SIR Bidwell Branch 110 Luncheon October 24, 2022
The October program was about the North Valley Community
Foundation (NVCF). From 2005 when Alexa BensonValavanis was
hired and began with an initial budget of only $35,000, she quickly
began a rebuilding effort and NVCF went from serving a dozen clients
to hundreds of clients within the first few years of the rebuild.
Assets grew from a little over $1 million to more than
$60 million and grants awarded increased from thousands
of dollars to millions of dollars to our communities.
The NVCF administers and funds scholarships, social justice
initiatives, Glenn County drought relief, and numerous grants
including the Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund.
David Little, who will be our speaker, is the
Executive Vice President, Communications for NVCF.
David has 40 years of experience as a journalist, including
nearly 20 as Editor of the Chico Enterprise-Record.
He is a Chico native and Chico State University graduate.
He plays a major role in the relief and recovery strategy
and relays stories about the Foundation’s work and grants.