McNear's has a history of very successful fundraising efforts. From canned food drives for the Redwood Empire Food Bank to toy drives for Toys for Tots. Through the Mystic Theatre we have Canned Food Drive for the Petaluma Kitchenalso had several Benfit concerts for local organizations and brought people together to fundraise for Doctors Without Boarders and Haitian releaf.

Since July of 2010, we have been collecting a $1 community fee from every ticket sold to concerts at the Mystic Theatre. This money has gone to fund many worthy local organizations. These recipients include:

 

Community Fee Donations
DATE SOURCE AMOUNT EVENT
January
1/11/11 Petaluma Mother's Club  $     200.00 19th Annual Spring Tea Event
1/11/11 PHS Yearbook  $     100.00 Enterprise Donation
1/11/11 PHS Yearbook  $     135.00 PHS Donation
1/11/11 Boys & Girls Club  $     130.00 Crab Feed Donation
1/11/11 Sonoma State University  $     100.00 Art Gallery Donation
1/11/11 Sonoma County Farm Bureau  $     100.00 Great Sonoma Crab & Wine Fest
1/11/11 PHS Agriculture Department  $     100.00 16th Annual Western Dinner Dance
1/11/11 Casa Grande HS  $     100.00 Annual Regional Competition
1/11/11 Liberty School Foundation  $     100.00 Casino Night Dinner Dance & Auction
1/15/11 Kennilworth Jr. High  $     170.00 Saxophone
1/25/11 Boys & Girls Club  $      50.00 Crab Feed Auction 
January Total  $  1,285.00
February
2/1/11 Spring Hill Montessori  $     147.49 1/27 Dine & Donate
2/11/11 Shriners Hospitals  $     200.00 Donation
2/11/11 American Diabetes Association  $     100.00 2011 Annual Fund Drive
2/11/11 Doctor's Without Borders  $     500.00 Donation
2/11/11 Sunburst Projects  $     100.00 Donation
2/11/11 Petaluma People Services Center  $     100.00 Meals on Wheels
2/11/11 PEP Housing  $     100.00 9th Annual Benefit
2/11/11 Petaluma Footrace  $     100.00 Adobe Schools Kids Foundation
2/11/11 PHS Athletic Booster Club  $     100.00 6th Annual Crab Feed Auction
2/11/11 La Tercera School  $     100.00 Pasta Dinner & Slient Auction
2/11/11 Valley Vista Elementary School  $     100.00 Dinner & Auction
2/11/11 Children's Diabetes Foundation  $     100.00 Crab Feed/Silent Auction/Raffle
2/13/11 Petaluma Jr. High  $     200.00 Saxophone
2/16/11 Petaluma Valley Little League  $      50.00 Pasta Feed & Cap Night
2/16/11 Petaluma American Little League  $      50.00 Light-UP the Nights
2/16/11 Live Oak Charter School  $      50.00 10th Annual Treasures from the Heart Auc.
2/17/11 Children's Workshop Preschool  $      50.00 Annual Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
2/24/11 Sonoma State University  $     351.00 Arts Donation
2/24/11 Petaluma Kitchen  $     441.00 Todd Snider Show Donation
2/24/11 California Restaurant Assoc.  $     100.00 CRA Sponsor Events
2/24/11 Petaluma Parent Nursery School  $     100.00 Kids Cowpoke Carnival
2/24/11 Petaluma Valley Hospital Foundation  $     300.00 8th Annual Fundraiser
2/24/11 Petaluma Arts Center  $     250.00 Arts d'Light Fundraiser
2/24/11 Special Olympics  $     100.00 2011 Annual Fund
2/24/11 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  $     200.00 Marathon Sponsor
February Total  $  3,989.49
March
3/15/11 Casa Grande High School  $      50.00 Speak Out Speak Up Pasta Feed
3/15/11 Redwood Empire Food Bank  $     100.00 Empty Bowls Event
3/15/11 PHS Girls Softball  $     100.00 Sponsorship
3/24/11 CHP 11-99 Foundation  $     200.00 Hole Sponsorship
3/24/11 Susan G. Komen  $     200.00 Sponsorship
3/31/11 PEP Housing  $      50.00 2011 Human Race
March Total  $     700.00
April
4/12/11 Kennilworth Jr. High  $     200.00 Saxophone
4/14/11 MDA  $     2,339.00 Shamrock Sales
4/28/11 Grant Elementary School  $     300.00 Plant Sale
4/28/11 PEP Housing  $     320.00 2011 Annual Benefit + Raffle Tickets
4/28/11 PEP Housing  $      25.00 2011 Annual Benefit Auction
4/28/11 Hospice of Petaluma  $  2,000.00 21st Annual Hospice Golf Classic
4/28/11 Petaluma Animal Services  $     280.00 2nd Annual Rooster Booster
4/28/11 Petaluma Animal Services  $     100.00 2nd Annual Rooster Booster
April Total  $     5,564.00
May
5/16/11 North Bay Children's Center  $     200.00 Donation
5/16/11 Redwood Empire Food Banks  $     400.00 Empty Bowls Donation
5/19/11 KRCB Radio  $      76.00 Pledge Donation
May Total  $     676.00
June
6/1/11 Petaluma United U13 Girls  $     350.00 Sponsorship Donation
6/9/11 Petaluma Music Festival  $     500.00 Donation
6/13/11 Special Olympics  $     200.00 Donation
6/13/11 Shriners Hospitals  $     250.00 Donation
6/13/11 American Diabetes Association  $     200.00 Donation
6/13/11 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society  $     200.00 Donation
6/13/11 Wilmar Volunteer Fire Department  $     200.00 7/24 BBQ Fundraiser
6/13/11 Mentor Me Petaluma  $     500.00 10th Birthday Donation
6/27/11 Goodwill Series, Inc  $     500.00 Kevin George Donation
June Total  $     2900.00
July
7/2/11 MDA $     100.00 Donation
7/2/11 Special Olympics $     250.00 2011 Annual Fund Drive
7/25/11 Smile Train $     250.00 Donation
7/25/11 McDowell Drug Task Force $     200.00 Donation
7/25/11 Sonoma County Sheriffs' Search & Rescue $     100.00 Donation
July Total $     900.00
August
8/8/11 Old Adobe Development Services $     200.00 Donation "Ode to Summer"
8/12/11 Jack Romero Benefit Fundraiser $     100.00
8/15/11 Habitat for Humanity $     300.00 Donation
8/15/11 American Diabetes Association $     150.00 Donation 2011 Annual Appeal
8/15/11 River Town Revival $     518.70 Food Donation
8/20/11 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America $     200.00 Food Donation
8/20/11 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America $     141.13 Food Donation
8/30/11 Petaluma Educational Foundation $     202.00 The Bash Donation
August Total $ 1,811.83
 
September
9/5/11 California Parenting Institute $     50.00 4-A Child Benefit Event
9/5/11 Wilson Elementary School $     100.00 Country Fair Event
9/5/11 Ohlhoff Recovery Programs $     100.00 Golf Tournament Sponsor
9/5/11

Petaluma Wildlife & Natural Science Museum

 $     100.00 Pasta Dinner/Auction
9/5/11 Operation Heartlift $     50.00 Worthey of Honor Tribute BBQ
9/5/11 American Cancert Society's 24hr Relay $     200.00 Teeing off on Cancer Golf Tourn.
9/5/11 American Diabetes Association $     150.00 Donation
9/5/11 Redwood Empire food Bank $     1000.00 2011 Holiday Bag Campaign
9/5/11 Carousel Fund $     200.00 24th Annual Casino Night
September Total $ 1,952.00
October
10/4/11 Petaluma Educational Foundation $     400.00 The Bash Benefit Event
10/4/11 Boys and Girls Club $     264.00 Oyster purchase for 8/19 event
October Total $ 664.00
November
11/1/11 Special Olympics $     150.00 Donation
11/1/11 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $     25.00 Coinboard Donation
11/1/11 Shriner's Hospital $     100.00 Donation
11/1/11

Doctor's Without Borders

$     150.00 Donation
11/1/11 Christmas for Kids $     100.00 Donation
11/1/11 Hospice of Petaluma $     250.00 Light Up A Life
11/1/11 Two Rock School Education Foundation $     208.00 Annual Spaghetti Dinner Raffle
11/1/11 Old Adobe Elementary School $     150.00 Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction
11/2/11 Arterie Club $     100.00 Donation
11/3/11 Petaluma Junior High School $     50.00 Donation
11/22/11 Christian Walsh Foundation $     400.00 Fundraiser Donations
11/28/11 Christian Walsh Foundation $     359.00 Fundraiser Food Donation Purchase
11/28/11 Boys & Girls Club $     189.00 8/19 Purchase Donation
November Total $ 2,231.45
December
12/5/11 Peace Officers' Association of Petaluma $     100.00 2011 Annual Drive
12/5/11 MDA $     150.00 Donation
12/5/11 Special Olympics $     100.00 Donation
12/5/11

American Cancer Society

 $     100.00 Relay For Life
12/5/11 PEP Housing $     500.00 Donation
12/5/11 the Salvation Army $     300.00 Donation
12/5/11 Sonoma Mountain Elementary $     50.00 PTA Donation
12/5/11 Dunham School $     50.00 Crab Feed Fundraiser
12/5/11 Children's Diabetes Foundation $     50.00 Donation
12/5/11 7-11 Lions Club Petaluma $     100.00 Crab Feed Fundraiser
12/5/11 Christian Walsh Foundation $     1500.00 McNear's Mystic Rental Space/Food
12/5/11 Arterie Club $     100.00 Beverage Donation
12/5/11 7-11 Lions Club Petaluma $     100.00 Crab Feed Fundraiser
12/11/11 Toys 4 Tots $     174.00 Toy Purchases
12/13/11 Petaluma Visitor's Program $     20.00 Donation
12/13/11 Redwood Empire food Bank $     500.00 Holiday Food Campaign
12/13/11 Petaluma People Services Center $     500.00 Donation
12/13/11 Habitat for Humanity $     300.00 Donation
12/13/11 Petaluma bounty $     250.00 Donation
December Total $ 5,054.36
2011 Total Donated  $  27,516.13

As you can see we are reaching out, with your help, to our local community and trying to spread the love around! It is our feeling that the community of Petaluma, who has been so supportive of us for so many years, should be the focus of our efforts. We realize that there are many worthy charities throughout our county and state, but our impact would be far less if we were to spread to far.

Please keep an eye on our facebook pages, twitter and our website for more details about our fundraising progress!