“Trust your impact” is a quote that rings true to The Extra Point crew. At Tavarua Senior Apartments in Carlsbad, CA, the young Extra Point volunteers serve dinner to residents once a month. But at the 2nd annual Appreciation/Back to School dinner in August, the tables were turned when the residents served the kids! From start to finish, it was amazing to see the kids using their best manners at dinner, playing bingo, and even during the water balloon toss! Thank you to every family who stepped out of their comfort zone and stepped up to a cause that pulls heart strings in our community. Let’s keep collecting these annual traditions – Trust Your Impact!
The Extra Point youth volunteer group was founded by Becky Vermillion, a member of the Board of Directors for Carlsbad Youth Baseball, specifically to benefit Tavarua residents. Becky started the group to teach athletes to serve their community off the field, and to do this they serve — literally! — a free, hot meal to residents at Tavarua every month as part of EngAGE’s intergenerational programming funded by The Eisner Foundation.
~ Tracy Ligon, Program Director
