Thursday, October 4, 2012

Week 40!!!

WEEK 40!!!  Only 3 months left of 52 Weeks 1 Difference. 
Update...

I took a few weeks of a break (if you can call it that) to take some much needed time out for my family and partipate in Commencement for my Business Degree.  As good as it feels to have all of that time handed back to me, I already find myself filling it up with more things.  I am sure it is a disorder, of some sort, but for this purpose we will call it motivation.  :)
Coming up...
 
This Saturday, October 6th -
Out of the Darkness Walk hosted by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
California State Capitol
Sacramento, CA
Registration 8:30 am - 9:00 am
Walk Starts 10:00 am
***I have been serving on this event committee for most of the year and truely believe in the mission of AFSP and feel priveledged to be a part of getting the story out***
Recent happenings...
  • I am excited to say that I have partnered with my friends at The Volunteer Center of Sacramento to add a much needed enhancement to their website. 
    • Please visit www.volunteersac.org and click on "Want to Volunteer Today" and you will see an option for a calendar feature which lists all of the upcoming "one-time" volunteer events. 
    • This idea came to me during one of my many visits to their site to find local volunteer opportunities.  I was finding it difficult to sort through one-time opportunitites vs. ongoing opportunities.  When I reached out to the center, they agreed that a calendar feature would be beneficial but weren't sure they could fund it.  Thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo, we were able to get it done. 
  • On Monday night, I attended my first meeting as an Advisory Board Member for the Junior League of Sacramento. 
    • "The Junior League of Sacramento, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers."
    • Stay tuned for upcoming news and events from the Junior League
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, I was in Denver for a Green Team Leadership Conference for work.  Myself, along with a group of other Wells Fargo volunteers, spent Tuesday afternoon with the  Greenway Foundation, cleaning up Centennial Park along the South Platte River. 
Looking for Bikes...
  • I am currently looking for donations of new or used children and adult size bicycles. 
    • All collected bicycles will be donated to Cycles for Hope, "a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization focused on providing Hope, Independence & Opportunity to those in need through the donation of recycled bicycles. Cycles 4 Hope is based in Northern California and currently serves the greater Sacramento region." 
    • If you are able to donate, please email me at ashornml@gmail.com
Thank you.  Until next time...

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