Allison4FUHSD

Community centric fundraising depends on people turning out. We sold out Roberto’s Cantina’s indoor and outdoor capacity of 100 with additional walk-ins on Monday night! The band, Triple Ilusion, made up of Fremont High School students was perfect. Our volunteers from FHS were great! I loved seeing our diverse community together - Spanish speakers, English speakers, younger, older, families, singles, moms night outters, Stanford rehab colleagues, all different backgrounds. Little by little, we’re doing this. Poco a poco se va lejos!

Fun times and incredible turnout for Columbia Middle School PTSA’s Eat ‘n Greet!

Taking a continuing education course on Motivational Interviewing for my occupational therapy licensure. There are so many parallels between what OTs do with our patients/clients individually that can generalize to working with communities on a population level: partnership, acceptance, compassion, and empowerment. Acknowledging ambivalence between maintaining the status quo and moving towards positive change. Recognizing the strengths and value of a person or community while acknowledging their real needs too. Feeling inspired!

Columbia Middle School Back to School Night. The dedication, care, and skill of these teachers is impressive! I’m so grateful that my kids get to be part of the Juntos Spanish immersion program through 8th grade and get to learn from such amazing educators in this loving community 💗💗💗