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August 2008 Volume VIII, Issue IV
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Over a three-day period from June 24th-26th, the Coro Youth Fellows took to the streets in the San Francisco Mission District and Oakland Chinatown neighborhood in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the issues that affect their local communities.
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Throughout their 9-month experience, the Fellows completed 75 intensive month-long field placements, interviewed over 150 leaders from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, and spent over 30 hours traveling around California. . .
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In addition to the usual Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs spring graduation, this past May and June also produced 32 new Coro graduates from our Partner organizations – UCSF and the City of Fremont.
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Are you wondering where other alumni work? Who had a baby recently? Who moved to a new city? Where other alumni are volunteering? Read our alumni updates to see what changes are taking place in the Coro community.
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Alumni Spotlight
2003 Community Leadership Program Graduate
I first heard about Coro as a teenager when my Mom applied to the Coro Women’s Program for women re-entering the workforce. My interest was piqued from that moment on.
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Upcoming Events
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Please join us for the Coro Exploring Leadership Program Summer Showcase on Thursday, August 14th from 5:30PM-7:30PM at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland (685 14th St. Oakland, CA 94612) to celebrate the Youth Fellows’ summer accomplishments. View Details
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On Saturday, August 16th the Matador Network is throwing an exciting event at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco to raise money for travel scholarships for the participants of the Coro Exploring Leadership Program. View Details
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Coro Alumni Forum on Coro's New Leadership Program - Thursday, August 21, 2008
At this important juncture in the civic life of the Bay Area, what are the region's leadership needs? This is the question that the Coro Center for Civic Leadership is seeking to answer as it designs a new Coro leadership program for the region. View Details
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Coro would like to thank our individual, corporate, and foundation supporters for their generous contributions.
Click here to see a list of our donors since the last issue of the Journey.
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FPPA Political Campaign and Individual Project
Coro would like to thank the many individuals and organizations who hosted the Fellows for their political campaign placements and their individual projects. See our community partners.
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Support Coro Today!
We appreciate your contributions. Your support allows us to deliver the highest quality leadership training programs. Click on the icon to the left to make a contribution by check or credit card .
Contact Patrick O'Heffernan if you are interested in contributing securities or other financial instruments, real estate or would like to make a planned gift.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
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Coro Center for Civic Leadership regrets that we are unable to promote fundraising events for other organizations.
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