July 29th, 2010
The Thoma chiefs and leaders: Pearl & Bud (front) and sons Ed and Bill (back).
Thoma Electric Company has earned many accolades over the years for impeccable electric design and construction, generous community support and for being one great company. It’s nice to see the news spread over three counties as it did this week when Pacific Coast Business Times selected Thoma Electric to receive the Spirit of Small Business Award in San Luis Obispo County. Congratulations to the Thoma team, especially present day chiefs Bill and Ed, and the company’s dedicated founders, parents Bud and Pearl Thoma … Congratulations to first time grandpa, Wade McKinney, Atascadero CAO whose gorgeous granddaughter Hannah was the centerpiece of a recent five-generation photo. Son Jay, and daughter-in-law Courtney, are the proud parents. Wade is happy to share photos.
July 1st, 2010
Project Surf Camp gives special needs youngsters a taste of catching a wave.
Project Surf Camp helps introduce special needs children and adults to the joy of the ocean. This amazing Morro Bay program was scheduled to be featured this morning on the NBC Today Show. We went to press before we could see the story, but here’s the mention online. More inspiring stories at the project website.
April 22nd, 2010
Kudos to Karen and Bryan Duggan of Playful Planet in Los Osos. The couple wrote and produced “Storyland Yoga,” a kids’ DVD recently honored by the prestigious Parents’ Choice Awards. The video was shot in Montaña de Oro State Park and features yoga instructor Ahmed Fahmy and a group of little local yogis.
April 8th, 2010
Maggie, the adorable granddaughter of Andre, Morris & Buttery's Mike Gibson
Because Andre, Morris & Buttery’s law firm administrator Mike Gibson is such a good guy and dedicated FYI reader, and because we know a beauty when we see one, we can’t resist sharing a photo he shared with us: his adorable granddaughter Maggie.
Categories — Kids
March 25th, 2010
San Luis Obispo Symphony is calling concert goers to bring non-perishable food and cash donations to the Symphony’s March performances to support the Food Bank of San Luis Obispo County. Every dollar translates to seven meals. Talk about making a harmonic difference … The preceding item creates a smooth transition for this one: Hunger Awareness Day, a cause near and dear to BCA’s heart, is coming up this year on Thursday, June 3. Please send an e-mail to let us know you’d like to help … A name to note and a guy to get to know: Jonathan York heads the Entrepreneurship program at Cal Poly and has a team of students on the move creating an Entrepreneurship Club. Good things to follow … Speaking of entrepreneurship, how’s this for the Central Coast at its best: Tireless North County volunteer Susan Jones (Midland Pacific Homes) told us about Teens at Work, a program that takes at-risk middle school age kids and train them in every aspect of business operation. The Teens make products to sell, including a fun line of Scrabble-tile jewelry, baked goods and greeting cards, and they’re paid for their work. Find out more.
