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July 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Restore Habitat at Twin Peaks

July 24, 2010

On Saturday, July 24, volunteers from HOBA, REI, and PG&E bundled up to clean up the area at Twin Peaks in San Francisco, all with the goal of creating a better habitat for the indigenous Mission butterfly. After a passionate orientation from one of San Francisco Recreation and Park’s specialists, volunteers noshed on bagels and hot coffee graciously provided by Noah’s bagels.

Following the quick—yet wonderfully satisfying—breakfast, volunteers were… Continue

Added by Alia Fite on July 29, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

HOBA NACUBO!

Added by Blake Brown on July 26, 2010 at 10:09am — No Comments

Congratulations to Tessa and Beth!

HandsOn Bay Area (HOBA) is proud to announce that Tessa Hedstrom has been named to the post of Program Director.

Tessa joined the HOBA team in October 2006 as an AmeriCorps member. Following two service terms, Tessa was hired on staff as a program manger. Tessa has been the lead account manager for many of our largest corporate service events, managing our partnerships with clients like Google, Gap and Charles Schwab. She has also managed our…

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Added by Miranda Everitt Stenger on July 22, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

BEFRIEND A FAMILY at the Ronald McDonald House 7.13.10 in Palo Alto

Today was my first time volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House and I had such a great time! It was with such an intimate group of 8 of us and everyone had something to do.

Volunteers today provide, cook, and serve a meal to families of children with life-threatening illnesses. Children travel great distances to access the quality care available in the Bay Area; Ronald McDonald House provides low-cost, temporary residences for their families.

The project leader bought… Continue

Added by Anya Ratanawan on July 13, 2010 at 11:06pm — No Comments

HandsOn Bay Area at InnVision June 2010

Added by Blake Brown on July 6, 2010 at 3:46pm — No Comments

Lead: Be The Change Day - Leadership Training; San Francisco, CA June 26, 2010

Lead: Be The Change Day – Leadership Training. San Francisco, CA. June 26th, 2010

Get Ready for ‘Be The Change Day’!

Be the Change Day is right around the corner. All hands on deck and preparation are needed to ensure a productive and successful event. October 2, 2010 is Be The Change Day and volunteers met for leadership training on the last week of June in San Francisco to share thoughts and ideas on our upcoming event.

Gyasi Parker-Ross, Program Coordinator… Continue

Added by Shantre Pinkney on July 6, 2010 at 9:11am — No Comments

Meet Carol Laughlin!

Let's give a warm HOBA welcome to Carol! Meet Carol Laughlin, the newest member of the HOBA team. Carol joined us July 1 as project manager for the last quarter of the federally granted Habitat Restoration project known as VIRE. If you work on any of our RESTORE HABITAT projects, you'll be seeing and hearing from her soon!

"I'm excited to be working on such an important environmental initiative and with such dedicated volunteer project leaders," Carol…

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Added by Miranda Everitt Stenger on July 2, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments