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Volunteer as a tutor with Ravenswood Classroom Partners
Ravenswood Classroom Partners is seeking volunteers to tutor elementary school students in the Ravenswood City School District in literacy, math and mentorship. Volunteers will dedicate an hour each week, working with East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park students. No prior tutoring experience is required and all training, guidance and resources will be provided.
For more information or to sign up, email Program Director Cristiana Freed at cristina@ravenswoodclassroompartners.org.
Woodside offers new online tool: Citizen Request Tracker
The town of Woodside’s new .gov website provides residents with a new tool that will allow them to report their concerns as well as track existing requests. Within these tools, community members can upload photos and detailed information for town staff to have all information needed to respond to the request. Access this tool through the town website’s homepage by clicking the “Submit a Request” button or visit woodsideca.gov/request.
Short documentary films by Emmy award-winning filmmaker
The Parent Venture is hosting, “MY BODY TO LOVE: Katie’s Story” on Feb. 29 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in an online event that will discuss the importance of healthy relationships. This short film was created by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Preeti Mankar Deb to explore topics around young Californians coming into their sexuality. Mankar Deb will be joined by Ivy Chen, sexual health educator and lecturer at San Francisco State, and Katie Reeder, program manager at Health Connected.
Parents, students, educators, mental health professionals and community members are welcome to join this free online event.
Register on The Parent Venture’s Eventbrite page for the Zoom link.
Woodside spotlights new Director of Public Works
Yaz Emrani is the town of Woodside’s new director of public works and town engineer. Over the past five years, he worked as the Director of Public Works for the city of Glendale. He carries a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering and previously taught engineering classes at University of California at Irvine.
According to Woodside’s most recent newsletter, Emrani hopes to use his experience to help the town with its goals of “improving its overall infrastructure, while maintaining its rural characteristics, and providing exceptional customer service.”
Meet Red Cross responders in Woodside
Barbara Wood, retired Almanac reporter and Woodside resident, will be presenting stories and photos that she’s gathered from participating in more than 35 disaster responses. As a Red Cross volunteer, she will share the personal stories of victims of natural disasters as well as the stories of volunteers who have responded to fires, hurricanes and more.
This free event will be held on March 1 at Woodside Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, from 7-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and early arrival is recommended to secure a seat.
Reserve a spot on Woodside Arts & Culture Committee’s Eventbrite page. The presentation will be available on YouTube after the event and can be viewed at tinyurl.com/WoodsideCA.