Hello Fabulous Mosaic Family,
We hope this finds you doing amazingly well and enjoying a beautiful summer. All is well at The Mosaic Project as we busily prepare for our fall outdoor school sessions. Spring sessions were a fantastic success! We're excited to share more about them with you and pass along other Mosaic news.
Mosaic Spring 2007 Sessions
Letters from Participants
One of the inspiring things that keeps us going between sessions is the feedback we receive from students, teachers and parents. Here is a letter we received from a teacher who joined us for the first time this spring:
"To every person involved in giving children across the Bay Area the unique and unforgettable experience of participating at The Mosaic Project outdoor school, I thank you from the bottom of my heart... I simply cannot say enough about how very impressed and awed I am with every aspect of your project down to the minute details -- no stone was left unturned. I have no suggestions for improvement other than to simply keep it going and growing! ..." — Cindee McMahon Read the whole letter
Here is an example of one of the many letters we receive from students:
"...I enjoyed every minute and I don’t think that I’ll ever have the chance to do something like Mosaic for a long time, which makes me value it even more." – Naomi Read the whole letter
Alumni
If you are an alumna/us of our outdoor school, please don't forget to visit our Alumni Corner, and fill out the survey for a chance to win a free Mosaic T-shirt. Also, we still need cabin leaders for the upcoming fall sessions. If you are in high school and at least 15 years old, consider joining our Youth Leadership Project and becoming a cabin leader!
We Need...
Please help Mosaic thrive! We need:- A few more Program Instructors for our fall sessions. Men are especially encouraged to apply.
- A few more Youth Leaders for our fall sessions. Contact us immediately if you are interested.
- 40-60 acres of land for us to build our own outdoor school, preferably in the East Bay hills.
- BART-accessible office space in Berkeley or Oakland, big enough for a full-time staff of three by January 2008.
Flash Intro
If it has been more than five days since you last visited the website, when you visit you will be treated to some of Mosaic's award winning music and a fun animation. Many thanks to Scott Bates of Greenpixel for fulfilling our long-time dream of having a Flash intro.
Free Money
Did you know you can help companies give money to Mosaic when you shop, with no cost to you? There are two ways to help raise money for Mosaic.
- When you shop online at Giveline.com, they contribute 7-33% of product sales to Mosaic. Shop now to get FREE SHIPPING! (Use discount code NCD07 during checkout.)
- Sign up your credit/debit cards and "shopper" or "club" cards at Escrip.com to help Mosaic effortlessly forever! Every time you shop at any of the hundreds of participating stores, 1-4% of the value of your purchase is donated by that merchant to Mosaic.
Save the Date!
We look forward to our annual community gathering/ fundraising brunch all year and hope you do too! If you want to attend next year's event, mark your calendars for Saturday March 1, 2008.
We want to join our new teacher, Cindee McMahon, in thanking you from the bottom of our hearts for all your support!
All our very best wishes,
Rachel & the rest of the Mosaic Team
The Mosaic Project
2223 A Woolsey Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-530-3377
mosaicproject.org