In Celebration of a Fantastic CalSERVES Year!

On May 31, 2012, the CalSERVES staff and mentors gathered to celebrate the end of yet another fantastic CalSERVES year.

In the 2011-2012 School Year, 110 CalSERVES AmeriCorps members:

• Mentored 1,145 students in After School programs at 6 Elementary schools


• Tutored 382 students in reading


• Served (as of May 1, 2012) a total of 128,625 hours in the community!

Efren Carrillo addresses AmeriCorps members.

The celebration included an appearance from Efren Carrillo, Sonoma County Supervisor and long-time champion of our programs. He told the AmeriCorps members of the tremendous impact they had in the lives of the children they served and pointed out that the kids who come for tutoring and after school "want to be like you". 

Chasing down a clue during the treasure hunt.

There were speeches, awards, a treasure hunt, and dinner. And each site presented a video representing the amazing experiences of the past year. Check out the videos from the event on the CalSERVES YouTube channel. You can also view pictures of the proceedings on CalSERVES Flickr.

Hats off to the graduating AmeriCorps crew!

Congratulations, AmeriCorps Class of 2012! 

Go out and SERVE - wherever life leads.