Were you there? No one has an exact count, but it looked to me like well north of 100 of our coaches jammed the light-filled space at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley on May 5, a sunny Cinco de Mayo, for our annual Volunteer Appreciation Party.
As guitarist and vocalist Mark Unger serenaded from the stage, conviviality filled the air. Albany Middle School Principal Deborah Brill and Richmond High teacher Maddie Schmalz offered educators’ perspectives on the impact of WCC. I was pleased to present to Kathleen Hallam our first-ever ten-year service pin, and Kathleen in turn honored the following veteran coaches with theirs: Patricia Barkley, Wendy Breuer, Jeanine Brown, Pam Crane, Kathy Kahn, Sahib-Amar Khalsa, Helen Lecar, Laura Marlin, Martha Moses, Lynn Mueller, Priscilla Myrick, Phyllis Orrick, Scott Spear, Renee Watkins and David Williamson. Phyllis and Renee took to the podium for a look back on more than a decade of sitting with students to stimulate their writing capabilities.
Deep thanks to Kathleen Hallam for organizing this year’s party, an enormous task for which she had lots of helpers!
Bob Menzimer