volunteer of the month

E. Eastman is our September Volunteer of the Month

September 16, 2013

E. Eastman is a stylish man, but look deeper and you’ll also find an amazing tutor who wears many hats at 826 Valencia. In just the last year, E. has worked on the You…

Meet the August Volunteer of the Month: Lucy Kirchner

August 14, 2013

Lucy Kirchner has been staying up late with the always amazing, often stirring, and hilarious writing of 826 students since 2007. She has hung doortags, illustrated chapbook…

Meet the July Volunteer of the Month: Bear Toffoli

July 15, 2013

Bear is an avid cookbook reader, a word warrior (i.e. poet), a music junkie, a fromage fanatic, and an all-night dancer. He began volunteering with 826 Valencia in 2011 fo…

Volunteer of the Month: Jody Worthington

June 12, 2013

Jody Worthington is a graphic designer, a hula hooper, a metal DJ, and a friend to cats. She began volunteering with 826 Valencia in 2008, creating event posters, laying out the Bay-Farer, Straight-Up N…

Meet David Brownell: May Volunteer of the Month

May 13, 2013

We’ve chosen longtime volunteer and exceptional after-school tutor David Brownell as our volunteer of the month! Read about our May Volunteer of the Month in his own w…

April’s Volunteer of the Month: Kim Connor

April 8, 2013

We’re excited to honor our exceptionally talented team of volunteers through a Volunteer of the Month series. Each month we choose one volunteer to highlight in our newsle…

Our Volunteer of the Month: Benilda Taft-Kiewek

March 11, 2013

We’re excited to honor our exceptionally talented team of volunteers through a Volunteer of the Month series. Each month we’ll choose one volunteer to highlight …

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