St. Anthony’s 24th Curbside Holiday Donation Drive kicks off on Saturday, November 19th. St. Anthony Foundation staff and volunteers, wearing easily identifiable red jackets, will take delivery of food, clothing, and monetary donations at curbside, so donors won’t even have to leave their cars! Donated items are distributed free of charge to San Francisco’s most needy residents.

Your donation of turkeys, clean and gently worn clothing, canned and dried foods are all much needed and appreciated!

WHEN:
November 19th-24th AND December 17th-24th

• Weekdays from 8-6
• Weekends from 9-3

WHERE:
St. Anthony Foundation
105 Golden Gate @ Jones

NEEDED ITEMS:

Clothing
We need all kinds of clothing for men, women, and children – our most critical needs are for the following items:

Socks, Shoes
Underwear
Winter coats
Jackets
Hats

Monetary Donations
St. Anthony’s is happy to accept cash or checks for donation during Curbside and is prepared to issue receipts onsite for tax purposes.

Other
We also need these items:

Shopping bags – with handles
Blankets, comforters, sleeping bags
Luggage, bags, backpacks
Toiletries – new only, please
Towels, washcloths
Stuffed animals – good condition only
Children’s toys – new only, please
Strollers – in good condition
Canes – not crutches, walkers, wheelchairs

Items We Cannot Accept
Empty clothes hangers
Knick knacks
Used toys
Children’s car seats
Furniture
Medical equipment
Dirty, stained or torn items
Books and magazines
Exercise/sports equipment
Housewares
Computers, electronics

If you have any questions about donations, please call us at (415) 241-2600.

And in case you’d like to volunteer and join us for the holidays, call the St. Anthony Holiday Line at 415-592-2829. We look forward to seeing you this holiday season!

The Diabetes Hands Foundation has selected St. Anthony Medical Clinic to be one of 5 recipients of Big Blue Test grant money from Roche Diabetes Care. The more participants there are worldwide, the more support St. Anthony Medical Clinic will receive from Diabetes Hands Foundation.

The Berkeley-based Diabetes Hands Foundation created the Big Blue Test in 2009 in order to raise awareness of the dramatic role exercise can play in helping diabetics control their blood sugar and manage their diabetes. In 2009 and 2010 tests, a mere 14 minutes of exercise consistently resulted in a 15 to 20% reduction in blood sugar for patients across the board.

The test is conducted worldwide between November 1st and November 14th, National Diabetes Day. For each participant who takes the test at Big Blue Test, a life-saving donation of supplies is made to a diabetic in need, as well as cash support to non-profits working with low-income diabetics. Everyone can participate, so test early and often, enter your results at Big Blue Test, and help St. Anthony Medical Clinic support diabetics in need.

Why did St. Anthony’s cross the road? Because we were out to lunch.

Exactly 12,000 lunches, 450 volunteers, a nine piece band, a petting zoo, photo archives of 60 years in the Tenderloin, and a whole lot of fun. If you missed our 60th Anniversary, fear not. We’ll be posting media articles, photos, and videos to our blog and facebook pages over the next few weeks. We couldn’t do this work without you–our donors, guests, and volunteers. Thank you 60 times over.

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is the largest series of 5K runs and fitness walks in the world. The Race not only raises awareness, celebrates breast cancer survivors, and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease, it also raises significant funding for the fight against breast cancer.

This year some of that funding goes to St. Anthony’s Medical Clinic to help low-income women in the Tenderloin get one-stop breast health visits: mammograms, gynecological exams, cervical cytology. Anything that women in particular need to watch to stay healthy and whole.

Women who come to St. Anthony Medical Clinic for healthcare often have to choose between a doctor visit and a day’s work, between a sick child and their own health. St. Anthony’s will make it easier for women by holding quarterly women’s health days where women can take care of many examinations and tests all at once. A woman who misses one women’s health day to meet other needs can try for the next event.

If you join the Komen Foundation in the Race for the Cure in San Francisco, you help St. Anthony’s, and over a dozen of our community partner organizations, in the fight against breast cancer in low-income women.

You can sign up at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure web site at www.komensf.org

Komen SF Race for the Cure
Sunday, September 25, 2011
The Embarcadero, starting and finishing at the Ferry Building

St. Anthony Medical Clinic will thank you. We thank the Susan G. Komen Foundation for supporting low-income women in the Tenderloin.

The Tech Lab is excited about our upcoming Tech Fair on August 27th.  On this 4th Saturday in August from 10am to 2pm the Tech Lab will be offering free computer repair thanks to Reliatech.  In addition to the computer repair, classes will be offered on “Raising Kids in the Digital Age” (10:00am), “Internet Safety and Security” (11:00am), and “What to Look for When Purchasing a Computer” (12:00pm).  Please register for these classes or for computer repair by calling the front desk at (415) 592-2766.  We look forward to a fun and productive day.  Hope to see you all there.

Have you ever tried to explain why a website crashed to someone who is terrified of touching a computer?  Or maybe you want to know how Facebook and Twitter emerged as the tipping points in toppling the regime of the former President of Egypt?  If you ever ask yourself these questions or wonder how social media (like Facebook and Twitter) can change our world, you might have found some answers at St. Anthonyís symposium, Social Change 3.0:  Transforming the world one click at a time.

Roughly 140 people, representing a diverse group of nonprofits, businesses, and venture capitalists, convened at The Hub on Mission Street last Tuesday to be regaled by stories, facts, and anecdotes from experts in social media who use these tools every day to create positive change in our world.

Our panelists shared myriad examples of ways we are changing the world every day: Jake Levitas, Research Director at the Gray Area Foundation, opened the evening with a sharp perspective on how social media can influence our democratic process. “Our current model of democracy is thousands of years in the making. Today we’re in a modality of instant change.”

Megan Trotter, Manager of the Tenderloin Technology Lab, highlighted the importance of digital inclusion within the arc of innovation. “Technology is important, but equally important is the human contact needed to help people learn how to use it.” (more…)

Can using social media like Facebook and Twitter really change the world? Or are we losing ourselves in a world of constant distraction? If you have ever wondered how nonprofits balance technology innovation without losing their personal touch, join us for an exciting discussion on this topic. Our panelists include Craig Newmark, the founder of craigslist.org and more recently craigconnects; Sam Birney, a senior engineer for Kiva.org; Jake Levitas, Program Director for the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts; Megan Trotter, Manager of the Tenderloin Technology Lab; and Ossama Hassanein, CEO of the Rising Tide Foundation in San Jose.

Where: 5M Building/Hub; 925 Mission Street; San Francisco,CA 94103
When: Tuesday, July 19th: 7pm - 9pm

Find out more/rsvp on our Facebook page or contact St. Anthony’s Events Manager, Leigh James:
ljames@stanthonysf.org    415.592.2768

Come get your summer season outdoor gear at Sports Basement on Bryant Street this June 16th and support St. Anthony Medical Clinic! From 6-8pm on Thursday, June 16th Sports Basement will be hosting a shopping event for staff and friends of St. Anthony Foundation with special donation and discount rates. Come join us for this event and not only receive 10% off your Sports Basement purchase, but Sports Basement will donate 10% of the proceeds from your purchase to St. Anthony Medical Clinic!

This is a great chance to pick up that new tent, or a much-needed new pair of running shoes, or some new cycling gear! You can save 10% on that equipment purchase you’ve been putting off and donate to St. Anthony Medical Clinic at the same time. Spread the word and bring your friends! More details the week of June 16th…

Over the weekend the Tenderloin Tech Lab had individuals from Reliatech in to help clients with their computer issues. This is the only event the Tenderloin Tech Lab hosts where computer maintenance is performed. In addition to maintenance, four different classes were offered. 30 computers were examined, 20 of which were fixed, and over 35 individuals took part in one of the four classes offered.