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Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 06:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
Join us in for an evening on
"Laying the Foundation for Charity &
Community Involvement for Children and Families"
organized by The Palo ALto Menlo Park Mothers Club
DATE: Tuesday, June 8, 2004
TIME: 7:00-9:30pm (first half hour is for socializing
& meeting with non profit organization
representatives).
LOCATION:Lucie Stern Community Room
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
COST: Free for members and $5/guest
What developmental assets do children need to
enthusiastically start giving, sharing or being
resourceful in their community? How do parents build a
long term strategy to unshelter them and raise
sensitive & caring teens? Where and how can my
children start to participate in community activities?
What charitable organisations are available in our
area? Which ones are age-appropriate for my children?
How do I start my own community activity? What does it
take to make this an enjoyable family tradition? How
do I handle the emotional reactions our family may
have?
We have invited a panel of four experts. First, Pam
von Wiegand, Senior Vice President of YMCA , Santa
Clara County, will share with us the result of a study
addressing the challenges of raising healthy families.
The study has identified 40 developmental assets
that wealthy and poor children alike need to acquire
to build strong families (and communities). Assets
range from self-esteem to interpersonal skills, as
well as having creative activities, a sense of purpose
and access to a broad variety of adult role models.
Pam will discuss the actions we can take to help
children of the Santa Clara County increase the number
of developmental assets they have (sadly, children
only have in average 18.5 of the 40 assets). In order
to raise children that are sensitive to the need of
others and enthusiast to get involved in their
community, children must have enough developmental
assets while growing up.
Second, three local advocates familiar with our club
will discuss how to get us started to help relieve
poverty, homelessness and preserve the environment. Al
Teglia, from the Human Services Agency, County of San
Mateo, will address all the ways families can
help/partner with underprivileged families. Eve
Agiewich of the Clara-Mateo Alliance, Inc., will
suggest us how to help end homelessness in the area.
Finally, Richard Bicknell, ranger of the City of Palo
Alto, will tell us how to get our children involved in
hands-on activities to keep the environment clean and
healthy.
Regardless of the causes your family identifies with,
join us for an evening that will kick off your family
tradition of giving and making a difference in our
community!
Pam Von Wiegand is the Senior Vice President of the
YMCA of Santa Clara Valley. Pam has been working at
the YMCA since 1978 in various capacities. She is the
Founder of Project Cornerstone
(www.projectcornerstone.org) a countywide effort to
make the Search Institute Developmental Asset
Framework the software for raising kids in Silicon
Valley by impacting program, policy and personal
behavior so that all young people in the county can
thrive. Pam holds an M.S. Community Development and a
B.A. in Economics.
Al Teglia is an Advocate for the Human Services Agency
of the San Mateo County. He has worked with our club
to connect wealthy families with families in need. Al
runs various programs such as Jobs for Youths,
donations, training and insurance help for
underprivileged working families.
Richard Bicknell is a City of Palo Alto Ranger,
dedicated to the Baylands, Foothills and Arastradero
Preserves. For many years Richard has helped families
with children to become aware of their natural
environment and learn to take care of it.
Eve Agiewich is the Director of Community Relations
and Counsel for
Clara-Mateo Alliance, Inc., an organisation dedicated
to ending homelessness by providing shelter and
supportive services to people in need and assisting
them in
obtaining stable housing and self-sufficiency. Eve
joined CMA after practicing landlord/tenant and fair
housing law in the Palo Alto area for 20 years. Eve is
currently serving her 3rd term on the Palo Alto Human
Relations Commission.
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Nina P. Reinhart
nina_reinhart_at_yahoo.com
650-299 0511
650-714 1678
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Received on Fri May 28 2004 - 11:57:17 PDT
