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Published on 12/01/1999 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

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Mid-Peninsula YWCA's 'Racial Understanding'

The YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula in Palo Alto is sponsoring a new project called Study Circles on Racial Understanding. The goal of the project is to help local communities confront critical diversity issues and concentrate on solutions through a democratic and collaborative process.

The study circles bring together groups of eight to 15 people from diverse backgrounds. With the help of a trained facilitator, participants explore racism in their own lives, communities and the United States, deepening understanding of one's own feelings and experiences as well as those of other participants.

Sessions begin often and meet five times. Evening and daytime sessions are scheduled. The $5 fee covers study guides.

For more information, call Lata Patil, project director at the YWCA at 494-0972.

History House seeks volunteers

The Los Altos History House Museum is looking for volunteer docents and interns.

Volunteer docents are needed to lead house tours on Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday afternoons.

High school, college and graduate students can join the intern program to gain experience, earn community service hours, and learn about their community.

To volunteer, e-mail: madelyn.crawford@ci.los-altos.ca.us/ or call 948-9427. For more information, call 941-0950, ext. 126.

The Los Altos History House Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road.

Volunteering for the holidays

The Community Services Agency is in need of volunteers for its annual Holiday Sharing Program to help organize toys for local low-income children.

Volunteers are needed weekdays 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 12:30-4:30 p.m., Dec. 6-17.

For more information, call Penny Morehead at 964-4630 or 968-0836.

The Humane Society seeks blankets

Officials with the Humane Society of Santa Clara County are requesting donations of blankets and towels for needy pets this holiday season.

Organizers said shelter animals at the Humane Society depend on blankets and towels for a little extra warmth, security and comfort.

Residents may bring the donations to the shelter offices at 2530 Lafayette St., in Santa Clara.

For more information, call (408) 727-3383, ext. 854.

Bruce Bauer stocking stuffers

Bruce Bauer Lumber & Supply will give away two giant toy-filled 8-foot Christmas stockings.

Customers will be able to register for a chance to win throughout the months of December. The winner will receive two stockings. One will be taken home and the second will be donated to a local charity of their choice.

The give-away event will take placer at 4 p.m., Dec. 20. The winner and their selected charity will be announced in the Los Altos Town Crier in the Dec. 22 edition.

Both stockings will be on display.

American Red Cross seeks volunteers

The Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for volunteers for its annual toy drive Dec. 14-16.

Volunteers will help wrap gifts and help set up the "Toy Store" where local families can choose appropriate gifts for their loved ones.

For more information, call Jessica Earl at 699-0421.

Friends of Library gift-book sale

Friends of the Library will hold its annual holiday gift-book sale, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, in the program room of the library. The sale will feature books and puzzles in quality condition. No checks, please.

The library is located at 13 S. San Antonio Road, in the city's civic center. For more information, call the library's reference desk, 948-7683 ext. 3512.

Great Decisions lecture series

The Los Altos library, League of Women Voters of the Los Altos-Mountain View area and the American Association of University Women are presenting a discussion series, titled, "Great Decisions," beginning Feb. 7, 2000.

The program is sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association which also prepares a briefing book that is the foundation of the series.

Participants meet 10 a.m. to noon, every Monday in February and March, except for Feb. 21, in the Community Room of the Los Altos main library, 12 S. San Antonio Road.

Topics include "U.S. Interests in the World: Time for a Redefinition," and "Russia: Report Card on Survival."

Briefing books will be available in January but must be ordered and paid for by Dec. 20. The cost will be approximately $15.

For more information and to order books, call Carol Kleyensteuber, 948-3806, or Ann Clifton, 964-1552.

Girl Scouts aiding homeless

The Girl Scouts' Shelter Program provides after-school educational experiences to more than 400 homeless children at four separate county shelters. The program offers help with leadership skills, decision making, conflict resolution and recreational activities. For more about this program and other Girl Scouts of America activities, call 949-5531.

Info sought on old Moffett, Page Mill

The oral history program of the Los Altos History House Association is looking for information about Page Mill Camp on Stanford property or Moffett Field during World War II.

If you have any such information, call Don McDonald at 948-4995.

Sponsors needed for Los Altos tree lighting

The Los Altos Village Association is asking residents and businesses to help support the cost of providing the street decorations and twinkle lights that adorn many of the trees in downtown Los Altos and provide a festive ambiance during the month of December.

Kathleen Byrne, executive director, said $12,000 is needed for the project. She said $9,000 will be used for repairs, installation and removal of the lights, and $3,000 is necessary to pay for new strings of lights.

For more information, call 949-5282.