April Volunteer of the Month
John Aucoin
John volunteered his time to weld and repair the rolling chair storage racks for use in our main hall.
Thanks for time and energy John!
For more information about how you can participate, call 663-1075.
Past Volunteers of the Month...
March Volunteers of the Month
Steve Costa and Matt Gallagher
Matt was the MC of our Trivia Bee again this year and did a fantastic job- offering tough questions
and a wonderful multi-media presentation. Steve presided over the festivities as judge- quite a task this
year, as there were a number of disputes. Thanks for all your hard work gentlemen!
February Volunteer of the Month
Meg Linden
Meg has been helping with Dance Palace mailings for years. She responds with very short notice, shows up cheerful and ready to work, and is a pleasure to be around. Thanks Meg!
January Volunteer of the Month
Kari Carlsen
Kari Carlsen, a former youth representative on our Board of Directors, is January's Volunteer of the Month.
Every Tuesday afternoon Kari helps out by escorting kids from West Marin School down to the
Dance Palace for ceramics class. She is punctual, reliable, upbeat- and a great help. Thanks Kari!
December Volunteer of the Month
Pam Campe
Pam volunteered for an afternoon to help decorate the Dance Palace for the holidays.
She was great on high ladders, running to the school to get art, and had a great eye for hanging lights
and decor. The place wouldn't have looked nearly as fabulous without her talent and incentive. Thanks Pam!
November Volunteer of the Month
Joyce Greenwood
Joyce, a self-taught pianist who lives in Inverness, has volunteered her time to play lovely piano music
once a month at the senior lunch. She plays on the third Thursday of every month, to the delight
of the seniors and DP staff. Joyce also performed at the Community Thanksgiving dinner this year.
What a lovely gift to give- thank you Joyce!
October Volunteer of the Month
Barry Linder
Barry has been volunteering a the Dance Palace for as long as we can remember.
He's painted so many things here we can't keep track- he''s also helped taking tickets, by serving on committees and the board...you name it. Thanks for all you do Barry!
September Volunteer of the Month
Patty Neubacher
It was hard to chose between the many fabulous volunteers at our Duck Derby this year- but Patty Neubacher stood out not only because she was the original creator of the event 6 years ago, but because she sold tickets months in advance, helped all day with set up and clean up, and ran the numbers table with Ann Gessert. We raised over $9000 for the Dance Palace- thanks Patty!
August Volunteers of the Month
Jeff Wessner and Fred Lamberson
It was hard to chose between the many fabulous volunteers at our Annual Rummage Sale this year- but
Jeff and Fred stood out as they stayed to the very finish to clean up, recycle, and dispose of all the leftovers.
A huge thanks to all volunteers, with a special shout-out to Susan Deixler, Richard Plant, and Ewell McIsaac
for their extra hard work and commitment. Thank you!
July Volunteers of the Month
Volunteer Work Party Crew
We had a stellar turn-out for our annual Volunteer Work Party this year. With the help of these dedicated folks we cleaned, painted, organized, improved our solar project and gardened. Pictured, starting upper left row: Jerry Lunsford, David Williard, Jim Barger, Herb Kutchins, Colleen Conley, Victor Stragenberg, Carissa Brands, Heather Foote, Dan Mankin, Beth Eisenberg, Cat Kalhke, Ned Takahashi; middle row: Jim Campe, Carlos Porrata, Gary Whitten, Hope Foote, Amy Rainbow, Linda Chute, Linda Linder, Suzanne Speh; front row: Emmett Miller, David Miller, Susan Miller, Allen Bronstein, Barry Linder. Thank you volunteers!!
June Volunteer of the Month
Kai Killion
Kai was a tremendous help to us in June. He supervised kids at lunch during Kids' Camp, then
completely re-organized and cleaned the shed in the back- no small job. We can actually
walk into the shed and find what we need now- awesome job, Kai!!
May Volunteer of the Month
George Zigounakis
George has done many a project for the Dance Palace. Last month he completely rebuilt the marquees that grace our front lawn. Swing by and check 'em out- great job George!
April Volunteer of the Month
Kim Labao
Kim shopped for and prepped a large part of our recent Major Donor Party.
Her chicken dish recipe was sought after by many, and everyone loved the meal. Thanks Kim!
March Volunteers of the Month
Matt Gallagher & Elisabeth Ptak
Matt and Elisabeth were fantastic as host and judge,
respectively, at our 14th Annual Dance Palace Trivia Bee. Matt spent countless hours creating a multimedia
presentation of 50 tough questions,
and Elisabeth stayed in character all night as “Ruth” (Ginsberg we presume). The Trivia Bee had its most successful night in years thanks to these two volunteers. Thank you!
February Volunteer of the Month
Carlos Porrata
Carlos did an amazing job hand routing the new sign to honor Dance Palace Founder Carol Friedman.
Our main hall is now called the Carol J. Friedman Room. Great job Carlos- thank you for your time and talent!
January Volunteers of the Month
David Bunnett & Connie Mery
David and Connie both spent much time and talent decorating for Carol's Retirement Party.
Connie created the gorgeous murals that graced the walls, and David built and
installed the wonderful lighting for the stage and bar areas. Great work you two!
December Volunteers of the Month
William Swanson, Brett Poirer, & Buddy Vacha
William, Brett, & Buddy drove to Novato and picked up three truckloads of toys for our Holiday Gift and
Food Program.
The toys, along with boxes of nutritious food, were given to low-income families
for the holidays.
Thanks guys!