Current News & Events

Winter 2011

EXCITING DONOR OPPORTUNITY!

Time once again for Birdies for Charity! This fundraising opportunity sponsored by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm Golf Tournament matches donations by 15% for participating charities!

It’s easy for our donors to make their donations go even further in supporting the works of PV Shelter Services. Here’s how: the easiest way is to go to this SECURE link and follow the instructions.

Donate here!

If you prefer not making online transactions, you can also send in your donation as follows: make your check out to “Monterey Peninsula Foundation” and MAIL to : PVSS, 115 Brennan Street, Watsonville, CA 95076. We’ll take care of filling out the form in your behalf and forwarding your donation.

115% of your donation will be returned to Pajaro Valley Shelter Services, AND you have the opportunity to guess the total tournament birdies made and if correct, win a prize, AND 100% or your donation is tax deductible as allowed by the IRS. Nothing to lose and much to gain!

This opportunity has made a big difference for PV Shelter in the past and we have already gained over $7,500 in matching funds this year. It’s exciting! You can make it even more so!

Winter 2010 was PVSS' third year in the "Birdies for Charity" fundraiser. We raised more donations than any other participating charity generating a match in excess of $4,700 from the Foundation. Being the top charity also meant PVSS had a booth for a day at the ProAm, and an estimated crowd in excess of 30,000 people passed by. What a great opportunity for visibility!

Winter 2009 PVSS was the lucky winner of the ‘Birdies for Charity Shoot Out’ for an additional $36,000. There was only a 5% chance of being one of the top four charities to qualify for participation in the 'Shoot Out' and the chance to win up to $40,000., but George Milder, amateur golfer representing PVSS was in that top 5% coming in fourth place. This at least gave PVSS a chance to win $1,000. Then it was our professional golf team of Brandt Snedecker and Joe Ogilvie who went on to win $36,000 for PVSS! Fun and a great unexpected gift!

Spring/Summer 2011

Board and Staff Start Strategic Plan Process

On March 12, 2011, the Pajaro Valley Shelter Services Board of Directors and staff shared a retreat together to begin the process of developing a strategic plan for the next three years. Funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation is making this process possible.

Facilitated by Certified Facilitator Shyrl McCormick of ‘Fearless Conversations’, the dialogue began with listing the things that PV Shelter Services did well. Then in small groups, everyone identified the major areas of focus by considering the STRENGTHS that PVSS would carry forward in the plan, the OPPORTUNITIES that needed to be explored in the process, the ASPIRATIONS the group wanted PVSS to reach for in the plan, and the RESULTS expected to be achieved as goals of the plan. These areas of focus included PVSS’ image, staff development, programs, financial resources and development, metrics that determine success, and board of directors and agency leadership.

At the July 2011 Board meeting, key program and development staff attended and Shyrl had the group go through an exercise that will be used in subsequent committee meetings to focus on the strengths of the organization and how to enhance these. The process has been energizing for both Board and staff and continues at the committee level and into the September Board retreat.