Author name: GLIFY

GLIFY members have been volunteering with Friends of Children with Special Needs (FCSN) since 2017. FCSN provides information and assistance to children with special needs, adults with special needs, and their communities. Our volunteers teach dance lessons, art class, and LEGO class to children with special needs, helping them develop new skills and have fun. […]

GLIFY members serve the Open Heart Kitchen at Pleasanton’s Ridgeview Commons Senior Center twice a month. This is an ongoing activity we have been involved in since April 2016. Members help in the kitchen and prepare   food, while serving and    chatting with elderly residents. They learn how to do chores, serve others, and have some fun working with

This Christmas, GLIFY participated in Adopt a Senior, a program in which volunteers purchased gifts for seniors in the Tri-Valley region, many of whom are alone and in need. This was a great opportunity for GLIFY members to spread joy this holiday season and help others in their community. The project ran from November 15th

GLIFY first participated in the global charity, Operation Christmas Child, back in the Christmas season of 2020. This project collects Christmas gifts packed in shoeboxes which will be sent to children around the world affected by war, poverty, natural disasters, and other similar circumstances. Each year, dozens of eager GLIFY volunteers pack and donate lovely

GLIFY has participated in the Holiday Wish Drive hosted by Family Giving Tree since 2015. Our members donate new toys, clothes, shoes and gift cards to underprivileged children to spread holiday joy and make them feel special. We also participate in gift wrapping and party room decoration for gift distribution.

Every summer since 2017, GLIFY members and their families have been volunteering at the Alameda County Fair. This is an annual community festival held in Pleasanton from June to July. Our dozens of volunteers help the fair run smoothly. Typical jobs include pre-fair help, building attendant, guest services, booth support, art instruction, clean up, STEAM

GLIFY volunteers participate in White Pony Express, a non-profit organization dedicated to sorting unwanted food from grocery stores and distributing it to people in need. GLIFY volunteers help WPE by designing and coloring ornaments for WPE’s Express Giving Tree Event and partaking in other activities to help prepare for the winter season. Some volunteers also

GLIFY Youth Mental Health Seminar is an annual event since 2017. It is a special opportunity for families to learn from seasoned child psychologists how to bond with children, help them maintain mental wellbeing and grow in a positive environment. Hundreds of parents and teenagers gather at this informative seminar to receive strategies and advice

The first of its kind in the Tri-Valley area, the GLIFY College Forum brings together a panel of high school seniors every spring before they embark on a new chapter in life as college students. They share their journeys throughout high school — joy and challenges, the college application process, the growth they had through

Since 2013, GLIFY has been putting on a youth talent show presenting a wide variety of talent and cultures. It also is a platform where children with special needs demonstrate exceptional artistic skills. The talent show raises thousands of dollars to benefit children’s causes.  GLIFY members are responsible for all aspects of the production, including