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7/9/2020
Youth Golf Alliance Successfully Contributed to COVID-19 Relief throughout California On July 2nd, Youth Golf Alliance (YGA), a student-run organization of local high school golf varsity team members, made its sixth and last donation of 1,000 face shields to the California Disaster Airlift Response Team (CalDART) at the Carlsbad Jet Center. Ever since the shelter-in-place orders began in early April, YGA has offered over a hundred tutoring sessions to students from 18 local schools for more than three months. The members have purchased 700 facemasks and procured materials to produce 5,070 handmade face shields with the suggested donation from their online tutoring fundraising and a supporting grant of $1,000 from the Alliance of Chinese Americans in San Diego. READ MORE |
7/2/2020
Gnoss Field volunteer pilots bolster coronavirus supply line Whether it’s a wildfire or a global health emergency, a group of local pilots at Novato’s Gnoss Field are ready to respond, donating their time and resources to provide disaster relief and supplies throughout the West Coast. Part of the North Bay chapter of the California Disaster Airlift Response Team, or CalDART, the statewide network of volunteer pilots has been delivering masks, ventilator equipment, personnel and other supplies throughout the state and the West during the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, pilots Dan Bedford and his wife Val Westen of Mill Valley picked up about 1,000 face shields made by the student-run Youth Golf Alliance in Carlsbad. READ MORE |
5/27/2020
Youth Golf Alliance makes impacts locally and beyond through the donation of homemade face shields After the initial success of donating homemade face shields to local hospital Palomar Health, Youth Golf Alliance (YGA) continues to donate thousands of face shields to several high-risk facilities: YGA member Johnavon Kim delivered 100 face shields to LightBridge Hospice & Palliative Care; Spencer Zhang delivered 200 face shields to HarborView Senior Assisted Living and The Springs at Pacific Regent; Sofina Firouzi delivered 200 face shields to the County of San Diego/Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation. On Friday, May 22, YGA donated 300 face shields to the City of San Diego Fire Department in Kearny Villa station and were greeted by three firefighters who expressed their appreciation of support. READ MORE |
5/19/2020
Create Low-Cost, DIY Face Shields for Healthcare Professionals and Beyond A Project Funded by Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego In this unprecedented time surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, everything has been put to a screeching halt from school closures to shelter-in-place orders. Many parents have been overwhelmed with balancing work either at home or at the workplace, while healthcare professionals are fighting the coronavirus at the front line. Several hospitals in the San Diego area have suffered a severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses. This medical mask shortage prompts hospitals to decontaminate and reuse masks that are supposed to be disposable. READ MORE |
4/30/2020
Local students support healthcare professionals through an online tutoring fundraiser In this unprecedented time surrounding the COVID-19 crisis, everything has been put to a screeching halt from school closures to shelter-in-place orders; many parents have been overwhelmed with balancing work at home while healthcare professionals are fighting the coronavirus at the front line. Several hospitals in the San Diego area have suffered a severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors and nurses. This medical mask shortage prompts hospitals to decontaminate and reuse masks that are supposed to be disposable. On social media, healthcare professionals are continuously requesting public donations READ MORE |
4/9/2020
Youth Golf Alliance to hold online tutoring fundraiser for frontline healthcare providers With current school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents are overwhelmed in balancing work at home and helping with their children’s education. Youth Golf Alliance, a high school student-run organization in San Diego areas, is proud to offer free online tutoring sessions to any students from K through 8 who are in great need. Our instructors, who have been through the academic process, are well qualified and have maintained excellent academic standings throughout their middle school and high school years. Many of them have successfully taken honors/AP classes. “We work in every subject area. Basic arithmetic all the way through Trigonometry, English, Spanish, and Mandarin languages, and we are live tutors that will help you with social studies, math, English, science, foreign languages, |
Testimonials from Our Face Shield Donations
"I want to thank you for your recent donation of masks and face shields for the staff of Palomar Health. Your gift helps us remain responsive to our community's growing needs during this unprecedented health crisis. COVID-19 has impacted the way all of us live, work and care for ourselves and our loved ones; but you thought of us and we will be forever grateful for that. Thank you again for your generosity during this challenging time."
-Vice President of Philanthropy and Chief Philanthropy Officer, Palomar Health Foundation |
"Thank you to these young athletes! The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department received 300 face shields to use while on calls, thanks to a donation from the San Diego Youth Golf Alliance. The student golfers hosted online tutoring sessions to raise funds for supplies to make the shields."
-The City of San Diego |
"During a time when there is need in every direction, thank you for choosing to serve and provide for people with developmental disabilities, like Autism. We will take great care and get them into the hands of people who need them as quickly as possible."
-Executive Director of State Council on Developmental Disabilities "We are also so grateful for the high school students at Youth Golf Alliance who made the shields. We will be sure to get them into the hands of children and adults with disabilities (particularly autism) who cannot tolerate a mask, as well as individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing who cannot use solid face masks when they need to read lips." "Handing out PPE to families who drove through. Each family has a family member with a developmental disability. For many, it was their first outing in months, and they were so appreciative." -Sacramento Regional Manager of State Council on Developmental Disabilities |
"I want to express my appreciation for the donation of 500 face shields. Personal protective equipment is in such great demand and short supply; this will be a tremendous help keeping hundreds of healthcare providers safe. In addition, transportation networks have been overwhelmed, so the donation of the flight to deliver the shields was extremely valuable. Disasters always create so many needs, but they also shine a light on the many donors and volunteers that generously give of their time and resources."
-Director of Pacific Union Conference, Adventist Community Services |
“Spencer, Thank you so much for the contribution from the Youth Golf Alliance. This effort is nothing without you and your group and your backers.”
"Thanks again for all your dedication and hard work and reliability!" -President of California Disaster Airlift Response Team "It was just really exciting to see this generation stepping in, and this was all their idea." -Volunteer Pilot at Novato’s Gnoss Field, the North Bay chapter of the California Disaster Airlift Response Team |
"We are so very grateful for you all coming together, to make these face shields, pack them and have them ready! You are all amazing gifts! Stay well my friends, and know that your gifts will help those isolated seniors in our community and help our staff and volunteers to stay save!"
-Living Well Aging Well Service Coordinator of San Francisco Senior Center |
"Thank you so incredibly much for your gracious face shield donation! We have 85 staff working the front lines, serving over 115,000 meals to youth in San Francisco. Everyone on the team was incredibly grateful to have these face shields. In addition to the increased protection, it has provided an extra sense of security for everyone, and honestly a really nice way for us to show care and gratitude for this hard working team. "
-Systems Innovation Manager, Student Nutrition Services, San Francisco Unified School District |
"THANKS SO MUCH for the generous donation of face shields to support the work being done at Project Open Hand! Since 1985, POH has created and delivered medically tailored meals to critically ill and vulnerable neighbors in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Our work has continued through the COVID-19 pandemic and the availability of PPE has been critical to us. "
-Vice-President of Operations, Project Open Hand |
Testimonials from Our Online Tutoring Service
"It’s been great to have Spencer work with him… I think he gets sick of us trying to strong-arm him. : / Thanks for the worksheets. I’d love it if we could keep this going."
-Mrs. P., Torrey Hills Elementary School parent |
"My daughter loved working with Sofina and wants to keep working with her. Can she have the meeting with her every week? Please let me know. She did great."
-Mrs. K., Solana Ranch Elementary School parent |
"My daughter was very happy with the time spent with Laura."
"Thank you Jacob and Laura! My kids enjoy the tutoring time." -Mrs. R., Sycamore Ridge Elementary School parent 'Thank you. My son wants tutoring every week. Can you schedule every Friday with Johnavon??"
-Mrs. S., Solana Pacific Elementary School parent |
"Can we have another session on Thursday for my son? It went well. Thanks Kenny!"
-Mrs. J., Roosevelt Middle School parent "My daughter loves her tutor Ensley. Thank you!"
-Mrs. S., Solana Vista Elementary School parent |