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HandsOn Bay Area's Blog – September 2010 Archive (4)

Wine and Dine with HOBA!

Enjoy gourmet food and superior wine, beer, and spirits at PAIRED, on Thursday, September 30th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. PAIRED features gourmet bites from the Bay Area's finest restaurants and artisanal food purveyors, perfectly matched with world-class wine, artisanal beer and creative cocktails from the most distinguished names in the industry.… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on September 28, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

Be the Change Day 2010 PSA

Check out the amazing Be the Change Day 2010 PSA made by Shantre' Pinkney, HOBA's Multimedia Intern! Be the Change Day is in four days-- where will you be on… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on September 28, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

PL Spotlight: Jessica Lewis

What's your favorite HOBA project?

It's a tie between two projects: tutoring at the Boys and Girls Club and making cat toys at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. I loved the tutoring project because it was great to see the volunteers interacting and laughing with the kids. You could definitely see first-hand the impact we were making. The cat-toy-making project was great… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on September 20, 2010 at 9:51am — No Comments

PL Spotlight: Brian Cook

What's your favorite HOBA project?

My favorite project to date has to the Alameda Point Collaborative. We were joined by a spectacular corporation known as RMS - Risk Management Solutions, who fearlessly dove in, and completed a huge list of tasks. Four two story buildings painted, several new drought tolerant gardens, and landscaping of a new future playground area just to mention a few. The residents… Continue

Added by HandsOn Bay Area on September 8, 2010 at 9:00am — 1 Comment