Community Bridges Dinner Raises $63,000

The third annual Farm to Fork Gala, benefiting local nonprofit Community Bridges, raised over $63,000 for the organization’s ten human services programs across Santa Cruz County.

The August 4 event, held at Aptos Village Park, featured a locally sourced dinner by Teen Kitchen Project, local wines, Discretion Brewing beer, a live band, a live auction and an address by Tom Broz, owner of Live Earth Farm and president of the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.

Event proceeds will benefit Community Bridges’ family of 10 programs that collectively serve 20,000 children, families and seniors in Santa Cruz County each year.

Business and media sponsors of the event included: • Aegis of Aptos • Bontadelli Farms • California Giant Berry Farms • Driscoll’s • Granite Construction • KION 5/46 • Langlois Fancy Frozen Foods • LPL Financial • Nordic Naturals • Santa Cruz Sentinel • Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center • System Studies • Times Publishing Group.

Community Bridges envisions a thriving community where every person has the opportunity to unleash their full potential. Together, our family of programs delivers essential services, provides equitable access to resources, and advocates for health and dignity across every stage of life. To learn more, please visitwww.communitybridges.org.

The Community Bridges family of programs includes: • Child & Adult Care Food Program • Child Development Division • Women, Infants and Children (WIC) • La Manzana Community Resources • Live Oak Community Resources • Mountain Community Resources • Nueva Vista Community Resources • Elderday Adult Day Health Care • Lift Line • Meals on Wheels for Santa Cruz County.