EVENTS
Inaugural Galentine's
Celebration of Impact 2027
Our inaugural voting event, the Celebration of Impact, honors our network of friends and embraces the spirit of Galentine’s Day. Members will hear from all three nonprofit nominees, connect with one another, enjoy light bites, and toast to our wonderful community. After everyone votes, the second- and third-place nominees will each receive $1,000, and the first-place winner will receive the remaining balance of the Grant Fund.
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Date: Sunday, January 31, 2027
Time: 10am to 12pm
Location: Harbor Bay Community Center, 3195 Mecartney Road, Alameda, CA
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Planning to attend? Please register for a ticket so we have an accurate head count.
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Can’t join us? No problem. Members who haven’t registered will receive a proxy by email at least one week before the event, so every voice counts.
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For our first event, the Board of Directors selected the three nominees featured below. Going forward, members will be invited to nominate local Alameda charities, and our Nominating Committee will choose the three nominees for each event. Interested in joining the Nominating Committee? Let us know when you enroll or email us at info@100womenofalameda.org.
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All Good Living Foundation makes sure no Alameda student goes without the basics. Founded in 2020 in memory of longtime Alameda educator
Niel Tam, we partner with Alameda Unified schools to provide housing-insecure and economically marginalized students and their families with free food, clothing, and essential supplies, delivered with dignity right where kids already are: at school.
We serve Alameda Unified students in grades K–12 and their families who struggle to cover basic needs. Many are McKinney-Vento unhoused eligible: they are living doubled up with relatives, in motels, in shelters, in vehicles, or otherwise without a stable place to call home. Others are working families whose paychecks no longer stretch to cover Island rents, groceries, and school costs.
These students sit next to our own kids in Alameda classrooms, from Ruby Bridges and Paden to Lincoln, Wood, Encinal, and Island High. A child who is hungry or doesn't have clean clothes or a warm jacket struggles to learn and often stops showing up. Last school year, AGLF supported [#] Alameda students and families.
We meet families at school, the place they already trust, and we work hand in hand with Alameda Unified counselors and McKinney-Vento liaisons to reach students quietly and without stigma.
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Do-Good Community Closets: Seven school-based closets in Alameda Unified, stocked with free clothing, shoes, hygiene products, school supplies, and household essentials that students and families can take as needed.
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School food delivery: We deliver fresh and shelf-stable food, including frozen proteins, vegetables, and dairy, to 14 Alameda schools: Academy of Alameda, Love, Maya Lin, NEA, Otis, Paden, Ruby Bridges, Franklin, Lincoln, ACLC, Wood, Island, Alameda High, and Encinal.
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Food recovery: We rescue surplus food from partners such as the Alameda Food Bank and Food Shift, so good food feeds Alameda families instead of going to landfill.
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Alameda warehouse: Our commercial refrigerators and freezers serve as central cold storage for schools that lack their own refrigeration.
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Coordinated support: Through our Hunger Taskforce coalition, we work alongside the Alameda County Community Food Bank, No Kid Hungry, and other partners so families get connected to every resource available to them.
The grand prize would keep all seven Alameda Unified Community Closets fully stocked and our weekly food deliveries running to 14 Alameda schools through the rest of the 2026–27 school year. Every dollar stays in Alameda and goes directly to students and families.
Winter and spring are when most needs peak: rain and cold bring requests for coats and shoes, and school breaks leave kids without the meals they count on at school. This gift lets us say yes every time a counselor calls.
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Fresh food for Alameda school deliveries (proteins, produce, and dairy to supplement recovered food for 14 schools): $3,500
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Community Closet restock at 7 Alameda sites (coats, shoes, clothing, hygiene kits, school supplies, and snacks): $4,000
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Delivery and cold storage operations (fuel and packaging): $500
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Total: $8,000
Any amount above $8,000 will go straight to more family food boxes and closet restocking. By June 2027, we will report back on the number of Alameda students and families served, pounds of food delivered, and closet items distributed, along with a short story from an Alameda school.
Niel Tam spent his career making sure Alameda kids had what they needed to learn. With this gift, 100 Women of Alameda can help carry that work forward, so more Alameda students walk into class fed, warm, and ready to learn.
Each year, 100 Women of Alameda selects three local charities to receive our pooled Grant Funds. Following member voting at our annual Celebration of Impact, the top-voted organization receives the grand grant balance, while the two runner-up organizations each receive $1,000.
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To bring people of all ages together to experience and explore music, dance, visual art and educational opportunities. The organization seeks to build community by inspiring engagement in the arts as a way to learn about each other and the world. With a strong commitment to provide programming relevant to the local population, Rhythmix strives to promote cultural awareness, encourage participation in the arts, and support artists in the presentation of their work.
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Rhythmix Cultural Works (RCW) embraces community, values diverse perspectives, and creates safe(r) spaces in the performing arts.Â
Since 2007, more than 100,000 people have engaged in arts experiences, attending high-quality performances of world music, dance, theater, exhibits and community events, as well as enrolling in classes for youth and adults in the arts, crafts, and movement-based practices from other cultures
Rhytmix serves the community with four key programs:
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1. Youth Arts Education (PAL Program)
Rhythmix partners directly with the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) and regional schools through its Performance Art and Learning (PAL) program. They provide equitable access and introduce global exposure for all students.
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2. Multicultural Performances & Artist Platform
Their facility in Alameda is how to an intimate performance space focused intentionally on traditions and artists underrepresented in mainstream venues. This includes global programming, island arts and artist support through affordable rental space and incubatore space.
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3. Visual Arts & Community Creative Spaces (K Gallery & Art Jam)
Through its on-site K Gallery, Rhythmix bridges visual arts with community dialogue by providing rotating exhibitions and hands-on participation.
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4. Civic Engagement & Public Art Initiatives
Rhythmix goes on the road to engage the broader island community in local history, ecology, and civic life. Their Island City Waterways provides public art walks on Alameda's shoreline and waterfront trails. Programs such as Rising Seas and Rhythmix in the Parks integrate their role in bringing attention to civic environmental stewardship.
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Meet The Nominees
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