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Aug. 2015 Reading Club Recap for All Schools
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Thanks so much to everyone who helped us read and give books to 328 children in Aug. 2015!
These 200 volunteers made the reading clubs a big success!
Name School Role(s)
Acosta, LessaGratts   2nd Grade Reader
Adraneda, AmirLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Ahmed, SanaGratts   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Ahn, Soyo (Amanda)Gratts   5th Grade Reader
Anson, Ariel Alta Loma   1st Grade Reader
Arias, David Politi   1st Grade Reader
Avila, YessicaLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Axe, JasonGratts   Site Operations Helper
Babiarz, AlexandraLos Angeles   Site Operations Helper
Baker Governatori, ChrissyEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Baumgartner, SteveGratts   Training Coordinator and 3rd Grade Reader
Becker, MeganMagnolia   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Bellew, JocelynLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Benchia-Reilly, AlyseEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Blakemore, CassandraEsperanza   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Blakemore, JayEsperanza   4th Grade Reader
Bloom, JudiPoliti   3rd Grade Reader
Briceno, AndreaMagnolia   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Broner, CarolynMagnolia   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Brown, AnthonyMagnolia   5th Grade Reader
Burford, AndrewAlta Loma   2nd Grade Reader
Cabal, MartinGratts   3rd Grade Reader
Callahan, DavidWhite   Site Coordinator
Capiral, RobertPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Casillas, TravisEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Chazen, JamieEsperanza   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Chen, OscarGratts   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Cheng, StephanieAlta Loma   4th Grade Reader
Chiang, Lauren Los Angeles   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Chittenden, RussellGratts   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Chong, JessicaMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Chung, PaulLos Angeles   Site Coordinator
Crane, StephanieWhite   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Cruse, MeredithLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Dacanay, Raphael-Dale Gratts   Kindergarten Reader
Davis, DanielleEsperanza   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Declercq, MonicaPoliti   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Dela Pena, RolandLos Angeles   3rd Grade Reader
Dickey, MatthewLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Didriksen, SeverinWhite   1st Grade Reader
Distler, AlyssaPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Dorfman, SethPoliti   4th Grade Reader
Dorlandt, DashaAlta Loma   2nd Grade Reader
Dorman, AlexandraWhite   2nd Grade Reader
Dowling, Katy Esperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Fan, CindyLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Fernandez, RaulGratts   Operations Reader
Frazer, RichMagnolia   Site Coordinator
Freedland, DavidMagnolia   2nd Grade Reader
Fry, ValerieEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Gallone, RobertLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Garcia, GeraldineWhite   1st Grade Reader
Gardner, Mary RachelAlta Loma   5th Grade Reader
Gibson, LeahMagnolia   1st Grade Reader
Gordon Ii, RayPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Governatori, AlexEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Grannis, JenniferGratts   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Gray, AndreiaLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Gray, CatherineEsperanza   5th Grade Reader
Green, VanessaPoliti   Site Coordinator
Greengard, GloriaAlta Loma   Kindergarten Reader
Gregory, ShannonAlta Loma   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Gulley, KimberlyLos Angeles   4th Grade Reader
Guo, TamiMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
Gwozdik, StephanieAlta Loma   Kindergarten Reader
Hansen, WhitWhite   3rd Grade Reader
Harris, HardhiGratts   1st Grade Reader
Harter, RachelLos Angeles   Site Coordinator
Hawkes, CarlaAlta Loma   3rd Grade Reader
Hendrix, CathyMagnolia   2nd Grade Reader
Hernandez, EdgarMagnolia   Site Operations Helper
Hernandez, SilviaPoliti   3rd Grade Reader
Ho, CindyGratts   Kindergarten Reader
Horie, TomokoLos Angeles   3rd Grade Reader
Horn, HeatherPoliti   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Housh, NolanLos Angeles   3rd Grade Reader
Hyong, AmyLos Angeles   5th Grade Reader
Jaffer, BobbyEsperanza   2nd Grade Reader
Jones, DebiWhite   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Kacena, AmeliaLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Kalaria, Sonia White   4th Grade Reader
Katz, JenikaWhite   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Kennett, JillLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
King, MatthewEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Koerner, ToddMagnolia   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Kosiak, TiegenPoliti   5th Grade Reader
Lam, SinhPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Lau, DiannaPoliti   4th Grade Reader
Lee, JessicaPoliti   Site Coordinator
Lemus, MariaPoliti   5th Grade Reader
Lewis, MelissaMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
Liebowitz, JayAlta Loma   4th Grade Reader
Lin, GraceLos Angeles   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Loney, AndreaPoliti   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Love-Smith, AshleyAlta Loma   Site Coordinator
Luc, EvaLos Angeles   Training Coordinator and 1st Grade Reader
Machnik, JaneAlta Loma   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Maneykowski, MichaelMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
Mangels, ClaudiaPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Marcus, CliffEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Martin, ChristopherLos Angeles   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Martinez, AlfredoMagnolia   Kindergarten Reader
May, MarkEsperanza   Site Coordinator
Mccarron, KerryAlta Loma   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Mendez, JoseWhite   Site Coordinator
Miller, CallieGratts   5th Grade Reader
Mitchell, BrendaGratts   3rd Grade Reader
Mody, AmolMagnolia   1st Grade Reader
Murray, MyeeshaMagnolia   2nd Grade Reader
Nahmias, BrendanPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Narayan, NishantMagnolia   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Ngo, VinhPoliti   Kindergarten GLC and Reader
Nguyen, AmandaEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Nguyen, AndrewLos Angeles    Reader
Nguyen, KimEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Nieva, Kimberly White   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Nisperos, SarahGratts   1st Grade Reader
Njendu, WanjiruWhite   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Nnebe, AshleyPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
Nordin, AndrewLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Norman, JeffreyAlta Loma   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Nouadir, SabrinaPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Olson, JamiLos Angeles   Food Runner and 3rd Grade Reader
Oquinn, MollyPoliti   Kindergarten Reader
Orchard, CarrieGratts   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Orchard, CharlieAlta Loma   Site Operations Helper
Ostiller, CathyEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Ostiller, JamesEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Ostiller, Rick Esperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Pagan, LisandraMagnolia   4th Grade Reader
Pai, GracePoliti   Site Operations Helper
Panahon, BenignoPoliti   3rd Grade Reader
Partamian , TsoleeneLos Angeles   5th Grade Reader
Partida, PatriciaAlta Loma   Training Coordinator and Reader
Petrakis, E.Politi   4th Grade Reader
Phong, JohnGratts   2nd Grade Reader
Pleus, BrandonEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Portillo, IleannaGratts   Kindergarten Reader
Provenzano, AndyGratts   4th Grade Reader
Rabbin, SandraLos Angeles   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Ramirez, EdgarPoliti    Reader
Rapkin, LindsayPoliti   Site Operations Helper
Rezvani, SaeedLos Angeles   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Richard, JanieceEsperanza   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Rickard, DavidEsperanza   3rd Grade Reader
Robertson, ScottLos Angeles   4th Grade Reader
Rodriguez, JennaPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
Rodriguez, NicoleGratts   4th Grade Reader
Rothman, LarryGratts   5th Grade Reader
Rubio, MarielAlta Loma   Site Coordinator
Ruiz, ZahirGratts   1st Grade Reader
Ryan, Yi-ChinMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Sandersfeld, EmilyEsperanza   2nd Grade Reader
Scahill, EileenLos Angeles   Site Operations Helper
Schulman, ScottPoliti   3rd Grade Reader
Selvage III, PrinceWhite   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Servi, DevorahAlta Loma   3rd Grade Reader
Shah, NeilMagnolia   Training Coordinator and Kindergarten Reader
Shioya, SusanPoliti   4th Grade GLC and Reader
Shipton, CourtneyLos Angeles   4th Grade Reader
Siouty, MichelleAlta Loma   Kindergarten Reader
Smith, AllisonLos Angeles   1st Grade Reader
Smith, JenGratts   Site Coordinator
Smith, LatriceLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Smoot, Andrea Magnolia   Site Coordinator
Song, XinlingLos Angeles   1st Grade Reader
Sproul, KurtMagnolia   1st Grade Reader
Stecklein, Graham ClarkLos Angeles   Site Operations Helper
Swanson, LarryPoliti   1st Grade Reader
Ta, EileenMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Tadlock, SeanLos Angeles   4th Grade Reader
Tarnow, TamiLos Angeles   5th Grade Reader
Testa, AaronPoliti   5th Grade Reader
Thompson, StanPoliti   Training Coordinator and 4th Grade Reader
Tran, JasonMagnolia   3rd Grade Reader
Tran, JenniferAlta Loma   1st Grade Reader
Tran, YvonneEsperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Tsai, AndrewEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Urbina, FranciscoWhite   Kindergarten Reader
Varghese, CecilWhite   5th Grade Reader
Varley, RachelleLos Angeles   1st Grade Reader
Vazquez, SelinaLos Angeles   Kindergarten Reader
Vondras, StephanieEsperanza   2nd Grade GLC and Reader
Wang, AnneAlta Loma   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Wang, KarenPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
Webb, JanetEsperanza   5th Grade GLC and Reader
White, PatrickPoliti   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Williamson, Clay White   Kindergarten Reader
Wilson, KoriGratts   Site Operations Helper
Wilson, SarahPoliti   5th Grade Reader
Wilson, ToniGratts   3rd Grade GLC and Reader
Wong, SandraPoliti   2nd Grade Reader
Wuts, FrankEsperanza   1st Grade Reader
Yeron, Amber Esperanza   Kindergarten Reader
Yoon, ElizabethEsperanza   2nd Grade Reader
Young, CourtneyMagnolia   1st Grade GLC and Reader
Young, LaurieLos Angeles   5th Grade GLC and Reader
Zamora, DeannaPoliti   1st Grade Reader
Zelin, JasonLos Angeles   2nd Grade Reader
Zhang, JingGratts   1st Grade Reader
 Month  
 
Aug. 2015 Participation Summary
School Children Volunteers
Alta Loma 24 21
Esperanza 72 31
Gratts 28 27
Los Angeles 62 41
Magnolia 49 26
Politi 58 38
White 35 16
Grand Total 328 200
Click here for all-time program statistics.
 Participating Groups
-AccentureMagnolia
-ACM@UCLAPoliti
-AgapePoliti
-Agents of ChangeMagnolia
-Alliance for Latinx Management at Anderson (ALMA)Wilshire Park
-Alumni Scholars UCLAPoliti
-Americorps NCCCMagnolia
-BoeingPoliti
-Bruin Buddies in Pediatric Care at UCLAAlta Loma, Magnolia
-COC Psi Beta/Psych ClubMagnolia
-CognizantMacArthur Park
-Cornell Club of Los AngelesMagnolia
-Creative Artists AgencyPoliti
-CSULA BasketballMacArthur Park, Politi
-CSULA NSSLHAMagnolia
-CSULB Alpha Phi Omega Rho Gamma ChapterMagnolia
-CSUN CADAEsperanza
-CSUN Sigma Alpha ZetaMacArthur Park
-Delta Sigma PiWhite
-Disney VoluntEARSMagnolia
-ECHO at UCLAMagnolia
-FlexportPoliti
-FOX GivesMagnolia
-IGAFMagnolia, Politi
-InterNations ChangemakersPoliti
-Junior League of Los AngelesCommonwealth, MacArthur Park, Politi, White, Wilshire Park
-Kaiser PermanenteCommonwealth
-Kappa Delta Chi MSMUMagnolia
-Keck School of Medicine of USCPoliti
-L.A. WorksCommonwealth, Wilshire Park
-LA County Alternate Public DefendersWhite
-LACBA BYA Pro Bono CommitteeMacArthur Park
-LAUSD Office of the General CounselCommonwealth
-Lifeline ChurchMagnolia
-LMU Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Tau Kappa ChapterMagnolia
-LMU FYSMagnolia, Politi
-Los Angeles Auburn ClubEsperanza
-MERCYWORLDWIDECommonwealth
-MIT Club of Southern CaliforniaPoliti
-Notre Dame Club of Los AngelesMacArthur Park
-NYU LAMacArthur Park
-Occidental College Alpha Lambda Phi AlphaEsperanza
-Order of the Eastern Star PHRA State of CACommonwealth
-OU AlumniEsperanza
-PCC Circle K InternationalPoliti
-Penn Serves LACommonwealth
-Project RISHI at UCLAWhite
-Rotaract at UCLAEsperanza
-South Bay Cal Alumni ClubAlta Loma
-Stanbridge UniversityMagnolia
-Stanford Alumni CSCEsperanza
-SULA SemesterMagnolia
-Texas Exes Los Angeles ChapterMagnolia
-TransferMed at UCLAPoliti
-UCLA A Moment of MagicMagnolia
-UCLA Alpha Epsilon DeltaWhite
-UCLA Alumni Westside NetworkEsperanza
-UCLA AMWAWilshire Park
-UCLA Anderson School of ManagementWilshire Park
-UCLA ASDAMagnolia
-UCLA Black Graduate Students AssociationMagnolia
-UCLA Bruin Belles Service AssociationPoliti
-UCLA Bunche Fellows ProgramEsperanza, White
-UCLA Chi OmegaMagnolia
-UCLA Circle KMagnolia
-UCLA FISHWilshire Park
-UCLA Lambda Theta NuMacArthur Park
-UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA)Esperanza
-UCLA MEMOAlta Loma, White
-UCLA Morning Sign OutWilshire Park
-UCLA Mortar Board, Agathai ChapterMacArthur Park
-UCLA OCHCEsperanza
-UCLA Phi Sigma RhoMagnolia
-UCLA Pi Beta PhiAlta Loma
-UCLA Pilipinos For Community Health Club (PCH)Alta Loma
-UCLA PULSEMagnolia
-UCLA Regents Scholar SocietyAlta Loma
-UCLA School on WheelsWilshire Park
-UCLA Theta TauMacArthur Park
-UCLA Volunteer CenterCommonwealth
-UNA at UCLAWilshire Park
-UNICEF at UCLAAlta Loma
-University Catholic Center at UCLAEsperanza, Wilshire Park
-University of Miami Alumni Association Los Angeles CanesPoliti
-University of Michigan Club - Los AngelesMagnolia
-USC Beta Alpha PsiMagnolia
-USC Circle K InternationalMagnolia
-USC Friends and Neighbors DayMagnolia
-USC HelenesMagnolia, Politi
-USC HOSAPoliti
-USC Kappa Alpha PiPoliti
-USC Lambda Theta PhiEsperanza
-USC MOVEMagnolia
-USC PedSIGEsperanza
-USC Sigma Gamma RhoMagnolia
-USC Sigma Lambda GammaMacArthur Park, Magnolia
-Westside Cal Alumni ClubEsperanza
-Yale UniversityGratts, Politi