If an earthquake or other emergency separates you from your pets, how will you be reunited? Residents of the Woodside Fire Protection District are being encouraged to have their pets tagged with identifying microchips at a special clinic on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at Station 19, 4091 Jefferson Ave. at Wilmington Way in Emerald Hills.
Sponsored by CERPP, the citizens disaster preparedness group, the clinic operates on a first-come, first-served basis, and chip supplies are limited. Microchip insertion will be under the direction of Dr. Bill St. Lawrence, who is donating his time. All dogs must be on a leash and all cats in cat carriers.
The cost is $25 per animal. The fee includes microchip identification for dogs or cats, and lifetime enrollment in the American Kennel Club (AKC) companion animal recovery database and CERPP’s Emergency Animal Response Unit’s database.
Another microchip clinic is set for Oct. 6 at Station 8 in Portola Valley at 135 Portola Road.
For information contact Gaylynne Mann at 851-1584 or gmann@woodsidefire.org, or Stephanie MacDonald at whoanow@pacbell.net.
Family health center celebrates fifth anniversary
The Ravenswood Family Health Center, which includes the Belle Haven Clinic in Menlo Park, is hosting a fifth anniversary celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at its main clinic at 1798 Bay Road in East Palo Alto, and the community is invited.The free event will offer ethnic dishes, a magic show for kids, and a number of performers, including: the Talons, a local professional jazz group; traditional Aztec dancers from Mexico City; and young men from Menlo-Atherton High School, who will perform a Maori war dance called the Haka.
San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson will be recognized for her efforts to address health disparities.
The health center has grown rapidly in its first five years, enrolling some 19,500 patients. In addition to the main clinic and the Belle Haven Clinic, it has a mobile health van donated by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
Fitness camp at Little House
A summer fitness academy, “Camp Avenidas,” will be held at the Little House activity center, 800 Middle Ave. in Menlo Park, Aug. 20-24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.The program, sponsored jointly by Little House and Avenidas, includes hands-on fitness, health and nutrition seminars, exercises classes and lunch.
The fee is $85 for Little House and Avenidas members and $105 for others. Registration is limited. Call 289-5400 to reserve a spot or 289-5436 for more information.
Little House sets up woodshop
Little House activity center in Menlo Park will host a woodshop on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon. Tools will be provided, and instructor Richard Springer will help participants make boxes, lamps, book cases and other projects. The free is $10 for members and $15 for others. Little House is at 800 Middle Ave. Call 326-2925 for more information.
