skills and talents for volunteering Archives

Thank You for Your Year-End Gift!

Giving to JRP is giving to the whole community! By donating to JRP, you help local nonprofits accomplish their good work even more effectively, which creates a better community for all. Thank you for investing…

The Path to a New Medical Clinic in Tanzania Goes Right through Jericho Road Pasadena

If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together. –African proverb The Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project (“the Tanzania Project”) is run entirely by volunteers, all of whom…

Remembering JRP Founder John Blue

JRP Founding Board (Dick Hirrel, Melanie Goodyear, John A. Blue, Rev. Hannah Petrie, John A. Wilson, Dr. Barbara Eaton; missing is Fran Neumann)

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of JRP founder John Blue. We will miss his insights, his wit and his kindness. Below is our newsletter article about him from May 2018.…

Pasadena NAACP: A Century Old, But Staying Relevant

How does a 100-year-old civil rights organization stay relevant in an age of social media-fueled activism? For the Pasadena branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) a strategic plan developed…

Throwback Thursday: Volunteer From Down Under Continues Her JRP Service from 9,330 Miles Away!

Throwback Thursday: Volunteer From Down Under Continues Her JRP Service from 9,330 Miles Away! At JRP, we love on-going work with great local nonprofits. It’s especially rewarding to see some of our long-time clients thriving.…

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Beth and Melanie ADORE all of the great volunteers that make Jericho Road Pasadena’s service to valuable to local nonprofits. Thank you so much for all you do and for making our jobs a true…

What’s your idea of fun?

JRP Founding Board (Dick Hirrel, Melanie Goodyear, John A. Blue, Rev. Hannah Petrie, John A. Wilson, Dr. Barbara Eaton; missing is Fran Neumann)

Hiking, golf, gardening, Netflix? What’s your idea of fun? For Jericho Road Pasadena co-founder John Blue, it’s doing something constructive for the community. “I’m very serious. It is fun when I’ve done something useful and…