2021- 2022  |  GIRLS ON THE RUN

• Spring 2021- Ran a 5K & donated team organized bake sale proceeds to the Berkeley Animal Shelter

• Received the Junior Officer Great Seal of the State of California 

• Fall 2021- Ran a 5K & donated team prepared and distributed 45 essential item kits to the Berkeley Food & Housing Project.

 

May 2021  |  ADVOCATE

• Initiated, organized, and led a group of my classmates to lobby the head of Berkeley School to re-engage my classroom teacher whose contract was not being renewed.

• I made posters, scheduled and led the meeting with head of school and invited my classmates.

 

Apr. 2020  |  #FREESELMA

• Coordinated classmates to submit paintings with # FreeSelma social media campaign to send to my 70 year old aunt Selma, who was held in captivity for 7 months as a prisoners’ rights activist in prison in Turkey.

• Our inspiration cheered political prisoner women who are silenced for their activism. After Selma was released,  me and my activist friends received hand braided bracelets from journalists, and political activists from inside the prison.

• You can reference Washington Post article regarding Selma and her campaign.

 

May 2020  |  ASHOKA JUNIOR CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT    

• As an Ashoka Junior I participated in helping the homeless in Berkeley by creating food drive and preparing personal care packages and gaining visibility for the Berkeley Homeless Shelter

• I was recognized by my peers and teaching team for Leading Positive Change Through Empathy and Action

 

Oct. 2020  |  LITTLE FREE LIBRARY DESIGN & BUILD

• I designed a little free library that incorporated a bird house, built with recycled materials with the help of my father.

• I have been maintaining the Short Street Little Free library Charter #105979 which has been serving our neighborhood since October 10th, 2020. 

 

Nov. 2020  |  UC BERKELEY NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATION

• I coordinated the Short Street Neighbors in Berkeley to participate in neighborhood native planting day by passing out posters at their doors, 

• On the day of the event I collaborated with UC Berkeley Students to clean out the decades old Ivy as a part of the neighborhood reach out program.

• I helped select and plant native plants that attract monarch butterflies.

• I maintain the plants of the cul-de-sac and water the plants during the dry season.