Parker Barnum, who has been a generous supporter to Chaparral House, received our Polaris Generosity Award this year. His sister, Diana is a Chaparral House resident. We are so grateful for him and all our wonderful volunteers and donors! We asked him to tell us about why he supports Chaparral House. “I’ve been amazed by […]
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Spotlight on Megan
Chaparral house was sad to see Erika Shaver-Nelson, our Activities Director leave, but are excited for her and her move to Idaho to begin a new life chapter. We are grateful that Megan Soriano, former Activities Assistant and then Activities Coordinator, has moved into the position. Megan has been a highly-valued staff member at Chaparral […]
Spotlight on Samantha
Samantha Herriford, our new Activities Assistant at Chaparral House, grew up in Santa Clarita, CA and attended UC Santa Barbara, studying ecology and evolution. She and her boyfriend moved to the Bay Area 3 years ago and currently live in Berkeley. They have a dog, Sydney, an extra miniature Australian Shepherd. They all love the […]
Spotlight on Elaine
Congratulations to another one of our 2021 Volunteer Award recipients! Elaine Palmer, who received our Longevity Award, has been volunteering since 2010, playing weekly piano concerts at Chaparral House. In 2014 she took on another task as well, providing our daily Today (In History) and Trivia features that are posted on our hallway bulletin board. […]
Gown Gratitude
Early in the pandemic, Christy Shepard, a recently retired nurse, was dismayed to hear about the shortage of proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for health care workers. Her friend Sabrina Alonso, who works as a nurse in SF, told her about a particular need for PPE gowns and along with their friend Bridget Scadeng, they […]
COVID19reachout Volunteer Initiative
Original Cartoon by COVID19reachout volunteer In April we received an email from someone who had recruited a group of volunteers who wanted to reach out to elders during the pandemic, by delivering electronic mail once a week; personal letters, original cartoons and drawings, poems and journals. Since then, residents have been enjoying getting these […]