A lunch that includes presentations in support of finding a cure for breast cancer is set for Friday, May 1, in a Woodside home.
Portola Valley resident JoAnn Loulan, a breast cancer survivor and a watchdog over the use of pink ribbons by corporations, arranged the affair. The speakers include breast cancer survivor, activist and author Joyce Bichler; Pauli Ojea, who will talk about the “Think Before You Pink” campaign; and Barbara Brenner, executive director of Breast Cancer Action.
Tickets are $60. For more information, contact Ms. Loulan at 851-5778 or joannloulan@yahoo.com, or call Sarah Harding at 415-243-9301.
Parenting workshops in Portola Valley
Two free one-hour workshops on effective parenting are coming in the first week in May: in Portola Valley on how to raise responsible and independent teens by learning to set limits and enforce rules, and in Woodside on how to build positive relationships with children and encourage them to behave cooperatively.
The Parent’s Place, a program of the regional Jewish Family and Children Services, will conduct the workshops.
The Portola Valley event is scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 4, at the town library at 765 Portola Road.
The Woodside event is set for 7 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, at the library at 3140 Woodside Road.
More federal recovery funds for county
Nearly $204,000 in federal funds from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be coming to San Mateo County to help residents in “non-disaster-related emergencies” pay for food, shelter and utilities, according to a statement from the office of Rep. Anna Eshoo, (D-Palo Alto).
The funding is part of a $914,000 allocation to the 14th Congressional District. About $589,000 goes to Santa Clara County, and $121,000 to Santa Cruz County, the statement said.
“This money will bring immediate relief to communities in our area that are already stretched to their limits trying to address the increasing demands on shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks,” Ms. Eshoo said. “These are vital services helping people to get back on their feet during the economic downturn.”
Finding space in nature
Want to spend time in the great outdoors, but you’re not sure where to go? The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just upgraded the “Preserve Finder” function on its Web site (www.openspace.org).
Directions, boundaries, topography and satellite images are all available now, thanks to a custom interface using Google Maps, according to Vicky Gou, the district’s Web coordinator.
