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The following is also posted on the Global Citizenship Blog--'figured in the spirit of spreading the word, duplicate posting would be acceptable.  :-)
 

The Global Citizenship Team got together with some of our star volunteers to spread the word about Sun's upcoming Worldwide Volunteer Week (WWVW).   We opened a "table" smack dab in the middle of Sun's Menlo Park, CA corporate headquarter's cafeteria to sign-up project leaders and volunteers.

A few pics below.

In the center of this first picture is Gilda Garreton.   During WWVW, Gilda is leading a fantastic project called "Hello Buddies/Hola Amiga".   Gilda's project uses Project Wonderland---virtual reality technology developed in Sun's Labs---to connect students in the Bay Area, CA with students in Santiago, Chile.   Using the resources provided by this virtual space, children will communicate with their "buddies" and practice their second language.  Gilda Garreton in the Bay Area and Juan Carlos Herrera in Sun Chile are driving this excellent example of how Sun technologies drive participation on the network and power the global marketplace.

 

The next two pics show Sun employees signing up to lead and volunteer.   Another volunteer "rock star", Christina Carrier is in these pics...she is in the background of both.

 

And how cool is this:   Bill MacGowan (Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President, People and Places) on the right, Cece Waters (Program Manager for Making Sun A Great Place to Work) on the left, and moi (Larry Nelson, Director Global Citizenship) in the middle.   Cece was a big help spreading the word with us, and it was great to have Bill stop by and recognize the collaboration and volunteer activities happening.

 

Pictured below (on the right) is Donna Mar, our fellow Global Citizenship Teammate and organizer of this "tabling" event.

Thanks to all for helping the Global Citizenship Team spread the word!