Fourth Annual Blackie’s Hay Day—Old-Fashioned Fun Fundraiser

Belvedere Community Foundation's
"Range Boss," Bill Smith, stands
at the entrance to Blackie's Hay Day.
(Photo by Jill Einstein)

The Belvedere Community Foundation was proud to donate $2500 to the fourth annual Blackie’s Hay Day, which is held each September. This annual fundraiser supports the Children’s and Teens Programs at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library. Reminiscent of a county fair, complete with pony rides, a petting zoo, toy tractor rides, and a climbing wall, Blackie’s Hay Day is hosted by Bookmarks, the volunteer organization which funds in entirety the library’s youth programs.

In addition, Bookmarks held a book drive at the event at which over 500 gently used books were collected for the Global Book Exchange. In lieu of gift bags, key sponsors were given the opportunity to host a family in need at the event as a VIP guest. As described by Bookmarks President, Anne Feinberg, “Our community has shown such tremendous support for Bookmarks and its efforts over the years that we wanted to find a way to thank them. We also felt it important to extend our outreach to other communities that could benefit from this wonderful generosity.”

Blackie’s Hay Day is scheduled to take place this year on September 25th. We hope you will help us support this important community event.