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Volunteering - it is a way of giving and receiving This quarter our volunteers have been hard at work leading literacy programs, coaching basketball, tutoring and instructing Jr. Engineers. Take a look at a few of the memory-making moments from this quarter.“This volunteer experience will offer: A reminder that a small effort on my part makes something possible that might not otherwise happen and there is huge human potential that exists in hese kids.“ --Holly
EPA Club Members are Branching Out  Saturday, February 11th a group of teen members from our Moldaw-Zaffaroni Clubhouse along with Clubs staff Arash, Isis and Amal braved the elements- pouring rain - to plant a whopping 37 cherry and oak trees along the Bayshore freeway in East Palo Alto. The project was done in conjunction with Canopy, a Palo Alto based organization that advocates for the urban forest and works to educate, inspire and engage the community as stewards of young and mature trees. Dave Muffly, Canopy's arborist, said that the EPA Clubhouse group was his best volunteer group in almost a decade. Girls are Here to Make a Change Recently, the Clubs partnered with Girls for a Change, a national non-profit that empowers girls to create social change. We have since offered the program to teen girls at our Menlo Park and East Palo Alto Clubhouses. Through this program, girls from our Menlo Park Clubhouse are working on a project that focuses on abuse: emotional, physical and verbal. The girls are researching these sensitive subjects via internet, television and books. In addition, they will be interviewing teachers, professional experts (both counselors and doctors), children in the community and adults who have had personal challenges with any form of abuse. The video component will be aired on local programming stations and be presented to the Ravenswood School District. Hopefully, the video will be approved by the district to be used as an educational tool for kids. The video aims to help young women recognize abuse and seek help, if needed. The girls hope that by watching this video their peers will be able to rise above the many forms of abuse and ultimately be more successful in life. Stay tuned to see the video, which will be complete at the end of May. Save the Date: Leading Citizens Awards: Oct. 17, 2007 at the Crown Plaza Cabana in Palo Alto. Request More Information. Regional Art Exhibition: March 23, 2007 at the Moldaw-Zaffaroni Clubhouse in East Palo Alto. Request More Information. Almanac Holiday Fund helps Club It was Christmas in February for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula as well as other organizations. On Tuesday afternoon, the Club was presented with a check for over $16,000 which, was raised in conjunction with the Almanac News Holiday Fund fundraising drive. This year's fund raised over $160,000 to benefit ten groups including the Clubs. Since its inception, the Holiday Fund Drive has raised over $2 million. | |
Get Involved: Girls Day  Girl's Day: Saturday, March 31st 10am– 2pm in Redwood City. Every young girl yearns for a close relationship with an older, more established woman whom she can model her behavior after. Would you like to be that role model for a young girl in our community? Please see the flier- 45 women needed. "Read to Succeed!"  "Read to Succeed!" This is the golden rule of the Reading Wizards Book Club Program, which kicked off at the Menlo Park Club on January 22nd. Now in its 7th year of success, this Program helps participants improve their reading, vocabulary and comprehension skills while encouraging them to become excited about reading. Take a look. Annual Fund Update |
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