Cordova and Folsom families experience an evening at the ballet

by Rene Hamlin
Youth Development Manager,
Folsom Cordova Community Partnership

On Dec. 6, 90 youth and adults from Rancho Cordova and Folsom attended “The Nutcracker” performed by the Sacramento Ballet. The Folsom Cordova Community Partnership planned the event and invited families from the two cities to participate. This event was possible because of the generosity of the Sacramento Ballet’s “Send a Child to the Ballet” program, as well as funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern California, Sierra Health Foundation and the city of Rancho Cordova’s Community Development Block grant. It would not have been possible to transport the families without the many community volunteers.

Meaningful adult-youth activities are paramount in creating a community that truly cares for its youth. The Partnership is committed to providing these types of activities for the community’s youth in coordination with existing programs with similar missions. According to Katie Willse, the Partnership’s youth services director, “We were thrilled to have this great opportunity to attend ‘The Nutcracker,’ especially because it was a first-time experience for many of our participants.”

The Partnership’s Cordova Community Collaborative is a REACH Community Action coalition.