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Our Neighbors: Richmond Yacht Club keeps charity dollars local

By Chris Treadway
Contra Costa Times columnist

Posted: 08/11/2010 06:20:16 PM PDT

The Richmond Yacht Club is thinking locally for its annual charity regatta Aug. 21-22. Where past regattas have benefitted the Stanford Medical Center, the recipients this year are the Richmond Emergency Food Pantry, Rubicon Programs, YES (Youth Enrichment Strategies) and the Bay Area Rescue Mission.

"Exporting Richmond charity dollars and sending them to Palo Alto makes no sense," said regatta Chairman Scott Gordon. "We think we should raise the money ourselves and keep it local."

Organizers of the annual "party with a conscience" hope to raise $50,000 from members, businesses and regatta entries for the four organizations.

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Leah Garchik

Thursday, August 12, 2010

-- The Richmond Yacht Club's annual Richmond Riviera Regatta includes sailing races and Friday night party. The past beneficiary was cancer charities, but this year club members looked at their neighbors and changed their philosophy.

Four groups (Youth Strategies, Rescue Mission, the Food Pantry and Rubicon) in Richmond, a community troubled by violence and negative reports, will benefit from this year's party, says Margi Cellucci.

"If you live in Richmond, if you work in Richmond, you care about Richmond and you owe it to yourself," says an announcement of an Aug. 20 "Taste of Richmond" party. The cost is $50 a head, and because everything is donated, all of that will go to the nonprofits.