Artist and craft vendors needed
Gilroy
– The St. Stephen’s Spring Arts and Craft Fair is now accepting
applications from vendors for the May 5 and 6 fundraiser for St.
Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Gilroy. Charge to vendors is $50 for
a space and a donated hand made item to raffle.
Artist and craft vendors needed
Gilroy – The St. Stephen’s Spring Arts and Craft Fair is now accepting applications from vendors for the May 5 and 6 fundraiser for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Gilroy. Charge to vendors is $50 for a space and a donated hand made item to raffle.
All crafts must be hand made by the artist and no commercial products allowed.
Details: Jan at 847-4114
MH Toastmasters win prizes
Morgan Hill – Two Morgan Hill Toastmasters members won second place trophies in the Area 1 and 2 speech contest Saturday in Monterey. The contest is the preliminary round for the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. Raju Vyas and Nancy Lowe, both of Morgan Hill, participated in the tournament sponsored by Toastmasters International, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping members develop speaking and leadership skills.
Vyas took second in the “Table Topics” contest where speakers must give a one- to two-minute impromptu speech. He and the other eight contestants were asked: “What would you do if one of your long lost family members was found frozen in a glacier?”
Lowe won a second place prize for her inspirational speech on what her mother has taught her over the years.
Meanwhile, the Morgan Hill Toastmasters club has begun a campaign to form sister clubs in Gilroy and in San Benito County. It is now seeking South Valley residents who are interested in creating their own Toastmaster clubs in these two communities.
The Morgan Hill Toastmasters meets Thursdays at 7:30am at the ComUnity Lending headquarters 610 Jarvis Drive, Suite 200, Morgan Hill.
Details: Martin Cheek at 778-8224.
Auction to send group to Sister City
Gilroy – Young violinists in Gilroy are hard at work preparing for a summer friendship tour with Mayor Al Pinheiro to Gilroy’s newest Sister City, Angra Do HeroÃsmo, Azores, Portugal.
To help raise money for the trip, the South Valley Suzuki Music Foundation (SVSMF) is holding ‘A Night In The Azores,’ a dinner and live auction Saturday, April 1, from 6 to 10pm at the IFDES Lodge, 250 Old Gilroy St.
Dinner and auction tickets are $25 per person. Auction items up for bid will include a ‘Monterey Getaway’ package, a VIP wine-tasting tour, an Oregon resort package and more.
All the proceeds will benefit the SVSMF Violin Kids Sister City Friendship Tour to Angra Do HeroÃsmo.
Details: Jacqui Carrasco at 847-7982.
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