Agape Fish Fund partners with O'Keefe, a ministry that provides tutoring and mentorship to low-income students in East Palo Alto, California. Making Volcanoes on Science DayStudents didn’t have school on Monday, October 9th for Columbus/Indigenous People’s Day, so we gave them a fun science day instead. Dr. Mike taught the students a science lesson in the backyard, and they had a blast working on volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar!
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Agape Fish Fund partners with O'Keefe, which provides tutoring and mentorship to low-income students in East Palo Alto. This year we'd like to enrich 12 of the students with field trips to see a nativity drama and to provide school supplies for them. Park DayOn Saturday, September 2, 2017, we took the kids to Willow Park for the morning. Everyone had a great time on the playground and hanging out.
Agape Fish Fund partners with O'Keefe, which provides tutoring and mentorship to low-income students in East Palo Alto. This year we'd like to enrich 12 of the students with field trips to see a nativity drama and to provide school supplies for them. Science and ice creamThe students enjoyed an evening of some great science and delicious ice cream! What a great way to learn while enjoying a yummy summer treat. Art ClassOn Monday, August 14, 2017, Bonnie led an art class for the elementary school students. We have some talented artists in our midst.
Agape Fish Fund partners with O'Keefe, which provides tutoring and mentorship to low-income students in East Palo Alto. This year we'd like to enrich 12 of the students with field trips to see a nativity drama and to provide school supplies for them. Santa Cruz Beach DayOn Saturday, July 15, 2017 the O'Keefe volunteers took the students for a fun day to Santa Cruz. Everyone had a great time, especially at the beach! Summer activities like this help the tutors/mentors build relationships with the students, even when they're not studying.
Agape Fish Fund partners with O'Keefe, which provides tutoring and mentorship to low income students in East Palo Alto. This year we'd like to enrich 12 of the students with field trips to see a nativity drama and to provide school supplies for them. It’s summertime! Our ministry partner O’Keefe has been busy these past few months, wrapping up the school year strong with their tutoring program for low income students. AprilWe continued the weekly tutoring sessions on Thursday and Monday, one for middle school students and one for elementary school students. The fun event this month was taking a Thursday to decorate cookies with the kids. What a great way to celebrate spring break. MaySome of the kids were starting to finish their homework already, so the challenge was to keep them productive during the tutoring time. Our tutors still wanted to give them their attention, even if it meant reviewing the homework to check it over.
Grant Results: January-July, 2016
We were able to buy end of the year prizes for all of our students and host a party to celebrate the end of the school year. Over the summer, we are hosting various enrichment activities for students, including baking, playing at the park, and visiting the zoo. End of the School Year Party We hosted our annual end-of-the-school-year party in June for students and volunteers. The party included outdoor games, water balloons, photo frame signing, and prizes for students. As usual, it was a lot of fun. We are proud of our students and volunteers for finishing another successful school year! O’Keefe Family Center Tutoring Program successfully completed the 2014-2015 school year with tutoring on two evenings and Bible Club on one evening per week, as usual. This year, several students who have been with the program for the entirety of their elementary school years have graduated to middle school. At the same time, several first grade students began coming to receive tutoring. O’Keefe also recruited several new tutors for the 2015-2016 school year in efforts to keep the student:tutor ratio low and ensure that each student who comes receives adequate individual attention.
TFish’s partnership helped the program by providing supplies for tutoring, snacks for kids and tutors, and stipends for certain volunteers. O’Keefe has benefited from our support, saying, “We really appreciate the TFish partnership. Everyone from the organization has been pleasant to interact with. We have really seen benefit from receiving TFish support for the past few years, and we would be excited to continue our partnership.” In the spirit of giving, our board members cooked a homemade Christmas Dinner for over 100 families and children in East Palo Alto from Bayshore Christian Ministries Bible study program and O'Keefe tutoring program. We wouldn't have been able to do it without our wonderful volunteers.
Christmas Dinner Program Introductions Opening prayer - Pastor Bennett Scripture reading - Giselle Praise/Worship Testimony - Jordan Vargas Brief Sermon - 'The Real Meaning of Christmas', Pastor Les Testimony - Matt Nguyen Close - Invitation to Christ Prayer for Dinner Dinner Begins Carolers and Special Performances Beth and Emily Kam Christmas Duet Christmas Gift Give-Away Thank You's/Acknowledgments Acknowledgements We thank everyone who came together and collaborated to make this event possible. May the Lord bless you abundantly! Thank you Chao Foundation, Transparent Fish Fund, O’Keefe Family Center, Peninsula Free Methodist Church, Lord's Grace Christian Church, other Bay area churches, and TFish friends. We thank our wonderful cooks who prepared a delicious meal for the families: Ping & Amy Chao, Paul & Cindy Chan, Henry & Lisa Chang, Anna Mar, Jei Shuan & Su-Chen, Gloria Yu, and Adelina Tan. Thank you to the BCM Team, Yee Family, All Volunteers, Worship Team, Table Hosts, Speakers, Performers, Interns, and Helpers. |
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