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October 2009 Blog Posts (9)

Project Leader Social/Forum

Hello HOBA Project Leaders!

I would like to invite all Project Leaders to join me at Bring Me a Book in Mountain View on November 10th. Meet your fellow Project Leaders and share your ideas about the PL Program with each other and with HOBA staff. We will have snacks and lively discussion so come on out! Sign up on our Project Calendar to get all the details.

If you have any questions just let me know

-Jessica

jessica@hoba.org

(We will be holding… Continue

Added by Jessica Sutton on October 30, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Project Homeless Connect Volunteer Appreciation Party!

On Wednesday night 10/28/09, HandsOn Bay Area helped plan the Project Homeless Connect (PHC) Volunteer Appreciation Party. At Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, over 150 volunteers were celebrated for five years of tremendous service to the local homeless population.

HandsOn Bay Area has been a community partner of PHC for several years and we have lent critical volunteer support to their many events. PHC continues going strong and addressing the many needs of San… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on October 29, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Feedback on the October 27th Film-Screening

I was the Project Lead for the October 27th film-screening event. I thought the ITVS did a great job organizing the event. The venue - Koret Center at the SF Library -is beautiful. I found the film "Copyright Criminals" to be very interesting and informative. I also really enjoyed the panel conversation that followed. The topic is a controversial one and both sides were represented on the panel in a way that was very respectful.

The film screening events seem to be a good opportunity… Continue

Added by Vlada Teper on October 28, 2009 at 12:11pm — 2 Comments

Hands@Work Update

Hands@Work, HOBA's corporate volunteering program has been busy this month with employees from SAP and Moody's. All over the Bay, HOBA has been leading projects at places like Half Moon Bay State Beach and Glen Park Elementary in San Francisco.

Check out the pictures from the SAP project at Half Moon Bay!

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on October 27, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments