May 10th, 2024

The photo of the week features our corpsmembers completing their California Naturalist certification! Throughout the course, they ventured to various parks across Santa Clara County. They explored qualities that make California ecologically unique, including ecology, environmental science, land management, and more. Congratulations to all the corpsmembers who completed the course and a special thanks to our partners for the support and providing the opportunity for corpsmembers to explore our rich and diverse ecosystems.

For a chance to be featured on the photo of the week, please email your best pictures to social@sjcccs.org or share your team updates on Slack!

BEGINNINGS BASH: TIME TO RSVP

It's here, the 2nd Annual Beginning Bash! Join us on May 23rd from 5 -7 PM at Lake Cunningham to celebrate our Charter School and Job Training Grads! 

We will have numerous games and activities such as:

• Tug-of-War

• Burlap Sack Race

• Volleyball

• Football Toss

• Infamous Dunk Tank, where you will have the chance to dunk staff of your choice.

 Hope you are also hungry for our lineup of free food and treats such as tortas, tamales, churros, snow cones, and more! RSVP below to join the festivities!

Cal Naturalist Registration

#LIVEFRIDAY FIELD UPDATES

Supervisors are creating a buzz on Slack by posting live video updates from the field! Take a look at the newest corps influencers taking the lead in showing off their project spotlights.

FORKLIFT CERTIFIED

This week Zero Waste acquired a newly forklift-certified corpsmember, Cindy Le! She was supervisor Vanessa Segura-Lara's very first trainee. Congratulations to both Cindy and Vanessa for this great accomplishment!

CALIFORNIA NATURALIST GRADUATION

Last Friday wrapped up our third cohort of SJCC+CS's California Naturalist course! Over the past month, our naturalists explored various local parks, museums, and even the zoo to learn about the Bay Area's natural and cultural resources. Huge congratulations to our graduates!

OSHA 30 CERTIFIED

Jaime Zamora, one of the newest members of the Construction Crew, has completed his OSHA 30 Training! He worked hard to complete the rigorous course and learn to be safe while building tiny homes and performing maintenance tasks.

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SIGN UP TO DUNK-A-DORSEY (OR OTHER STAFF)

There's still time! One of our many activities at the Beginning Bash is DUNK-A-DORSEY! Please fill out this super quick form to send in your nominations or sign up to be dunked. You MUST be a staff member to participate.