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Open Heart Kitchen

2010-11-24T14:41:14-08:00November 24th, 2010|

On Weds, Nov 17th, 2010 – Hannah Myers (me), Natalie Lambros, Jenna and Jessica O’Neal made 100 bag lunches for Open Heart Kitchen.  We talked to Wendy Weather who works for them and she told us what was needed in each lunch:  a tuna packet, mayo, 2 pieces of bread, rice krispy treat, orange, chips and 2 juice boxes.  They pass out over a 1000 lunches in this area every weekend for school kids who don’t have enough to eat so this was really needed.  My mom delivered the lunches during the day on Thursday the 18th and Wendy told her how happy she was and how generous we were to do this and thankful.  They are really down in their food donations this year and really need more stuff.  This was a cool thing to do – makes us feel like we are giving to others. 

Thank you,
Hannah Myers, Jenna and Jessica O’Neal and Natalie Lambros

Posted: 11/24/10

Safety Valet

2010-01-25T14:39:53-08:00January 25th, 2010|

For my community service I did something called a Safety Valet. I did this with my school. I go every Friday after school to help kids stay safe. I applied awhile back and it is still going on. My job is important to teachers, kids, parents, and others. I stand out side with others for 20 minutes at least. So far kids on their own have done a pretty good job of staying safe. Mostly because their parents are next to them. We have this thing called a red line, this is in front of the school and you have to stay on the right side other wise we say please step on the other side of the red line. If they still don’t come on the other side we blow the whistle. This is my job for the year, my friends and I have a responsibility and we’re going to use it well for  others. 

By: Samantha Frost
U11 Orange

 

Posted: 01/25/10

Blankets For Shepherds Gate

2010-01-13T14:38:24-08:00January 13th, 2010|

We made four baby blankets and donated them to Shepherd’s Gate. This will help give warmth for many children. Shepherd’s Gate is a shelter for homeless or abused Women and children. They stay there for as long as they want until they learn how to live and to stay away from those that hurt them. It is also a religious shelter and their main saying from God to those who were hurt is; “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. Wherever they go they will find green pastures.”

We went to Walmart and purchased fleece to cut out the right size squares and tie them at Megan’s house. We chose baby patterns including teddy bears, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, and baby zoo animals. This was a fun process.

At the shelter, the people in charge were very nice, they were very happy about getting blankets. We filled out a receipt so that they could send us a thank you note. After we gave these blankets away, we felt good and thought that we did a good deed.

Taylor Campbell and Megan Shackley’s service project.  They are from the U12 Grey RAGE team.
Posted: 01/13/10

Valley Humane Society

2009-12-28T14:37:11-08:00December 28th, 2009|

Kailyn and I completed our leadership project yesterday.  In the last few weeks we have taken donations from friends and family of pet supplies for Valley Humane Society.  

Yesterday we delivered food, cat liter, leashes, and toys to the animals.  While we were there we visited and played with all the cats waiting to be adopted.
In the future we hope to become volunteers to help care for the animals, but we were told to wait until we are a little older. Emma Theroux U12G and Kailyn Coleman U12G.

Posted: 12/28/09

VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY

2009-12-23T14:35:39-08:00December 23rd, 2009|

Since I have pets, and I love animals, I decided to help the Valley Humane Society. They had a list on the website of things to donate, so I made a flier that had my name, an explanation of what I was doing, and the list. I put them all around my neighborhood, and my mom sent them to some other people. The results were very good: about 9 or 10 blankets, 5 bags of dog food, 2 bags of cat food, 2 bags of cat litter, toys, lots of paper towels, paper plates, paper cups, pillows, 4 swiffer products, toilet paper, flea control, a huge tub of soap, 3 normal-size liquid hand soaps, 2 collars, and $45. (I didnt’ count, so all of that was estimated). Happy holidays!

Kayln Epps U13AC
Posted: 12/23/09

TOYS FOR TOTS CHARITY DRIVE

2009-12-21T14:31:15-08:00December 21st, 2009|

 

Spenser Jaye, U14P player, worked on a project for her Rage leadership class.  She had her team work together with her on it. She did a Toys for Tots charity drive, so younger kids could have a Christmas that they never have had before.  Spenser and her teammates made that happen this year! Spenser collected toys from her team and delivered them to Pleasanton Firestation #1 last Friday.  She met Patrick, a firefighter who took time out to congratulate her and her teams hard work.

Posted: 12/21/09

Collecting Books for Mrs. Schnurr’s Class

2017-02-06T23:39:09-08:00December 9th, 2009|

 For our Leadership project, we collected books for Mrs. Sandy Schnurr’s third grade class. Mrs. Sandy Schnurr teaches at Rodeo Hills Elementary School. She was in desperate need of books for her classroom. A lot of her students were reading below the class level and she did not have enough reading materials to improve their reading skills. So we decided we would collect new or gently used books to give these kids a chance to improve their reading skills. We set a lofty goal of collecting 100 books and we exceeded our expectations by collecting 205 books. The books we collected were at different elementary reading levels so it would benefit her entire class. Mrs. Schnurr was very excited and very thankful. We hope our project helps these kids develop a love for reading. – Anjali Rai, Marisa Riordan, & Cassie Santana

 

Cassie, Anjali, and Marisa did another part of a project together:

bagsWe also went to Harvest Park and cleaned up the trash that was lying around everywhere. We collected more garbage than we thought we would which, is good because now the school looks a lot cleaner. This picture is of us holding the garbage bag full of garbage that we collected.

Posted: December 9, 2009

Juggling for Toys for Tots

2009-11-29T14:28:09-08:00November 29th, 2009|

Yesterday was the day Olivia Christensen from RAGE U12W did her Juggling Project to raise money for Toys for Tots.
” I got 398 juggles in 5 minutes.  For Coach Nick only, I continued to juggle until I reached 1000…it took about 12 – 15 minutes.  I raised $263, which is a lot of money when you’re buying toys for little kids who are less fortunate.  My mom took me to Target and gave me a cart to start the shopping.  We kept a list of how much we were spending, and were able to fill up the entire cart.             

After that, we went to the Fire Station in Pleasanton to donate the gifts. The firemen were very proud of my donation and impressed with my project. Take a look at the pictures.  Thank you so much for helping me with my project.  The children will definitely appreciate the toys this year.”

Posted: November 29, 2009

Hike for the Haven—a HUGE Success!!

2009-11-10T14:23:42-08:00November 10th, 2009|

Olivia Brown, Paige Hughes and their RAGE U14AC soccer team raised $1,025.00 for the Tri-Valley Haven—just exceeding their original goal of $1,000. As a community service project for the RAGE Leadership Program, Olivia and Paige, with the help of naturalist and photographer Sue Evans, organized the morning hike up the Pleasanton Ridge and into Augustin Bernal Park on Sunday, November 8.  It was a beautiful day, and a great way to give back to the Pleasanton Community. (Photo by Sue Evans)
Posted: November 10, 2009

RAGE U15 Walks for Diabetes

0209-10-26T14:17:52-07:52October 26th, 0209|

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH, U-15 WHITE TEAM WALKED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION AT CRISSY FIELD IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE TEAM WAS INSPIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT BY A FELLOW TEAMMATE WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AT THE AGE OF 2. 

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