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I write in response to Claire Fortier’s Nov. 14 article “Shop locally and save our communities.” I am co-founder and director of the Kings Beach Parents’ Cooperative, serving families in North Lake Tahoe, and we are grounded in the philosophy to “keep it green,” priding ourselves on the fact that we exist because of our local community; that extends far beyond the families directly involved with the KBPC.
The KBPC was built by local contractors, we are supported by our family memberships, local vendor donations, and partnerships with local nonprofit and entrepreneur foundations.
We are the epitome of Ms. Fortier’s words by supporting our locals “…(we) improve our local economy, create local jobs and support the functions that make ours a real community.”
Education is the work-horse of our society and the KBPC has no qualms with taking the reins and leading collaborative efforts to realize our dreams for children.
First, the KBPC was built by local contractors and our list of support is a hefty one including: Fortress Construction, Village Painting, Spitsen Lumber, Mark Henry HVAC, Lyons Electric, Simonian Flooring, Junior’s Excavation, TNT Concrete, Mandeville Construction and KR Gentner Construction.
Spanning the North Tahoe area from Truckee to Incline Village, these contractors continue to give their time, materials and themselves to create a safe environment by building classrooms for children over the past three years.
Second, KBPC is funded by our memberships and local vendors. Our summer fundraiser included a huge collaborative effort from more than 30 local vendors where Crosby’s, in Incline Village, graciously hosted more than 120 attendees for an auction and dinner event; i.e., those vendors included Mountain Kids, Urban Angel, All About Nails, Hub Brothers Jewelers, Skin Rejuvenation, Rainbow Printing, Silver State Distributors, Yoga Spa Tahoe, Mt. Rose, Blue Boutique, Big Water Grille, Village Square Family, The Soule Domaine, C-Bliss Salon, Kings Beach Wellness Center, Le Petite Salon, Chris Talbot Photography, Jai Yen, Dress the Part(y), New Leaf Acupuncture, Magic Carpet Golf, Jason’s Restaurant, Austin’s Restaurant, Diamond Peak, Incline Tennis Center, Tahoe Cross Country, Village Ski Loft, T’s Rotisserie and Tahoe Chiropractic.
All locals.
Finally, the KBPC’s most recent fundraiser yielded 90 attendees at the First Fall Into Fashion Affair held at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center this past Saturday night.
Local residents and parents of children attending the school took to the runway featuring fabulous fashions from neighborhood shops Dress the Part(y), As You Wish, Yoga Spa Tahoe, Jai Yen, Hub Brothers Jewelers, Rainbow Doorways Jewelry and Fab Jewelry. The highlight of the clothing was a display of “Dads In Drag” fun fashion coordinated by Linda Offerdahl of Dress the Part(y).
The crowd enjoyed decorations from Seasons, beer from Crosby’s, coffee from Art’s Coffee Shop, a beautiful spread of food provided by Village Meats, and featured our local Sommelier from the Lone Eagle, Kristy Snyder, who provided the wine. Every dollar was donated to support programs for children and yielded more than $6,000; all local vendors extremely generous with their donations.
The KBPC’s collaborative efforts reach even further to partnerships formed with the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, the Parasol Foundation and Linda Offerdahl, our local charitable volunteer, who continue to support our programs for children in the North Lake Tahoe community. With this kind of strong local support, the KBPC will take the reigns and lead collaborative efforts to realize our dreams for children, while embracing our community along the way.
Sabrina Albrecht is a Kings Beach resident and Director of the Kings Beach Parents’ Cooperative.
The KBPC was built by local contractors, we are supported by our family memberships, local vendor donations, and partnerships with local nonprofit and entrepreneur foundations.
We are the epitome of Ms. Fortier’s words by supporting our locals “…(we) improve our local economy, create local jobs and support the functions that make ours a real community.”
Education is the work-horse of our society and the KBPC has no qualms with taking the reins and leading collaborative efforts to realize our dreams for children.
First, the KBPC was built by local contractors and our list of support is a hefty one including: Fortress Construction, Village Painting, Spitsen Lumber, Mark Henry HVAC, Lyons Electric, Simonian Flooring, Junior’s Excavation, TNT Concrete, Mandeville Construction and KR Gentner Construction.
Spanning the North Tahoe area from Truckee to Incline Village, these contractors continue to give their time, materials and themselves to create a safe environment by building classrooms for children over the past three years.
Second, KBPC is funded by our memberships and local vendors. Our summer fundraiser included a huge collaborative effort from more than 30 local vendors where Crosby’s, in Incline Village, graciously hosted more than 120 attendees for an auction and dinner event; i.e., those vendors included Mountain Kids, Urban Angel, All About Nails, Hub Brothers Jewelers, Skin Rejuvenation, Rainbow Printing, Silver State Distributors, Yoga Spa Tahoe, Mt. Rose, Blue Boutique, Big Water Grille, Village Square Family, The Soule Domaine, C-Bliss Salon, Kings Beach Wellness Center, Le Petite Salon, Chris Talbot Photography, Jai Yen, Dress the Part(y), New Leaf Acupuncture, Magic Carpet Golf, Jason’s Restaurant, Austin’s Restaurant, Diamond Peak, Incline Tennis Center, Tahoe Cross Country, Village Ski Loft, T’s Rotisserie and Tahoe Chiropractic.
All locals.
Finally, the KBPC’s most recent fundraiser yielded 90 attendees at the First Fall Into Fashion Affair held at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Non-Profit Center this past Saturday night.
Local residents and parents of children attending the school took to the runway featuring fabulous fashions from neighborhood shops Dress the Part(y), As You Wish, Yoga Spa Tahoe, Jai Yen, Hub Brothers Jewelers, Rainbow Doorways Jewelry and Fab Jewelry. The highlight of the clothing was a display of “Dads In Drag” fun fashion coordinated by Linda Offerdahl of Dress the Part(y).
The crowd enjoyed decorations from Seasons, beer from Crosby’s, coffee from Art’s Coffee Shop, a beautiful spread of food provided by Village Meats, and featured our local Sommelier from the Lone Eagle, Kristy Snyder, who provided the wine. Every dollar was donated to support programs for children and yielded more than $6,000; all local vendors extremely generous with their donations.
The KBPC’s collaborative efforts reach even further to partnerships formed with the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, the Parasol Foundation and Linda Offerdahl, our local charitable volunteer, who continue to support our programs for children in the North Lake Tahoe community. With this kind of strong local support, the KBPC will take the reigns and lead collaborative efforts to realize our dreams for children, while embracing our community along the way.
Sabrina Albrecht is a Kings Beach resident and Director of the Kings Beach Parents’ Cooperative.
