To: Board of Supervisors
From: Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Report Title: Resolution Recognizing Be the Star You Are! As the 2024 Moraga NonProfit Business of the Year
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Recognize Be the Star You Are as the 2024 Moraga NonProfit Business of the Year
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact
BACKGROUND:
Program started for the positive encouragement for youth.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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Resolution recognizing Be the star you are as the 2024 Moraga Non-Profit of the year
WHEREAS, Be the Star You Are! was founded in 1999 by Cynthia Brian, known as "The Renaissance Woman with Soul" whose list of achievements include author, producer, wife, mother, model, teacher, interior designer, gardener, artist, casting director, television, and radio host. Her daughter, Heather Brittany, was the young teen co-founder, and together they believe that we were not created equal, we each have special abilities. The Mother/Daughter dynamic duo are firm believers that every individual is unique and a star.
WHEREAS, Be the Star You Are is celebrating 25 years of empowering youth through literacy and communication among other things, Be the Star You Are manages a youth radio program and performs numerous community service activities; and
Whereas, Be the Star You Are is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit arts and culture corporation whose mission is to empower women, families, and youth through improved literacy, tools for living, and positive message media; and
Whereas, Be the Star You Are collects, distributes, and promotes books as well as produces positive message radio programs with a mission of increasing literacy, decreasing violence, raising life skills, self-worth, and self-esteem. This media ranges from education and advisement to inspiration and guidance covering every aspect of l...
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