1K Holiday Meals Donated | Surprise For Seniors: Saturday Smiles

After another week of coronavirus news, are you ready for a break? If you are in need of some positive stories or maybe even a new spiced pumpkin bread recipe, you have come to the right place. Patch has 13 sweet Northern California stories to make your weekend a bit brighter.

Santa Cruz County Adoption Fees Slashed For Kittens, Cats

• Adoptions are just $25 during the November "Pay it Forward" special.

San Ramon Seniors Treated To Heartwarming Gesture

• Senior meal program recipients were surprised with bright sunflowers, lucky four-leaf clovers, and cute ladybugs, bunnies and turtles.

Livermore Launches All-Ages Geocaching Scavenger Hunt

• Can you find the answers to all five clues? Winners will be entered into a raffle.

Monument Crisis Center Aims To Provide 1,000 Thanksgiving Dinners

• The nonprofit has received generous financial contributions toward turkeys, and invites the community to donate the trimmings.

Mony Nop Turkey Drop This Weekend; Feed Hungry Local Families

• Mony Nop knows what it’s like to go hungry. Now he's trying to make sure 1,500 Tri-Valley families are fed this Thanksgiving.

Free Childhood Immunizations, Free Turkeys This Week

• A drive-thru immunization clinic has been set up to catch-up children on immunizations missed during COVID closures. Free turkeys, too!

Marin Nonprofit Provides Thanksgiving Meals Amid Pandemic

• San Rafael-based Ritter Center has already started distributing Thanksgiving meals to low-income families in Marin County.

Los Gatos Brings Back Annual Holiday Tradition: Carriage Rides

• The Town’s Carriage Rides will be held next month amid coronavirus protocols.

New Retirement Home Coming To Dublin

• The 68,000-square-foot facility will begin accepting memory care and assisted living residents this month.

City Of Rohnert Park Holds Ribbon Cutting For Newest Park

• Maurice Fredericks Park features a picnic area, a dog park, a playground, a basketball court, and open space.

Shop Petaluma Gift Card Coming To Town

• The eGift Card keeps local dollars local, with participating merchants listed as community-minded local businesses.

Holiday Events: Christmas, Hanukkah & Santa 2020: SF Bay Area

• Jolly holidays still are on the calendar as Christmas tree & menorah lightings, Santa visits, Nutcrackers & more go on. Just differently.

Pumpkin Spice Latte Bread Recipe: Cooking With Courtney

• A spiced pumpkin bread studded with pumpkin seeds and drizzled with a three-ingredient coffee glaze. Get the recipe and share your own.

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