Solano County Library Foundation

Women's History Month Luncheon is sold out!

Our 12th anniversary celebration honoring Solano County women who make a positive difference in our communities is sold out.

This year's theme is Honoring Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence. All proceeds support programs and books about women for the Solano County Library and the Solano County Library Foundation.

The event takes place on March 15 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Joseph A. Nelson Community Center at 611 Village Drive in Suisun City.

solanolibraryfoundation@gmail.com or 707-421-8075

Women's History Luncheon: Speakers and Honorary Chair

2019 Woman of the Year

In 2017, Pati Navalta created the Robby Poblete Foundation in honor of her son, Robby, who was killed by gun violence in Vallejo in 2014. The nonprofit’s mission is to reduce gun violence through its gun buyback program, and transform the weapons into instruments of hope and opportunity through its art and vocational programs. In just under two years, the foundation has succeeded in getting nearly 1,000 firearms out of circulation, launched its Art of Peace program, which transforms the guns into art, in five cities, and has distributed more than $20,000 in apprenticeship scholarships to people from at-risk and high-risk populations.

2019 Honorary Chair

Julie Hilt, Executive Director of Solano County Bar Association and Owner of Alternative Restorative Communities (ARC)

Speaker

Midsi Sanchez is founder of The Midsi Sanchez Foundation and a Solano County advocate who works to bring home abducted children and provides support for families.

Poet

Suzanne Bruce is a poet and author of Voices beyond the Canvas (2007) & Her Visions Her Voices (2015)