On Dec. 7, Marin City Health and Wellness Center held its first-ever fundraising gala at Peacock Gap in San Rafael, attracting 300 guests who stepped up to support and raise funds for greater health equity in the African American community.
Both the nonprofit’s board chair Nancy Johnson and its CEO, Harold Wallace, spoke to the large crowd about the critical impact of the organization’s three community clinics and health centers located in Marin City, Bayview Hunters Point and San Rafael. In 2023, the nonprofit opened a brand new 24,000 square foot building in Marin City, the first modern health care facility in the area which dramatically expanded the amount of services it could offer to the community. It also opened its San Rafael women’s clinic the same year.
A memorable evening for a great cause
Guests enjoyed catering by Peacock Gap, dancing to the music of The Dans of Steel and participating in a robust live auction as well as a silent auction.
“Our inaugural holiday gala in 2024 was a resoundingly successful event where guests enjoyed a memorable experience while contributing to a worthy cause,” said Wallace.
Supporters from across the county
Notable guests at the gala included newly elected Marin Supervisor Brian Colbert, CEO of Performing Stars of Marin Felecia Gaston, board members Nancy Johnson and James Dixon, and Alan Sankin and Teveia Barnes.
The Marin City Health and Wellness Center has a mission to provide innovative health and wellness services to all, with the goal of African American health equity. In addition to healthcare for adults and children, it also offers dental care, behavioral and mental health care, treatments for substance abuse and addiction and telehealth. For more information and to donate, please visit marincityclinic.org.
A freelance writer in Marin who writes about family, kids and parenting, Glass is the mother to one son, one dog and a hamster named Miss Geri. When she’s not writing, trekking up steep hills in Marin or driving her kid to sports practice, she and her family spend time in their tiny cabin in Lake Tahoe. She avidly supports the California Academy of Sciences, a world class science museum and research institution, and the Institute on Aging which provides much needed services to Bay Area seniors and disabled adults. Glass is obsessed with baking the perfect loaf of banana bread, something she makes so often she no longer needs to look at a recipe card.
