PROJECTS
JGST
Love Them All Foundation | Jonathan Gardner Softball Tournament |
2009 - Present
Celebrating ten years of raising money for children and adults with special needs by coordinating and organizing a community softball tournament. All proceeds benefit the Challenger District #23 Baseball League in Montclair, California.
Garden Project
Amazon | No Child Hungry Garden Project and Grant | 2019
No Kid Hungry and Amazon gave William Ramsay Elementary school $4,000.00 and gathered volunteers to help us restore and revive our school garden in time for the 2019-2020 school year. Amazon also granted $10,000 to WRES in May of 2019, to start a Lego Robotics Program.
WRES Science Lab Remodel
WRES Science Lab Remodel | 2018
Was given $70,000 to remodel the existing school science lab by installing a mosaic tile solar system to demonstrate the size and distance of the planets from the sun. The existing science lab tables were refinished with new paint and miniature murals which correlated with the Virginia State Science Standards. Science materials were also purchased for each grade level to provide hands-on instruction for each unit throughout the school year.
WRES Science Lab Remodel | 2018
Was given $70,000 to remodel the existing school science lab by installing a mosaic tile solar system to demonstrate the size and distance of the planets from the sun. The existing science lab tables were refinished with new paint and miniature murals which correlated with the Virginia State Science Standards. Science materials were also purchased for each grade level to provide hands-on instruction for each unit throughout the school year.
I Learn America Oral History Project
I Learn America Oral History Project | 2017
Director Jean-Michele Dissard came to George Washington Middle School to host a workshop with students new to America. Here, students were provided with a safe place to share their stories, inspire one another, empower each other and build community by sharing their journeys to America. Students then chronicled their stories using computer animation, photos and voice overs in their native languages and embedded their stories in a mural painted in the school cafeteria to educate fellow students, teachers and community members of the complexity and harsh realities of immigration.
Disney's
McFarland U.S.A.
Disney's McFarland U.S.A. Actor Studio Presentation with Sergio Avelar | 2015, 2016
Students were experiencing various forms of bullying so Sergio Avelar was asked to come to the two middle schools in the Alexandria City Public School District to discuss the importance of education, family and community. At the 2016 meet and greet, students recalled the positive impact Sergio had on turning negative behaviors and attitudes around listening to his 2015 presentation.