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West Marin Grants Program Jenifer Altman spent the last years of her life living in West Marin and working at Commonweal, the health and environmental research institute in the small community of Bolinas where she participated in the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. The following grants reflect her interest in West Marin. With a few exceptions, West Marin grants are given to institutions that serve the whole Bolinas and/or West Marin community. AERIAL ARTS, MOVEMENT EDUCATION & PERFORMANCE CENTER In support of scholarships for low-income students in Bolinas. BOLINAS MUSEUM In support of the purchase of the restored historic building in downtown Bolinas which houses the Museum. BOLINAS-STINSON BEACH LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY In support of tenant improvements to the new Stinson Beach Library and to the Bolinas branch. THE BOLINAS-STINSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Toward the production of a video of a classroom theater production, Home is a Habitat, an engaging and effective environmental education program that helped children to understand their relationship to place. KQED-FM In support of ongoing radio programs on environmental concerns. MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY In support of two years of salary for an English teacher at the West Marin Literacy Program whose class focused on improving the reading and writing skills of members of the Spanish speaking community. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE In support of the Pine Gulch Creek Watershed Enhancement Project, the first to be managed on private lands by the Coho Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Program, a joint program of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Muir Woods National Monument. The Point Reyes National Seashore Association served as fiscal sponsor.
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