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I figure I should practice what I preach, so here are some photos from my fun Friday in Berkeley and Oakland with a Move, Play, Reflect, Connect twist. After breakfast, we browsed and shopped at the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse , where they have all kinds of fun stuff. A super fun Friday!
AXIS Dance Company is based in Oakland, CA. This is fantastic as Social Media is an ideal way to keep audiences all over the world engaged; but, since we are based in Oakland, CA, it’s also really important that we grow our local followers, who can attend our local performances and classes as well. It’s so fun and easy.
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Last fall, I hosted a Have Fun, Do Good series where 12 bloggers shared how they have fun and do good. Jennifer Lee, Right-Brain Business Plan: How I Have Fun, Do Good Since 2005 I’ve volunteered off and on at a local non-profit called C.E.O. Women here in Oakland.
A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week. Still totally inspired by Save Oakland Library. I wouldn't exactly call Robyn O'Brien's book, The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It , fun, but it's definitely eye-opening.
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Have more fun while doing good, which gives me pause. In that spirit, I'm making only three 2009 Have Fun Do Good Resolutions Write each month to the woman from Sudan who I am sponsoring through Women for Women International. Volunteer in Oakland outside of my home office, and away from my computer. Donate 5% of my income.
in Oakland. Connect: In addition to being able to spend lots of time with the hubs , I'm lucky to have lots of women friends to chat with in-person, and over "Skype tea." In fact, I'm writing this while co-working with Julie Daley , Rachel Cole , and Tara Mohr. Create: Cooking, baking, blogging and collage are all creative outlets for me.
I was searching through the iTunes Music Store's iMix section for new running music and thought I'd add my own iMix, so here is my 30 minute Have Fun * Do Good mix. If you go to the iTunes Music Store's iMix section and search by "iMix name" for "Have Fun * Do Good Mix" it should come up and you can hear bits of the songs.
Hello Have Fun Do Gooders! Most of the microvolunteering opportunities are for nonprofits, but the folks at The Extraordinaries recently added a Have Fun Do Good microvolunteer opportunity! My sorority contributes to the Robbie Page Memorial Fund every year and we also create a fun craft for children with terminal illnesses.
Was it fun? class at Hipline , a belly dance fitness studio in Berkeley and Oakland. It's super fun! I'm going to say it here: In 2012 I would like to be a part of a dance flash mob, like the one that happened in the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport: Have you ever been a part of a dance flash mob? How did you find it?
The simple answer is “Silicon Valley,” a term that now generally means the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland area of California. Let’s have some fun! Where is the heart of the technology industry ? There are other options: The two largest public cloud providers, Microsoft and Amazon, are based in the state of Washington.
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Hello Have Fun • Do Gooders! Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:00-1:15 PM Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites Oakland Airport 77 Hegenberger Rd. Oakland blog podcast San Francisco Oakland nonprofit writer marketing business women I've got a full speaking calendar in the middle of the month.
But even more fun was this video interview with the good folks at the Gifts In Kind International who I ran into in the lobby and they pulled out their copy of the book and shared a few thoughts about they’re applying the ideas. Stay tuned for a video interview I did with him while in Vegas. Independent Sector in Atlanta.
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Jones is the author of The Green Collar Economy and Founder of the Oakland-based, Green for All. You can read a copy of the interview on Have Fun * Do Good , but I really recommend you listen to it on the Big Vision Podcast.
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Kimberly Wilson , Tranquil Space Foundation ( I interviewed Kimberly in November 2009 ) Lisa Rose Starner, Burdock and Rose Megan Webb, Oakland Animal Services Organizers of S. Kitchen presents.Sing for Your Supper Scott Beale, Atlas Service Corps Simon Berry, ColaLife Vanessa Stone, Amala Foundation Who else should be on this list?
or Code for Oakland ). But more than anything, hackathons are fun events to network and meet allies interested in supporting your cause. Libraries have also been getting in on the hacking fun. Hackathons for Social Good. Library Hackathons.
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Carl Sagan One of the items on my Fun-Do List for Thanksgiving was to try some new recipes, and boy, did I! I ended up buying fresh Roasted Butternut and Chestnut Ravioli in Pumpkin Pasta from Market Hall in Oakland. You can see past Meatless Monday posts by clicking here. How can you go wrong with ravioli and sweet potatoes!
She is based in Oakland and gives blankets to the following Bay Area orgs: Oakland Elizabeth House Asian Women’s Shelter Larkin Street Youth Services Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency in Berkeley Christmas holiday gift Hiroko Kurihara Blanket Shares Project
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