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April 11: CC Cares -- A Day of Community Service at Vida Verde

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CC Cares -- A Day of Community Service at Vida Verde

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Come on out to this beautiful youth camp and spend a couple hours working on some projects to improve the program while catching up and connecting with fellow CC alumni and parents.

Students who have been admitted to CC from the San Francisco area will also attend.

Saturday, April 11
10 a.m.

Optomist Youth Camp, NEW home of Vida Verde
5360 La Honda Road
San Gregorio, CA


RSVP to Laura at us@Vveducation.org or (650) 726-9210

On the day of the event call (650) 747-9774 if you have questions.

Projects begin at 10 a.m. There will be different tasks (light to heavy duty) to choose from.

Please arrive early for coffee & bagels and to get situated!

We plan to work until around 1 p.m., then we'll serve yummy sandwiches on homemade bread. After, take a walk in the redwoods or spend some time at the beach nearby, etc.

What is Vida Verde?

Vida Verde is a nonprofit, founded by CC grads Shawn and Laura Sears in 2001. Vida Verde promotes educational equity by providing free, overnight, environmental learning experiences for students who don't otherwise get the opportunity.

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What to bring
Wear clothes that can get dirty and sturdy shoes.
Bring work gloves if you have them.

Directions
PLEASE NOTE, LOCATION HAS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR!

Map and Directions

Directions to Optomist Youth Camp, NEW home of Vida Verde, 5360 La Honda Road, San Gregorio (just over 1 hour from San Francisco).

-Travel west on HWY 92 to Hwy 1 in Half Moon Bay.
-L onto HWY 1 and go south 11 miles
-L onto HWY 84 towards San Gregorio and travel east for 5.3 miles
-Look for a yellow sign on the right that says "Optimist Youth Center"
-Turn right at driveway immediately after sign, follow driveway down hill and across narrow bridge until you see a gravel parking lot

RSVP to Laura at us@Vveducation.org or (650) 726-9210

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