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Month: April 2020
Meet the Facilitators – Frank Wuts Volunteer Extraordinaire
Frank has volunteered with reDiscover Center since 2015. Frank is a retired entrepreneur and engineer with extensive volunteering experience working directly with at-risk youth through organizations including 826LA, Trash for Teaching, and Walk with Sally. Frank volunteers 35+ hours per week during the Tinkering Camp season as a camp facilitator and specialist in design thinking...
Getting Started with Creative Reuse Materials
Lets dig in our recycling bin! “Oo, there’s a bunch of bottle lids in here, grab those.” “Oh, and that cereal box is good”. “I bet we can make a car.” “No, I want to make a rocket.” “These twist ties will make great arms for my cork person.” “I can’t wait to get making.”...
Meet the Facilitators – Nico Palermo
Perhaps reDiscover's most sought after Facilitator, Nico builds instant rapport with tinkerers with his infectious enthusiasm, goofy humor, and authentic interest in every child he works with. Nico started with reDiscover as a high school intern in the earliest days of Tinkering Camp and has continued through college and beyond, now serving on our year-round...
Max Nishimura
Max Nishimura joined reDiscover's board in 2020. Max is a Southern California native, born and raised in Orange County, California. After earning his B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley, Max served as an AmeriCorps VISTA member at Maker Guilds, a local Los Angeles nonprofit that brought STEAM and Making opportunities to underserved communities. After his...