Benicia Torchlight Parade
RPF Board member Cicero Estrella and Vern Farley carry the RFP banner at Benicia’s Torchlight Parade on July 3.
Poblete Foundation’s launch a success at Mare Island
Poblete Foundation’s launch, gun buyback benefit a success at Mare Island Its membership is exclusive. The requirements are agonizing. And the dues aren’t monthly, they’re paid every day … for life. Yet, these “angel moms”— seven mothers who have lost children to gun violence — are grateful they have each other. “It’s a club that…
Poblete Foundation kicks off with party fundraiser
Poblete Foundation kicks off with party fundraiser VALLEJO — From something horrible, good things can come. Robby Poblete, 23, was killed in September 2014 by gun violence in broad daylight at a busy intersection in Vallejo. Poblete’s dreams of becoming a welder ended. His future was over before it began. His family, friends and neighbors…
2017 RPF Launch & Fundraiser
The 2017 Robby Poblete Foundation Launch & Fundraiser was a sold-out event of more than 300 guests at Vino Godfather on Mare Island. Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan read a proclamation and declared June 30 as “Robby Poblete Day”.
Foundation looks to inspire hope on the wings of angels
Foundation looks to inspire hope on the wings of angels FAIRFIELD — March has become an important calendar point for Pati Poblete. Perhaps not as significant as Sept. 21, 2014, will be to her memory – but no date will likely rise to that relevance ever. That was the day her son, Robby, 23, was…
RPF ‘Art of Peace’ program gains momentum
Gun buyback effort goes one step further with ‘Art of Peace’ Most weapons recovered at gun buy-back events are dismantled and discarded. Pati Poblete has other ideas. Hoping to turn a reminder of her son’s murder into an education tool, the woman behind the Robby Poblete Foundation is soliciting help from the Vallejo arts community…
Another day of gun violence, op-ed by Pati Poblete
Wednesday morning I, along with the rest of the country, woke up to two stories of gun violence — one in Virginia injuring at least five, and another much closer to home in San Francisco, injuring two and leaving four dead. We’ve been here before: outcry on social media; statistics; calls for action. Opinions on…
Healthy Store Makeover
RPF volunteers participate in a Healthy Store Makeover with Fighting Back Partnership, Vallejo Together, VibeSolano and Solano County Public Health. Transforming another liquor store into a healthy market on June 10.
Grass not guns? Dispensaries chip in to help Solano County Gun Buyback
Grass not guns? Dispensaries chip in to help Solano Gun Buyback The slogans come simply. Grass Not Guns. Pot Not Pistols. Reefer Madness Not Rifle Madness. To Hakeem Brown, however, it’s more than a slogan for his Life Enhancement Services and two other local dispensaries supporting the Solano Gun Buyback on Aug. 26 at the…
Vallejo School Board asked to support gun buyback
The Vallejo school board will be asked during a special Wednesday meeting to pass a resolution endorsing the Solano County Gun Buyback Program slated for August. The program is organized by the Robby Poblete Foundation, the Eric Reyes Foundation, Solano County Sheriff’s Office, and the Vallejo Police Department. view article