January 19th, 2024

The photo(s) of the week features Zero Waste corpsmembers working a recycling drop-off event in Morgan Hill earlier this week. They collected 15,000 pounds of E-waste, 85 mattresses, and 275 tires. Nice work, and thank you to everyone who helped out! 

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ZERO WASTE SATURDAYS

MLK DAY OF SERVICE

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, corpsmembers teamed up with Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful for a creek clean-up at Selma Olinder Park. Over 90 dedicated volunteers joined in picking up trash, debris, and tires to help restore the beauty of our community. Thank you to all the corpsmembers and staff who showed up to make a difference!

EDUCATION AWARDS

Congratulations to Jairon Chea, Dumonte Bolden, and Gabriel Sanchez for earning their AmeriCorps Education Award!

RESTORING WETLAND HABITATS

Corpsmembers spent a day at Bear Creek Redwoods Preserve earlier this week, where they helped and learned how to restore wetland habitats!

CITY CLEAN-UP PROJECT

Caltrans and the City of San José teamed up and coordinated a clean-up project. This project was estimated to take a week, but our crews have managed to get it done in three days. Impressive work!

BEFORE AND AFTER

Before and after pictures of the Trail Safety Team working on litter abatement at Coyote Creek, beautiful work! Thank you for helping keep our community clean!

CALIFORNIA NATURALISTS

Last year, SJCC+CS had its second graduating cohort of California Naturalists! We had 23 graduates - 4 staff and 19 corpsmembers. The California Naturalist certification course explores the qualities that make California ecologically unique, including ecology, environmental science, land management, and stewardship. Congrats to everyone who graduated! If you want to become a California Naturalist, you can register for the Spring 2024 course below.

NEW GRADUATES

The first week of Spring Semester brings us 7 new graduates! Congratulations to Ivan, Viktoria, Monica, Alexis, Bryan, Earl, and Jose!

CORPSMEMBER SHOUT-OUT

Steven Millan wanted to give a special shout-out to Natural Resource Management Corpsmember Carlos Ledezma. "Carlos is an outstanding corpsmember who has been posting amazing before and after pictures of his crew's work to our Slack channels. Carlos is also a great team player who doesn't hesitate to show his appreciation to his fellow members and supervisors," said Steven. Thanks, Carlos, for helping support and grow our sense of corps community!

SUPERVISOR SHOUT-OUT

Carlos Ledezma wanted to give a special shout-out to Trail Safety Team Supervisor Robert Guzman. "Robert has imparted numerous lessons and new skills to his crew. He consistently expresses gratitude and encourages his team to take on tasks and leadership roles. He deserves recognition for demonstrating and being an exemplary model of good leadership and hard work ethic! He has made an impact in my life and shown me to be confident and show my leadership skills." said Carlos. Thank you, Robert, for being a great leader!

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