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Faced with cuts to domestic abuse programs statewide, the Walnut Avenue Women’s Center works to remain steady on its own two feet. Agave Agape, a tequila-tasting fundraiser, provides an opportunity for the Santa Cruz community to give back to an organization that has helped countless women and families.
Published on: Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Category: City
Tags: Food, Fundraisers, Volume 44 Issue 19, Volunteerism & Charity, Walnut Avenue Women's Center
Annual steward/docent program kicks off next month.
Published on: Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Category: City
Tags: Beach Cleanups, Save Our Shores, Volume 44 Issue 15, Volunteerism & Charity
On Jan. 12, thousands upon thousands of people died in a tragic 7.0 earthquake in impoverished Haiti. With the onset of text message donations sparked through social networking, raising money is imperative.
Published on: Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Editorials, Haiti, Natural Disasters, Volume 44 Issue 13, Volunteerism & Charity
Despite a lack of funds during the holidays, you can still give your time and energy to a good cause.
Published on: Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Category: Opinion & Editorial
Tags: Editorials, Volume 44 Issue 10, Volunteerism & Charity
It’s that time again. Halloween is over, the first round of midterms have taken their toll, and the holiday breaks are looking more and more inviting. It is our annual season of family, celebration, and especially in these hard times, a season of giving. Santa Cruz county has been proven to reflect this generous spirit, boasting various food and coat drives and donation centers around the city. So round up those last few cans of untouched food or that outgrown sweater from your grandmother and do some community good with them. Because while they may be taking up the back corners of your cabinets or catching dust in your closet, they just might make someone’s holiday.
Published on: Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Category: City
Tags: Guides, Holidays, Volume 44 Issue 8, Volunteerism & Charity
Students Bring Sustainable Development to Rural Honduras
Global Brigades, the world’s largest student-led international development organization, is a nonprofit with chapters in many states. Global Brigades is the overarching name for nine types of brigade, each of which addresses different issues that face rural communities in Central America. The UCSC Global Brigades chapter took its first trip to Honduras last year with the Medical Brigades, but this year it has expanded to include Public Health, Water and Microfinance Brigades as well.
Published on: Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Global Brigades, Volume 44 Issue 8, Volunteerism & Charity
Hundreds of “zombies” congregated at Cooper St. and Pacific Ave. to Thrill the World on Oct. 24. Bloodstained and boiled dancers of all ages simultaneously got down to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” at exactly 5:30 pm, synchronizing with thousands of dancers from 34 countries and 250 cities worldwide.
Published on: Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Category: City
Tags: Dance, Downtown Santa Cruz, Mariposa's Art, Michael Jackson, Thrill the World, Thriller, Volume 44 Issue 6, Volunteerism & Charity, World Records
Year of Volunteer Service Opens Up World of Opportunities for College Graduates
When First Lady Michelle Obama gave her commencement speech at UC Merced earlier this month, she urged the 430 graduating seniors to give back to their community.
“Dream big, think broadly about your life and please make giving back to your community a part of that vision,” she said to the university’s first graduating class.
Americorps is a federally funded program that allows students to do just that. It provides recent graduates with an opportunity to give back to their community by essentially working as free employees for nonprofit organizations.
Published on: Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Americorps, Post-College Opportunities, Volume 43 Issue 30, Volunteerism & Charity
The Spirit of a Special Olympian
Judith Serrano can’t escape the voices — she is haunted by the cupped-hand whispers and blatant stares that follow her like silhouettes as she walks down supermarket aisles and through shopping malls, holding her daughter’s hand.
As she sits under the deep blue of a cloudless May sky, she speaks solemnly when describing the way people act toward her mentally disabled daughter. “People look at my daughter differently when we take her shopping and they whisper to each other,” Serrano said. “Sometimes I get mad and I say, ‘Shut up, stop talking about my daughter.’”
Serrano’s daughter, Wendy, is a 19-year-old Special Olympics track and field athlete with mental retardation. She is one of 13,000 Special Olympic athletes in Northern California and one of 49 million Americans with a disability, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is also one of many special-needs persons who has fallen victim to human ignorance and found comfort and confidence in participating with Special Olympics of Northern California.
Published on: Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Category: Features, Sports
Tags: Disability Awareness, Special Olympics, Volume 43 Issue 29, Volunteerism & Charity
Slugs, food and rock ‘n’ roll.
These three words define UC Santa Cruz’s second annual day-long concert and fundraiser event, Rock ‘n’ Roll on the Knoll.
The knoll of choice, a typically serene, grassy hill located behind Stevenson College, will house a mini music festival this Sunday from noon to 8 p.m., complete with about 10 local [...]
Published on: Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Category: Campus
Tags: Fundraisers, Homelessness, Music Festivals, Stevenson College, The Knoll, Volume 43 Issue 27, Volunteerism & Charity