 January 2010
Sacramento Philharmonic
 Starting last month with the program Musicians on the Move, the Sacramento Philharmonic introduced two artists to our children. Julian Dixon, the Education and Community Engagement director, shared his tuba instrument and Elizabeth Coronata, a member of the Wolfgang Company, shared her flute. The children, ages ranging from 3 to 14 years old, were captivated and entranced by the music that each artist introduced.
Following these two sessions, the Wolfgang Company performed a Peter and the Wolf concert for the whole family at MCC. The children who participated in Musicians on the Move were exited to see the musicians again and their fellow members. Some of the children play instruments of their own and were very enthusiastic to share their interest with the musicians.
The big finale was the TARGET Scheherazade Family Concert at the Community Center Theater. Everyone enjoyed the pre-event activities and concert. We look forward to See the Music, Hear the Art program that will allow children to create art work based on the music. The Sacramento Philharmonic will showcase the children’s artwork at the upcoming February 20th performance.
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December 2009
Holidays
2009 was a tough year for the agency. We lost 6 of our dorm rooms to a fire and many of our staff to budget cuts. But it was also a year of generosity and support from the community like we have never seen.
There was no better example of that then the holidays. The children in our programs received a day of fun at Health Net's Celebration of Children event, they received coats from the Sacramento Bee's Book of Dreams, new shoes from Payless Shoe Source, a new blanket from the IKEA blanket drive and presents from local employee groups and the community. It truly was a merry Christmas at the shelters.
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Dress for Success
On December 11th, the women at the Women’s Refuge and Wilma’s Place enjoyed an afternoon of renewal and rejuvenation while attending the fourth Dress for Success event hosted by Deloitte Consulting. The afternoon began with a discussion on work appropriate clothing for a variety of employment opportunities, the "must have" pieces for a professional woman’s wardrobe, and the best colors and styles for each individual attending the event. Next, the clients had the opportunity to search through three bulging racks of clothing for their perfect outfits. The grand finale was a personal makeup session with a Sephora beauty consultant who guided the women through the process of proper skin care and applying work appropriate make-up. The women were now completely made over after receiving free hair cuts and facials earlier in the month from local volunteers.
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Women's Refuge Murals
The dorms also received a makeover thanks to local artists. Flo Grossenbacher coordinated the effort to bring beautiful, personalized works of art to the women's sleeping area. The ladies also got to create their own works of art based on the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe.
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November 2009
Thanksgiving
Thank you to Deloitte Consulting and Premier Access for helping make a memorable Thanksgiving for 500 clients! Deloitte Consulting dropped off boxes upon boxes of goodies on Friday before the holiday; their donation provided dinner for 52 families and 18 single women. Premier Access came to Mather Community Campus on Monday the 23rd, delivering dinners for 50 families living independently on campus.
We also welcomed 15 volunteers who prepared and served Thanksgiving brunch and dinner to our Family Shelter, Women’s Refuge, and Wilma’s Place program participants. Thank you to those who took time away from their families to assist those in need, and give our cook the night off!
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Birthday Magic at MCC
The Birthday Magic Program sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Sacramento has brought great joy to the youth who reside at Mather Community Campus. The program started in October with 12 children celebrating birthdays. The parties were divided into 3 rooms to accommodate the different age groups. The volunteers came ready to party and were just as excited as the children. They decorated the rooms, made goodie bags, played games and served pizza. Each age group had an amazing cake that was made by one of the volunteers. Every child who celebrated a birthday received gifts from their own personal wish list. This was truly a wonderful experience for the children, SAEHC staff and the Volunteer Center of Sacramento(VCS). The word is out and everyone is anxiously awaiting their birthday month to come. Thank you again so very much to all the volunteers who have made this wonderful event possible!
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October 2009
Maloof Fun Day
October has been a fun and busy month at the Family Shelter. On the 16th, the Diversity Action Team from Maloof Sports and Entertainment came to provide a day of fun for the families. They brought hot dogs, cookies, chip and punch. The clients enjoyed playing games, dancing, making some Kings and Monarchs inspired art and, most of all, hanging out with the players and Slamson.
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Halloween Fun at the Shelters
On the 23rd, Deloitte put on their family fun day, with cookie and pumpkin decoration to get everyone in that Halloween spirit. So by the 30th, the families at the shelter were ready to celebrate Halloween! The AT&T Pioneers helped kickoff the celebration with their Birthday Magic party. There was pizza, games and even a pinata. The cupcakes were delicious and the decorations were Spiderman (our b-day boy's favorite). After the party, Circle K Youth Group from UC Davis decorated pumpkins and cookies for Halloween with all the families. What a great group of youths the children really enjoy when they visit! We ended the excitement that night with a Haunted House. It was a lot of fun to transform our classroom into a spooky scene.
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Capital Christian and AmeriCorps NCCC Give Back
A special thanks to the middle school students at Capital Christian for planting flowers at our shelter this month!
And for the new class of AmeriCorps NCCC Sacramento, who kicked off their year of service on Make a Difference Day by volunteering at our emergency shelters.
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July 2009
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June 2009
June Birthday Wishes
On June 26th, 
celebrated the birthdays of Amanda, 17, Latoria, 9, and Sarhonda, 4. An incredible spread of pizza and “decorate your
own cupcakes” got the families off to a great start. Next, it was outside for some water play with water balloon toss
games. Always an amazing supporter of Birthday Wishes and the Volunteer Center of Sacramento, Umpqua Bank sure knows how
to throw a party and make our families feel very special.
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