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Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders Donates New Dodge Sprinter to Local Red Cross For Community Classes  Sacramento, CA – The Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross is the recipient of a brand new Dodge Sprinter Van, courtesy of the Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders, a philanthropic group of women affiliated with the American Red Cross. “Our goal with this donation is to go out into the community and provide students who want to learn lifesaving skills with state of the art training equipment,” said Julie Van Dooren, CEO of the Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross. Modeled after a library’s “Bookmobile” program, this van would allow the American Red Cross to bring lifesaving training and disaster preparedness classes to the far reaches of the chapter’s jurisdiction. “We believe there is a serious unmet need for these training classes in locations that are not convenient to our chapter offices,” said Van Dooren. The van will be stocked with all the equipment and supplies needed to teach community classes. Most of the Red Cross classes are taught by volunteers and having all the supplies pre-stocked and ready to go will make it significantly easier for Chapter volunteers to drive the van to wherever the class is scheduled and be ready to go.  “The purchase of this vehicle was made possible because of the hard work and dedication of the phenomenal women leaders in the community who dedicated their time and donated money to this worthy cause,” said Brenda Crum, chairwoman of the Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders. The Tiffany Circle is a society of women leaders and philanthropists who invest in their local American Red Cross chapters. These women serve the American public in times of war and peace with disaster assistance, blood collection, safety training and countless other community assistance services. Photo credits: Kati Garner About the Sacramento Sierra Chapter of the American Red Cross DMV Announces New Online Information Features for Customers Sacramento – Using technology and innovation to keep customers informed, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has announced today new features available on the DMV Web site. Customers will now be able to receive the latest RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feeds pertaining to DMV news and information, sign up for instant news alerts; find a local field office using a pop-up Google map, and on April 30, 2008 customers can download DMV driving videos direct to their iPods. “We are very pleased to offer more enhanced online services on our Web site,” said DMV Director George Valverde. “RSS is the next step in providing enhanced services to an increasingly mobile, global and knowledge-based market of DMV customers.” RSS is a format designed to deliver ever changing web content directly to a user’s computer. DMV customers will be able to subscribe to RSS feeds with the latest information on DMV laws, Real ID among other content of interest. To subscribe to RSS, log into the DMV Web site at dmv.ca.gov, and follow the subscription prompts. DMV field office locations, which are available on the DMV Web site, will now be enhanced with a Google map. Customers will be able to click on a link that will bring up a map with driving directions to every DMV field office in California “With the popularity of the DMV YouTube Channel, customers will now be able to download these videos to their iPods. Customers, especially teens will be able to watch the DMV driving safety videos at their leisure,” said Director Valverde. The Department plans to offer additional web-based customer services in the future. A new Web Portal is in development which will create a “one-stop shop” for DMV customers that is designed to streamline all transactions. Many more features may be added once the platform is up and running. Current DMV online services:
Don’t Stand In Line, Go Online! Doing business with the DMV has never been easier. The DMV offers an array of services to customers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through its Web site www.dmv.ca.gov, including online appointments for written and drive tests; vehicle registration and driver license renewals, selection of personalized license plates, changes of address and payment of fees via secure debit transactions. DMV is a department under the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, which is under the direction of Secretary Dale E. Bonner. The DMV licenses drivers; maintains driving records; registers and tracks official ownership of vehicles and vessels; investigates auto and identity-related fraud; and licenses car dealers, driving schools, and traffic violator schools. Heart of a Hero Recipients Awarded  
The Heart of A Hero 2008 gala event was held at the Holiday Inn on Date Avenue, Sacramento on March 27th. The event provided a very special opportunity to recognize those who are making a positive impact within our community assisting youth. The evening raised funds for the Campus Life Connection Teen Centers and youth programs. The 12th annual gala dinner honored the outstanding effort of those in our community as they enhance the well-being and safety of young people. The Heart of A Hero event has been established to raise community awareness of the need teenagers have for a safe, stable, and drug/alcohol free environment and how such an environment assists in guiding their energy and actions in a positive direction. The gala also recognized the efforts of extraordinary individuals who have assisted youth in the greater Sacramento Valley (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer and El Dorado Counties).[More] Raley Field Announces July 11th Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert West Sacramento, Calif. – Legendary rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform a concert at Raley Field on Friday, July 11th at 7:00 p.m., Raley Field officials announced today. Tickets for the event, which will include an opening act to be named at a later date, will go on sale on Saturday, February 9 at the Raley Field ticket office (hours of operation can be found at raleyfield.com) and Ticketmaster.com. This marks the second time that Lynyrd Skynyrd has played at Raley Field, having played the venue on August 24, 2006. Lynyrd Skynyrd, a 2006 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has recorded a remarkable thirteen platinum albums since forming in the mid-‘60s and is widely considered a pioneer in the ‘Country Rock’ genre. The band has recorded countless hit songs, including legendary classics ‘Free Bird’ and ‘Sweet Home Alabama,’ both recently included in Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the top 500 Rock & Roll songs of all-time. Rolling Stone also recently called Lynyrd Skynyrd one of the top 100 artists in the history of Rock & Roll music. For more information about this show, or any other event at Raley Field, visit www.raleyfield.com. Sacramento County - Bikeway Master Plan Update Sacramento, CA - The Department of Transportation (SACDOT) is moving forward with a major planning effort to update the Sacramento County Bikeway Master Plan. The updated plan will provide a framework for projects to improve the unincorporated area bikeway system. SACDOT is hosting a series of workshops to provide residents with an opportunity to learn more about the plan update process and to make suggestions for bikeway improvements for their community and connections to the regional network of bikeways. [More] First 5 Sacramento Commission Releases Grant Money for Community Activities  |
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