Positive Impulse

The Junior Board of the Gaines-Jones Education Foundation
Positive Impulse’s Mission ~ “Helping others locally and globally.”

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Big Update:
Positive Impulse is hosting a Story of Stuff Party!

On Saturday, March 19, 2011, Positive Impulse is teaming with Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff to host a free public event to raise awareness and show “how our obsession with stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health”.

The Story of Stuff Party Flyer

History ~
In January 2008, the GJEF Junior Board of Directors was launched, lead by Miranda Irene Jones Roehrick and Katrina Lee Callas. We voted to make local homelessness the focus of our first project. During 2008-2009, we gave 80 Backpack Carekits filled with toiletries & personal items to residents of Homeward Bound of Marin’s New Beginnings Center, a shelter and job training program for homeless adults at Hamilton Field in Novato, California.

For our 2010 projects we raised $2,100 through a letter writing campaign and received a $500 grant from the Marin Charitable Association. With these funds we gave 100 School Backpack Kits to Hamilton School in Novato, and several farm animals to impoverished families globally through Heifer International. (Scroll down for that list)

On April 11, 2010 in our garage, we set up a backpack assembly line with school supplies. The picture to the right shows some of the Jr. Board members with backpacks full and ready for delivery!

To see many more pictures of our “factory” visit us on Facebook!

4/22/10 School Backpack Care Kits delivered to Hamilton School. L-R: Sally Carbonaro, Anita & Miranda Roehrick.

Many thanks to our donors and Marin Charitable Association who helped us raise $2,600 for these projects. With these funds we provided:

• School Backpack Kits to 100 homeless students at Hamilton Elementary School in Novato, CA.

• The following items from Heifer International:

2 flocks of ducks

2 flocks of chickens

1 flock of geese

2 bee hives

1 goat

1 llama

1 pig

1 sheep

Tree seedlings

1 “Flock of Hope” containing chickens, ducks and geese

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Help fund Positive Impulse’s future Projects…

Positive Impulse is seeking new members! Ages 13-17. GO here to download an application. Complete and mail to: The Gaines-Jones Education Foundation, P.O. Box 3016, Novato, CA 94948