[bksvol-discuss] Re: Staff Change at Bookshare
- From: Alisa Moore <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:07:08 -0800
Thanks for your warm welcome, Courtney!
Yes, working with the Oakland school district was very much a challenge - lots
of bureaucracy and few financial resources. We had over 5,000 students living
in foster care, and thousands more with relatives...not to mention hundreds who
were homeless and living in shelters or cars...My fondest memory was inviting
our most disadvantaged youth to a free "shopping day" at Barnes and Noble.
Students were invited to select as many books as they could carry! I'll never
forget the looks on their faces and the excitement they expressed as they ran
up and down the aisles picking out books. Students left with armloads of
books, many of whom had never owned a book in their life. We also had a very
dedicated volunteer who ensured that every foster care group home in Oakland
(30 in all) got a sizable library of books and a computer or two! Aside from
their textbooks, these students had no computers or books in their own homes,
before our volunteer made it happen. So you can imagine how much I appreciate
the power of what just one volunteer can do to enrich the lives of the people
we serve and I truly look forward to hearing all the amazing things you're
doing here at Bookshare, and developing plans for the future.
Kindly, Alisa Moore
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Courtney Stover
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:39 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Staff Change at Bookshare
Scott,
Thank you so much for the truly excellent work you've done with
Bookshare. I appreciated so very much, on the several ocasions we had
private communication, your swift, professional and nonjudgmental
responses to my various troubles.
I wish you the best and greatest things in the future.
And Alissa, welcome to the volunteer community! You've done some
incredible volunteer work with some disadvantaged communities that
interest me a great deal, particularly the Unified District of
Oakland. That entire community has always seemed one of the most
disadvantaged yet reziliant I've ever encountered. They're like the
gladiator whose motto was the fight isn't over until you've won.
I look forward to seeing how your experiences will further the goals
of Bookshare, and believe, pondering on the core skills necessary for
the sort of work you've done with large groups that you will bring
great things to the community.
Warmest Regards to you both,
Courtney
On 12/9/11, Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, Pam.
>
> Scott
>
> From: Pamela Hoffard <crosssttch@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:crosssttch@xxxxxxxxx>>
> Reply-To:
> "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 13:09:18 -0800
> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Staff Change at Bookshare
>
> Scott,
>
> We will miss you greatly. Thank you for your sense of humor on this list.
> Best wishes to your future and congrats to those you are to receive from you
> in the future!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pam
>
> ________________________________
> From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>"
> <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Sent: Friday, December 9, 2011 12:18 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Staff Change at Bookshare
>
> Volunteers,
>
> Please join us in welcoming Alisa Moore to Bookshare.
>
> Her email is: alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Her desk phone is: 650 644-0087
>
> This morning Fred Slone announced her arrival with the following:
>
> Good Morning Bookshare,
> I am delighted to welcome Alisa Moore, who starts this morning as our new
> Volunteer Program Manager!
> Alisa brings a tremendous breadth of professional experience working with
> volunteers, students, and families in non-profit and educational settings.
> She built a dynamic state-wide volunteer network for foster families in her
> recent work with Lutheran Community Services in Seattle, WA. She also
> developed a volunteer program for the Oakland Unified School District, which
> provided mentoring, tutoring, books, computers, and other supports for
> students living in foster care and homeless shelters. She received her
> Bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska and has a Master's degree
> from San Francisco State.
>
> Fred
>
>
> Help Alisa make Bookshare a place you continue to be proud to volunteer for!
>
> Scott Rains
> Bookshare Fellow
>
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