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Event: Kara's Annual Spring Fundraiser (Palo Alto)
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Location: Oshman Family Jewish Community Center
3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Date: Apr 25th 2026, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Staff: Manager: Gilles M ; Coordinator: John C
RSVP: This event is FULL - Waitlist available

Event Description:

Founded in 1976, Kara is a nonprofit agency in Palo Alto that provides FREE services and support to grieving children, adults, families, and community organizations throughout the Bay Area.
 
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, Kara will host its Annual Spring Fundraiser at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto (3921 Fabian Way, 94303). Rather than our usual keynote speaker presentation, this year we will have an awesome Comedian & Storyteller for our 5:30pm keynote presentation. The event closes at 7pm.
 

What we'll be doing:

Tasks include selling raffle tickets and wine pull opportunities, recording raffle and fund-a-need auction winners, running the winners' bid number info to the registration desk, and taking down Kara's event items (not chairs and tables) after the event. This is a fun, celebratory evening that allows OneBrick volunteers to work together and enables Kara to raise the funds needed for our critical bereavement support services in the current fiscal year.

What you should know:

Kara will provide snacks, dinner, and drinks for OneBrick volunteers, who will have a dedicated room to relax, store possessions, and enjoy their food.
 
Our event is California casual attire, so uniforms or all-blacks are NOT required. Jeans and sneakers are fine, but no shorts, please. Volunteers are certainly welcome to listen to our Comedian, Don Reed, who will be on stage for a 30-40 minute show. 

Parking is available in the free garage lot under the JCC campus.

Where to Meet:

We will meet volunteers at 3pm at the Registration tables in the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall for a brief venue and schedule overview before guests arrive at 3:30pm.

Kara:

Kara is a center offering compassionate peer support and education to individuals, families and organizations coping with death and dying. Our mission is to empower children, teens and adults to find their way through grief so that they can rebuild their lives with renewed hope and meaning. For more information about Kara, please go to: www.kara-grief.org.

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