Noreen playing word scramble with her reading buddy at Schiller Elementary
Archive for February, 2008
Playing Word Scramble at Schiller Elementary
Published February 18, 2008 Reading Buddies Leave a CommentTags: Noreen Stegemann, Reading Buddies, Schiller
Genevieve and Dan help Open Books move
Published February 18, 2008 Open Books Leave a CommentTags: Dan Ratner, Erin & Ebony, Genevieve Theirs, Open Books, Sittercity
Genevieve, Dan, Erin and Ebony lent a hand and helped Open Books move over 100,000 books from storage units into a warehouse across town. Continue reading ‘Genevieve and Dan help Open Books move’
New Computer Lab for Open Books
Published February 18, 2008 Open Books Leave a CommentTags: Blue Gargoyle, Genevieve Theirs, Open Books, Sittercity
When Sittercity CEO Genevieve Thiers and COO Dan Ratner got married last October, they asked their guests to make charitable contributions to Open Books. Continue reading ‘New Computer Lab for Open Books’
Sittercity Gives $10,000 Scholarship to Courtney Oliver on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Published February 18, 2008 Scholarships 2 CommentsTags: Courtney Oliver, Ellen DeGeneres, Scholarship, Sittercity
Courtney Oliver of Olympia, WA may only be 10 years old, but she already has completed the necessary coursework to become a veterinary assistant. Continue reading ‘Sittercity Gives $10,000 Scholarship to Courtney Oliver on The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Published February 6, 2008 Big Brothers Big Sisters Leave a CommentTags: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Dan Ratner, Genevieve Thiers
As a babysitter by nature (I’ve been sitting since the age of 8 and have clocked more than 2500 babysitting jobs in my life!) I have found that whenever I am working with kids, I naturally want to mentor them and help them to their highest potential. After I started Sittercity, I found that it left me with very little time to babysit, which is what I loved. That’s where Big Brothers Big Sisters stepped in and helped me to continue mentoring, even if I had no time to babysit! If you don’t know about Big Brothers Big Sisters, you should.
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