Save a Mind poker event
Lekisha Counts, Christina Kardon, Alva Austin, and Christina Funston at the Save a Mind Foundation event.
James Goldfinger, Christina Kardon, Alex Schuh, and Mario Gutierrez at the event in Penn Valley.
Michelle and Eugene Dubay with Kelly Biesecker.
Katherine Chrusz, Megan Von Medicus, and Trish Haas.
Erik Seidel with Lance and Christina Funston.
The founders of the Save a Mind Foundation hosted a poker fund-raiser on April 19 at a home in Penn Valley. Save a Mind believes that with the right combination of motivation and support, all students can succeed in school. The foundation’s Win/Win program is a three-pronged motivational program, available at no cost to public schools, that uses positive student-teacher relationship building, personal student goal-setting, and rewards for middle school students in lower-income districts. More than 100 people attended the poker event, including Hall of Fame poker player Erik Seidel. Proceeds of more than $52,500 will benefit the Win/Win program.