4Cs of San Mateo County (Child Care Coordinating Council)

Congratulations to this year's Mary Elizabeth Griffin Children's Award winner, Lorena Alcayaga. Lorena, thank you for all your incredible work with children and families.

Congratulations to Dana Stoehr, Justin Aquino, and the whole team at the San Mateo County Event Center for being awarded the 2020 Community Partnership Award for their amazing support of our child care providers throughout the pandemic! SAN MATEO, CA DECEMBER 11, 2020 The San Mateo County Event Center and Fairgrounds announced today that it is being honored with the 2020 Community Partnership Award presented by First 5 San Mateo County's Kitty Lopez and Michelle Blakely... on behalf of 4C's of San Mateo County. The award will be presented at the 2020 Children's Leadership Awards event to celebrate local champions of the early care and education field. (Event info at end of article) Event Center CEO Dana Stoehr, and Parking Operations Manager, Justin Aquino will receive the Community Partnership Award on behalf of the San Mateo County Event Center for efforts in assisting childcare providers regarding emergency supplies. This award comes on the heels of the Event Centers' ongoing commitment to avail itself as a community resource, most recently with the Samaritan House Holiday Program and continued support of San Mateo County COVID testing. "When the pandemic hit, and the shelter-in-place orders were issued, childcare providers needed emergency supplies (masks, gloves, sanitizers, other PPE) to remain in compliance with health orders and to protect the health of children, families, and staff to the greatest extent possible. 4Cs, First 5, and the County all worked to procure supplies for our child care providers and other community partners who work with families and children," shared David Fleishman, Executive Director of 4C's of San Mateo County. "Dana Stoehr and the entire Event Center team has been responsive and solutions-oriented at every turn, and there have been a lot of turns. When I asked Dana what the Event Center needed to implement all this, costs-wise, her response was, "Just tell us what you need." This was all being done pro-bono to help the community. It was then that I learned that the San Mateo County Event Center is a non-profit organization and that Dana was the first woman Executive Director in its almost century-old history." "Childcare providers located throughout the county have limited free time. Our ability to deliver directly to them was received with so much gratitude. It has been my pleasure to be involved with such a vital agency in our community ", said Justin Aquino, who, with Nesh Pal and a volunteer from the SMC Office of Education, spent many hours on the frontlines making over 600 deliveries of 7,000 items to County families. "The San Mateo County Event Centers’ mission is to serve our community in times of crisis and celebration," says Dana Stoehr Event Center CEO. "It's been a very rewarding experience to give back." The event will be virtual this year and will be held from 7 8 pm. Tickets can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-childrens-leadership-awar

Tickets now available! A wonderful event to both close out the year and celebrate some of the positive in 2020. Hope you can make it.

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Please take a moment to recognize a local hero making significant impact in the lives of young children by nominating them for the 2020 Mary Elizabeth Griffin Children’s Award. The online Nomination Form is here: https://forms.gle/VMjacifSa2RKY2CBA County Supervisor Dave Pine will present the award on December 16th at our 2020 Children's Leadership Awards Event along with a check for $2500.

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SAVE-THE-DATE We’re very excited to announce the 2020 Children’s Leadership Awards are being held, virtually, on Wednesday, December 16th from 7 8 pm. There’s never been a more fitting time to celebrate the early care and education field and to honor a few of our local heroes.... If you would like to nominate someone for the 2020 Mary Elizabeth Griffin Children’s Award, please do so by filling out this online Nomination Form: https://forms.gle/VMjacifSa2RKY2CBA.

Stop by tomorrow and pick up a free meal AND goody bag at #EastPaloAltoLibrary and #HalfMoonBayLibrary! Meals will be served between 2:30-3:30 PM. Goody bags ...are for children while supplies last and include either face masks or hand sanitizer, crayons, and play doh. These goody bags were generously donated by Help Me Grow, a San Mateo County organization that connects parents with information and resources about early childhood development. Our free meal program at both of these libraries is held every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday this fall. #ExploreSMCL See more

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