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Napa Valley CanDo connects, inspires, and empowers neighbors to take positive action in our community. 🏡
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🙏 Thanks to @naparecycling for featuring our Gleaning Project in The Eco-Web! 31% of the US food supply goes unused — help fight food waste and food insecurity. Got extra garden produce? We'll take it 🍅 nvcando.org/gleaners

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September 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Gracias a Todos! Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15–Oct 15) is here 🎉. Our Sept newsletter's Inspiring Inclusion column traces Napa Valley's deep Latinx history and legacy. Read it + subscribe to CanDo Connection.

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September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
CanDo is proud to be part of the Napa County Food Access Coalition, uniting partners to build a more equitable food network across the county. Visit the Coalition's new site to learn more about member organizations: napafoodaccess.org
Our food security projects: nvcando.org/share-food
September 14, 2026 at 2:23 AM
10 years of the Napa Food Project — thanks to NCs old & new! 🎉 Food needs are rising, and we're recruiting more Neighborhood Coordinators. Just 6 Saturdays/year, big impact. Orientation: Sept 15, 6 PM. Join us! Send email to: [email protected]
September 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Coastal Cleanup Day is Sept 19! Our friends at @naparcd will be at 12 sites across Napa County — American Canyon, Napa, St Helena & Calistoga. CanDo's proud to sponsor this year. Register: NapaRCD.org/Cleanup2026
September 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
A cool Friday morning, good harvest: volunteers picked 97 lbs of organic veggies (squash, peppers, grapes, beans, so many tomatoes 🍅) for the Napa Food Bank. Bonus sighting: monarch butterflies in the pollinator garden 🦋. And busy bees 🐝! More: nvcando.org/garden
September 6, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Kindness is easy when it's easy. Pro-Inclusion Napa's Laura Keller Coyote & Julie Murphy shared strategies for staying kind under pressure — full story in our newsletter: conta.cc/4x3mFOz
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September 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
🩷 Honoring Dolly Parton by keeping her mission alive: Neighborhood Reads places bookmarks in Little Free Libraries about her Imagination Library, partnering with First Five Napa County: first5napa.org.
Also help keep our 40+ Little Free Libraries stocked: [email protected]
August 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Coastal Cleanup Day is Sept. 19 in Napa County! CanDo is a proud sponsor this year (roots back to our own Waterway Keepers program 💙). 12 sites, 9am-12pm. Register: NapaRCD.org/Cleanup2026
August 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Celebrate 10 years of CanDo's Napa Food Project with us! Sat, Sept 26 at Fuller Park's new Maple Picnic area — ice cream, street corn, and a decade of community impact. Curious about volunteering? Come say hi. 👋 nvcando.org/food-pro...
August 21, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Music as medicine: this month's Inspiring Inclusion column looks at how shared singing and rhythm boost mental health — from Parkinson's patients to a 1980s revolution sung into being. Plus local Napa music resources for wellness. Read & subscribe: conta.cc/4gyYkvt
August 19, 2026 at 2:13 AM
CanDo supports food security + volunteerism year-round — Hands Across the Valley (Aug 29, Charles Krug Winery) needs volunteers for two shifts: 3:30-5:30pm or 5:30pm-end. Contact Drene Johnson: [email protected]. Benefits Napa Food Bank & more.
August 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🎉 Feeding It Forward just hit 1,000,000 lbs of food recovered & distributed! CanDo's proud to partner with them every Saturday at the Napa Farmers Market — we provide volunteers, they handle distribution. Join the food rescue effort: tiny.cc/foodrescue. More info: nvcando.org/food-rescue
August 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Aug 8 collection day: 14,823 lbs of food + $5,010 donated 🙌 Thank you to our Neighborhood Coordinators & donors! New Community Coordinators too — welcome, Winston's! Want to help? Orientation Sept 15, 6PM — email [email protected]. Next collection: Oct 10.
Info: nvcando.org/food-pro...
August 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🌱 Volunteers needed for Garden for the Food Bank field trips! Lead a 15–20 min activity (planting, composting, garden tours & more) for local students. No obligation, spring/early fall mornings. Email [email protected] with "Field Trips" in the subject.
August 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Science says reading rewires our brains for the better — less stress, more focus, stronger vocabulary. Local data shows Little Free Libraries help kids read more, especially ELL students. CanDo's Neighborhood Reads keeps Napa's LFLs stocked. Read more + how to help: conta.cc/4gyYkvt 📚
August 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
🌻 CanDo's 14th Give!Guide season is underway — ~150 nonprofits at orientation, applications under review, selections announced Aug 3. Details in our July newsletter: conta.cc/4gyYkvt. More info at candogiveguide.org.
August 1, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Great day for CanDo's Pro-Inclusion Napa at the Saturday Napa Farmers Market! Thanks to our team — Christine, James, Jeanne, Joanne, Marilyn, Monica, Susanne — 28 new email signups and 28 more signs given away (1,100+ since Jan 1)! 🎉 nvcando.org/PIN
July 30, 2026 at 10:15 PM
FINKO Night is back Tues, July 28 🎉 Bingo at The Fink benefits Napa State Hospital Volunteer CAB this week — $10/10 games, doors 4pm, games 6pm, all ages. 100% of proceeds go to a different Napa nonprofit weekly. Want yours featured? 🔗 thefinknapa.com/contact
July 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
🎉 Congrats to Teacher Resource Center of the North Bay on their move to Cottages at Silverado! TRCNB started as a CanDo project years ago — proud to see them thriving! Thanks to LNV Class 38's Team Momentum for the assist. Donate supplies and volunteer before back-to-school: teacherresourcecente...
July 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
🎉 The City of Napa officially proclaimed recognition of CanDo's Pro-Inclusion Napa on July 21! Honoring years of work rooted in Respect, Acceptance & Kindness — 500+ posters, 1,100+ bilingual yard signs, and a whole lot of heart. Thank you, Napa 💙
Find out more and get involved: nvcando.org/PIN
July 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Yesterday we dedicated a bench honoring Grania Lindberg — CanDo co-founder, former NVCH Executive Director, environmental champion. Fittingly, today marks 12 years since the Napa plastic bag ordinance she helped drive became law. Thank you, Grania. 💚 nvcando.org
July 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
391 lbs of fresh produce rescued at Saturday's Napa Farmers Market, headed to seniors at La Siesta Village, transported by Christian and the refrigerated Feeding It Forward van.
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July 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
🧡 July is Disability Pride Month, honoring the 1990 ADA and the disability community's history and achievements. July's Inspiring Inclusion column: the redesigned Pride flag, a video on 10 things to know, local resources, and the Better Together Ball. Read + subscribe: nvcando.org/cando-co...
July 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Food donation needs are rising in Napa — help us close the gap 🌱 Become a Napa Food Project Neighborhood Coordinator: just 6 Saturdays/year, big community impact. It's easy! Orientation session July 21, 6 PM. Info & RSVP: [email protected]
July 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM