Community
All the volunteers and personalities that make Chico, well, Chico
All the volunteers and personalities that make Chico, well, Chico
When people first come to Chico, they notice our thriving arts, nightlife and restaurant scenes and recognize the grandeur of Bidwell Park. All of those things make Chico an attractive, fun place to live. But for anyone who has spent even a small amount of time here, it's apparent that the community runs much deeper. A wide network of volunteers and nonprofits make the city a better place, as do all of the teachers, farmers and museums that enrich life in this fair town.
Charitable cause
FIRST Place: Butte Humane Society
2580 Fair St., 343-7917
SECOND Place (tie): Chico Housing Action Team
520-6412, chicohousingactionteam.org
SECOND Place (tie): Community Action Agency of Butte County
181 E. Shasta Ave., 712-2600
Community event
FIRST Place: Taste of Chico
SECOND Place: Thursday Night Market
THIRD Place: Christmas Preview
Farmers' market vendor
FIRST Place: Chico Chai
1919 Park Ave., 897-0822
SECOND Place: Grub CSA Farm
3269 W. Sacramento Ave., 680-4543
THIRD Place: Guzetti’s Indian Food & Catering
117 W. 14th St., 896-1647
Museum
FIRST Place: Museum of Northern California Art
900 Esplanade, 487-7272
SECOND Place: Gateway Science Museum
625 Esplanade, 898-4121
THIRD Place: Chico History Museum
141 Salem St., 891-4336
Party/event venue
FIRST Place: Chico Women’s Club
592 E. Third St., 894-1978
SECOND Place: The Palms
2947 Nord Ave., 894-8000
THIRD Place: The White Ranch
214 Hagenridge Road, 342-6530
Place to pray
FIRST Place: Bidwell Park
SECOND Place: Bidwell Presbyterian Church
208 W. First St., 343-1484
THIRD Place: Center for Spiritual Living Chico
14 Hillary Lane, 895-8395
Radio station
FIRST Place: 90.1 KZFR Community Radio
SECOND Place: 103.5 KHSL The Blaze
THIRD Place: 91.7 KCHO North State Public Radio
Youth organization
FIRST Place: Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley
601 Wall St., 899-0335
SECOND Place: Chico Area Recreation and Park District
545 Vallombrosa Ave., 895-4171
THIRD Place: Young Life Chico/Butte County
864-9387, chicoarea.younglife.org
Local personality
FIRST Place: Mike “G-Ride” Griffith
G-Ride Pedi-Cab & Trolley, 354-9885
SECOND Place: Linda Watkins-Bennett
CBS 12 and NBC 24
THIRD Place: Debbie Cobb
CBS 12 and NBC 24
Instructor/ professor
FIRST Place: Ryne Johnson
College of Business, Chico State
SECOND Place: Janet Lombardi Blixt
Chico Art School & Gallery, 261 E. Third St., 570-3895
THIRD Place: Sanjay Dev
Math departments, Butte College and Chico State
Teacher (K-12)
FIRST Place: Nicole Nye
Chico Country Day School
SECOND Place: Carol Stein
Sierra View Elementary School
THIRD Place: Linda Leen
Sierra View Elementary School
Volunteer
FIRST Place: Nicholas Mertz
SECOND Place: Farshad Azad
THIRD Place: Lisa Currier