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August 2011 Bounty Garden at Hap Magee Ranch Park
The Bounty Garden has a home at Hap Magee Ranch Park after two separate votes by the Joint Planning and Operations Committee they unanimously supported the Garden’s community-service gardening program.
Pictured above, Life Scout Josh Miner and Bounty Garden cofounder Amelia Abrahamson met to do a review of the raised vegetable bed construction method for the upcoming Bounty Garden at Hap Magee Ranch Park. The Bounty Garden program’s primary goal is to provide a consistent source of fresh vegetables to local Food Bank programs. Another important benefit of The Bounty Garden is providing community members with a real way to become a part of the answer to local hunger.
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Junior Achievement
Serving Danville Doll Project Delivers a Touch of Home By Jody Morgan
On Doll Day every month from September-April the ladies of the Therapeutic Doll Project gather to put the finishing touches on handcrafted dolls and quilts destined for the Oakland Children’s Hospital. Answering a special call to deliver more of their much-appreciated product, the ladies extended their schedule into May this year in order to complete an additional 30 quilts for the intensive care nursery and a similar number of dolls utilized by doctors and nurses to explain to their young patients the medical procedures necessary to cure Laurie Guidry with finished quilts and dolls whatever ails them. Each doll is a unique work of art. Faces are hand-painted by Ann Radic and Sharon Jones. The soft muslin bodies are each marked with a belly button and a heart so medical professionals can point to a part of the doll’s body to show a child what part of his or her own body will be undergoing treatment. Curly locks in appropriate shades are glued on before each doll is dressed in its own two-piece outfit. Lois Winters, a retired Home Economics teacher and the only original Doll Project member still involved, heads up the creation of colorful clothing accented with bright rickrack, bias binding, or appliqué trimmings. Seasonal touches such as hearts for Valentine’s Day are sometimes added.
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By Fran Miller
Preparing today’s youth for a competitive work environment is a lofty goal – one capably fulfilled by the corporate and community volunteers of Junior Achievement. As the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs, Junior Achievement brings the real world into the classroom setting. “At Junior Achievement, we give young people the knowledge and skills they need in order to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices,” says Crystal Lynch, Senior Vice The Walnut Creek AAA offices hosted high school students for a Job Shadow during the school year. President of Marketing and Development for Junior Achievement of Northern California in Walnut Creek. “Junior Achievement (JA) programs help students make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world, increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.” During the 2010-2011 school year, JA served 3014 school students in Danville in grades kindergarten through high school, JA programs are relevant to today’s workforce, and prepare students to: proactively manage their finances, become entrepreneurs, and develop valuable skills that will be recognized in a global workforce. JA impacts students’ knowledge, skill development and attitudes. JA delivers its programs through school programs, at afterschool programs, via student competitions, and in the workplace. JA volunteers, who have an interest in serving their communities while impacting a future workforce, Volume II - Number 10 deliver hands-on experiences that provide students with financial literacy and entrepreneurship. 3000F Danville Blvd. #117, Alamo, CA 94507 “Junior Achievement places Telephone (925) 405-NEWS, 405-6397 PRSRT STD an emphasis on reaching students Fax (925) 406-0547 U.S. Postage at earlier and earlier ages,” says PAID Alisa Corstorphine ~ Publisher Lynch. “The majority of our Permit 263 editor@yourmonthlypaper.com Alamo CA programs currently being run in The opinions expressed herein belong to the writers, and do necessarily reflect that of Danville Today News. Danville Alamo, Lafayette, and Danville are not Today News is not responsible for the content of any of the
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