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• Jan 10: ASPIRE Outfitters Committee Meeting - New Members Welcome
• Jan 20: High School Mid Year Leadership Retreat
• Jan 26: Ryan Christopher Hersh Scholarship Interest Surveys Due
• Feb: Toiletries Drive Throughout the Month
• Feb 3: Middle School Mid Year Leadership Retreat
• Mar 16: Youth Board Event: Pastels & Pastries - Save the Date!
• Apr 6: Empty Bowls Supper Event

Join a Community Engagement Event

• Jan 8: Twin Lakes Food Bank Food Distribution
• Jan 13: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Grocery Distribution
• Jan 17: Mercy Creekview Manor Senior Dinner & Entertainment
• Jan 27: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Grocery Distribution
• Jan 27: Upper Room Dinner Service

Ongoing:

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: MAPS Peer Mentoring
• Wednesdays and Thursdays: White Rock Village Homework Hub
• Fridays: White Rock Village Kidzone

Donations and Drop-Off Dates:

• Jan 16: Mercy Creekview dinner/dessert donations due
• Jan 25: Sister Nora's Place dinner/dessert/activity donations due
• Jan 26: Sister Nora's Place Meal & Activity Delivery

New opportunities may be added throughout the month, so be sure to check the calendar often!

Marcos Cuevas Lopez is an 8th grader with an important message to share: "If there is something big in life, take an opportunity and give it your best shot!" He is now in his second year of practicing these wise words and growing his leadership skills with Hands4Hope. Read more about how this young leader is learning and growing through his involvement.

Since 2015, the Ryan Christopher Hersh Memorial Scholarship Fund has continued the legacy of a Hands4Hope participant who passed away by giving youth with limited means the opportunity to attend a summer camp in which they will be able to further develop an interest or skill. The youth-led Ryan Christopher Hersh Scholarship Committee, made up of Hands4Hope participants from El Dorado & Sacramento Counties in 7th-12th grades, has the honor of running this scholarship program and distributing funds to awardees.

Applications to join the Ryan Christopher Hersh Scholarship Committee are due by Friday, January 26, 2024.

Diane Wilkinson has worn numerous hats throughout her life, but the hat she wears most often when volunteering with Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference is her chef's hat! Diane's has been donating her tasty catering services for various Hands4Hope events, and we couldn't be more delighted to help everyone get to know this remarkable woman who gives so much behind the scenes.

Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference recently welcomed two new members to its all-volunteer Board of Directors: Carey Moreno-Hunt and Blake Anderson. They both bring tremendous experience and important perspectives to our skilled group of Directors. Get to know them more by reading on! 

Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference

is a youth-driven non-profit charitable 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to inspire and empower youth in leadership and service. 

Our vision is to develop a community of civic-minded and socially responsible citizens for generations to come.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY!