This Friday, April 8th, 2005 Al Roker and NBC's Today Show will return to Rubicon's Bakery to follow up from their visit last year. Last April Al and his crew spent the morning at our Bakery as part of the “Lend a Hand” program.

Be sure to watch NBC’s Today Show on Friday, April 8th! (7:00am-10:00am, exact time of segment TBD).

To see last year's segment on the national morning show,

Rubicon Programs is pleased to announce the inaugural winners of the Rubicon Honors. These individuals, businesses, and organizations have gone above and beyond to help Rubicon deliver services and build our social purpose businesses. The Honorees are:

• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati, LLP
• Andronicos
• Developers Diversified Realty
• John Gioia, Contra Costa County Supervisor
• Bio-Rad Laboratories
• Letitia Moore, El Cerrito City Council
• John Stewart Company
• San Francisco Foundation
• Volunteer of the Year: Maria Toruno

The inaugural awarding of the Rubicon Honors will take place on Thursday, April 28th from 6-8pm at the beautiful Casa de la Vista on Treasure Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The Honorary Co-Hosts are Congressman George Miller and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. For more information including full list of the Host Committee,

Starting in Friday, April 8 our marshmallows will be available on the Williams-Sonoma website! These marshmallows come in different flavors like peppermint, chocolate, and cherry swirl. They’re great in your favorite recipes, s’mores, and hot chocolate.

Visit our website on Friday for your link to our delicious marshmallows

Weekdays, you’ll find MUNI’s Operator of the Month Carmelita Goff happily ferrying people across San Francisco in her 60-foot double bus. Carmelita’s also a trusted MUNI line trainer, as well as a mom with a daughter at home and a daughter at college.

Life wasn’t always this good. In October 2000, Carmelita was homeless and penniless. Her husband had just left her, and she was living at a homeless shelter. While there, she heard about Rubicon.

“Rubicon helped when no one else was willing to gamble on me,” she says.

Rubicon helped Carmalita find housing. She took our job skills classes, and we also taught her how to budget wisely. Carmalita worked hard and never gave up – even when the going was the toughest.

Her efforts have paid off beautifully. “All I needed was someone to point me in the right direction. I took care of myself,” she says. “I refer a lot of people to Rubicon. But only if they’re ready to take responsibility for their lives.”

Rubicon serves over 3,000 people like Carmalita every year. For more about our programs,

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