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Oakland Schools Volunteer Faire - held September 12, 2009Potential volunteers streamed into the library's West Auditorium Sept. 12th
to commit their time and attention to the students of Oakland. Of the nearly 300
participants, many found placement with more than one of the presenters, who
were delighted to meet such highly capable volunteers. Our partners were amazed
by the great turnout, read their testimonials.
Oakland’s new superintendent, Dr. Tony Smith, and Councilwoman Jean Quan both addressed the crowd and thanked them for their participation. Thanks to Hawkridge Systems for the critical seed money early in our planning, Trader Joe's and Semifreddi's for refreshments and to all those who contributed to the success of this endeavor.
Participants List
It was a great event, lots of energy. We want to thank all who attended and the wonderful organizations that participated.
If you missed the Faire, it's not too late.
Download the Volunteer Faire Attendee's Guide. 
Find a program that meets your interests, skills and time availability.
Contact the organizations directly, we've included contact information.
Participating Organizations Declare the Volunteer Faire a Success! Dear Montclair Action Group:
GREAT Job! Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in to make
the event Saturday a success. I did not get a chance to sit once; my
email and voicemail are full with potential "new" volunteers for OUSD.
You all should be proud of the contribution you have made to a young
person in Oakland being impacted by a committed adult volunteer. I truly
appreciate your efforts and look forward to partnering with you again in
the future.
Risha Riley
Student Engagement Specialist
OUSD Volunteer Services
Dear Montclair Action Group, Again, many thanks to you and the Montclair Community Action Group for
the outstanding event on Saturday. The Volunteer Faire was beautifully
organized, and the most productive three hours of volunteer recruiting
I can recall in our program's history. We were inundated with offers from
highly qualified volunteers, and couldn't be more pleased. I was nearly
hoarse at the end of hour one and glad I had reinforcements from others
in our program to greet and talk with potential volunteers.
What a boon to Oakland schools! Your proclamation is well deserved.
Best wishes for your continued success in bringing the community into the
schools to help students learn and succeed. We look forward to working with
you in the future.
Sincerely,
Lynn Mueller Associate Director Community Alliance for Learning and WriterCoach Connection 510-524-2319
Good Morning,
It was so lovely to meet you all on Saturday and to see the room buzzing with energy.
Thank you so much for your vision, energy, and attention to detail to bring this event to life.
We are busy following up with those we met Saturday, grateful for the opportunity to widen our circle of friends!
Please pass along our gratitude also to the entire MCA team for all their hard work.
Congratulations on a very successful event!
Rebecca J. Buckley Associate Director Faith Network of the East Bay, Inc. 2633 Telegraph Ave. #409 Oakland, CA 94612 Office: (510) 836-5100
Dear Montclair Community Action Group,
I just wanted to thank you for inviting us to your volunteer faire this past weekend. It was a great event and an amazing opportunity for us to reach out to the community and build new relationships. We were able to make 29 new connections and hopefully new tutors! Thank you again for everything. Good luck with the new year. If there is anything we can do for you, we would love to build a stronger relationship with you.
Best,
Salleha Chaudhry
Reading Partners Outreach Coordinator
(510) 444-9800
"The Montclair Action Group Volunteer Faire far exceeded our expectations. Often times these community events can be sleepy and/or poorly attended. The quality, diversity and sheer quantity of people that turned out was so impressive, as was all the effort put into organizing it by the MAG and the support received by local government. I cannot say enough about it how effective it was in reaching the community - and our large list of interested and highly qualified volunteers that signed up that day is proof of that!
Thank you again for mobilizing such a caring and generous group of people to organize this event - it was wonderful.
Kind regards,
David Moren
Associate Director, Experience Corps Oakland
(510) 495-4966
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