The best charities, fundraisers and organizations to support to make a positive impact in the community.
Best Charity
Marin: Lifehouse Agency, San Rafael
Meeting the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families is the life’s work for everyone involved — their dedication is life-changing.
Runners Up
Marin: 10,000 Degrees, San Rafael
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Best Fundraiser
Marin: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
This is not just an annual gala, but also events that get kids involved — Bowl for Kids’ Sake and Golf for Kids’ Sake — make raising funds more inclusive and sporty.
Bay Area: Cabernet for Connoisseurs by Family House, San Francisco
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With Debbie Zachareas, owner of Ferry Plaza Wine Merchants, and Mourad Lahlou, owner and chef at Mourad, on the event committee, the fall fundraising event for Family House goes all-in on gourmet.
Runners Up
Marin: Halleck Creek Ranch, Nicasio
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Bay Area: Day In The Park, Livermore
Best Family Give-Back Opportunity
Marin: Adopt-a-Family, San Rafael
Protecting struggling families in our community from homelessness is more important now than ever before.
Runners Up
Marin: Health Hubs
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Christina Mueller is a long-time Bay Area food writer. She hails from the East Coast and has spent way too much time in South America and Europe. She discovered her talent as a wordsmith in college and her love of all things epicurean in grad school. She has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Sunset, and the Marin Independent Journal, among others. She volunteers with California State Parks and at her child’s school, and supports the Marin Audubon Society, PEN America, and Planned Parenthood. When she is not drinking wine by a fire, she is known to spend time with her extended family.s the Assistant Editor at Marin Magazine and a graduate of Elon University where she studied Professional Writing and Fine Art. Born and raised in San Francisco/Marin, she loves traveling just as much as coming home to the Bay Area. She has curated a sophisticated palate for food, travel and culture and uses her travels as an outlet to develop her photography portfolio and hone her writing craft.
