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Philanthropy

'Train' Frontman Signs New Line of Ghirardelli Chocolate For Good Cause

‘Train’ Frontman Signs New Line of Ghirardelli Chocolate For Good Cause

Pat Monahan of the Grammy Award-winning & local band ‘Train’ signed a new line of chocolate bars named after their hit single “Save Me San Francisco” at Ghirardelli Square…

2012/11/15

Teen Magician Daniel Rosenthal performs magic in hospitals. (Diller Teen Initiatives)

Community Corner: Bay Area Teen Magician Receives Philanthropy Award

A local Bay Area philanthropist has presented five California teens with $36,000 each to help further their vision to repair the world.

2012/08/25

Samuel P Taylor State Park

Marin Park Slated For Closure Taps Into Local Businesses, Public For Help

It might be a last-ditch effort, but movers-and-shakers in Marin County believe they can prevent Samuel P. Taylor State Park in San Geronimo from closing.

KCBS–2011/08/09

Santa Claus Railroad at Christmas in the Park (www.christmasinthepark.com)

San Jose’s Christmas In The Park Endangered By Funding Cuts

With 450,000 visitors every year at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park, the seasonal spectacle of trees and lights is one of the most popular events downtown.

KCBS–2010/12/22

Richard Goldman. (UC Berkeley)

San Francisco Philanthropist Richard Goldman Dies At 90

Richard Goldman, a San Francisco philanthropist who created the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize to reward grass roots activism around the world, has died. He was 90.

CBS San Francisco–2010/11/29

Residents wear masks to protect themselves on the street on October 25, 2010 in St. Marc, Haiti. (Sophia Paris/MINUSTAH/Getty Images)

Humanitarians Honored In San Francisco For Global Charity Work

Even as they were honored in San Francisco, at least one honoree’s thoughts were elsewhere – in particular, Haiti, which struggled to cope with a deadly outbreak of cholera.

KCBS–2010/10/26

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