October Newsletter | Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference

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Oct 9-20: Warm and Fuzzy Drive
Oct 11: Financial Literacy and Interview Preparedness Workshop
Oct 14-15: Fall Festival at EDH Town Center
Nov 20: Nashville Songwriters Live Benefit Concert

Join a Community Engagement Event

Oct 7: Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Auction
Oct 12: Honor Our Troops Spaghetti Feed
Oct 14: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Grocery Distribution
Oct 14-15: Hands4Hope Fall Festival
Oct 17: Mercy Creekview Food and Dessert Donations Due
Oct 18: Mercy Creekview Manor Senior Dinner
Oct 26: Sister Nora's Place Dinner, Dessert and Craft/Activity Donations Due
Oct 27: Sister Nora's Place Delivery
Oct 28: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Grocery Distribution
Oct 28: Upper Room Dinner Service

Ongoing:

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: MAPS Peer Mentoring
Wednesdays and Thursdays: White Rock Village Homework Hub
Fridays: White Rock Village Kidzone

New opportunities may be added throughout the month, so be sure to check the calendar often!

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SIGN UP

The Youth Spotlight is on the Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference on-campus middle school club leaders this month! These 7th and 8th grade students are elected into their positions by their peers at the conclusion of the academic year. So far this school year, these leaders have led recruitment efforts at their middle schools, and started the year-long service-learning program with the "investigation" phase. Please take a moment to meet the leaders of the seven on-campus middle school clubs, who meet on campuses from Folsom to Placerville.

MEET MIDDLE SCHOOL CLUB LEADERS

The Hands4Hope Fall Festival committee is excited and busy as the event approaches in less than two weeks. The committee has worked hard to set ticket pricing, add new games to our layout, and coordinate with local businesses to outfit our event with an animal meet and greet, in addition to the classic tractor ride, and many more activities. We are aiming to raise $23,000 to support Hands4Hope's service learning and outreaches. We are so grateful to our sponsors that come together to help make this event possible.

We are looking for youth and adult volunteers to help run our fun, family-friendly carnival games. It takes a village to run this popular event one that hundreds of local families will enjoy.

We also need supporters to donate non-chocolate candy; we still need 43 more Costco-size bags to use as prizes for the carnival-style games.

- Navy Morrison, Operations & Finance, Youth Chair

FALL FESTIVAL VOLUNTEER & CANDY DONATION SIGN UP

The opportunity to attend a summer camp can be a pivotal social and learning environment for many children, but all too often, camps can be cost prohibitive. The Hands4Hope Ryan Christopher Hersh Scholarship was established to help families bridge that financial gap and allow children to experience summer camp who otherwise would not have had access to those experiences.

Like all Hands4Hope programs, this too is youth-led. Read on to find out how this committee worked to make summer camp possible for 18 children from preschool to high school age in the Summer of 2023.

READ THE 2023 RCH SCHOLARSHIP WRAP UP

Dawn's gift of her time and her business expertise, along with her passion for service and her infectious enthusiasm, are invaluable to our team! We are delighted to be able to spotlight her as our adult volunteer this month. After her children experienced the benefits of Hands4Hope's programs and Dawn left her corporate career, Dawn found her unique niche within Hands4Hope's adult volunteer team.

GET TO KNOW DAWN

The weather will soon turn chilly, and Hands4Hope's Warm and Fuzzy Drive kicks off in October to help prepare those in need to withstand the coming winter with safety and comfort in mind. The community is encouraged to participate by bringing donations to drop off at Hands4Hope's bins located at various locations from Folsom to Placerville. The youth in charge of this effort will sort the donations, wash as needed, and prepare a festive boutique-style "shop" for those in need to select from in December.

FIND WARM & FUZZY DRIVE DROP-OFF LOCATIONS

The interest survey to join the Winter Boutique Committee is open through Friday, October 6. Youth in grades 7-12 are now invited to join, and adult participants are needed as well.

JOIN THE WINTER BOUTIQUE COMMITTEE

The best way to sum up Endless Summer Beach Party is ... "Wow!" We had perfect weather for a beautiful evening celebrating 15 years of Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference, while ensuring that programs can continue to impact the lives of youth and those they serve. The evening included three moving presentations by the president of the Youth Board Executive Committee, a young adult who spoke about how Hands4Hope continues to impact her as she completes college and looks to the future, and a parent to a recent Hands4Hope graduate. We invite all to view these presentations, as well as photos and more, at our write-up.

SEE ENDLESS SUMMER PRESENTATIONS AND MORE

This month our Sponsor Spotlight is on long-time supporters David and Sharon Hander of Handler Farms. Their generosity as a matching donor for the Endless Summer Beach Party's "Volcano Rescue Bail" campaign helped spark energy and enthusiasm to lead the campaign to exceed its fundraising goal. They believe strongly in the value of youth learning leadership skills, and in serving those who are experiencing hardships, and we are so grateful for their support as a Platinum program sponsor!