Event:	RAFT (new location San Jose) Share
Location:	RAFT headquarters 1355 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131
Date:	Sep 25th 2021, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Staff:	Manager: John C
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

One Brick will help Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) sort community and corporate donations, assemble project packets for classroom use, and get a look at all the cool stuff they do with donations. RAFT is the MacGyver of non-profits!

We will see how RAFT is helping our teachers and how our work will directly impact the teaching community inexpensively.

What we'll be doing:

Prepare and pack various STEAM Project Kits for students.  Sorting, counting, quality checking. Process materials for their store.

What you should know:

Nice social atmosphere. At various times we are asked to work in their warehouse, dress in layers. No food or water allowed in the working area.  There is a meeting room that we are allowed to bring drinks and food.

REQUIRED BY RAFT - All volunteers need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to volunteer at RAFT as well as show proof of vaccination. Please bring a picture of your vaccination card or show it on your phone to RAFT. 

Please enter through our back entrance. If you are looking at the RAFT building from the parking lot, it is on the left, towards the back, where the loading dock is. There will be a sign next to the door. Click here to see an overhead map

We require closed toe shoes and a mask to be worn the entire time you are inside.

We follow the Santa Clara County health guidelines. Please read  these guidelines before your volunteer shift.

Please sign the acknowledgment form for the guidelines. Either email the signed form to Caroline (cevans@raft.net) or bring it with you when you volunteer and give it to RAFT staff who checks you in.

Where to Meet:

Inside RAFT at their new location: 1355 Ridder Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95131

Please log into the computers in their lobby.

Resource Area For Teaching:

Resource Area for Teaching provides creative ideas, affordable project materials, pre-packaged activity kits, one-on-one mentoring, and professional development for educators who believe in the power of hands on teaching. RAFT is able to collect a wide range of surplus materials from over 1,000 local businesses. These items fill an entire warehouse and they range from computers, art supplies, science glassware, math counters, paper products, and so much more! By transforming the learning environment, RAFT helps close the achievement gap and helps students apply their knowledge to a real world environment. We serve educators who teach in the classroom, in afterschool programs, camp programs, scouting, and homeschooling.