March 4, 2010
Welcome to Gunn Service Day 2008 Registration for Gunn High School Students Deadline Sunday, February 28, 2010 at midnight, sharp! Please follow this procedure:
1. Read the descriptions below for each service site. 2. Choose your preference for service site and click on the Registration hyperlink Mysignup.com at the bottom of this webpage. 3. Follow the instructions for registering your site preference through Mysignup.com. *Note: You may only CHOOSE ONE service site, and you MUST fill in your FULL NAME when you register so that we can get you excused from classes that day! 4. Download the permission/waiver forms; one form for your preferred site (if requried) and one form for YCS and the Palo Alto Unified School District. Bring a signed copy of each of these forms to Gunn Service Day. You will need to submit a signed copy of each form to participate in GSD. 5. Have a great time at GSD! SERVICE SITE DESCRIPTIONS Service site: Canopy Mission: Canopy is a Palo Alto-based non-profit advocate for the urban forest and works to educate, inspire, and engage the community as stewards of young and mature trees. Location: 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Website: http://www.canopy.org Project Description: Tree care, weeding, vine-trimming, replacement plantings (if needed) and picking up trash along East and West Bayshore Roads for our East Palo Alto Tree Initiative project. Dress for the weather and outdoor work, including shoes and clothes that can get dirty. Project Capacity: 5-10 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no additional waiver from Canopy Service site: Shelter Network Mission: Shelter Network is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to re-establish self-sufficiency and to return to permanent homes of their own. Location: 60 Van Buren Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Website: shelternetwork.org/haven.html Project Description: We would like the group to work in our organic garden at the shelter. We are currently working with a project manager to help bring our garden prepared for the next phase of development. We will have a second project focused around donation sorting for those who can't work in the garden or for inclement weather. There will also be some general landscaping projects (weeding/pruning) to be done as well. Project Capacity: 10-20 click here to download the Shelter Network waiver form click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form Service site: Half Moon Bay Restore Mission: To provide for the health, inspiration and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the state's extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation. Location: 95 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Website: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=91 Project Description: The students will participate in Half Moon Bay State Beach's Habitat Restoration Project which consists of removing non-native invasive plants, using hand tools, in order to protect and support the native plants and wildlife which live in the area. All gloves and tools will be provided. All participants must wear long pants, closed toed shoes, and warm layers. Project Capacity: 10-50 click here to download the Half Moon Bay waiver form click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form Service site: Lytton Gardens Mission: To provide quality senior communities, encompassing housing, assisted living, and social and health care services. We enable seniors with different needs and abilities to age with dignity, regardless of their means. Location: 437 Webster Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 Website: lyttongardens.org Project Description: Bingo game, cookie social, card games, card making for Health Care Center residents Project Capacity: 5-10 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no Lytton Gardens waiver form Service site: Ecumenical Hunger Program Mission: EHP provides food, clothing, household essentials, support and referral services to those in need. Location: 2411 Pulgas Avenue in East Palo Alto Website: http://www.ehpcares.org/ Project Description: Students will be volunteering in the food closet, preparing food boxes, off-stacking pallet or barrels of food onto the shelves, organizing and/or maintaining that area. Project Capacity: 15 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no EHP waiver needed Service site: Magic Inc Mission: Magic is people learning and communicating how humans can further common good by practicing valuescience-scientific methods and principles applied to questions of value. Location: 381 Oxford Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Website: ecomagic.org Project Description: Restore and maintain California Oaks and other native species on University open space lands. Project Capacity: 10-30 Click Here to download the Magic waiver form click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form Service site: Creative Montessori Mission: Creative Montessori Learning Center (CMLC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community agency where we celebrate diversity. CMLC welcomes children age 2-6 from all backgrounds to work, play, and learn together. Location: 1421 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Website: http://cmlcepa.org/ Project Description: CMLC has four classrooms where students will be assisting teachers by washing chairs, cleaning shelves, assisting with art projects and working with children. Project Capacity: 16 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - no Creative Montessori waiver required Service site: InnVision Mission: We are dedicated to empowering homeless and at-risk families and individuals in finding...the way home! We accomplish this by offering various levels of housing and day programs in a safe and supportive environment that promotes self-worth and independent living Location: 33 Encina Avenue, Palo Alto, CA Website: innvision.org Project Description: Clean and organize the family center, and prepare snack for the after-school program. Project Capacity: 10-15 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - no InnVision waiver form required) Service site: Milpitas Food Pantry Mission: We are an emergency food box program that distributes food to low, very low and no income residents of Milpitas and Alviso. We are part of the Second Harvest Food Bank network and we follow their eligibility guidelines as well as those of the city of Milpitas. Location: 196 South Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Website: www.milpitasfoodpantry.org Project Description: We could be sorting food, restocking shelves or working with the clothes in our Clothes Closet Project Capacity: 1-10 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - no Milipitas Food Pantry waiver form required Service site: Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Mission: The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's purpose is to purchase, permanently protect, and restore lands forming a regional open space greenbelt, preserve unspoiled wilderness, wildlife habitat, watershed, viewshed, and fragile ecosystems, and provide opportunities for low-intensity recreation and environmental education Location: 330 Distel Circle
Los Altos, CA 94022-1404 Website: http://www.openspace.org Project Description: Deer Hallow Farm Area- Students will perform various farm maintenance and clean-up tasks to help staff prepare for the busy spring season Project Capacity: 8-12 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no Mid-Peninsual Open Space waiver Service site: RAFT Mission:
RAFT is a non-profit organization that provides educators with the tools they need to engage their students in powerful hands-on learning experiences. We offer a selection of innovative hands-on activities, educational resources and inexpensive supplies (many donated by local businesses) to enrich pre K-12 education and community programs. Location: 1355 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA Website: http://www.raft.net Project Description: Students will prepare teaching materials, sort donated materials and stock donated materials. Project Capacity: 25 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - no RAFT waiver form required Service site: Rebuilding Together Mission: Rebuilding Together is the nation's leading nonprofit working to preserve afforable homeownership and revitalize communities. Our network of more than 200 affiliates provides free rehabilition and critical repairs to the homes of low-income Americans. Location: 841 Kayne Street, Redwood City, CA 94063 Website: http://www.rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org Project Description: During the month of March, we are working hard to prepare for National Rebuilding Day, which takes place on April 24, 2010. Some of this preparation includes organizing and sorting items in the warehouse, helping pull items and assemble standard kits, and possibly helping with administrative tasks in the office. Project Capacity: 5-20 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no additional waiver from Rebuilding Together Service site: Acterra Mission:
To bring people together to create local solutions for a healthy planet. Acterra was formed in 2000 by the merger of two of the region's most respected and effective environmental organizations: the Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation (founded in 1970) and Bay Area Action (formed in 1990). Our long history of innovation and partnership enables us to draw on the wisdom and experience of two generations of environmental leaders. Location: 3921 E. Bayshore Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 Website: http://www.acterra.org Project Description: Volunteers may do any of a variety of habitat restoration projects such as weeding invasive species, planting native plants, mulching, building brush piles, etc. Please have volunteers wear sturdy clothes-they may get dirty or damaged. Long pants, closed-toe shoes such as sneakers or boots, and layered clothing are recommended. Weather can change rapidly-be prepared for heat, sun, cold, and rain! They should also bring a water bottle, sunscreen, a hat and a raincoat. Project Capacity: 6-30 Click Here to download the Acterra Waiver Form click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form Service site: Sacred Heart Community Center Mission:
Our mission is to change lives and impact poverty by providing essential services, offering tools for self-sufficiency, and ministering with dignity, compassion and respect. We engage the community and inspire volunteers to love, serve and share. Location: 1381 South 1st Street San Jose, CA 95110 Website: http://www.shcstheheart.org Project Description:
Project Capacity: 5-20 click here to download the YCS/PAUSD release form - there is no Sacred Heart waiver form | 