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HandsOn Bay Area's Blog – March 2011 Archive (4)

PL Spotlight: Casey Barrera

Casey Barrera is one of HandsOn Bay Area's stellar Project Leaders. As a PL at Lake Merritt, Oakland School Gardens, the Conservatory of Flowers, and the Oakland Zoo, Casey truly makes an impact in the East Bay.

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Added by HandsOn Bay Area on March 30, 2011 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

The Long and Winding Road to the Gulf

Thirty nine volunteers hit the road to gulf on Saturday morning. The volunteers, who were either University of Phoenix affiliates or members of the local HandsOn Bay Area community, transformed Burton High School and El Dorado Elementary School in San Francisco by painting a hallway, collecting trash, building a set for the school's theater department, and mulching a hillside that is the final key to connecting a park and greenway in Vistacion…

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Added by HandsOn Bay Area on March 18, 2011 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Project Leader Training This Saturday, March 12th!

Project Leaders: Have you ever wanted to create your own, custom volunteer project? Learn how alongside other Project Leaders at a special HOBA training event! On March 12, join HOBA community members as they transform Burton High School in San Francisco by painting, gardening, assembling ecology kits, and building a stage set for the theater department! After the project, come to a training that will teach you how to create your own project from the… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on March 8, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Project Spotlight: Lifescan at Ronald McDonald House

Cooking for others never felt so good. On Friday, 2/4, volunteers from LifeScan blew through the seemingly impossible task of preparing a meal for over 70 people in less than 1.5 hours. Maria Dela Rosa, LifeScan's volunteer coordinator, said, "We were are all pretty amazed on how everything came together. It proves that anything is possible with great teamwork and passion to helps others."

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Added by HandsOn Bay Area on March 2, 2011 at 9:47am — No Comments