Community Notebook: Heart health focus of talk Community Notebook: Heart health focus of talk (September 08, 2004)

Heart health will be the focus of the monthly program, set for Saturday, September 11, at the Menlo Park Library.

Registered nurse Donna Louie will talk about the Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Midpeninsula in a free presentation that begins at 11 a.m. in the library's downstairs meeting room.

The Cardiac Therapy Foundation, based in Palo Alto, offers exercise courses, social support, stress reduction groups, nutritional counseling and health education to people with heart disease. Ms. Louie a is co-director of the program.

The library is located at 800 Alma St. Free transportation is offered for Menlo Park seniors and for people with disabilities. Call 330-2512 or 329-0916 to schedule transportation.

Life Stories class on Fridays in Ladera

Sheila Dunec will offer her popular Life Stories class at the Ladera Community Church on Friday mornings beginning September 17.

The 10-week course will be conducted from 10 a.m. to noon.

The class teaches adults creative techniques to write about the events of their lives. Ms. Dunec stresses the value of creating a written record of one's past for future generations. In addition to recording their own and their family's history, adults writing their life stories also can "develop meaningful insights into their own life experiences," Ms. Dunec says.

Ms. Dunec has conducted similar classes through the Menlo Park Library, including Life Stories courses focusing on World War II experiences.

The fee for the 10-week course is $140. Registration is limited. For more information, or to register, call Ms. Dunec at 324-9937.

Ladera Community Church is a 3300 Alpine Road, in Portola Valley.

Volunteers wanted at Hidden Villa

Hidden Villa, a nonprofit farm and wilderness preserve in Los Altos Hills, is looking for volunteer farm and nature guides to introduce children to farm animals, the vegetable garden and the wilderness area on Tuesday through Friday mornings. Volunteers also host tours for the general public on the weekends.

Training will be provided. An orientation meeting is set for Saturday, September 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hidden Villa on 26870 Moody Road in Los Altos Hills.

For more information, call Garth Harwood at 949-8643. or see www.hiddenvilla.org.

Boys & Girls Club gets $25,000 grant

The Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula is $25,000 closer to forming an indoor soccer and basketball league, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation Silicon Valley, based in San Jose.

The new league will serve 600 children in second through twelfth grades. The Boys & Girls Club is working with the Positive Coaching Alliance to train coaches, organizers and players.

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