October 2019 – Newsletter

The month of October was jam packed with events, from Diwali to Halloween – so naturally the EnE calendar was brimming with activities too. Our volunteers at EnE, together logged in 310 hours of volunteering this month!

We want to share an important news that Mahima Goel, Cancer Clinical Research Coordinator at Stanford
University’s Radiology Department, will make more STEM opportunities available for the EnE volunteers.
With a BS degree in Molecular Biology & Psychology from UIUC and an MS in Biomedical Engineering from UCSF, Mahima will also mentor and guide the students aspiring to pursue a career in medicine.

As we head into the official month of giving, we have ample opportunities for our volunteers to give back to
our community and make a positive impact, such as the Salvation Army Toy Barrel and Giving Tree Prep and Greeting Card Workshop for Veterans to name a few.

A few important reminders before we dive into this month’s activities:

• Approve volunteer hours for seniors: In addition to Ayesha, the following can approve your volunteer hours for submission to schools and: Cecilia (San Jose, close to EVHS), Kavitha (San Jose, close to EV Square), Pallabi (San Jose, Country Club), Namrita Grover (Cupertino), and Geeta Hiremath (Fremont)
• Changed timings for Jeena volunteers: Henceforth the volunteering sessions will be from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Continue to enter your volunteering hours in the following google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14aCCBe74pU2ZQP2gdxXMGD3m0-8tKklzazClDQaB2rA/edit
To learn more about hours required to earn PVSA awards in each age group, go to:
https://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/eligibility.

by: Tanisha Tol

Now for a Sneak Peek into Our October 2019 Activities:

Serving at Shelters

• Birthday Helpers for Homeless at Salvation Army: Helped with cake-cutting to celebrate birthdays of homeless children. Way to go!
• TX-Serving Meals to Needy: Made food bags at the Dallas, TX food pantry. Keep up the good work!
• CityTeam Shelter-KITCHEN: Cooked and served dinner at a homeless shelter.
• Community Services at CT:  Helped organize the pantry and made food bags at a homeless shelter! We are so proud of our volunteers!
• Volunteer with Sunday Friends: Led activities for children from low-income families such as cooking, making crafts, reading to children etc. Kudos to our volunteers!
• Meal Sponsorships to AshaJyothi, Shelter for Special Needs Kids: A BIG thank you to Shivi Fotedar, Alpa Kohli, Devashree Bhau, Satya Anumolu, Namrita Grover, Nisha Charagulla, Vasu Madhav, Priya GunduRao, Nidhi Sharma for sponsoring meals during October.
• If you are interested in sponsoring a meal at AshaJyothi to feed ~70 abandoned special needs kids with autism, cerebral palsy, speech & hearing impairment, polio, down syndrome, please visit: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948afae2aaaf49-20199. Available sponsorship options range from $200 for full day meals, $80 for lunch or dinner to $45 for just breakfast. Donate at https://empowerexcel.org/donate/ or mail the check or pay by cash.