Chapter News Archive

Nancy has Thanksgiving Dinner with Community United

Kids gather around Nancy doing voicesCommunity United hosted its 4th annual Thanksgiving dinner at both the Starbird and Alma Youth Centers in San Jose.  Nancy made a special trip to San Jose and told the youth how proud she was of them for making good choices and staying in school.  She showed them a special episode of Simpson’s!!!   She answered questions and even performed a dozen “voices” having the kids guess the characters from many different shows!  Representatives joined the celebrations from both the Vice Mayor’s office and Councilman Pete Constant’s office!

Nancy signed bookmarks and photos, and took lots of pictures with the kids and their parents and grandparents!  Everyone had a great time and a wonderful turkey dinner thanks to a donation from Trader Joe’s, the community and special contribution from Nancy!    Several kids (and adults) said it was the best Thanksgiving ever!!  And when asked what she thought of the event, Nancy said, “There are lots of things I am thankful for but to see those smiling young faces gobbling down some gobble-gobble was a topper this year.”

Happy House Seattle Chapter Newsletter

San Jose Golf Tournament a Big Success

Happy House Community United Golf TournamentCommunity United, the San Jose chapter of Happy House, hosted their first ever charity golf tournament on Saturday, August 20th. Sixty-four golfers braved the heat, some in traditional golf attire, for a great day of fun and friendly competition. And they raised money for a great cause! Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered their time to make the event a huge success.

All Things Wheels

Shoreline Parade

Shoreline ParadeOn Saturday, August 20th, 35 kids and kids at heart from the Good Choices Kids’ Club Seattle decorated their bikes, trikes, scooters and wagons for the Shoreline Parade just North of Seattle. The theme for the group was “All Things Wheels” and they rolled out in style. They also handed out more than eight hundred Good Choices and Way To Happiness booklets to spectators at the parade. Keep up the great work up North.

Nancy Speaks at the Hip Hop Chess Federation’s Spring Classic

Nancy with Maher Misif and Jason Lam from All Tribes Universal Zulu Nation Chapter

Founded by award winning Lecturer and Author, Adisa Banjoko and Hip-Hop graphic artist Leo Libiran, the Hip Hop Chess Federation is dedicated to providing an inclusive setting for individuals to interact, play and develop life skills with people they view as mentors. Along with recreational activities, the Hip Hop Chess Federation also provides workshops and sponsor supported education scholarships.

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San Jose Neighborhood Council Event

Nancy with Councilman Pete Constant at Stars in the Park event re-dedicating the Starbird Youth Center on 5/15Sunday, May 15, Nancy joined Community United, the San Jose Chapter of Happy House, for the Starbird Park Community Event. The event played host to more than 200 people and praised the work of Community United and other neighborhood councils and communities. There were talks by Councilman Pete Constant, Timothy Starbird (son of the center’s namesake), Adisa Banjoko, Jan Nikitin and Nancy Cartwright.

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Community United Making a Difference

The Happy House chapter in San Jose, Community United, continues to make a huge difference in the Bay Area. Below are pictures of their involvement in the San Jose Resource Fair as well as an image of their booth representing the United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County. Keep up the great work Community United.

Happy House Hits Thousand Oaks, CA

Happy House is proud to announce the formation of its second chapter in Thousand Oaks, CA. The first delivery of the Good Choices program was done at the Los Cerritos Boys & Girls Club of Thousand Oaks.  The delivery of the program started on Friday June 25th for an hour in the morning and continued each Friday until August 6th.

Twenty-two children graduated the program and were presented with their certificates by Nancy Cartwright, during a graduation event on August 11th.  Over 80 people were present to watch these children graduate and all of the students and attendees were surprised with autographed Bart Simpson book marks.

The children were very excited about meeting Nancy and having completed the program.  The Director of the Boys & Girls Club expressed her appreciation for the work that was done with these children and has expressed her interested in having the program continue during the school year.

The Director was given a special recognition certificate by Nancy along with a bouquet of flowers. She was quoted saying, “I have seen the children really excited about the program and actually use the chart that shows them the degree of Good and Bad choices they can make.  I plan to post that chart and use it during the school year.  Our kids are amazing and have been very excited about the classes.  The kids are really good but they have stepped up even more on helping each other out.  We have a severely autistic child here and several of the kids that have been part of the Good Choices class have taken it on to really get to know her and make sure where she’s where she’s supposed to be, etc.  The kids love the program and have been really excited attending the classes every Friday.”

Welcome to the Happy House family to all new members of the Thousand Oaks Chapter.

San Jose Happy House Chapter National Night Out

The Blackford Neighborhood Action Coalition’s National Night Out held at Starbird Park was one of the largest in San Jose with over eight hundred in attendance. Community United, the San Jose Chapter of Happy House Los Angeles, was one of the primary sponsors of the event along with several of the local churches, businesses and community members.

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