It’s safe to say that Marcia Daniels is a volunteer with a capital “V.”
Marcia and her husband Howard moved into their newly built Shadow Hills home in 2017. Marcia fell in love with the community from day one and considers it to be a wonderful place to come home to every day. She and Howard have been married for 52 years and, as Marcia puts it, they have a very blessed, strong partnership and support each other in every way.
Marcia was born and raised in Hollywood. She and Howard adopted two children.
After graduating from medical school in 1978, Marcia completed a psychiatry residency at UCLA Medical School in 1982.
Her life’s passion is being of service to others by organizing people and projects. At a young age, Marcia was involved in fundraising by collecting food, putting on dances, and making sock dolls, just to name a few. In 2018, she joined the Woman's Club of Indio where people of all different types and backgrounds come together to make the community a better place. Marcia says there is something for everyone with many ways to serve the community.
At Woman’s Club of Indio, Marcia is a Community Action Chair. She organizes and leads the collections for the Galilee Center and the Coachella Valley Rescue Mission. At CVRM, besides collections, Marcia also helps with monthly meal services, prepping and serving food as well as assisting with the kids at the Women’s Life Center and organizes letter and card writing for Seniors.
Another of her passions is Jewish Family Services, a nationwide organization. Marcia is an active member helping to raise money through their Auxiliary. The money is used for people needing assistance with food, clothing, shelter, medical bills, educational and childcare expenses. Through Jewish Family Services she is also involved with Cafe Europa which supplies services for holocaust survivors.
And in her spare time, Marcia is a member of Brandeis Desert Chapter where she helps with fundraising for the university.
Wow! Truly amazing! As Marcia says, as a doctor she listened to people who had hard times and she has continued to do this all her life. It definitely floats her boat!
Written by Barb Thomas, Information Advisory Committee