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Written by Connie Koppes I have known Carol White for almost 50 years. Carol and her husband, Jim, were both born in New York City. They married in 1962 and soon moved to Southern California, and then to Sacramento in 1968, settling in the Greenhaven neighborhood where she still resides. They have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. My husband and I met them in 1974 through Marriage Encounter. One enduring thing I remember about Jim is that he always introduced his wife as “my br

Carol has been working with Family Promise-Sacramento since December 2006, when she completed her first monthly volunteer calendar. Just before that, while attending a meeting at Sierra Health Foundation, she was approached by Don Fado, her pastor at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. He asked her if she would be interested in organizing a volunteer calendar for workers at the Day Center. She replied, “Yes,” and has been doing it ever since. She wants to recognize the 5 volu

Geri Beck is currently Family Promise of Sacramento's Congregation Coordinator, organizing meetings, coordinating activities, and communicating information to and from the enthusiastic group of 25 congregations supporting our mission. She is a member of the Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints congregation. Geri joined the Family Promise ministry about 10 years ago when she was volunteering at Mustard Seed School. She ran an errand across the parking lot from the Family Promise