Announcement
Welcome to GenR: Bay Area
GenR: Bay Area members help to prepare and furnish a home for a newly arriving refugee family.
Photo: 探花精选
GenR鈥攕hort for Generation Rescue鈥攊s a group of young, influential humanitarians who have joined forces with the 探花精选 to help people survive conflict and disaster and rebuild their lives.
Inspired, informed and influential, GenR members in the Bay Area鈥攁nd across the country鈥攅ngage their communities in support of the 探花精选 through a range of advocacy, educational, networking and fundraising activities. They are also given the opportunity to directly support refugees resettled in Oakland and San Jose through volunteer opportunities at local events, through our professional mentoring programs, and more.
GenR members at the GenR: Bay Area's Annual Food Stories: From Burma to the Bay event.
Photo: Bromance Photography
GenR: Bay Area鈥檚 flagship event, takes place every October. However, we are busy all year. Through monthly events, members are working together to foster a community that spreads across all GenR chapters. To learn more about how you can get involved in GenR: Bay Area, contact Stephanie Heckman at GenRBayArea@Rescue.org.
GenR: Bay Area Leadership Committee
- Co-Presidents: Lisa D鈥橝nnunzio and Rebecca Higney
- Annual Event/Development Chair: Becca Bloom
- Education & Programming Chair: Leah Burcat
- Membership & Social Chair: Becca Bloom
- Advocacy Chair: Jenny Raymond
- Secretary: Kate Chang
- Marketing Chair: Liz Walker
Leadership Members at Large
- Stefanie Woodward
- Ed Zhong (also Thrive Lead)
You can Not in the Bay Area? Don鈥檛 worry. GenR continues to grow. Visit www.Rescue.org/GenR to learn more about what cities have GenR chapters. Be sure to to stay up to date with GenR news and events.