YAD Day of Volunteering 2016
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Join YAD for our annual Day of Volunteering! With over 130 YADers volunteering at various sites throughout San Francisco, we make a large and memorable impact. Registration will open on Friday, June 17.
9:00 am: Participants meet at the Federation for breakfast, socializing, and inspiration from Danny Grossman, the Federation's CEO, on the importance of giving back.
10:00 am: In transportation organized by the Federation, participants depart for their service sites.
10:30 am: Time to make a difference!
1:00 pm: Optional meetup at Biergarten.
Site and Volunteer Descriptions
Background: AIDS Walk San Francisco is a 10K fundraising walk starting and ending in Golden Gate Park. This event benefits Project Inform, Ward 86 at San Francisco General Hospital, Project Open Hand, and HIV/AIDS programs and services throughout the Bay Area.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will help set up and clean the KidZone, where family entertainment is provided after the walk. Volunteers must be outgoing and friendly!
Background: Friends of Alemany Farm is a volunteer group that manages the horticulture, volunteer, and educational programs at Alemany Farm, a 3.5 acre organic farm ecosystem in southeast San Francisco. Friends of Alemany Farm grows food security and educates local residents about how they can become their own food producers. They strive to increase ecological knowledge and habitat value, and to sow the seeds of economic and environmental justice.
Volunteer assignment: After receiving an orientation of the farm, YAD will be working with Friends of Alemany Farm to plant and beautify the farm.
Background: Glide has been a spiritual home and refuge for people from many diverse backgrounds and traditions, as well as a provider of services to the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will be attending church services at 11:00 am and then be making bagged lunches to be distributed to those in need.
Background: Holly Park, one of the city's oldest parks, has modern playstructures, a basketball court, and BBQ areas.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will be beautifying Holly Park with the help of San Francisco Recreation & Parks.
Background: The Jewish Community Library serves as a neutral ground for discovery, where both Jews and non-Jews can explore Jewish tradition from many angles with no barriers to entry.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will be working with Howard Freedman, director of the Jewish Community Library, to organize and shelf the collection of books.
Background: The Jewish Home has served San Franciscans for more than 140 years. It provides high-quality care, services, and programs that give local seniors a place they can call home.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will join the Jewish Home’s director of creative arts, Gary Tanner, and a small group of residents in the creative arts studio to work together on a group project that Gary will plan (the Home will provide the necessary materials). Gary will also provide an overview of the Jewish Home and its history in San Francisco.
Background: Larkin Street Youth Services integrates housing, education, employment and health services to get homeless and at-risk kids off the streets. Each year, Larkin Street gives more than 3,000 youths a place where they can feel safe; rebuild their sense of self-respect, trust, and hope; learn school, life and job skills; and find the confidence to build a future.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will be working with Larkin Street staff to beautify, organize and paint the facility to create a more welcoming environment for those they serve.
Background: North Beach Citizens is a resource center that homeless and low-income residents use as a base and a starting point to rebuild their lives and reconnect with their community.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will help North Beach Citizen’s volunteer team in beautifying the streets and neighborhoods of North Beach and Chinatown.
Background: Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park’s largest body of water, is a popular spot for strolling, picnicking, and pedaling around in boats.
Volunteer assignment: YAD will be beautifying Stow Lake with the help of San Francisco Recreation & Parks.
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