Posts by Melissa Phillips

Big wheels, scooters, mountain bikes and everything in between could be found at this year’s Bike Day thanks to Terry and Alexia at Kids’ Bike Day. While our 125 students were not riding voraciously around our marked tracks, they could be spotted wolfing down a burger or hot dog freshly grilled by Hope for San Diego volunteers or selecting a new pair of…

We didn’t let flip flops or carsickness stop us from racing our hearts out at the City Heights Runners’ 5k and Fun Run! From a 5-year-old to a 77-year-old, everyone on TEAM SDRT crushed the 5K and Fun Run at Chollas Lake put on by City Heights Runners!   There were 115 of us cheering, doing warm-up exercises and running with our tutors across the…

Monday is the first day of school for many of our students, and THEY ARE READY! Pencil pouches have been stuffed; their shoes fit; and they have an ample supply of socks and underwear–and a sturdy backpack too. Some even got fresh haircuts!  Our volunteers surrounded our students like extended family. They helped them pick out the perfect Vans…

Can you help us purchase items from our Amazon Wish List to GET OUR STUDENTS READY FOR SCHOOL? Each August, our students typically attend an incredible Back to School event at a local church. Since that will not be happening this year, we have chosen to host our own Back 2 School Bash. That’s right. We are preparing…

We had our March Grab-and-Go Event this past weekend to finish off our second trimester, and it was a huge success! It felt good to reunite as a larger community after a year (in a Covid-safe way, of course). Not only did we get to see some of our longtime volunteers in-person again, we also got…

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Not many of us can say we have made gains during 2020- a year of loss, disappointment and setbacks. But, Hussein did. We hope you will consider supporting SDRT with a year-end gift so that SDRT can continue to help students like Hussein to make gains, even during this unpredictable time. Hussein is a fourth…

Despite masks and social distancing, TEAM SDRT pulled off a holiday event! ‘Twas the hour before noon, when all through the playground,Every volunteer busy with holiday tunes making a sound. The socks were all sorted, comfy and neat,In hopes that they would keep warm all the little feet. The books were displayed in the most…

Ride along with TEAM SDRT as we venture into the neighborhood to meet needs and get kids online and LEARNING. As we roll down the alley littered with scraps of plastic, discarded take-out and recent graffiti, we note the encampment one man experiencing homelessness has created just steps from their door. Which is also next…

Our students are back in school, although it is online learning at home. We had a chance to share with our students at our Back to School Event that this round, things would be different. There will be much more instruction that is live, more work and mandatory attendance/assignments! Let’s suffice it to say it…