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SEPTEMBER 2024

• Sep 28: 4th Annual Hands4Hope Endless Summer Beach Party
• Oct 12-13: Hands4Hope Fall Festival
• October: Warm & Fuzzy Drive
• December: Winter Boutique
• Dec 17: Nashville Songwriters Live Hands4Hope Fundraiser at the Harris Center for the Arts

• Sep 3: MAPS Peer Mentors Orientation and Training for New Volunteers
• Sep 5: Twin Lakes Food Bank Volunteer Appreciation Event Support
• Sep 7: Powerhouse Ministries Light up the Dark Music Festival
• Sep 9: Twin Lakes Food Bank Food Distribution
• Sep 14: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Essentials Distribution
• Sep 18: Mercy Creekview Manor Senior Dinner & Entertainment
• Sep 21: Folsom Community Service Day
• Sep 27: Sister Nora's Place Dinner
• Sep 28: GVCC Common Ground Breakfast & Essentials Distribution
• Sep 28: Upper Room Dinner Service

Ongoing:

• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays: MAPS Peer Mentoring
• Thursdays: Homework Hub at White Rock Village

Donations and Drop-Off Dates:

• Sep 17: Mercy Creekview dinner/dessert donations due
• Sep 26: Dessert for Sister Nora's Place donation due

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

Congratulations to all the Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference on-campus middle and high school Club leaders for getting the school year off to a great start! The spotlight is on you this month. Leaders are elected into their positions by their peers. Since the start of the school year, they have been busy sharing their Hands4Hope Club opportunity with their classmates and preparing for the year-long service-learning program. Please take a moment to meet the leaders of the fifteen on-campus Hands4Hope Clubs, who meet on campuses from Folsom to Placerville.

Tickets are still available to join the fun on September 28 for the 4th Annual Hands4Hope Endless Summer Beach Party, an adults-only evening of delicious catered dinner, local beer and wine, dancing and games with a live band, and incredible silent auctions and raffles. Plus, this year we will be joined by special guests from a galaxy "Far far away", courtesy of the 501st Legion Central California Garrison. This event is a cornerstone fundraiser that supports Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference programs for the 2024-25 program year.

Whether or not you can attend Endless Summer Beach Party, you can still participate in the silent auction, which opens online on Monday, September 23 and anyone, anywhere can bid and win! Our community of supporters has donated amazing vacations, experiences, wine, golf, family entertainment, handmade art creations, and so much more. Mark your calendar and look for an email announcing when the auction is open.

Another way to participate is by helping "rescue" some of our special friends and supporters from the Dark Side! Read their stories and help them raise the funds they need for their rescue. Every donation is matched dollar for dollar up to $60,000 by generous donors and community members, including the Hanson Family, Handler Farms, and the Nicholson Family!

During the Summer of 2024, many Hands4Hope alumni kept their connection to the organization strong by participating in Committees and Community Outreach Opportunities like the School Supply Drive, Kids Zone Area at the El Dorado Hills Town Center Fireworks & Freedom Concert, Leadership Camps, and much more. This month's Alumni Spotlight is on them, and why they keep coming back.

One "why" comes from Siena Campbell, who was a Marketing Intern for the second summer in a row: "It was incredibly rewarding to see how much the fundraising pages I created positively affected the community I grew up in!"

We are so proud of the 2024 School Supply Drive Committee for a successful distribution event that provided backpacks stuffed full of supplies to 633 students in need! Hands4Hope youth participants worked for months to prepare for the distribution day in August, and together with dozens of local business partners, countless community donors, and other partners, they were able to ensure that local students started the year off in a healthy and prepared way. Hands4Hope Media Intern Cloud Petersen put together a fantastic video illustrating the whole process, and we hope you will take a look!

Hands4Hope Middle and High School Leadership Camps are often cited as a participant's favorite memory during their time as a Hands4Hope youth. These camps are facilitated by the Youth Board Executive Committee with support by Hands4Hope staff, and set up the elected middle and high school Club leaders for a successful service-learning year ahead. Youth Board Executive Committee Public Relations Coordinator Sarahi Lopez put together summary videos to share about these formative experiences.

We are so proud to share with you our newly published 2023-24 Annual Report. This document includes some of our major highlights from the past program year, and illustrates the growth that Hands4Hope is experiencing in both youth participation and impact to those in need. We invite you to take a look and be proud of your role in making all of this possible.

Save the Date - The 2nd Annual Nashville Songwriters Live Benefit Concert is returning to Folsom's Harris Center for the Arts on December 17, 2024! The audience raved last year about the memorable and intimate opportunity to listen to songwriters Jeffery Steele, Mark Mackay, and CJ Solar play their music and tell the stories behind their hit songs. Don't miss out this year! Tickets will be available soon.

Sponsorship opportunities are available now.

Patra, a 2024 Gold Program Sponsor, has supported Hands4Hope in various ways since 2019. This year, they leveled up their involvement in a few ways, including inviting employees to deepen their relationship to Hands4Hope by attending the Youth Recognition Event, and they also hosted the 2024 Middle School Leadership camp at their beautiful facility, offering a professional environment to support learning. Read on to find out more about Patra and why they are leaning in to support Hands4Hope.

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!