Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance

06/13/2026

Please Vote and Share 💛

We'd love your vote for Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance as Best Nonprofit in the Sonoma Index-Tribune People's Choice Awards.

We see the impact of mentoring every day in the smiles on our mentees' faces, and this recognition will help us share the power of mentoring with even more people throughout our community.

Voting is open through June 21 at peopleschoice.sonomanews.com. And please share this post to help spread the word!

06/11/2026

A perfect day at Hearts Desire Beach with our matches! 🌊☀️💛

We started with some wonderful mentor/mentee activities, hiked and got in tune with our surroundings and then of course - enjoyed the beach.

Thank you to Biret and the amazing team at Point Reyes National Seashore for helping make these special experiences possible! We love our partnership.

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06/11/2026

Please join us in wishing our Sassarini Mentor Center Facilitator, Maureen, a happy retirement! 💛

For more than 25 years, Maureen has been a mentor, mentor facilitator, and champion for young people in our community. Along the way, she has helped countless students find "their person," someone who shows up, listens, encourages, and cares.

We recently sat down with Maureen to reflect on her mentoring journey and the impact she has seen over the years.

Read her story here on our blog: https://sonomamentoring.org/celebratingmaureensretirement/

Thank you for all you have done - we sure are going to miss you Maureen! 💛

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06/10/2026

Our latest Mentor Minute Newsletter is here! 💛

Join us as we celebrate our Class of 2026 graduates and student promotions, honor Mentor Facilitator Maureen as she retires after more than 25 years of service, share Bev and Lew's story of legacy giving, and look back on the activities, adventures, and special moments that made this year so memorable.

Read the latest Mentor Minute at: https://conta.cc/4vsYLvp

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06/09/2026

Join us for a special evening at El Dorado Hotel & Kitchen honoring our founder, Kathy Witkowicki on June 20th. Guests receive a pair of Coyushi pajamas to take home! 🩵

The hotel on Sonoma Plaza will host a pajama party to celebrate influential women in the Sonoma Valley.

Read more below

06/08/2026

Voting in the Sonoma Index-Tribune People's Choice Awards is open through June 21.

See the link below to vote for Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance—and please share this post to help spread the word!

Vote at: peopleschoice.sonomanews.com

Thank you for supporting mentoring and the hundreds of mentors, mentees, volunteers, donors, and community partners who make this work possible. 💛
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06/04/2026

🎉 Voting is now open! 🎉

We're honored to be nominated for Best Nonprofit in the Sonoma Index-Tribune People's Choice Awards.

For 30 years, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance has connected young people with mentors, creating relationships that help youth thrive. Today, more than 300 mentor matches are building confidence, connection, and opportunity throughout our community.

Vote at: peopleschoice.sonomanews.com
Look for Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance under Best Nonprofit.
Voting closes June 21.

Thank you for supporting mentoring and the hundreds of mentors, mentees, volunteers, donors, and community partners who make this work possible. 💛

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06/04/2026

And just like that, our Altimira mentees are off to high school! 🎓💛

Congratulations to all of our promoting mentees on this exciting milestone. Your mentors, and all of us at the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, are so proud of everything you've accomplished.

06/02/2026

Congratulations to all of our graduating mentees and to the Class of 2026! 🎓💛
Your mentors, and all of us at the Mentoring Alliance, will be cheering you on every step of the way as you begin your next adventure!

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06/01/2026

Sometimes mentoring is as simple as trying something new together 🥧💛
When Jimena tried rhubarb pie and loved it, her mentor Lynne offered to teach her how to make it. Safe to say this one turned out pretty sweet.
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