HELP OUT: Project READ Family Story Hour

Project Overview

Project READ, Redwood City's Story Hour program offered an evening of fun with a live performance, songs, crafts, snacks, and books to take home that youth participants and their families looked forward to attending each month.

Volunteers will prep and organize crafts that will be used during the event by cutting, sorting, and organizing different arts and crafts supplies. Volunteers will also help participants make the crafts after the performance.

About Project READ, Redwood City

Project READ, Redwood City has been fueling the fire of hope through literacy since 1987. This free, volunteer-run program serves individuals of all ages to promote a lifelong love of learning by centering literacy as the foundation of opportunity and success.

Project Requirements & Important Notes

Face mask is recommended

Volunteers should be able to lift 10 lb boxes and be able to stand for 30-45 minute stretches of time.

Volunteers should bring their own water bottle

Please do your part in keeping our community healthy. If you are immuno-compromised, at increased risk for severe illness, or feeling sick at all, please decline your registration to the event and register for a project at a less risky time. For additional resources and guidance on how to keep yourself healthy, visit the CDC website.

If your group is larger than the listed project maximum, please email sarah@handsonbayarea.org. For a one-time $50 group sign-up fee, we can assist your team with signing up and coordinating with the agency partner for possible accommodation.

25 shifts available:

• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday January 11, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday February 08, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday April 05, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday June 07, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday August 09, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday August 09, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday September 13, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday October 11, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday October 11, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday November 08, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• Redwood City CA 94063 US: Wednesday December 06, 2023 - 18:00 to 20:00 PST
• ...

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