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RUBICON
PROGRAMS INC. SINCE 1973.
October 2006
2500 Bissell Ave, Richmond, CA 94804
www.rubiconprograms.org
510 235 1516
In this issue:
Editorial Note
1. Rubicon’s Jane Fischberg honored as a Woman of Distinction
2. Celebrate Halloween with Rubicon Bakery and Williams-Sonoma
3. Second annual Rubicon Honors event a hit
4. Corte Madera’s Town Center hires Rubicon Landscape
Services
5. Delegation from South Korea visits Rubicon
6. Client Profile: Laquisha Washington
7. What does Rubicon do?
Editorial note:
Have you missed your Rubicon Enews? It’s been a few months since the last
issue because the Editor, Annie Burke, became a mom. We are glad to
welcome her back.
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1.
Rubicon’s Jane Fischberg honored as a Woman of Distinction
We’re proud to say
that Jane Fischberg, Rubicon’s Executive Director, was named one of 10
Women of Distinction by the East Bay Business Times. She is part of a
select group of women who are “forward thinking, determined leaders who
have changed the East Bay’s business community.”
Since 1997 Jane has worked in various leadership roles at Rubicon and
recently led the organization’s efforts to expand into Berkeley.
Read more about Jane and the rest of our management:
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2.
Celebrate Halloween with Rubicon Bakery and Williams-Sonoma
For the second year
Williams-Sonoma is exclusively selling Rubicon Bakery’s Halloween treats
on their website. New this year is the Halloween Marshmallows described
as, “Dressed up for Halloween with pretty chocolate and orange-colored
swirls, these luscious and airy confections will literally melt in your
mouth.” And everyone’s favorite is back: Rubicon’s delicious Spider Web
Cake.
Get your Halloween treats today!
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3.
Second annual Rubicon Honors event a hit
On May 4, 2006 over 200 people celebrated at the Casa de la Vista
on Treasure
Island
for the second annual Rubicon Honors event. It was a huge success! The
event honors those individuals and businesses that have gone above and
beyond to support Rubicon’s mission and the community it serves. We are
grateful to everyone involved in the event and look forward to seeing you
next year!
Congratulations to our 2006 Honorees:
Supervisor Keith Carson & Mayor Tom Bates
Williams-Sonoma
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Jeanette Valentine
A huge thanks to our sponsors:
Bank of America
Wells Fargo Bank
Bank of the West
Chevron
Mechanics Bank
Simeon/Cherokee
Paul Hastings
John Stewart Company
Kaiser Permanente
Scarborough Insurance
Safeway
NBC 11
And thanks to those who provided food and drinks:
Kimpton Hotels
Grand Cafe
Kuletos
Ponzu
One Market
Piperade
Bocadillos
Ferrari-Carano Winery
Blackstone Winery
Learn more about the big event
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4.
Corte Madera’s Town Center hires Rubicon Landscape Services
Visit Corte
Madera’s Town Center and you will see Rubicon
Landscape Services first hand. We are taking care of that Center’s trees,
shrubs and lawns so that it looks its best. Be sure to visit on Wednesdays
from 12pm-5pm when the Farmer’s Market is there.
Click here for more – including directions – about Corte
Madera’s Town Center
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5.
Delegation from South Korea visits Rubicon
A delegation of
leaders from the Republic of Korea (South Korea) led by the Vice Minister
of Labor, Mr. Sung Joong Kim, spent half a day touring Rubicon’s various
programs and sites. The delegation wanted to learn how to import the work
Rubicon does to help solve some of the growing issues of inequity in South Korea. They toured Rubicon Bakery
and met with Rubicon’s President Rick Aubry and other Rubicon leaders. So
impressed were they that they are convening a conference to share their
learnings with the nascent nonprofit community in South Korea.
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4)
Participant Profile: Laquisha Washington
 Laquisha, her husband and their 5 kids lived in New Orleans. They did, that is, until
Hurricane Katrina made herself known and the levees broke. Their house
was ruined. After spending time in various shelters, Laquisha’s husband
decided to leave the family. Luckily, her father-in-law came to her
rescue. He drove a bus from the Bay Area, picked up the family, and
brought them to dry California. They had no home, she had
no job, and it wasn’t clear what was going to happen next.
“Everything was going downhill until I found Rubicon,” said Laquisha.
Staff at Rubicon’s Berkeley office has helped her find
an apartment. And we are working with her to find child care and a job.
One step at a time, Rubicon is helping Laquisha get back on her feet.
“Rubicon has helped me so much. I’m putting my life together, little by
little,” she said.
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7)
What does Rubicon do?
We help people who are low-income, homeless, and living with mental
disabilities live independent lives by providing jobs, housing, legal
services, career development services, mental health counseling, and
money management services. We run two social purpose businesses, Rubicon
Bakery and Rubicon Landscape Services, and from which 100% of net
proceeds support our programs.
Rubicon Programs Inc is 33 years old, has served over 35,000 men and
women, has created thousands of jobs, and provided hundreds of homes.
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