“Raise the Roof” On Little House

Peninsula Volunteers Launches Online Campaign

          

In the true tradition of the old-fashioned barn raisers, Little House, aka the Roslyn Morris Activity Center, has invited the community at large to help replace the roof of the building, long in need of repair.

As part of this campaign we are, for the first time, offering a specific online donation

opportunity with funds directed toward roof construction. Through an Angel donor we have secured half the cost of the roof - $75,000 – and are seeking to raise the remainder from online, direct mail, events and other angel investors in the community.

For a donation of $100 or more, you will receive our monthly Little House Newsletter, giving you information on the myriad of classes offered to adults of all ages – everything from a physical “boot camp” to French and Italian lessons, woodshop, lapidary and ceramic classes, a café serving nutritious lunches 5 days per week, to rousing games of Bingo, cards, dominoes, and much, much more.

 A donation of $250 or more will include the newsletter subscription AND a one year membership to Little House.  You may either use the subscription yourself or we will assist to donate it to a local citizen.  All donors of $50 or more will receive a listed acknowledgement of roof benefactors at a

special area of Little House.

Watch for the Little House icon on our website with the roof being built before your eyes as the donations increase!  Donate to your community, become involved, and help make our building safe!

DONATE TO LITTLE HOUSE ROOF HERE

Fun with Clay at Little House

 

You think you can't do ceramics? Think again! Margie Calabretta, our Ceramics Instructor, shows you just a few techniques you can learn at Little House in our classes. 

I can't get that old rock & roll song out of my head: "He took a hundred pounds of clay...."

Get your hands dirty, have real fun, learn something new, and you end up with useful items and gifts to boot. Call Julie Scales at Little House to sign up: (650) 326-2025 ext. 229.  

Or just come by to chat with Margie if you're on the fence. 

"Jilly's Garden" - Dedicated to a Lady

Peninsula Volunteers has been honored to have Jill Jerrehian as our President, not once, but twice. Her dedication to all our programs is evident in everything she does. Jill is here almost every day working tirelessly behind the scenes.

So it's fitting that her family organized an event with the Peninsula Volunteers to honor her.

Yesterday we did the impossible: We surprised Jill with the dedication of our new Little House patio in her name: "Jilly's Garden". Was she ever surprised! Take a look at the expression on her face.

Jill is about to say "Oh my!" 

Peninsula Volunteers Board, Past Presidents and Community Advisers were there to help celebrate.

Daughter, Laura O'Donohue, and Jill.

Who's that under those Foster Grants?

Jill loves the new patio and invites all to share in the pleasures of sitting under an umbrella amidst the flowers and watching the children or the squirrels in the park.

The Jerrehian Family

Martha Castillo Clayprints in Little House Galleries

From July 18^th through the end of August, Peninsula Volunteers Little House Galleries will be pleased to be showing the clay prints of Martha Castillo. Come visit and view these unique works of art.

Martha Castillo’s life reflects many facets of the arts. Starting with classical ballet as a young girl, she later discovered a passion for theatre, along with ceramics, collage, and the visual arts. She holds a BFA in theatre arts, and a Master's degree in Art Therapy.

In the mid 70’s, Martha embarked on an exploration of ceramics as a sculpture medium, and continued her studies in England where she lived for seven years. In 1993, Martha returned to California. She focused for a time on collage and mixed media, and continued her studies of various other art techniques. During an investigation into fine art printmaking, she was introduced to Mitch Lyons* and his innovative new technique, clay monoprint, or “clayprinting”. Now working almost exclusively in this medium, she sets some time aside for teaching.

In addition to gallery representation, Martha shows in alternative spaces, including her own studio. Martha’s paintings have been compared to Richard Diebenkorn, and Hans Hoffman, among others.

For a visual demonstration of how she creates her prints, go to Martha’s website: http://www.marthacastillo.net/workshop-demo/

Patch Story about Little House Wood Shop Instructor

Our own Richard Springer is a star! Not only is he a great teacher and master craftsman, but now he's getting some local press. If you've ever longed to know how satisfying working with your hands can be, now's the time to sign up for a class with him. Call Little House today.

Patch.com Feature About Rich Springer

We'll Always Have Paris - Photography Show

Little House Galleries is pleased to host a colorful photography show, "We'll Always Have Paris" by F. Wainwright.


If you've always hungered to have tea with Gertrude Stein, drinks with Hemingway and Fitzgerald, have your portrait painted by Matisse, sip an absinthe while Eric Satie tickles the ivories for you, dance to Django Reinhardt's "gypsy jazz" - well, then this show may spark some more daydreaming!

No, we can't pay for your plane fare. So do come and visit the show and dream of walks along the quais of the Seine.....

New Director of Development at Peninsula Volunteers

Pennie L. Lundberg has recently been named as the Director of Development for Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. in Menlo Park, Ca. 

Pennie is a 10-year veteran of the nonprofit sector, having served as a fundraising executive with Community Gatepath in Burlingame, the Muscular Dystrophy Association and The ALS Association Golden West Chapter.  Prior to that Pennie held various sales and management positions with six college and professional sports teams.

Pennie’s primary responsibility will be offering support, structure and implementation of fundraising initiatives to the PVI organization.

 “I couldn’t be more delighted to be associated with such a distinguished organization – the Peninsula Volunteers members, Staff and Clientele.  I can’t wait to get started!”

To reach Pennie, email: plundberg@peninsulavolunteers.org or call: (650) 326-0665, ext. 231.

Rosener House Unaffected by State Budget Cuts

Rosener House Continues at Full Strength 

Peninsula Volunteers Reassures Community Over State Cuts

July 6, 2011 [Menlo Park, CA]  Peninsula Volunteers, Inc., today assured the Mid-Peninsula community  that its Rosener House services to aging residents and their caregivers are totally unaffected by the State of California’s plan to eliminate the Medi-Cal coverage of Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) services. 

Peninsula Volunteers, which sponsors Little House, the Roslyn G. Morris Activity Center, Meals on Wheels, and Rosener House Adult Day Services, is a private non-profit organization, and is not a Medi-Cal provider.  On July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the planned elimination of federal participation for Medicaid covered services to ADHC, licensed in California by the Dept. of Health Care Services, to be effective Sept. 1, 2011. 

“Since the CMS announcement, we have received many calls expressing concern over the continuation of the Rosener House program. We want to assure the community that our 64-year-old mission to provide quality services and care for aging residents of the area is unaffected and, if anything, may grow in light of the state budget cuts to the point of our needing to establish a waiting list.  Peninsula Volunteers Rosener House Adult Day Services is licensed by the California Dept. of Social Services and is excluded from this decision,” said Bart Charlow, Executive Director of Peninsula Volunteers.

Rosener House has provided services to older adults in need of a structured, therapeutic activity program in a secure, state of the art center in residential Menlo Park for over 30 years.  A staff of 16, ranging from Registered Nurse to many Activity Leaders serves 45-50 participants each week day, who are transported by family caregivers or paratransit and pay on a sliding scale according to income.  Participants are involved in a wide variety of activities to suit their needs and capabilities including music, art, exercise, reminiscing groups, and current events.  Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Therapy are available. Also available are a specialized Dementia Services Program designed to support and maintain capabilities, and an Early Memory Loss Wellness program for independent adults concerned with memory loss.

For more information about Rosener House, see www.peninsulavolunteers.org/rosener house, or call 650-322-0126.