The IRC Sacramento office held a Holiday Appreciation Mixer on December 12th at the Globe Mills Lofts in downtown Sacramento, which was attended by 30 volunteers in addition to the IRC staff. This past year, volunteers have served the IRC in many capacities, from registering children in school to mentoring refugee families, to teaching clients to navigate the health care system to resume and job development services and teaching clients English language courses. The efforts of these volunteers have tremendously supported our efforts to assist these new Americans in their journey from harm to home.
We are grateful for all volunteers who donate their time to our cause. Several volunteers were recognized for their outstanding efforts:
• Scott Wheeler– Outstanding Service (Employment Support)
• Kent Hoffman – Outstanding Service (Employment Support)
• Leanne Cameron – Excellence in Service (ESL Coordinator)
• Bill Sewell – Excellence in Service (ESL Instructor)
• Rachana Gupta and Intel Cooperation – Community Support (Adopt-A- Family Drive)
• Christine Kibui – Reception & Placement (Medical Service Intern)
• Lina Farhat – Reception & Placement (Medical Service Intern)
• Samia Abbass – Reception & Placement Intern
• Siahmoy Majid – Reception & Placement Intern
• Andrey Lesnyakov – Immigration Services Intern
• Micah Elias – Job Development Intern
• Jessie Davis – Volunteer Program Intern
The IRC would like to send a special thank you to Globe Mills Lofts, Chili’s Bar & Grill, Cupcake Craving, Boudin SF, Famous Kabob, Paragary’s Restaurant Group, The Cheese Cake Factory, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Safeway, Cooper Vineyards, Amador Cellars, Stonehouse Vineyards & Winery, Green Family Winery, Thunder Valley Casino, Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and last but not least, IRC staff and volunteers for making this event successful.
To learn more about volunteering at IRC in Sacramento contact Shadi Karajeh at Shadi.Karajeh@rescue.org
