Editing Stinson Beach, California (section)

==Community organizations==
[[File:Stinson Beach Church & Community Center.jpg|thumb|Church and Community Center]]The Stinson Beach Village Association was formed in 1976 to represent the town as the County developed the first Stinson Beach Community Plan.<ref>[http://stinsonbeachvillage.com/index.html Stinson Beach Village Association], accessed December 30, 2007</ref> The Village Association's current elected president is village resident Michael Matthews.  Previously, development of the town had been promoted by the Stinson Beach Progressive Club, one of several non-profit organizations that formed the board of the Stinson Beach Community Center.<ref>[http://www.stinsonbeachcommunitycenter.org/ Stinson Beach Community Center], accessed December 30, 2007</ref>  The other founding organizations were the Allied Arts Club, the Stinson Beach Community Church, The Volunteer Fire Department, and the Parent-Teachers Club.  The Community Center complex on Belvedere Avenue includes the Fire House, which fronts on [[Shoreline Highway]], the Community Center, and the Chapel.  The land was donated by the FitzHenrys and the other heirs of the Stinson families.