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Support pours in for UCP Central California

UCPCC student Jason participates in Art in the Park.

United Cerebral Palsy Central California has been fortunate to receive unwavering support from our community through these harrowing months. A great deal of that help has come from businesses and organizations within the communities where we offer services, including Fresno, Hanford and Clovis. We would like to take this opportunity to celebrate these generous gifts:…

November 2, 2020

Meet UCPCC’s newest hire, Wayne Picard

Wayne J. Picard has taken on the role of director of development and marketing for United Cerebral Palsy Central California. Picard comes to UCPCC with more than 30 years of experience in creating, planning and executing special events and marketing communication initiatives for corporations, nonprofits and associations. His first position after graduating from the University…

November 2, 2020

Pulling Strings 2020 Drive-Thru a huge success

Traffic lines up for dinner on Saturday, Oct. 3, at UCPCC's Arts and Technology Center in Fresno.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, UCPCC served more than 400 dinners during the Pulling Strings Drive Thru, raising more than $8,000 for the nonprofit. The event sold out after it was featured in a story by Bethany Clough of The Fresno Bee. Pulling Strings is typically a sit-down dinner held in November. But because of the…

October 9, 2020

Pulling Strings is back but with a twist

This year's Pulling Strings event is adjusting to the times we are living in.

On Saturday, Oct. 3, Chef and UCPCC board Vice President Keith Allen and his wife, former ABC30 news anchor Liz Harrison, will be creating a three-course meal that can be picked up for takeout at our Arts and Technology Center, 4224 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The meal includes Allen’s famous stuffed…

September 1, 2020

Happy STEPtember! It’s time to get moving for UCPCC

Today is the day! STEPtember is in full swing! Wait! You haven’t registered because you need more details? We get that. There’s so much information vying for our attention that even a global, virtual fundraiser like STEPtember can get lost in the shuffle. The two most important things to know about STEPtember are 1) United…

September 1, 2020

Step into better health and support UCPCC with STEPtember

Steptember starts September 1. Register at September.us

Can we all agree this pandemic has left some of us feeling completely unmotivated to do much more than watch TikTok for hours just to watch other people fold towels like they do in a spa? Maybe it’s time to challenge our personal health and fitness goals AND find a way to do something good…

August 4, 2020

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