Hello and Welcome to the Community Connections blog!
Wow! We have reached a new record in the Community Connections department. This week we provided a record 105 service hours to the community. This is an amazing feet-it is the equivalent of two full time positions helping in the community. Thank you to all of our participants for this accomplishment. It took a lot of persistence and hard work. Way to Go!
We also started a new partnership this week. Every thursday we are volunteering at the Palo Alto Unified School District's Science Garden. It's a great opportunity for us because not only are we helping out in the garden, we are learning all about science. The garden provides materials for classrooms in Palo Alto. We think this will be a great work site and are delighted to help out.
On Friday, October 28, the Adult Day Program held their annual Halloween dance. It was a huge success with a DJ, great food and lots of scary costumes.
Stay tuned for more excitement!
Thanks for reading.
andrea
Abilities United Community Connections activities and announcements
Friday, October 28, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
What a camping trip!
Hello and Welcome to the Abilities United Community Connections blog.
They’ve done it again! Abilities United participants, instructors and family members once again braved the elements and went camping at Foothill Park last week. This was the sixth camping trip and it was quite a success.
Participants and staff planned, shopped and prepared all of the meals; including the S’mores! The weather was perfect and everyone had a blast eating out in the open by the campfire.
According to participants, this was the most activity-filled trips to date. Hikes, yoga classes, tae kwon doe, community safety classes, photography, bike buds and scavenger hunts were just a few of the activities.
In all, over sixty people participated in this hugely successful event. After having so much fun, preparations are already underway for next year’s event.
Stay tuned!
And thanks to Drew Thorne for helping with this blog post!
andrea
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A new partnership
Hello and Welcome to the Community Connections blog!
It has been a very busy month for the Community Connections program. In mid September we started a new partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. We will be working at one of their sites in East Palo Alto, helping the teachers prepare the classrooms for the after school programs. We will be working there every Wednesday. They even made us our own name badges with the Abilities United logo on it! It should be a really interesting work site and we are all very excited to help them out.
We are also getting ready to take classes at Foothill College. Several of our participants will be taking a class at the college. They applied to the program and were accepted so it should be a true learning experience.
Stayed tuned for more upcoming events! It promises to be a terrific Fall!
andrea
It has been a very busy month for the Community Connections program. In mid September we started a new partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. We will be working at one of their sites in East Palo Alto, helping the teachers prepare the classrooms for the after school programs. We will be working there every Wednesday. They even made us our own name badges with the Abilities United logo on it! It should be a really interesting work site and we are all very excited to help them out.
We are also getting ready to take classes at Foothill College. Several of our participants will be taking a class at the college. They applied to the program and were accepted so it should be a true learning experience.
Stayed tuned for more upcoming events! It promises to be a terrific Fall!
andrea
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Three New Vans !
Hello Everyone!
Yea! The Community Connections program has three beautiful new vans. The vans were delivered on Wednesday, September 7 and they are wonderful!
Each van is equipped with a wheelchair lift and seats at least 6 participants. This will make it so much easier for our participants to get to their work sites.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was so much fun and there was a lot of celebration. We want to thank our donors; The San Jose Mercury Wishbook Fund Inc., and their generous readers, HEDCO Foundation and the Bothin Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who participated. It will really help our program move into the future.
Keep reading!
andrea
Yea! The Community Connections program has three beautiful new vans. The vans were delivered on Wednesday, September 7 and they are wonderful!
Each van is equipped with a wheelchair lift and seats at least 6 participants. This will make it so much easier for our participants to get to their work sites.
The ribbon cutting ceremony was so much fun and there was a lot of celebration. We want to thank our donors; The San Jose Mercury Wishbook Fund Inc., and their generous readers, HEDCO Foundation and the Bothin Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who participated. It will really help our program move into the future.
Keep reading!
andrea
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Vans are coming!
Hello and welcome to the Community Connections blog!
We have great news! Last spring our program received three new vans to transport our participants to their volunteer work sites. It took awhile to customize the vans to accommodate our participants, but they are finally ready.
The vans will hopefully be delivered to our program the week of September 7. We are planning a big event to celebrate the wonderful donation. Everyone is invited to take part in the celebration at the Abilities United Admin Building on Wed Sept 7 at 2:30 PM.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks for reading.
andrea
We have great news! Last spring our program received three new vans to transport our participants to their volunteer work sites. It took awhile to customize the vans to accommodate our participants, but they are finally ready.
The vans will hopefully be delivered to our program the week of September 7. We are planning a big event to celebrate the wonderful donation. Everyone is invited to take part in the celebration at the Abilities United Admin Building on Wed Sept 7 at 2:30 PM.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks for reading.
andrea
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Gearing up for Fall!
Hello and welcome to the Community Connections blog.
We are working really hard and getting ready for our fall schedule. In September, we will return to our work at the Palo Alto Zoo and Menlo College (they were both on hiatus for the summer). Our participants will also start their forth year of classes at the Community School of Music and Art. We will be taking Marimba classes as well as the art classes.
This month we put our latest television production of Abilities United Presents: Community Connections on to You Tube. You can view the program by following the attached link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MlyuthcaE
The program features the Mayor of Palo Alto, Sid Espinosa and two Abilities United participants. We also show videos of our work out in the community.
In our educational series, the Red Cross will be presenting a lecture on Emergency Preparedness to our participants.
Another fall event is our Agency wide Aquathon, to take place on Saturday September 10. It should be a really fun event again this year.
Keep reading for the latest news on all of our events. And thanks for reading!
Andrea
We are working really hard and getting ready for our fall schedule. In September, we will return to our work at the Palo Alto Zoo and Menlo College (they were both on hiatus for the summer). Our participants will also start their forth year of classes at the Community School of Music and Art. We will be taking Marimba classes as well as the art classes.
This month we put our latest television production of Abilities United Presents: Community Connections on to You Tube. You can view the program by following the attached link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4MlyuthcaE
The program features the Mayor of Palo Alto, Sid Espinosa and two Abilities United participants. We also show videos of our work out in the community.
In our educational series, the Red Cross will be presenting a lecture on Emergency Preparedness to our participants.
Another fall event is our Agency wide Aquathon, to take place on Saturday September 10. It should be a really fun event again this year.
Keep reading for the latest news on all of our events. And thanks for reading!
Andrea
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
500 Recorders !
Hello Everyone and Welcome to the Community Connections blog.
August has been a very productive month. We took on a gigantic project at the Community School of Music and Art. Each summer, we help clean and organize their musical instruments. It's a month long project because we have 500 recorders to clean!
Our participants take the instruments apart, wash them in bleach and re-assemble them. Then they set up a very efficient production line.
"We rely so much on the Abilities United participants," notes CSMA staff member Susan McInnis. "We wouldn't be able to do this project without their help. We are forever grateful!"
In total, we have cleaned over 1500 recorders! What an accomplishment!
Dr. Earl Whetstone came and gave a dental presentation in July and in mid-August we will tour Moffet Air Base in Mountain View as part of our educational program. We are learning so much in these educational lectures.
This fall promises to be a very busy time. Keep reading for the latest info on all of our events.
Thanks for reading.
Andrea
August has been a very productive month. We took on a gigantic project at the Community School of Music and Art. Each summer, we help clean and organize their musical instruments. It's a month long project because we have 500 recorders to clean!
Our participants take the instruments apart, wash them in bleach and re-assemble them. Then they set up a very efficient production line.
"We rely so much on the Abilities United participants," notes CSMA staff member Susan McInnis. "We wouldn't be able to do this project without their help. We are forever grateful!"
In total, we have cleaned over 1500 recorders! What an accomplishment!
Dr. Earl Whetstone came and gave a dental presentation in July and in mid-August we will tour Moffet Air Base in Mountain View as part of our educational program. We are learning so much in these educational lectures.
This fall promises to be a very busy time. Keep reading for the latest info on all of our events.
Thanks for reading.
Andrea
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