Saturday, September 4, 2010

The Gift of Time

November 23, 2009 by Rob  
Filed under BLOG, Literacy, Sunnyvale

A few days ago I (Rob) was given a huge gift by three principals of three Title One (over 50% low income students) elementary schools in Northern California.  Despite the challenges they each experience in educating more students with limited resources, each principal gave me the costly gift of their time which allowed me to [...]

A Lunch Hour a Week Impacts Lives

August 7, 2009 by Rob  
Filed under BLOG, Mentoring News, Sunnyvale

Another RP Mover showed up at Great Exchange Covenant Church one Sunday to find his pastor wearing an “Ask me why” nametag.  Taking the bait, he asked “why” and heard some sobering facts about youth drop-out rates in the heart of Silicon Valley (approx. 40% for Hispanic and African-American youth) and decided to volunteer with [...]