome, a solo exhibition of photographs by Keith Telfeyan, opens at Cuffs, 2523 J Street, Midtown Sacramento, on December 11, 2010 and will remain on view through January 7, 2011. Cuffs is open Mon-Sat 11am-7pm and Sun Noon-7pm. The public is invited to a reception with the artist on December 11, from 6pm-10pm, as part of Sacramento’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Enjoy holiday snacks and drinks and Christmas tunes dj-ed by Shaun Slaughter while taking in the show. Cuffs is also sponsoring a toy drive to provide holiday gifts for children in need. Anyone who donates a toy will be entered in a drawing for a $50 certificate to the shop. For his first solo show at Cuffs, Keith has

Please join us for the 15th Annual “Contractors Caring for Kids” Toy Drive and Fundraiser! When: Saturday, December 11th, 2010, 12 Noon to 4:00 PM Where: Roseville Sports Complex, 1545 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville, California 95747 “Contractors Caring for Kids” is an all volunteer, non-profit children’s charity. Our motto is, “Raising money and toys for children in need to BUILD a better tomorrow.” Our 2010 Benefiting Children’s Charities are: *Big Brothers/Big Sisters *Boys and Girls Clubs *WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment) *UC Davis Hospice *Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home *WIND Youth (Works in New Directions) Everyone is welcome for this fun and free family event

About 60 community members gathered at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services last night to make the holidays a little bit brighter for Oak Park's children.   The Oak Park Neighborhood Association has collected 300 toys for its Oak Park Toy Give-Away, which began Nov. 22 and will continue until Dec. 18. "Imagine knowing that you may not receive a gift...Kids everywhere look forward to the thrill of opening gifts and we want to make sure that kids in Oak Park get to experience the excitement," said board member Michael Boyd, "Even more importantly, we want them to know they live in a community that cares about them; a community that values them, and a community that will help them."

In preparation for the Toy Give-Away by the Oak Park Neighborhood Association (OPNA), the community is invited to the Gift Wrapping and Pot Luck dinner on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services at 3333 3rd Avenue. All are invited to join the festivities, bring some food, maybe a gift and or wrapping and get into the season of sharing. Or just show up and eat some food, meet some new friends, and help with the wrapping. OPNA is collecting and will distribute gifts to Oak Park children for the 5th year. Each year, hundreds of children receive gifts and this year the number is likely to be even greater than previous years. The goal is t