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Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
Palo Alto Delta Gamma
 
 
Do you have a little time to help with an event or party?
Our Palo Alto alumnae chapter has been so generous with their time. Again this year we have several events where our "eyes and helping hands" can assist our visually impaired friends. Please respond to my request by email or I will call you.
  • JUNE 17th Saturday 8:30AM - 4:30PM ADA Seminar (Americans with Disabilities Act) sponsored by the Silicon Valley Council of the Blind. I am proposing 2-3 hour shifts. Help needed to check in attendees, serve food, disburse bag lunches, microphone assist, setup and cleanup. Location: Monte Vista Terrace Rec Room (corner Grant Rd. & El Camino in Mtn. View).
  • AUGUST 19th Saturday 10:00AM - 3:00PM Annual BBQ for Silicon Valley Council of the Blind. Sunnyvale Baylands Park (Hwy.237 & Carribean Dr.) 2-3 hour shifts. Setup, cleanup and "eyes and helping hands". Very relaxing day in a lovley open space park by the bay.
  • DECEMBER 10th Sunday 1:00 - 5:00PM DG Holiday Party for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This is always a special day! Sweet Adelines sing and yummy food is served. Drivers, food prep & helpers are needed. Location: Mitchell Park Rec Center in Palo Alto.

Other events and "One on One" service activities are available. For example, Susan Mueller and her dog, Honey, have been visiting elderly friends at a local rehab center. Our members are also called upon to give rides to trains, appointments and events for our DG sisters and others. These times are always rewarding as we make new friends and learn so much about the needs of people with disabilities.

I hope you can help! Lolly Osborne lolly@osbofamily.com

More Volunteer Service Opportunities
Come join us as a volunteer and help our visually impaired and senior friends who need an extra hand. We have a variety of special and flexible programs that could fit your busy schedule. Here are a few examples of how you can help and bring a smile to someone's day:

  • The Silicon Valley Blind Club is currently looking for Delta Gamma volunteers for mending clothing, outreach transportation and crafts assistance.
  • The Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital Department of Opthamology is currently looking for volunteers for outreach transportation and watching the siblings of children undergoing outpatient treatment.
  • Take time to volunteer at The Vista Center...formally called the Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (PCBVI). Go directly to the Vista Center home page: Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Click on the "Volunteer Button" to view a variety of Volunteer Activities. For more information about volunteering at Vista Center, contact Volunteer Coordinator RoJeanne Sawey, rsawey@vistacenter.org or at 650-858-0202, Ext. 104.
  • Offer your time at Sensory Access in Sunnyvale, a company that assists visually impaired in learning competitive upper level job skills to secure employment.
  • Donate to the Glaucoma Research Foundation. The Glaucoma Research Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for glaucoma. Founded in 1978 in San Francisco, they fund glaucoma research world-wide.
  • Be a Golden Anchor volunteer and bring joy to Delta Gamma's elders and other seniors residing in care facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Volunteer along with both alumnae and collumnae DGs at the Belmont Village senior community near Santana Row. This is part of our Golden Anchor program that seeks to support and bring joy to our Delta Gamma seniors and others in the community. Click on the Golden Anchor link for more information.
  • Attend our unique and fun events this year, that support and raise funds for our Foundation programs. The Foundation event dates are: October 3rd, December 2nd, February 7th, and April 22nd. Check the Master Calendar on this website for specific information.

For more information, please contact Sherry Herrgott at sherryh50@aol.com

Remember...

Keep track of your volunteer hours and email them to me. If you have any other questions, or other ideas, please contact me.

Also, if you are already volunteering in the community working with seniors, or visually impaired, let me know.

Contact Sherry if you want to participate and sign up.

Sherry Herrgott
vp: Foundation, Volunteer Services
Palo Alto Alumnae Chapter

Email address: sherryh50@aol.com

You can make a Difference!!