WriterCoach Connection

WriterCoach Connection at Berkeley celebrates Cal student coaches

One of the most welcome additions to WCC in the last few years has been the formation of an official UC Berkeley student organization to recruit Cal students as writer coaches for WCC. At its December 3 meeting, WriterCoach Connection at Berkeley expressed appreciation for the dedicated service to our middle and high school students and their teachers. And everyone at Community Alliance for Learning joins in that expression of gratitude! Our public-school kids LOVE their Cal coaches, who have energized our entire program with their skill, energy, and enthusiasm.

Photo by Lynn Mueller

At the WCCB meeting on Dec. 3 were (top, left to right): Claire Hwang, Rachel Morgan, Leah Moskovic, Karlie Drutz, Jennifer Carr, Joanna Salem, and WCCB President Wei Liu. Bottom, left to right: Debbie Lieu, Jane Chong, Cal Volunteer Manager Briana Jauregui, WCCB Secretary Kelli-Jean Chun, and WCCB Treasurer Melissa Solano.

These Cal students have really transformed the ranks of our WCC coaches. Go Bears!

Bob Menzimer

They don't call it the best yard sale in town for nothing

Last year one browser bubbled, "Oh I'm so glad you guys are back. This is the best yard sale of the year!" It  was, of course, the annual WriterCoach Connection benefit yard sale. And it's coming back, on Saturday, April 18, 9:00 to 4:00, filling the sidewalks at 2447 Derby in Berkeley, just east of Telegraph, and just up from Andronico's. Stacks of premium stuff, piles of just plain stuff that somebody loved once and somebody else will love again.

To help support WCC, you don't have to spend money--you can provide something to sell! To donate goods for the yard sale, please call Kathy at 510.524.9270 or Christine at 510.649-7555.

Meantime, here's Lisa Awrey (below), current WriterCoach Connection site co-coordinator at Media Academy in Oakland, admiring the goods at last year's event. Come on by this year. Come on, buy this year!

Bob Menzimer