June 2021 Newsletter
June month was busy with the India COVID-19 Response project and local ongoing projects. E&E volunteers were interviewed by abc7 News, KRON4 News, Mercury News, and KCBS Radio.
June 20th Father’s Day – Father is the epitome of strength and courage, patience and affection. Warm wishes on Father’s Day to you and your family from E&E.
Please join us On Thursday, July 29th at 6:00 pm, Senator Dave Cortese is honoring Senate District 15’s Nonprofit of the Year – Empower & Excel! Register for the virtual event at www.tinyurl.com/SD15nonprofit and hope to see you there!
Volunteer of the Month: Mahiika Redla
Mahiika has been making delicious lunch and dinner every other Wednesday for the unhoused population in San Jose and distributing. We appreciate her dedication and service. Her commitment is helping us to execute this activity without interruptions.
Now for a Quick Recap of Our June 2021 Activities:
Our India COVID-19 Response project was featured in abc7 News, KRON4 News, Mercury News, and KCBS Radio.
We are extremely proud of our volunteers and donors for joining their hands to make the India COVID-19 Project very successful. In three and half weeks span we were able to provide a tremendous amount of support. For pictures please check out https://empowerexcel.org/india/
Volunteers at KCBS radio with Reporter & Producer Keith Mencon talking about India COVID-19 Response fundraising.
Volunteers sorting and packaging STEAM activity kits at RAFT.
Handmade Baby Blankies for the community. Dropped off Baby Blankets in Gilroy with Patti Penna who works for Santa Clara County. Blankets will be distributed to low income families and migrant families at Carry the Vision a non profit organization in Gilroy.
EnE volunteers made hot meals and sandwiches for the unhoused population in East Bay, South Bay, and Santa Cruz.
Little bakers baked 100’s of goodies for the community
Volunteers distributed lunch packages and clothing to the unhoused population.
Young tutors had fun teaching their little tutees different subjects, chess, and art.
Our volunteers conducted STEAM activities for children from low-income community. We had raffle and fun incentives for children who participated. Father’s day was special with Father’s. day giveaways.
EnE’s Global Volunteer Initiatives: Supporting ASHA JYOTHI
- EnE volunteers and their families have been wholeheartedly supporting AshaJyothi, a shelter for abandoned special needs kids in India through their generous donations and meal sponsorships.
- A BIG Thank You to all the families who sponsored meals during May month: Seth family, Masson family, Madhav family and anonymous donors.
- Please sign-up here if you are interested in sponsoring meals for ~70 special needs kids and their staff of 15 people. We are very happy to share that our anonymous donor is matching two meals for every meal sponsored in the year 2021. Cost: $200 for full-day meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), $80 for just Lunch or Dinner, $40 for breakfast: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090948afae2aaaf49-2021
- Payment Info: Use one of the methods below to make a payment (Please note that online transaction fees are charged to E&E, so please include those fees as well.). Please do company matching wherever possible. (Tax-id: 47-3656395)
- Pay online at: https://empowerexcel.org/donate/
- Zelle transfer to: empowerandexcel.np@gmail.com
- Mail the check, payable to ‘Empower and Excel’ to: Empower and Excel, P.O. Box 21555, San Jose, CA, 95151 U.S.A
- By Cash
Important Monthly Reminders:
Instructions on How to Check your Event Sign-up on DonorView:
- Log on to E&E volunteer DonorView
- Click on the “Events” button
- Click on the “print ticket” button
Please Remember the following
- Please sign in to your DonorView account before you sign up for an event. (The advantage of signing in to your account first is that the attendant fields will be auto-filled for you, making your signup process a lot more efficient. Also, it will avoid the creation of multiple accounts.)
- Make sure to check your email for sign-up confirmation and event ticket.
- In the event that an update is required we will post it on the group chat and send Donorview update email.
- The event sign-up page also has the latest info. Please check there first if you have any questions.
- Please Note: Deleting a sign-up requires admin intervention so please only sign up when you are certain of your availability.
- We announce new events on the WhatsApp group first as events become available. If you have recently joined E&E, it’s best to sign into your Donorview account to see ongoing events. Click on the “event” icon. In the upper- right hand corner you will see a pull-down menu for ongoing events. Here is a short info document on Donorview:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XnpAMjnXXaVjcqG27_WW2tnnFMX8dJoSvXK139z0j_0/edit
* Please Enter Your Volunteer Hours as soon as you are done with your activity
Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA):
- To learn more about hours required to earn PVSA awards in each age group, go to: https://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/eligibility
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