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Community
Service
- Making
an IMPACT in San Joaquin County
Junior League of San Joaquin gave $61,592.71 to non-profit
agencies in 2009.
Aids Walk of San Joaquin
Assistance League
of Stockton
Atavola Together
Bring Me A Book
Foundation
Charterhouse
Center of San Joaquin County
Child Abuse
Prevention Council
Children’s Home of
Stockton
Children’s Museum
Community Center
for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Emergency Food
Bank
Families First
Gospel Center
Rescue Mission
Haven of Peace
Human Services
Agency
Junior Achievement
of Northern California
Lincoln Unified
School District – Family Education Center
Lodi Cancer Kids
Lodi House
Lodi Unified Early
Start Program
Mary Graham’s
Children’s Shelter
Saint Mary’s
Interfaith Community Services
Saint Mary’s
Interfaith TLC School
San Joaquin Aids
Foundation
San Joaquin A+
San Joaquin
Foundation – Record Book Fair – Family Day in the Park
Stockton Shelter
for the Homeless
Stockton Symphony
Stockton Unified
School District – Project L.I.V.E.
Women’s Center of
San Joaquin County
Nov. 2008 General Meeting – Our membership voted to adopt Pittman
Elementary School.
Nov. 2008 – Donated 2 literacy themed baskets and 6 turkeys to
Pittman Elementary School Turkey Bingo Night.
Dec. 17th 2008 – Donated 200 books to k-1 graders (10 classes) Of
course we wrapped them all!
Feb 11th 2009 – Rotary Read In – 23 Members read to k-3 graders.
March 2009 – Sent 12 5th grade students to Science Camp.
April 4th 2009 – Launched our One on One reading Program with
underperforming 1st graders. Our members donated 20+ hours reading
with the kids from April – May.
July 29th, 2009 – Launched our Ready to Learn Backpack program. We
provided 300 backpacks filled with school supplies to 1-3rd graders
at Pittman Elementary School.
Sept. 19, 2009 – Participated in Family Day in the Park (literacy
fair). We sponsored a whole area and our booth was done in the
typical Junior League way….. fabulous! Over 10,000 people attend
this event annually.
Oct. 2009 – Launched our new and improved One on One reading
program. Thanks to Pam Stone for revamping the program. We have
read 40+ hours as of Jan.
Nov. 2009 – Collected canned goods and clothes for the Emergency
Food Bank and Gospel Center Rescue Mission at our general meeting.
Dec. 2009 – Our wonderful provisionals adopted a family for
Christmas!
Dec. 2009 – We collected 30+ books for the children at Gospel
Center Rescue Mission for Christmas. Each child received an age
appropriate book wrapped with their name on it! We had extras to
donate as well!
Jan. 2010 – Assisted Pittman Elementary in starting a reading
challenge for k-8th grades. We put up a “reading wall” in the
multipurpose room to track the student’s progress. It’s very cute
and colorful…. Check it out next time you’re there!
We are making an impact by:
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starting the 2009 Backpack Program which provided backpacks and
school supplies to over 300 children – some of whom were so
thankful to have “something of their own” in an otherwise
impoverished situation and setting them up with some supplies they
will need to get school work done
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branding ourselves as a key supporter of literacy efforts in the
San Joaquin County by underwriting Recreation Alley and creating a
memorable Junior League booth at the Literacy Fair
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committing a school year of having dedicated volunteers come and
listen to 1st grade children read … children that might otherwise
not have gotten that one on one attention at Pittman thereby
encouraging them to be confident, engaged readers
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donating canned goods at our local food bank during this economic
downturn where the number of families in need swelled from 150
families to 250/300 families served each day, within the past year
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setting up the Pittman Reading Challenge Wall which will be used to
track each classes’ reading progress and encourage a culture of
literacy at that school
2010
upcoming projects: 2010 Backpack Program and March 2nd Rotary
Read In.
For more information, contact
margarita.reyes@sbcglobal.net
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