Giving Back

Nelson lives by a set of values that we feel represent us as a company. One of the four key values is empathy, which we define as “investing and fostering quality relationships with our families, clients, and communities.” This page is dedicated to the work we do in our community. Our commitment to giving back in meaningful ways has led us to support these and other organizations:

• Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
• American Heart Association’s North Bay Heart Walk
• College Bound Kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
• Hanna Boys Center Internship Program
• Sonoma Charter School
• Junior Giants
• Sonoma Valley Hospital Emergency Room
• The Gary and Marcia Nelson Emergency Care Fund
• Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance
• Department of Nursing at California State University Stanislaus
• Gary and Marcia Nelson Community Care Fund and Endowment
• American Red Cross Real Heroes Program
• Sonoma Community Foundation
• Sonoma’s Field of Dreams Project
• National Cancer Association

So strongly do we feel about community giving, we have made it part of our employee benefits program. There is a Community Service Leave component whereby employees may take one day off per quarter, if they so choose, to volunteer or otherwise support a community program of their choice.