LEADERSHIP SALINAS VALLEY PROJECTS

Ag Against Hunger
Casino night designed to raise money for F.O.O.D. Crops

Aids Education
Brought materials and accurate information to Salinas Area businesses

Alisal School Board
Served the community liaison evaluating effectiveness of position on ongoing basis

Alliance on Aging
Scripted and produced film for Public Service announcements of services of agency

Alumni Dinner Auction
Class organized event to build scholarship fund for future classes

Baby Surrender - In Loving Arms
A project related to the California Newborn Abandonment Law that allows women to surrender a newborn within three days to a hospital without legal consequences. The project was done in conjunction with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare system and included stickers placed in agricultural areas, especially portable toilet facilities. This project received local and state recognition

Bail for Jail
Big Week fundraiser benefiting American Cancer Society

Bid for Bachelors
Fundraiser primarily benefiting March of Dimes

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Salinas Valley
Fundraising Bowl For Kids Sake

Black History Pride
Awareness for African-American youth during Black History Month

Blacks in Salinas since 1934
Collected oral histories and produced booklet describing their role and involvement in community

Boys Club Girls Club of America
Founding club in Salinas Valley

Building Permit
Simplified building permit process in City of Salinas with a flow chart of steps in obtaining permits benefiting builders/ citizens

Child Abuse Prevention Month: State of California
Vision-Secured and announced April as the State of California's official Child Abuse Prevention Month with local community awareness rally and press conference

Children with Diabetes
Developed and distributed newsletter for children

City Ordinances
Updated City Ordinances for Parks and Recreation department of City of Salinas presented for action to City Council

Coalition for Women in Politics
A project to encourage women to run for political office. This project included a panel of local women community leaders who gave advice and leadership information about political challenges in our community

Credit Information
Educated high school students and community in how to maintain good credit

Community Recognition Ceremony
Organized and conducted an official for community leaders and founders of Leadership Salinas

COPE Community Outreach Endeavor for Youth
Founded for at risk youth drop in recreation and leadership development

Crisis Services for Men
Women’s' Crisis Center project to investigate need for method of delivery of crisis services to men

Dance Marathon to Benefit for Children’s Miracle Network
Fundraiser for Salinas Valley Memorial programs benefiting children's medical needs

D.A.R.E.
Positive public relations tools for Salinas Police Department

Developmentally Delayed Employees in Flower Industry
Pilot project to place adults in salaried positions within flower industry to address labor shortages. Project received nationwide attention

Directory
Community Organizations directory with City of Salinas Library

Don't Wait for the Quake!
School and neighborhood earthquake preparedness training and emergency stock with Office of Emergency services

Dorothy's Place
School children feeding Homeless and Needy by contributing tons of rice and beans

Ethnic Role Models
Hispanic and Filipino community members as role models presented to schools to combat dropout and community information

Fine Arts Commission
Wrote ordinances for formation of fine arts commission for City of Salinas

Food Bank of Monterey County
Multicultural community Fund raising event

FOOD C.R.O.P.S.
Bringing fresh produce from agriculture to distribution networks to feed those in need. Expanded to regional/state. International interest from Canada in project

Four-Year College/University
Feasibility study impacting decision to relocate a four year college or university in Monterey County

Fundraiser for Special Child
Mobilized community support for family and child afflicted with a serious skin disease

Historic Preservation
Historic architecture survey for training and archives

Home Smoke Detectors
Vision: Secure fire alarms placing detectors in homes of aging and low income. Salinas, first city in the United States to have smoke detectors in every home

INTERAG
Initiating a Salinas International Agricultural Trade Center

Kid's Day
Community event at Northridge Mall

Latch Key Kit
Developed funds, distribution and kit for parents of unsupervised children

Leaders for Lunch
This was a project where brown bag lunches were sold and delivered to local businesses as a fund-raiser to assist other projects. Any additional monies not used by class projects was donated to the Chamber Foundation to assist with scholarship monies for future participants in need of financial assistance

Leadership Salinas Foundation
Established Foundation for Chamber of Commerce to educate community leaders

Library
Developed Community Leadership Action project library at Chamber of Commerce

Literacy Program
Teaching citizens to read

Mammogram for Natividad
Fundraiser Bowl-A-Thon benefiting Natividad Medical Center purchasing Mammogram machine benefiting county women

Marketing Plan for Leadership Salinas Valley
Designed to provide information to community on value of Leadership Salinas Valley program

Monterey County Produce
Vision: Point of purchase of Monterey County produce--the highest quality produce--nationwide concept development

Mount Toro Career Day
Vision: Provide students at Mount Toro High School an opportunity to meet and interact with a number of business organizations, including public sector allowing students to see possibilities of future career opportunities.
This project has been done by Classes XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, and XXIV

Newborn Kits for Natividad
Project designed to provide books and other small items to parents of newborns at Natividad Hospital to promote early literacy

North Monterey County Readers
This project was an extension of an idea from Class XXI to promote literacy amongst elementary school students. The first project was done at Roosevelt Elementary in Salinas and this project was done at an elementary school in North Monterey County. The group read to the students and was extremely well received by both students and faculty.

One Belt for the Road
Campaign increasing public awareness to wear seat belts to reduce injuries and prevent deaths

Outreach Second Chance
This was a multi-media project for Second Chance Family and Youth Services to provide marketing tools to broaden community awareness about the services and resources for gang intervention and prevention

Packages of Care
Backpacks assembled for Child Protective Services, Kinship Center and Mentor Moms. Backpacks contained toiletries, food coupons, clothes, school materials, etc.

Professional Leadership Image
Brought together community leaders and business community for assistance in marketing themselves through image

Project Warehouse
Create a listing of all LeadershipSalinas Valley projects.

Reduce Teen Pregnancy in Monterey County
"Baby think it over Program" for Salinas Public High Schools. Raise money to provide mechanical babies in health programs to educate high school students about the responsibilities of parenting

Roosevelt Readers
Group collaboration to bring books to local elementary school.  Enough books donated that each student could leave with their own book. In addition volunteers from the community volunteered time to read to small groups of students during the day.

Salinas Animal Shelter
Assist City of Salinas to improve animal shelter

Salinas Valley Kids.Com
Website for parents to find activities/sports, etc. for children and adolescents in the Salinas Valley
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Steinbeck Center
Developing grant applications for construction of Steinbeck Center

Survey/Resource Directory
Leadership Salinas locating community leaders and contributions made to community

Tennis for Kids
Vision: Provide opportunity for Salinas Valley youth to new experience. Done in conjunction with P.A.L. program.

Together We Can
Mobilized and empowered community to effect change in conditions that lead to alcohol, drug and gang activity among youth

Toro Environmental Science Center
Established "Become a Legend in your own Tile" fundraising program

Treats for Troops
This was a project to provide military encouragement care packages. The coordinators collected donations which were assembled and sent to local soldiers currently serving in the armed forces particularly the Middle East. The packages included a letter of gratitude written by another class members' elementary school students thanking the military for their service. The project team assembled and mailed over 50 packages.

Youth Chess Tournament
Provide opportunity to Salinas Valley elementary school students to have a day where they could play chess in a positive atmosphere, geared to students and families

We Care Bears
Fundraiser project for Police Department, benefiting traumatized children and other citizens
 
Why Salinas?
Resource and information book

Zonta Golf Tournament
Benefiting Door to Hope