I have done a lot of photography for Impact100 Sonoma. On June 11, 2010, the organization  awarded its first $100,000 grant at its June 10 inaugural annual meeting to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley (BGCSV). Over 100 founding members, sponsors, presenters from the five grant finalist organizations, and  representatives of the press attended the meeting and celebratory reception at the Sonoma Golf Club.

With the $100,000 grant, BGCSV Executive Director Dave Pier explained to the meeting participants that the organization will now be able to dedicate a Teen Programs Director and two Program Assistants to serve more than 250 Sonoma teens with consistent educational support, resulting in an increase in the rates of high school graduation and successful college matriculation.  This program will be accomplished in partnership with Sonoma Valley Education Foundation/Teacher Support Network, the Sonoma Valley Film Society and Sonoma Valley Unified School District. The resulting College Bound after-school program will include individual case management,  daily tutoring,  subject-specific weekly tutorials, college campus exposure, and workshops that include introduction to college forums, understanding high school class requisites for applying to a 4-year college, writer’s workshops, college applications, scholarship applications, and providing SAT/ACT preparation courses.