Contact the following person if you're interested in volunteering for this event (details are below):
Lucy Clementi
Human Resources Specialist
West Valley-Mission CCD
(408) 741-2168 F
ax (408) 867-9059
Walk for Food Donations of food or cash will be provided to the
Second Harvest Food Bank.
WALK ANY DISTANCE!
All are invited to attend, so please feel free to invite your
family, friends, and furry friends, too!
For food donations, these are the suggested items (no glass please):
powdered milk peanut butter pasta tuna low sugar cereal
meals in a can (stew, chili, soup) 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes
canned foods with pop-top lids
the Second Harvest donation web-site is:
www.2ndharvest.net/donatenow/ .
In addition, cash donations will be
accepted on the day of the walk.
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM through 12:00 PM
Where: West Valley College Campus
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Creek Clean-Up Days with San Francisquito Watershed Project
Please join us for upcoming creek workdays in May. We'll have
workdays on the following dates:
May 2 - creekside weed removal at Georgia Lane in Portola Valley.
This is a nice shady creekside spot! 9:30 - 12:30
May 16 - National River Cleanup Day trash removal at Manhattan &
Woodland in East Palo Alto, 9 to noon
May 19 - "3rd Tuesday" Acterra Stewardship program, somewhere on lower
San Francisquito Creek. 10 am to 1 pm.
Also, we're having a "3rd Tuesday" Earth Day event on April 21 at
Arastradero Preserve from 10 am to 1 pm. If you've attended some
creek workdays, come and check out Arastradero! Bring a picnic lunch
if you can stick around.
As always, more info and signups are available at acterra.org/watershed.
Hope to see you out there,
Arnie
Arnie Thompson
Director, San Francisquito Watershed Project
Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
arniet@acterra.org
650.962.9876 x310
workdays on the following dates:
May 2 - creekside weed removal at Georgia Lane in Portola Valley.
This is a nice shady creekside spot! 9:30 - 12:30
May 16 - National River Cleanup Day trash removal at Manhattan &
Woodland in East Palo Alto, 9 to noon
May 19 - "3rd Tuesday" Acterra Stewardship program, somewhere on lower
San Francisquito Creek. 10 am to 1 pm.
Also, we're having a "3rd Tuesday" Earth Day event on April 21 at
Arastradero Preserve from 10 am to 1 pm. If you've attended some
creek workdays, come and check out Arastradero! Bring a picnic lunch
if you can stick around.
As always, more info and signups are available at acterra.org/watershed.
Hope to see you out there,
Arnie
Arnie Thompson
Director, San Francisquito Watershed Project
Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
arniet@acterra.org
650.962.9876 x310
Monday, November 10, 2008
Portola Valley planting with Acterra 11/15
We have another volunteer planting day in Portola Valley this
Saturday, Nov. 15, 9:30 am at the town center, 765 Portola Rd.
Check out acterra.org/stewardship for more information and to sign up
online!
Saturday, Nov. 15, 9:30 am at the town center, 765 Portola Rd.
Check out acterra.org/stewardship for more information and to sign up
online!
Monday, October 27, 2008
San Francisquito Watershed Native Plant workdays
Join Acterra Stewardship for our native plant volunteer workdays in
November and December 2008. We're planting native plants at the new
Portola Valley Town Center on Dec. 1,8,15 & 22 and Dec. 6 and 13. This
is a free family-friendly event!
For more information and to sign up, visit acterra.org/watershed
November and December 2008. We're planting native plants at the new
Portola Valley Town Center on Dec. 1,8,15 & 22 and Dec. 6 and 13. This
is a free family-friendly event!
For more information and to sign up, visit acterra.org/watershed
Family Giving Tree Volunteer Opportunities
See below and http://www.familygivingtree.org/volunteers.htm
2008 Volunteer Opportunities
Wish Editing
Help us sort through our database of wishes! Contact volunteers@familygivingtree.org
for more information or to schedule a time to come to our office to help.
Our office is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. so any time you can spare,
we'd love to have you!
Agency Interview Elf
Help us screen our agencies! Click here for more info.
General Office Duties
Always available during regular business hours. Help us stamp, seal and organize.
Great for students! Contact volunteers@familygivingtree.org to get started!
Back-to-School Warehouse Elves (August Only)
Help us receive, sort, wrap, quality check and distribute backpacks in August.
Visit our Back-to-School volunteer page here!
Holiday Warehouse Elves (December Only)
Help us receive, sort, wrap, quality check and distribute gifts in December.
Click here for more info!
2008 Volunteer Opportunities
Wish Editing
Help us sort through our database of wishes! Contact volunteers@familygivingtree.org
for more information or to schedule a time to come to our office to help.
Our office is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. so any time you can spare,
we'd love to have you!
Agency Interview Elf
Help us screen our agencies! Click here for more info.
General Office Duties
Always available during regular business hours. Help us stamp, seal and organize.
Great for students! Contact volunteers@familygivingtree.org to get started!
Back-to-School Warehouse Elves (August Only)
Help us receive, sort, wrap, quality check and distribute backpacks in August.
Visit our Back-to-School volunteer page here!
Holiday Warehouse Elves (December Only)
Help us receive, sort, wrap, quality check and distribute gifts in December.
Click here for more info!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Volunteers needed for Register to Vote Rally 9/23 12-1 at SJSU
On Tuesday September 23 from noon to 1 at the San Jose State University Engineering Building, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group is holding a non-partisan Register to Vote rally. Our District and San Jose State are co-sponsoring this event. The CA Secretary of State will be there along with the Mayor of San Jose and (hopefully) some big names from the 49ers and San Jose Sharks.
David Esmaili, Director of West Valley's grant-funded Alternative Transportation Technology program is looking into providing shuttles to take interested participants from our Colleges to San Jose State.
For more information, please contact Ruth Carlson, director of public affairs for WVMCCD, at 408-741-2652.
David Esmaili, Director of West Valley's grant-funded Alternative Transportation Technology program is looking into providing shuttles to take interested participants from our Colleges to San Jose State.
For more information, please contact Ruth Carlson, director of public affairs for WVMCCD, at 408-741-2652.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
West Valley College Powwow Saturday, 9/27
Volunteers opportunities are available for this year's powwow. Tasks include assisting with assembling and disassembling of the event, general clean-up, monitoring donation drawing and program sales, and assisting Powwow staff and vendors. Available shifts are:
8 am-2 pm
11 am-2 pm
noon-3 pm
1 pm-4 pm
3 pm-6 pm
6 pm-9 pm
8 pm-11 pm
10 pm-1 am
A faculty or staff member will be present during each of these shifts to confirm that the service hours are completed. For more information, please contact Lenore Harris at 408-741-2586 or via email at lenore_harris@westvalley.edu. For more information about the event, please go to www.westvalleypowwow.org.
8 am-2 pm
11 am-2 pm
noon-3 pm
1 pm-4 pm
3 pm-6 pm
6 pm-9 pm
8 pm-11 pm
10 pm-1 am
A faculty or staff member will be present during each of these shifts to confirm that the service hours are completed. For more information, please contact Lenore Harris at 408-741-2586 or via email at lenore_harris@westvalley.edu. For more information about the event, please go to www.westvalleypowwow.org.
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