Volunteer Week Spotlights: Sylvia Vega | Val Zavala | Felita Kealing | Community Groups |Sylvio Montoya Our friend, anchor, producer and award-winning journalist, Val Zavala volunteered with the Pasadena Educational Foundation to help hand out free grab and go meals to our Pasadena Unified School District families. Meals are available on…...
Volunteer Spotlight: Sylvia Vega
Volunteer Week Spotlights: Sylvia Vega | Val Zavala | Felita Kealing | Community Groups |Sylvio Montoya by Brianna Chu While Sylvia Vega has had a varied career, the connecting factor has remained the same: people. Ms. Vega appreciates that everyone and everything has their own unique story and loves building connections…...
Blazing It Forward – Taking Care of Each Other
Once again, our country has been reminded that heroes come in many forms. Many wear makeshift masks, sterile gloves, and protective gear. Did you know that others wear aprons and hairnets, too? Pasadena Unified School District food service workers have put in the extra effort to ensure PUSD students are…...
Volunteers Turn the Page As They Read Across Pasadena 2020
By Nancy Carol Inguanzo, Community Outreach & Volunteer Manager Last week volunteers shared some of their favorite childhood friends with PUSD elementary students. I was thrilled to get to be a reader, too. It was a lovely opportunity to go into our local public elementary schools and meet new friends…...
School Gardens Don’t Go on Summer Vacation
by Nancy Carol Inguanzo, Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator School gardens don’t go on summer vacation; they go into high gear. But who takes care of the 19 school gardens while PUSD staff and families are off enjoying their summer? Look no further than Master Gardener Jill McArthur, her PUSD student…...