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Review for Save The Bay, Oakland, CA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

Save The Bay has been a pleasure to work with over the past four years volunteering at service projects. They have a very professional team who put a lot of energy into each project, ensuring volunteers are well prepared and oriented before each project, and providing excellent guidance during the project. I really appreciate the introduction they present at the begining of each project, wtih an overview on the history of the organization and how the San Francisco Bay has evolved over the past 100 years. Volunteers always have a great time, and the staff are fun to work with. I have volunteered with my company (REI - Berkeley), and Save The Bay has even set up special projects just for our staff. The best one was a collaboration of many outdoor retailers and vendors who had staff come and volunteer together on the same day.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

my everyday experiences. The San Francisco Bay would be completely different (i.e. filled in!) if it weren't for this organization. I live very close to the Bay, so all their work directly influences our interactions with the coastline.

What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

working alongside great volunteers and experienced staff. It is fun meeting new people, enjoying the outdoors, and getting dirty planting natives!

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

Fun, and very interested in environmental conservation, as well as enjoying the outdoors in general.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

do amazing things! What would we do if we didn't have the San Francisco Bay?

Ways to make it better...

I could do it more often!

In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...

creating public awareness in the community revolving around what they do and why it is important.

One thing I'd also say is that...

I am thankful for what this organization is doing.

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Volunteer & We planted native plants along the Martin Luther King Jr Shoreline, and picked up trash as well.