The Gilroy Unified School District will break ground on the new
multipurpose center at Brownell Middle School today at 1pm.
Brownell School Breaks Ground
Gilroy – The Gilroy Unified School District will break ground on the new multipurpose center at Brownell Middle School today at 1pm. The center will be used to accommodate events that necessitate a large space, such as assemblies and after school parent workshops. The multipurpose center building process was introduced in a 10-year master plan in January 2006 and construction on the facility is scheduled to be completed by May 2008.
Student Assembles AIDS Kits
Gilroy – Resident Ryan Calvert, a middle school student at Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville, participated with his classmates in the April 21 “AIDS Caregiver Kit Assembly Event,” sponsored by the Monterey Bay Women of Vision.
In anticipation of the event, Monte Vista middle school and high school students collected flashlight batteries and bars of antibacterial soap for the Caregiver Kits. When Calvert and his fellow middle school students went to volunteer on the kit assembly day, they brought with them more than 500 batteries and more than 200 bars of soap from their classmates.
Nearly 100 people from around the county participated in assembling the kits at Coastlands Church in Aptos. The kits will be sent to Africa, India and South America, which are the countries hardest hit by AIDS. In addition to soap, flashlights and batteries, each kit contains basic supplies like washcloths, cotton balls and latex gloves.
“We put handwritten notes in all the boxes,” Calvert said, “to encourage the people who get them.”
Linda Richards, whose Monte Vista middle school students also participated in the project, said, “An important part of our students’ education is learning how to make a difference in the world. This was a great way for them to put their faith into action.”
Sister City Dinner, Auction Slated
Gilroy – The Gilroy Sister Cities Association is holding an International Dinner and Auction Saturday, at the IFDES Portuguese Lodge, 250 Old Gilroy St. It begins with a social hour at 6pm. Dinner will be served at 7pm, followed by an auction at 8:45pm.
Donation is $30 per person.
Details and tickets: 842 4619 or 842 6501.
Volunteers Needed to Build Trails
Gilroy – Volunteers for Outdoor California need help to build and maintain trails and restore natural habitat. V-O-Cal works in partnership with public agencies and other non-profit organizations and conducts large-scale weekend volunteer stewardship projects throughout Northern California. V-O-Cal and Santa Clara County Parks have joined together for the project Saturday and Sunday.
Volunteers can camp for free and will have spectacular views of Coyote Lake. Pre-registration required. Sign up today at http://www.v-o-cal.org.
Details: (650) 298-9774, or e-mail pr**********@*****al.org.
Annual Blue and Gold Awards
Gilroy – The Exchange Club of Gilroy will honor local public safety officers at noon May 9 at the IFDES Lodge, 250 Old Gilroy St.
Please RSVP. Cost is $15 per person.
Details: 842-0200
Mount Madonna School Tours
Gilroy – Mount Madonna School will be giving tours of its 350-acre campus at 10am May 9.
The school will show all of its facilities, from preschool through 12th grades by reservation only. The school is an accredited, independent college preparatory school offering arts, academics, athletics and small class sizes in a mountaintop setting.
Details: 847-2717 or www.MountMadonnaSchool.org
Send news items to City Editor Robert Airoldi. FAX to 842-2206, mail to Gilroy Dispatch, 6400 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020, or e-mail ed****@****ic.com.
