Mayor Tom Bates gives a short 1-min. speech to kick off BP Day 2009!
InterVarsity Team Center: Tim Collier
Sausal Creek in Oakland, CA.
Excited BP Day participants gather on Memorial Glade for Opening Ceremony, free breakfast, and instructions from their Site Leader. Left to Right: Steven Wong (Rotaract), Richard Lan (Rotaract)
Team Rotaract at People's Park Peace Garden Right: Julie Huynh
Team Rotaract with site leader at People's Park Peace Garden Left to Right: Vicky Lai, Unknown, Unknown, Julie Huynh, Eugenia Ho, Unknown
Rotaract Team Leader Vicky Lai pauses from her work at People's Park Peace Garden to smile for the camera.
Rotaract member & BP participant Julie Huynh beautifies People's Park Peace Garden.
People's Park Community Garden
West Senior Berkeley Center in Berkeley, CA.
Greg Brown Park at Berkeley, CA.
Painting murals at Greg Brown Park in Berkeley, CA.
After a long day's work of painting murals at Greg Brown Park in Berkeley, CA.
Finished product: Willard Clubhouse on Hillegass in Berkeley, CA.
Team COSA raking dirt behind the Ashby BART station in Berkeley, CA.
BUiLD House in Berkeley, CA.
People's Park Community Garden in Berkeley, CA.
Rotaract members Larry Li & Jessica Chou pose for a photo at People's Park Peace Garden in Berkeley, CA.
Site Leader Lily Zhang & Rotaract member Ruben Jimenez are hard at work at People's Park Peace Garden in Berkeley, CA.
Rotaract member Jimmy Le pulls away wood chips collected at People's Park Peace Garden.
Team Rotaract & Site Leader at People's Park Peace Garden.
BP Special Projects Director Kevin Sitek is up and about early in the morning, getting ready to shuttle students to their respective project sites.
Team Leader Joshua Siu leads his team in an icebreaker.
Volunteer Co-Director Evan Mirolla gives instructions to a BP participant -- such dedication! Left to Right: Unknown, Katrina Dijamco, Evan Mirolla
Volunteer Co-Director Evan Mirolla multi-tasks with a smile!
Berkeley Peace Corps Team Leader Ken Wong is busy trying to organize his club's team.
On Memorial Glade, waiting for BP to start!
Team Leader Jennifer Lieb (above) leads her team in an icebreaker.
Right: Sheel
BP participants enjoy free breakfast -- bread, bagels, and coffee!
BP participants enjoy free bagels & cream cheese on the morning of.
Richard Lan & Vicky Lai show off their free food!
Executive Director Steven Nguyen gives a speech to open BP Day 2009!
BP participants crowd around the food table and enjoy their free bottles of water.
BP's planning team is ready to relax after countless hours of event preparation and management! BACK TO FRONT (LEFT TO RIGHT): Betty Su, Maya Sukkari, Jennifer Ng, Kevin Sitek, Collin Chuck, Evan MirollaKatrina Dijamco, Joanna Kwong, Tammy Liu, Vivian Chan, Krystie Mak, Emily Ng, Steven Nguyen
Team Rotaract at BP Day!
