PULSE — Winter 2023

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Michael’s Story: The Heart to Carry On

February 20, 2023 at 7:00 am
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By Samantha Baker, Communications Strategist One early morning in 1997, 35-year-old Monterey Peninsula resident Michael V. had difficulty sleeping due to an unusual feeling. “My heart was pounding away as if it was going to come out of my chest,”...


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SBC Team Member Phillip Martin Is “Loyal to the Soil”

February 11, 2023 at 11:50 am
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By Krista Thomas, Communications Strategist, and Phillip Martin, SBC Account Manager The below article was originally published in September 2020, when Phillip Martin, SBC Account Manager, was an active volunteer firefighter. We are republishing this article in early 2023 to...