Partners

Mission San Jose High School and Notre Dame San Jose

Above: Mr. Larsen, former Principal of Mission San Jose High School. The donation was able to meet all the replacement light needs, so that the school's money could be redirected towards education rather than electricity. Right: Ms. Riley, Principal of Notre Dame High School. Dandilyonn was honored with the recognition to be the first student-run organization to fund a project at the school.

Through our dance show fundraiser, Elements, Dandilyonn supported two of our local high schools: Mission San Jose High School and Notre Dame San Jose. We assisted them in replacing their energy-draining light bulbs with new bulbs which were more efficient, eco-friendly, and much cheaper in the long run. Mission San Jose is a high school in the FUSD district that focuses on pushing students to achieve academic and extracurricular excellence. Notre Dame San Jose is a Catholic high school in Downtown San Jose that strives to produce women of impact. Dandilyonn is proud to be making Bay Area a more eco-friendly place.

College of Adaptive Arts

Our co-founder Ojaswee dedicated her Kathak solo to the College of Adaptive Arts, whose vision is to "empower adults with special needs to creatively transform perception of disability,” (read more about CAA). Ojaswee worked with DeAnna Pursai, the co-founder of CAA, to plan and host an hour-long dance workshop for the students of the college. Dandilyonn and CAA both believe in art's incredible abilities to create change by connecting with others. To give CAA as much support as possible as they moved into their new building, Ojaswee donated $2500 towards new eco-friendly renovations. Dandilyonn greatly admires the work they do everyday and is proud to call the CAA our partner.

Walkathon - Greenpeace Statement

Oroola - Youth Making a Difference

On behalf of Greenpeace I'd truly like to take a moment to thank you for the work you put into this walkathon. I frequently come back to the words of Robert Kennedy who said "The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task." The issues confronting us as a society are indeed profound but it will be when each of us stands up and leans our time and efforts to a common cause that we will prevail. It is so deeply reassuring to see that here today and as a global citizen, an organizer, and a parent I am truly thankful."

- Joshua Amos Wapner, Greenpeace San Jose

Fremont Cultural Arts Council

One of Dandilyonn’s oldest partners is the Fremont Cultural Arts Council. In 2017, the Dandilyonn team met Margaret Thornberry, FCAC’s Outreach director, who published an article about Dandilyonn’s recent walk-a-thon in the Tri-City Newsletter and connected us with Grace Karr, FCAC’s Educational Liaison/STEAM director. Ms. Karr was hosting a STEAM Fair for the first time and kindly invited Dandilyonn to help plan and participate in the event. Since then, Dandilyonn has hosted a booth at the Art in the Park STEAM Fair with a new project every year. We've built solar ovens, paper pinwheels, planted succulents, and even played a life-size climate-change-themed board game with our community. As the attendance of the fair has grown, so has the Dandilyonn community and we are so grateful for this recurring opportunity. Learn more about the FCAC here.