Letter: Local Athletes in Action support community service group

Local student athletes back
community service group

Local high school athletes have come together to start Athletes in Action, a student-run club at their respective high schools encouraging students to participate in service work that directly benefits local families in need.

Over 100 students signed up to join these clubs at Miramonte and Campolindo High Schools.

Their first event will be to participate in Hike for Homes, a fundraising hike for Grateful Gatherings at nearby Briones Regional Park on Oct. 20.

Grateful Gatherings is a locally founded non-profit whose mission is to provide furniture and household items to low-income families. Since 2013, it has served over 600 people in the Bay Area, over half of them kids.

If you’re interested in participating, check-in for the Oct. 20 event is at 9 a.m. for the  4-mile hike and 10 a.m. for a 2-mile hike. You can get tickets at http://Gratefulgatherings.org/hike — it’s $50 for adults and $25 for children 3-17, ages 2 and under are free.

Corrie Raphael
Orinda

 

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