Gloria Johnston (center) with her Team at an Earth Day Celebration at Westlake Center.

I got involved with Jumpstart as a sophomore in 2004. I was hired as a Team leader and worked at Denise Louie Education Center in the International District and Beacon Hill for 3 years. As an undergrad, Jumpstart gave me a community to belong to. You couldn’t miss those bright blue shirts all over campus; especially not in large crowds of people!

I learned about leadership through team leader meetings, facilitating weekly team meetings, presenting at staff trainings, various public speaking events such as freshman orientation and the high achievers receptions as well as representing Jumpstart to the new Vice Provost.  I have great memories from the team leader conferences in Anaheim. 8 years later, I am still close friends with my fellow teammates.

Finally, Jumpstart gave me the opportunity to meet with Senator Patty Murray both in my Seattle classroom and in Washington D.C at a constituent breakfast to discuss the importance of early childhood education. All of these opportunities have allowed me to realize how important it is to not only work with, but also advocate for marginalized communities. Currently I am in the UW School of Social Work MSW program and I can thank Jumpstart for helping me discover my passion for working with diverse populations and allowing me the opportunity gain hands on experience while making a difference in the lives of children.

~Gloria Johnston

Team Leader 2004-2006
UW School of Social Work MSW Candidate 2013

MENTORS: Celebrating the mentors that have made a difference in your life
Third Student Art Exhibition at the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity

We are seeking submissions from students who have been a part of EXPD programs and would like to shine a spotlight on a mentor who has made a difference in their lives. Entries could be in any medium, including photographs or drawings, combined with a written description of your mentoring experience.

Please complete the attached form and submit it and a photo of the piece you would like to submit to expdart@uw.edu.

Applications due by: Wednesday, May 29
Opening of the show will be: Wednesday, June 5

Thank you,

EXPD Art Team
expdart@uw.edu

Please read and submit the following document with your entry: EXPD Artist application and guidelines – Mentors

I joined Jumpstart because of my love for children and interest in teaching. I knew this program would give me the experience I needed to become an effective teacher, but I wasn’t expecting to be introduced to the vast possibilities of potential careers within the education system. Jumpstart trains its corps members for successful careers in child psychology, social services, early childhood curriculum development, and teaching. The program not only trained me for those potential career choices, but it also gave me the field experience needed to get a true feel of what it means to be a childcare provider and advocate.

Throughout my service I formed great friendships, networks, and strong leadership skills. The support of the staff and consistent communication between the management and team leaders allowed me to strengthen my leadership skills phenomenally. I gained a better knowledge of what it means to work with children in developmentally appropriate ways and then I put that knowledge to use in the classroom. Also, because Jumpstart is a community based program I was able to connect with members of the Seattle area outside of the university community, which has helped me to relate to those that I would like to continue working with.

I’m now working as an instructional assistant through City Year, where I work with a group of energetic and talented third graders who both challenge and bring me great joy on a daily basis. Part of my job consists of me creating academic interventions, as well as creating age appropriate activities for young children. As a result of my service with Jumpstart, I have a confidence in the methods I use when I work with children. I believe that the combination of the consistent guidance and quality of leadership that the site managers displayed has not only prepared for a career in education, but it has also given me the skills needed to be a successful young adult.

~Ariana Westbrook

Corps Member 2009, Team Leader 2010-2011

• Jumpstart Field Day – 4/20, 10am on Denny Field
  • We will be playing a lot of fun games, eating some good food (provided by you, its a potluck), and enjoying the weather (Field Day is on, rain or shine). Corps members and TLs, please come prepared to participate and have fun. Also, there will be prizes for the winners! This is a good way to meet other team members and to strengthen your teamwork as a whole. Hope to see everyone there
• Mariner’s Salute to Volunteers – 4/25, 7:10pm SafeCo Field
  • Join us for a fun team bonding experience at a Mariner’s game! Tickets are $8 per person (regularly $15-$25). To buy tickets, bring your money to the Jumpstart Office in MGH 171 starting Monday 4/15.
• Jumpstart Raffle supporting Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo – ends  4/26 at 1pm
  • We’re hosting a campus/community raffle from Friday, 4/12 to 4/26 to raise funds for our Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo in May! Each raffle ticket will be sold for $2 each and the prizes are pretty awesome. But, we need help! We are asking each Jumpstart Team to try to sell 10 raffle tickets. Team Leaders will pick up raffle tickets to sell to across campus and to friends or family.  Need some help selling tickets? Review the Raffle details. All Tickets/Money must be turned in by Friday, 4/26 at 1pm for the drawing.
  • We will also do some tabling in Red Square/the HUB to let the campus community know about our mission and to sell tickets. We’ll have a list where you can sign up for tabling time slots beginning next week. P.S. The team who sells the most tickets will get a special prize after the drawings  =)  Thanks so much for your help! Jumpstart VCs (Azeb and Olivia)
• Spring Celebration of Service and Leadership – 5/7, 3-5:30pm at the Ethnic Cultural Center (3931 Brooklyn Ave NE) 
  • The evening will begin with the Gallery of Student Projects where students will present their work during a poster session. Following the Gallery, we will honor our Edward E. Carlson Award Winner and then participants are invited to join a breakout session featuring presentations on a variety of service-focused themes. Join hosts Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center, Jumpstart, Pipeline, and Mary Gates Endowment for Students!
  • Schedule of Events
    3:00pm – Gallery of Student Projects
    4:15pm – Program honoring UW Student Engagement
    4:45pm – Breakout Sessions on Leadership, Civic Engagement and Educational Equity
    Breakout Sessions
    Leadership: View the E-Portfolios completed by Husky Leadership Initiative Certificate Students
    Civic Engagement: Learn from students who participated in Citizen University, a conference on the art of Great Citizenship
    Educational Equity: A “Pecha Kucha” featuring students who are engaged in service and leadership around issues of educational equity.
• Jumpstart Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo – 5/9, 10am-2pm at the Woodland Park Zoo
  • Corps members will be needed for a variety of tasks. More details to come soon…
• Jumpstart End of the Year Celebration 5/15, 6:30-8pm at the Ethnic Cultural Center (3931 Brooklyn Ave NE)
  • Save the Date!

Hours Opportunities

• Road Map Project Parent Forum – 4/20, 2013 Foster High School (4242 S. 144th St., Tukwila, WA 98168)
  • Shifts available are 8-1, Noon-5, or 1-5pm
• UW Powwow Kid’s Room Volunteering – 4/19-4/21, Hec-Ed Pavilion
  • Kid’s Room Volunteers Needed!
    The Spring Powwow is the largest student run event on campus and is also one of the largest powwows in the Northwest. It takes place at the Alaska Airlines Arena- Hec Ed. Pavilion on April 19-21. We will need volunteers in the Kids Room Friday evening (7-9), Saturday (1-9) and Sunday (1-5). You will be responsible for watching kids age 4-15. There will be activities available for children.
• Fireside Chat with Paolo Maranan – 5/6, 5:30pm in MGH 171 
  • As part of the Spring Celebration week, come to the next Fireside Chat featuring the Children’s Alliance Executive Director, Paola Maranan.
• U-District Spring Clean – 5/11, 9am at the University Heights Northwest Lot (5031 University Way NE)
  • Neighboring University District communities and neighborhood residents meet at University Heights Center to gather to “Spring Clean” our neighborhoods. Cleaner-Uppers meet for breakfast, conversation and assemble teams to go out into designated areas of our districts to beautify our neighborhood. After, cleaner-uppers return to U Heights for a well deserved rest, lunch and participate in our TRASH Contest!!
• Undergraduate Research Symposium – 5/17, 11am-6pm in Mary Gates Hall
  • The Undergraduate Research Program is recruiting Volunteers for this year’s 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Our Volunteers are critical to the success of the Symposium, and we invite you to Volunteer and to forward this announcement on. Volunteers can sign-up for multiple shifts as long as the times do not conflict. Thank you for your support of the Undergraduate Research Symposium!

Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington and at Seattle University is hosting a raffle to raise funds for our Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo has generously donated free admittance vouchers for our partner preschools to participate in a day of learning and fun.  All funds raised will go towards hosting the event, including materials and transportation for the preschool families. Last year, over 250 children and families were able to attend and this year we are planning an event for 600 children and families.

By purchasing a raffle ticket, you will be supporting Jumpstart’s family involvement efforts for children in the Seattle area. You will also be entering for the chance to win some great prizes including the Grand Prize: 2 Tickets to see Train with special guests The Script and Gavin DeGraw on August 14th. Please see below for the full list of prizes.

Tickets are $2 each. If you would like to purchase tickets, visit the Jumpstart UW office in Mary Gates Hall, or the Jumpstart SU office in the CSCE, 1223 E. Cherry St. Email jstartvc@uw.edu with any questions about the raffle.

The Drawing will be held Friday, April 26th at 3pm.  Winners will be notified by email and will be listed here by Monday, April 29th at Noon. Please note, each individual is eligible to win a maximum of two prizes.

Thank you and we appreciate your support!

Jumpstart Seattle Raffle Prize List

The drawing was held on Friday, April 26 at 3:15pm.  Winners and ticket numbers are listed below, and all winners will be notified via email or phone by 4/29.

Grand Prize:

2 Tickets to see Train with special guests: The Script and Gavin DeGraw on August 14th.

Winner:  Laura Bautista, Ticket #180

Second Prize:

2 tickets to the EMP (Experience Music Project) Museum at the Seattle Center where you and a friend can have a blast playing music together in a sound lab, rocking out on stage, and exploring EMP’s award-winning exhibitions.

Winner: Trista/Jr, Ticket #350

Third Prize:

$50 gift card to the University Bookstore

Winner: Ricky Tran, Ticket #470

Other Prizes:

4)  $40 gift card to Central Co-op – Natural food co-op in Seattle

Winner: Wenlu Yu, Ticket #394

5)  $25 gift card to Veggie Grill – delicious, natural, and all vegetarian

Winner: Riabelle Vivas, Ticket #121

6)  $20 gift card to Cedars Restaurant

Winner: Trista/Jr, Ticket #352

7-9) Starbucks gift bags

Winners: Sobia Sheikh, Ticket #324; Ariel Park Ticket #9; Anastasia Ivanova, Ticket #68

10)  Coffee Thermos and coffee beans

Winner: Linda Wang, Ticket #402

11-13)  3 Starbucks Office essentials and coffee sleeve

Winners: Gina Grino, Ticket #12; Cassidy Ulrich, Ticket #538; Stephen Siew, Ticket #307

14-23)  Starbucks coffee mug set with coffee sleeves and tea bags

Winners: Morgan Wright, Ticket #591; Francesca Lo, Ticket #126; Laura Pfeifer, Ticket #487; Lincong Li, Ticket #316; Danny Thai, Ticket #604; Emily Pratt, Ticket #20; Meghan Hutton, Ticket #335; Justin Diego, Ticket #141; Adam Fahlstrom, Ticket # 480, Francesca Lo, Ticket #125

23-25) Starbucks coffee tumblers with tea

Winners: Lyann Trang, Ticket #503; Sharon Wang, Ticket #596

26) Special Bonus Prize: A voucher good for 2 tickets to a Mariner’s Game

Winners: Becca DeFrates, Ticket #133

Alisa working with a Jumpstart child in her classroom.

“Wow, congratulations Jumpstart.  I don’t think this would be possible without people like you, Daniel, and Sarah doing all you do.

My role is with Jumpstart began in 2010 as a team leader.  One of my earliest memories of the Jumpstart program is beginning to build new found friendships with other team leaders and my team corps members.  My involvement with the Jumpstart program has truly shown me what it really means to serve others altruistically in our communities who really need programs like Jumpstart to make a difference in the lives of young children.  Jumpstart has impacted my life in so many ways.  I am truly grateful for the Jumpstart program for its continuous work to help others.  I will continue my work in society to serve others in my communities as the program has taught me how.

Thank you Jumpstart for all the great work you do!”

~Alisa V. Torres

Team Leader 2010

Kelly reading with a child at a Jumpstart event.

“I initially became involved with Jumpstart my freshman year of college as a Corps Member at DLEC in the International District and subsequently became a Team Leader.

Some of my best memories are getting to be silly! Basically I could act like a kid and not get weird stares. Ha-ha!  I think Jumpstart allowed me to realize how much I’m actually a big kid at heart. My first memories included learning the song “Baby Shark” and while it wasn’t a song I sang while I was a preschooler it quickly became one of my favorites. I have a laundry list of other songs that I find myself inadvertently humming during the day. It’s always a kicker when attending doctors with small children ask “Why is that tune so familiar?”

Once in awhile when I’m in the International District or really anywhere in Seattle, I’ll bump into some old students. Some will recognize me, some won’t but either way it’s always nice to see their bright smiles and think that I made an impact on their lives no matter how minute.

Jumpstart allowed me to find and pursue my passion, medicine. I realized during my time at Jumpstart that very often that the educational success of my students was not only access to a good education but also to good health care. I love that medicine combined my passion for science as well as my passion to educate and work with families. I’m in my third year of medical school now and while I’m not 100% sure what I want to do “when I grow up” I hope that it will bring me the same feelings of joy and accomplishment as I had while working with Jumpstart!”

~Kelly Fong

Corps Member 2008, Team Leader 2009