Browse archives: 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995

Published on 12/15/1999 All articles from this issue

Community Briefs

printer friendly version

Memorial quilts on display

The Mountain View Center for Performing Arts is displaying an exhibit of 45 AIDS Memorial Quilt panels through Jan. 4.

Nearly 43,000 colorful hand-made panels in the quilt commemorate the lives of 83,279 people lost to AIDS, approximately 20 percent of all U.S. AIDS patients.

The panels also represent the sorrow, anger, love and hope of the diverse people who created them.

The exhibit is open to the public on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. and one hour prior to any performance at the Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St.

For more information, call 961-0342 ext. 303.

Truck of Love needs help to help

Pete Fullerton and his Truck of Love have their work cut out for them. Right now, he is trying to make sure that local families have a reason to celebrate this holiday season.

Fullerton has 175 families to provide for and is looking for volunteers to help him out.

Volunteers can choose to either "adopt a family," purchasing food and gifts themselves, or donate money. Fullerton is seeking $25 per person per family for gifts, and $10 per person per family for meals. All food, gifts, and money need to be in by Saturday.

To volunteer, or to ask more questions, call Fullerton at (408) 295-7320 or e-mail him at peteandsue@netgate.net.

Library used for charity drop-offs

The Second Harvest Food Bank and the Community Services Agency are both using the Los Altos main library as a collection site for food and toys. The donations benefit the less fortunate members of the community living in the Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills areas.

Toys can be donated through Saturday, and food through Jan. 7. Food especially needed includes soup, beans, dry pasta, cake mix, peanut butter, evaporated milk, and canned fruits, vegetables, and meats.

The library is located at 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. For more information, call the reference desk at 948-7683, ext. 3519.

Vets needing help on Christmas

The VA Palo Alto Health Care System, formerly known as the VA Hospital in Palo Alto, is seeking volunteers at the hospital to help veterans on Christmas Day.

Volunteers are encouraged to meet in Building 7, the Spinal Cord Injury Dayroom, at 9:30 a.m. to distribute gifts and participate in Christmas caroling.

The hospital is located at 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. For more information, call Tom McCarthy, recreation therapist, at 493-5000, ext. 64353.

Chefs Who Care at Clarkes

The next Chefs Who Care fund raiser for the Community Services Agency is 5:30-7:30 p.m., Jan. 11, at Clarkes Charcoal Broiler in Rancho Shopping Center, Springer Road and Foothill Expressway, Los Altos.

Half the cost of the dinner will benefit the agency's food and nutrition program, which feeds needy area families.

Guests can choose from three entrees: roast pork, grilled sea bass and pasta primavera.

Cost is $18, $20 at the door. Mail checks to Chefs Who Care, 204 Stierlin Road, Mountain View 94043.

Guests may fax credit card information to either 968-2164 or 961-3584 after hours. The prepaid deadline is Jan. 9. Cost includes gratuity.

The Humane Society seeks blankets

Make a difference in the life of a homeless animal this holiday season. The shelter animals at the Humane Society of Santa Clara County depend on blankets and towels for extra warmth, security and comfort in a strange and sometimes frightening environment.

Show the animals you love them with a warm blanket or fluffy towel. Bring the donations to the shelter at 2530 Lafayette St., Santa Clara.

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

American Red Cross seeks volunteers

The Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for volunteers for its annual toy drive, which runs through Thursday.

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.

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 presents 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 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 Monday. 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 activities, call 949-5531.

CSA call for holiday volunteers

Community Services Agency invites residents to experience the true spirit of the season by volunteering a few hours in the agency's Holiday Sharing Program.

The program involves sorting and organizing food or toys for distribution to low-income families. Drivers are needed to pick up donations from local businesses. Opportunities are available weekdays through Dec. 30.

For more information and to volunteer, call Penny Morehead, 964-4630 or 968-0836.

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.

History House seeks volunteers

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

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