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Windsor Middle School is set to roll out a Farm-to-Fork Culinary Garden program, a yearlong elective that will allow students to grow and cook their own food while delving into topics such as life sciences and nutrition. The program received support from SchoolsRule Sonoma County, a fundraising initiative that supports local public schools.

Students at the Yulupa and Strawberry elementary schools in Santa Rosa’s Bennett Valley Union School District strengthened their ties to their school communities during the long-awaited return of Tile Night. This year’s celebration was made possible, in part, by SchoolsRule Sonoma County.

Redwood Credit Union (RCU) supports SchoolsRule Sonoma County because it is committed to improving education for all students in the local community. Founded in 1950, RCU is a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution providing personal and business banking to consumers and businesses in the North Bay and San Francisco. With a mission to passionately serve the best interests of its members, employees, and communities, RCU delivers many ways for people to save and build money through checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, and more. 

Exchange Bank is excited to be a founding sponsor of SchoolsRule Sonoma County, an initiative that ensures all of our county's public schools have access to high-quality programs and opportunities for success. Exchange Bank is deeply committed to education — believing that an educated community is an empowered and thriving community.

Lorez Bailey, the former publisher of the North Bay Business Journal and executive director of Santa Rosa’s Chop’s Teen Club, has been selected to lead fundraising and operations of SchoolsRule Sonoma County.

SchoolsRule Sonoma County, a fundraising initiative for local public school students run by the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), raised $179,000 in donations Thursday evening during an event held at Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa.