On September 29, the SBCC Foundation held a lovely President’s Circle Fall Reception on the campus’s Garvin Patio. About 50 major donors, foundation board and staff, and SBCC leadership mingled on the patio while enjoying expansive ocean and mountain views, libations, and live music.
In thanking donors during the program, SBCC Interim Superintendent/President Kindred Murillo emphasized the importance of foundations to community colleges because of the demographic served — the neediest students. She lauded the SBCC Foundation as the leading foundation among California community colleges — the one, she noted, many other colleges are trying to emulate. Murillo thanked donors for changing lives, which she witnesses every day.
Foundation CEO Geoff Green also expressed his gratitude to donors, who provide the foundation with general operating support. This support enables the foundation to manage its investments and raise other funds. Last year, for every dollar in President’s Circle funding it received, it generated another $11 in revenue. Despite the difficulty of the times for so many, Green noted, the foundation is stronger and more capable than ever.