I would like to sing about the unsung heroes: the board and volunteers of the Lake County Wine Alliance who handed out $170,000 to 43 different nonprofits at the Konocti Harbor Inn on Nov. 13.

The Wine Alliance has been funding nonprofits in our community for 25 years and has contributed over $3.2 million to them.

It has supported a wide variety of groups including high school art programs, senior center support, literacy programs, and children’s after school and weekend activities programs — everything that enriches the lives and well-being of our community.

The Wine Alliance could not do all this without the help of businesses, restaurants, wineries, high school and college culinary programs, and other groups which help them put on their fundraising dinner. Proceeds from this dinner become the checks which are handed out to the nonprofits.

So it is one big wonderful circle of volunteers in our community helping other volunteers in our community. It just shows how big a heart Lake County has.

So as a recipient of one of those checks (and I believe on behalf of all the recipients) I would like to express my deep gratitude for the efforts and support that Wine Alliance and all the volunteers have shown. Really, thank you!

Carolynn Jarrett works with the Adopt a 5th Grader Program. She lives in Clearlake, California.