We went to the ACCFB to bag apples. 13 of our allies (Emily, Jada, Macie, Raina, Jessica, Sammy, Jason, Petra, Devra, Iris, Chrissy, Alyssa and Sharleen) did a total of 36 hours. Along with other volunteers bagged 16,799. That’s over 32,000 meals just in time for thanksgiving.
On 10/13 my family and I volunteered at ACCFB. Collectively, we bagged 7851 lb of pears, that’s 6516 meals. In addition, other volunteers bought 5 bracelets and we raised another $60. The $60 was matched by my parents and turned it into $120. In total we donated $370, that’s equivalent to $2,220 or 1,017 pounds of food and 832 meals to low income families!
Thank you Auntie Margaret, Jada’s family friends Andrea and Viktor, and the people at the Wild Western Weekend who bought bracelets to support Alameda County Community Food Bank and our alliance. Together we raised $250 for the food bank. We couldn’t have done it without everyone’s generous donations!
My family and I went to Costa Rica in July and volunteered with Biocenosis Marina on their turtle conservation program. We participated in their night patrols where we measured turtle shell length, width and flipper length, nest depth, quantity of eggs, laying time, and beach location. We tagged them and watched the turtles return to the ocean. We also did litter removal on the beach and census count. We learned that only about 1 in 1,000 eggs will survive to adulthood. This was the highlight of our 25 day trip. While there, we met a family from London that was also volunteering. Jasmine and Freya were the same ages as me and Kylie. As a sign of friendship I gave a bracelet to Jasmine and Kylie gave one to Freya.
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