LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Sunday Lake County’s district attorney distributed funds from a program he implemented last year to local organizations to assist them with serving the community.
District Attorney Don Anderson was joined by Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen and California Highway Patrol Officer Kory Reynolds on Sunday afternoon at the Lake County Fair, where they handed out checks totaling approximately $14,531 to eight local groups, primarily nonprofits.
Groups receiving funds included the Kelseyville Fire Department, $6,000; Hammers for Hope, $3,000; Lake County Rape Crisis Center, $3,000; 4-H, $1,199; Future Farmers of Farmers, $1,166; Lucerne Alpine Senior Center, $1,166; Lake County Community Radio, KPFZ, $500; and Team DUI, $500.
Anderson’s alternative community service program allows people convicted in certain cases to convert community service hours into cash, which he then uses to benefit local organizations.
Since the program started in 2011 Anderson said it has raised $70,000.
Organizations wanting to be considered for an award from the program can contact Anderson at his office, 707-263-2251, and he said he will place them on a list for future distributions.
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