Fruitvale Volunteers The Lead in Oakland It is all too easy to give and not receive. At least, this is the case for Veronica Jones, Meghan Freemoor, Alexei Cisneros, and Roger Rutgers: four graduates from Fruitvale Elementary School. It was not too long ago that they were students in those seats, walking those halls. “I still remember the smell,” Alexei said. “It brings back nostalgia.” Now these students walk the hall for another reason—to give back to the community in which they belonged. All four former Panthers are now part of a program called Reading Partners, one-on-one volunteer based tutoring for

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