Archive for year: 2016
San Rafael Clean Spotlight #15
San Rafael Clean Volunteers will litter-ally sweep you off your feet with their enthusiasm for keeping our City clean. Learn more about this program and how volunteers contribute to its success.
Rosa Amalia Garcia Spotlight #14
Rosa Amalia Garcia’s love of music, dancing and family fuel her passion to plan, promote and support Canal community events and youth activities. Learn how her experience as an immigrant drives her to help others.
Supervisor Spotlight: Ross Morrison and Juan Carlos Sorto
San Rafael Custodians Ross Morrison and Juan Carlos Sorto coordinate hundreds of community service workers and other volunteers. Learn about how they support residents and leverage that work force to keep community center programs, events and activities happening.
Spotlight #12 Boy Scout Troop 2000
Boy Scout Troop 2000 participates in many projects and days of service for San Rafael, especially in their Canal neighborhood. Scout Master Willy Coronado shares their accomplishments.
Cyr Miller Volunteer Spotlight #11
Cyr Miller volunteered for San Rafael with his neighborhood association, on the Planning Commission and then from 1996 to 2008 on the City Council. He guided the formation of the Volunteer Program providing residents a way to “do for others and for the common good.”
Spotlight #10 Reverend Jan Heglund
Reverend Jan Heglund serves as a Volunteer Police Chaplain in San Rafael. She is on-call providing pastoral support at tragic events to victims, police officers, witnesses and their families. Her expertise helps officers and others cope with daily and residual stresses. Learn more about how she found this calling in the community.
Caitlin Chow – Ise Volunteer Spotlight #9
Caitlin Chow- Ise volunteered for San Rafael Community Services Summer Camps. Learn about why she volunteers and what “Lead Role” she earned as a result of her talent, persistence, and hard work.
Maggie Lang Spotlight #8
Maggie Lang coordinates the Marin County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program. San Rafael has 375 active CERT volunteers. Learn more about Maggie and a vital program that would not exist without neighborhood volunteers stepping up to serve you.
Community Volunteers
Community volunteers do meaningful projects and have fun working in San Rafael on Days of Service. When the day is finished participants take pride in a sense of accomplishment and know they personally helped to better our community.