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‘Beauty and Happy St. the Beast’ New, Unimproved Patrick's Day! PAGE 10 Grapevine ndependent VOLUMEI 5047 •• ISSUE ISSUE 11 25 PROUDLYPROUDLY SERVING SERVING RANCHO RANCHO CORDOVA CORDOVA & SACRAMENTO & SACRAMENTO COUNTY SINCE 1968 COUNTY June MARCH 19, 17, 20152017 CORDOVA SOFTBALL IMPROVING AS SEASON CONTINUES Rancho Cordova Honors Volunteers Tracey Harris Named Volunteer of the Year for Summertime Efforts By Margaret Snider RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - On March 10, at “Get Your Golden Ticket,” the Community Volunteer Awards program, Tracey Harris was named the PAGE 13 Rancho Cordovan of the Year. Harris received the honor for his untiring work for the community over a period of years, in ANNUAL ROSEVILLE many capacities, includ- GEM SHOW ROLLS ing helping Moose Lodge golf tournament to raise ON FOR 2017 more than $54,000 for the Cordova Food Locker. “Tracey, so many people know you, so many peo- ple love you, and so many people are here tonight because they want to join us in thanking you for all you do for our commu- nity,” said Ken Rudolph of Good Day Sacramento, Master of Ceremonies for the event. PAGE 12 Harris expressed his gratitude for the honor. “We couldn’t do it with- out everybody that’s here Rancho Cordova Community Volunteer Awards honored Whisker Warriors (above) for Distinguished Community Service Organization, for tireless work on behalf of animals and in the community,” Harris the people who love them. Cordova Community Council pick for Rancho Cordovan of the said. He shared a mem- Year is Tracey Harris (at right). Said MC Ken Rudolph at the awards presentation, “Tracey . LEONARDO DA VINCI ory of going with his does not set his schedule for time off until he knows when he will be needed to help make the fireworks explode at the Fourth of July or help the Airshow fly.” Photos by Rick Sloan “MACHINES friends to the Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema as a child to Service award for his para- a pleasure it’s been to work The “We could not IN MOTION” see Willy Wonka and the legal work with Senior in this community and to have done it with- Chocolate Factory, which Legal Hotline and Neil see children grow up and out you” award went was the theme for the Orchard Senior Activities go on to do what they’re to David McFarland. night. Center in Rancho Cordova. going to do to make their As pastor of New Life The program started out “I feel good when I help contribution,” Vigran said. Center on Zinfandel with the Sunrise Elementary people help themselves, Outstanding Teen Drive, McFarland School Choir singing and and give them informa- Service Award went to was afraid his pre- acting out songs from that tion that they then use to 13-year-old Anthony school would not be movie. Led by teacher and have power to resolve their Lacayo. An 8th grader, he able to continue dur- director Trevor Harding, the problems,” Purvis said. racked up 150 hours of ing the recession In kids in costume created a Kaiser pediatrician volunteer service last year. 2008. He built a chil- fitting start for the 18th year Catherine Vigran, who will “You can count on him, dren’s train, and with PAGE 8 of this annual event. After retire next month, earned and he volunteers with his that and the influx their rousing performance, the Outstanding Service to whole heart,” said Linda of students trans- Rudolph presented the eight Youth honor for her care Burkholder in her nomina- ferred from Cordova awards for the various cate- for kids in many ways tion letter. “He stands out Neighborhood Church, gories of volunteer work. above and beyond her ser- for his ever-willing spirit, the preschool contin- Jim Purvis received the vice as a doctor. “I’d like his reliability and his pas- ues on. Now the train Distinguished Community to let everyone know what sion for helping others.” Continued on page 2 AmeriCorps Alum Now Leads Program in Rancho Cordova RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - As Andrea Aguinaldo coordinates the region’s AmeriCorps VISTA program from her office at United Way California Capital Region in Rancho Cordova, she remembers why she chose to serve as an AmeriCorps VISTA. “After I graduated from college, I was hungry to be part of something bigger than myself,” Aguinaldo said. “So I decided to join the AmeriCorps VISTA program, a national service project with a mission to eliminate poverty.” During National AmeriCorps Week, and Aguinaldo and her colleagues at United Way California Capital Region saluted the 40 AmeriCorps VISTA members who dedicate a year or a summer to serving the Sacramento region. “These young people dedicate a summer or a year of their lives to bringing change to local communities across the nation,” said Stephanie Bray, president and CEO, United Way California Capital Region. “Many are Continued on page 2 Americorps team (at right) helping with the Tax Help program. www.RanchoCordovaIndependent.com 2 • The Independent MARCH 17, 2017 AmeriCorps Alum Now Leads Rancho Cordova Honors Volunteers Program in Rancho Cordova Tracey Harris Named Volunteer of the Year for Summertime Efforts Continued from page 1 During Aguinaldo’s two service terms, she assigned to projects far from where they grew up. served in a rural county in Northern California and They gain valuable experience through their ser- in the greater Los Angeles area. vice to communities in need. Here in Sacramento, “My service years were defined by moments of many nonprofit organizations rely on these dedi- persistence through situations that were beyond cated individuals.” my comfort zone,” Aguinaldo said. “I learned how The AmeriCorps VISTA program in the to work with people who did not always share my Sacramento region, as well as the service of perspective, and I witnessed the harrowing and this region’s members, is valued at $419,000. extensive realities of child poverty. For each dif- Members are serving locally at Communities ficulty I faced, I found that it was the community and Health Professionals Together/UC Davis I served that ultimately uplifted me with its gener- Pediatrics, Health Education Council, Lutheran ous tenacity.” Social Services, Opening Doors, PRO Youth “It’s more important than ever to make sure peo- and Families, Sacramento Loaves and Fishes, ple know how incredibly valuable AmeriCorps Sacramento Regional Coalition to End VISTA members are to our community and the Homelessness, Sacramento Self Help Housing, work of nonprofits in our region. Their service is United Way California Capital Region, Wellspring vital to our community’s health,” Bray said. Women’s Center, WIND Youth Services, Women’s VISTA was founded in 1965 as a national ser- Empowerment and Woodland United Way. vice program to fight poverty in America. In 1993, VISTA was incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs under the umbrella of the Corporation for National and Community Service. AmeriCorps VISTA taps the skills, talents and pas- sion of more than 8,000 Americans annually to support community efforts to overcome poverty. Members make a year-long, full-time commit- ment to serve on a specific project at a nonprofit or public agency. They focus their efforts to build the organizational, administrative and financial capac- ity of organizations that fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development and otherwise assist low-income communities. United Way California Capital Region is leading the AmeriCorps VISTA program in the Sacramento region as part of its efforts to increase capacity at local nonprofits and schools for its Square One Project, United Way’s 20-year promise to signifi- Jenny Arnez, third from left, accepted the award for Campus Life at Mills Middle School – Outstanding Service cantly increase the number of local students who by a Faith Organization. “Campus Life is now revving up at Mitchell Middle School,” said Ken Rudolph, MC at graduate from high school ready for success in the Community Volunteer Awards ceremony. “Plans are in motion to expand to Cordova High School as well.” Photo by Rick Sloan college and beyond. United Way believes ending poverty starts in school and is working to ensure Continued from page 1 Service Organization went to someone else – our time, kids meet important milestones for success in col- adds special flavor to many com- to Whisker Warriors, unsung our love, our resources.” lege or career. munity events. heroes operating to reduce ani- Owner/operator of Chick- Now as Aguinaldo serves at United Way as the Campus Life at Mills Middle mal overpopulation and promote fil-A Rivergate Cordova, Liviu coordinator of the AmeriCorps VISTA program in School, an arm of Youth for responsible pet ownership. “It Vizitiu, has taken this to heart. the Sacramento region, she has the opportunity to Christ, received the honor for takes a herd of cats to get things “Our passion is really anything encourage other members in their work. Outstanding Service by a Faith done,” a representative for the that’s got to do with youth and “I don’t think the amount of service I do will Organization. Coordinator Jenny group said. “So I’d like to recog- education, we’re there,” Vizitiu ever equate to the meaning these communities Arnez accepted the award. “This nize our entire group.” said. “We know that the future brought into my life,” Aguinaldo said. is a team award,” Arnez said. Chick-fil-A was honored is in our youth and we want to Andrea Aguinaldo Source: Kristin Thébaud Communications H “They love kids so much that as Distinguished Community partner with that . I can’t wait they share their whole lives. Business Partner, Rudolph cit- to continue to work with all of They do life together.

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