August 2022 Newsletter
EnE August 2022 Newsletter
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Sherry Anderson
We hope all kids enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing summer. We also hope they are more relaxed, recharged, and ready to start a new academic year. Wishing you all the best with the new school year. Please continue to take all safety measures
Congratulations to all our volunteers who received appreciation certificates and PVSA awards for all the hard work they have done during last year.
Welcome to all the 2022-2023 E&E volunteers. Look out for messages in the new WhatsApp groups for activities, reminders, and other details.
Now for a Quick Recap of Our August 2022 Activities
Volunteer of the Month: Ishan Juluri
Ishan started volunteering with E&E at a young age, and now he is in high school. His passion for science made him host 7 weeks of summer STEAM sessions for Gilroy’s low-income community. He pulled his friends who share the same interest and as a team, they hosted the most productive sessions. Participants enjoyed activities thoroughly and now requesting to host these sessions frequently. Good job Ishan and team.
E&E volunteers have been meeting special needs at Emerald Glen Park park in Dublin, and spending quality time by doing fun activities together.
Senator Dave Cortese joined hands with E&E leadership and volunteers to distribute 350+ school bags and supplies, sanitizers, and lunch bags to many little children in San Jose. Senator had a great conversation with a transitioning kindergartner. Volunteers worked hard to set up and distribute.
On Aug 21st in Gilroy, we distributed 350 backpacks with school supplies to families in need. It was heartwarming to see beautiful happy faces.
E&E Leadership and Volunteers set up booths and ran activities at Minority Mental Wellness Fair at Hellyer Park, San Jose.
Volunteers making food bags for San Jose, Sunny Vale, Fremont, and Santa Cruz unhoused populations.
Knitting caps for cancer patients continues by our young volunteers.
Young tutors had fun teaching their little tutees different subjects, chess, and art. Our volunteers ensure that tutoring programs are culturally responsive and tailored to meet the unique needs of student populations.
Volunteers picked up meals at restaurant and delivered them to senior citizens at PriyaLiving, Santa Clara
Thank you volunteers for baking yummy cookies & muffins and sharing them with the community.
While family members are caring for their loved ones hospitalization takes a big enough emotional toll on them. Our volunteers helped by providing delicious homemade meals to give a little comfort.
Volunteers prepared hot breakfasts for the unsheltered in eastbay community.
Our volunteers conducted STEAM activities for children from low-income communities in San Jose and Gilroy cities. It’s great to see kids having fun. We had raffles and fun incentives and Lunch for participants.
Volunteers cooked delicious food for the unhoused populations in South Bay, East Bay, and Santa Cruz areas. And generously distributed them to the unsheltered under hot sun.
- 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 Masson Family, Narayanam Family, Ojas Gupta, Trivedi Family, Kolluru Family, Potula Family, Cheruvu Family, Fotedar Family, and an anonymous donor for food sponsorships to disabled orphan children.
- 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/4090948AFAE2AAAF49-2022
- 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
Shopping on Amazon:
- Please use the following link to shop on Amazon.com: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-3656395. When you shop using this link, Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to EnE.
