We closed out the month of January by celebrating that most spectacular group of high-achieving 826 Valencia volunteers known to us and the world as the 100 Club. Comprised of about a hundred volunteers who have accrued the most service hours from the previous semester, the 100 Club never fails to inspire us with its passion and dedication.
This winter’s celebration was a highly nautical affair, generously hosted by veteran After-School Tutoring volunteer Richard Haiduck and his wife Barb at the South Beach Yacht Club. Our revelers were treated to a twinkling view of the Bay, with dinner catered by La Méditerrannée and Ali Baba’s Cave, and dessert by Palmyra. Partygoers tried their luck and skill at games like Liar’s Dice and Slapjack, crafted and displayed their own nautical flags, and wrote down sweet recollections of 826 tutoring experiences. A few 6-word-memoirs of 826 tutoring experiences that were shared included:
“World less awful reading books together”
“My favorite rays of sunshine, BVHM”
“‘No way I’ll write.’ He did!”
After we’d all eaten our fill, hopped on the mic to share an 826 tutoring memory, and tested some friendships at the card and dice tables, everyone was rewarded with a special edition beanie emblazoned with the logo of King Carl’s Emporium, the storefront of 826’s new Tenderloin center.
As 826 Valencia’s reach expands, one thing that never changes is the fact that the success of our programs depends on the hard work and tenacity of our stellar volunteers. The Tenderloin expansion means our programming is growing fast, and our volunteer force is growing to match. If you haven’t joined us yet, you can start by registering here: http://826valencia.org/volunteer-registration/ We’d love to see you at our next celebration!
Listed below are the awe-inspiring members of our Fall 2015 100 Club.We treasure every opportunity to honor this amazing group of people. Applause for all!
– Kiley McLaughlin, Volunteer Engagement Associate
| Jennifer AltonAna ArandaEmily BallaineAntoinette BartonRichtan Batac David Becker Susan Birnbaum Lindsey Bourne Jennifer Braun Wren Brennan Jayme Brown Joel Brown David Brownell Chelsea Bryan Jamieson Bunn Jozefien Buydens Margherita Buzzi Edmund Cavagnaro Darren Chan David Chang Janice TingChun Cho Sarah Clark Kimberly Connor John Creagan Arlen Cuevas Catherine Dory Culver Liam Curly Shannon David Dave Dávila Nancy Delgado Adriana del Mar Laura Depta Ashley Despain Kristen DeVilbiss Shelby DeWeese Lavinia Dimond Nada Djordjevich Cathryn Domrose Joanna Ellis James Emerman Ian Evans Britta Fithian-Zum Darryl Forman Jack Fowler Kristina Garrett Sarah Gannett Will Georgantas Einat Gilboa Sarah Glover Isabella Gordillo Maggie Grainger Joseph Green Anna Gross Natalie Guo Annelise Hagar Richard Haiduck Jenna Hernandez Alice Hoult Nicholas Howard Jessica Hemerly Austin Hoffman Emily Holt Gregory Hosono Ash Huang Amy Ithurburn Ilya Kaltman Renee Kaufman Elizabeth Kert Jonathan Koshi Matthew Krieger Isabella Kung Andrea Lacorrazza Jennifer Larson Helaine Lasky Schweitzer Cindy Kuan-Ching Lee Gloria Lenhart Andrew Lehman Jerry Li Jennifer Lin Christina Liu Tracy Liu Kirsten Zoe Luhtala Kehau Lyons John-Paul Mackey Martin Malloy Naomi Marcus Magdalena Mardinian Katherine Marsh Sarah Martin Katie McMurran Helaine Melnitzer Burt Meyer Meghan Mikhail Maggie Millner Zach Miners Eunice Moyle Lauren Mulkey Katherine Murphy Sonja Murphy Phoebe Myers Marilyn Nichols John Odell Aidan O’Flynn Chiara Packard Mary Lou Paredes Kate Park Summer ParkerPerry Sejal Patel Talia Pines Dale Pitman William Poole Merle Rabine Bulmaro Ramirez Will Randick Tim Ratanapreukskul Emily Ratto Meg Ray Charles Raznikov Olga Rodriguez Katerin Romero Raul Rossell Benjamin Rowen Julia Ruiz Brooke Rusenko Marie Sbrocca Johann Schiffer Patrice Scinta Kim Scupham Eva Shantharam Emma Sherwood-Forbes Fredric Silverman Samantha Silvestri Julie Smith Annalise Stromsa Dave Struthers Taylor Swaty Reina Takahashi Grant Tanenbaum Michelle Tay Kevin Teh Stephanie Theune Sietske Tjallingii Melissa van Gelder Nikhil Wadhwani Taylor Wallau Kaia Waller Nancy Ware JianHui Wei Donna Williamson Micah Wilson Lindsay Wing Kevin Wofsy |