February 2019 – Newsletter
We kicked off our New Year to a great start with our various volunteering initiatives! We logged in 350+ hours in January itself.
February was also a busy month for us as we spread our love through a variety of activities ranging from spending time with our special friends, sorting donations, cooking and serving food at shelters, helping seniors with laundry and tech issues to entertaining them with a melody of music. We logged in 355 hours in February 2019.
Again, a reminder to please log your volunteer hours in PVSA.
We will start auditing hours in 2 weeks and request for PVSA for qualified volunteers. So logging your hours is very important and we can’t take responsibility if you miss logging and can’t get the award on time.
If you need to create an account, instructions document is at this following link: https://empowerexcel.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/PVSA-Volunteer-account-setup-.pdf
End of April we will have our annual volunteer appreciation event to acknowledge all our volunteers and their selfless service to make a difference in the community.
By: Tanisha Tol
Here is a sneak peak into our February 2019 activities:
Bollywood fitness workout sessions at Alum Rock library – Feb 1 and Feb 15
Evergreen village square library – Feb 2, Feb 9, Feb 16, and Feb 23 by Anika.
Youth volunteer conducted fun and enjoyable music performing calorie-burning dance movements workout sessions for the community.
February 9: Violablythe – Work Party Help, Newark, CA
We helped sort, box, and label toy donations as well as sort canned goods.
February 10: Care Package for Troops, Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA
We sorted, assembled and boxed care packages donations and labeled them for shipment to bring a touch of home to our troops overseas in conflict regions and on humanitarian missions.
February 10: Feeding Friends at Family Supportive Housing Shelter, San Jose, CA
We chopped, cooked, and served food, and afterwards cleaned up by washing dishes and the floor.
February 16: Music for Seniors, Westmont, Santa Clara
We continued to make good strides with our new “Music for Seniors” program launched last month. Our volunteers came wonderfully prepared with their favorite pieces to entertain our seniors by playing the piano, violin, and singing.
February 23: Purab Festival, India Community Center, Milpitas
February 2, 9, 16, 23: Priya Living Retirement Community, Santa Clara, CA
We helped our senior with their weekly laundry chores on Sundays
February 2, 9, 10, 16:
Tech Sessions for our beloved Seniors at Westmont and Liberty Towers in Santa Clara
Mondays, Tuesday and Fridays:
We meet on every Monday, Tuesday and Friday of the month
for Fun Filled, Interactive “Friends Together” Sessions with our Special Friends
February 10, 17, 24: Fun time with children from low income communities.
We worked with children from low income communities and participated in various activities from playing games, reading and drawing with children to cooking and serving meals
The following families sponsored meals this month for children rescued from human trafficking and abuse at HELP Asha Sadan, India
Tirumala – FEB 4th
Kothuri – FEB 14th
Jayakumar – FEB 15th
Jayakumar – FEB 27th
Jayakumar – FEB 28th
If you are interested in sponsoring a meal, please go to the signup genius calendar. You can choose from the following options:
For more info on Asha Sadan, please contact E&E
