Friday, October 30

Quick FYI: BASE High School youth don't have classes on Friday October 30, 2009.

But Home Sweet Home preschoolers do...and they will be celebrating at their annual Harvest Festival from 4-6 PM. Costume parade at 5:30 PM.

Report Out: Citywide College Night

photo by Jonna Justiniano

Courtney Talmadge and Keith Lewis of Bay Area School of Enterprise (BASE), the high school of Alternatives in Action, meet with Emilio Ortega, an alum from Morehouse College, a historically male black institution of higher learning in Atlanta, GA.

Jonna Justiniano, Academic Coordinator for Alternatives in Action, accompanied 12 BASE High School and Home After-school Project youth for the 19th Annual Citywide College Night, a free event for students and families, at College of Alameda on October 21, 2009. There was a large representation from a variety of U.S. colleges. Next week, the youth that attended this college fair will spend time organizing and presenting the information and brochures for the rest of the Alternatives in Action youth community.

11/5/09: Alameda Sun coverage!

Dads Club Pumpkin Decorating Party

ATTENTION ALL HOME SWEET HOME PRESCHOOL DADS:

This Saturday, October 24, 2009, the HSH Dads Club presents a great pumpkin decorating party from 11 am to 2 pm at Franklin Park, Alameda, CA. Bring at least one small child and a smaller pumpkin. Snacks, carving and decorating tools will be provided.

Building community through Community Builds

In our grand tradition of building community through Community Builds, Home Sweet Home, the preschool of Alternatives in Action, is hosting its first Community Build Day of the school year.

What is a Community Build Day? It's a wonderful way for you to take positive action by volunteering your time to help improve our youth spaces.

When is it? November 14, 2009

Where is it?
Alternatives in Action
1900 Third Street
Alameda, CA 94501


We will have many projects to renovate our preschool classrooms for a variety of skill sets. Please contact Debbie (dshapiro@alternativesinaction.org) and let her know if you are interested in giving some of your time for this wonderful event.

We need your help.

*You* are invited to...

Alternatives in Action's Fall Open House and Youth-Led Conferencing

See what's growing at Bay Area School of Enterprise, the high school of Alternatives in Action.

6:30 pm - Tours of our campus, including our preschool, sound recording studio, and college and career center

7:00 pm - Celebration of our new sound recording studio, performances and highlights of our Alameda programs

7:30 pm - Youth-led Conferencing

Date: November 5th, 2009, 6:30pm - 8pm

Location: Alternatives in Action

Address:
1900 3rd Street
Alameda, CA 94501

RSVP HERE

H1N1 Flu prevention

The California Department of Public Health, Immunization Branch created this website: http://www.calpanflu.org

Here's what you can do to prevent getting the H1N1 Virus:

Symptoms: The symptoms of H1N1 influenza are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with H1N1 influenza. If you are sick or think you have H1N1 influenza infection, please contact your healthcare provider.

Prevention: In addition to getting vaccinated for the seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus when vaccine is available, all Californians should practice the following prevention steps:

Wash your hands often with soap and water. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and throw the tissue in the trash after use.

Stay home when you are sick and remain at home until at least 24 hours after you are free of fever.

Right now the priority is getting the vaccine to children from age 6 months to 24 years of age and people in contact with infants under 6 months of age. This flu hits children harder than the typical seasonal flu. Children will require two doses. After the first vaccine is given, it needs ten days to develop the immunity. The next vaccine happens 21-28 days after the first one. It's important to get children in now for the first shot since it takes so long.

Thank you Slow Foods

photos by Rusty Carlson

Home Sweet Home, the preschool of Alternatives in Action, was the recipient of a generous donation from Slow Foods Alameda. The donation will benefit the preschool's organic garden.


Alternatives in Action's Home Sweet Home preschoolers and Alameda residents, Emily Plottner, 4, Scarlett Deveno, 4 and Eden Cesareo-Dense, 4, enjoy spending time in the garden they helped build.