St. Mary School students collected six grocery carts heaped with
canned fruit, canned vegetables, dry goods, yams, stuffing mix, and
fresh fruits and vegetables for the St. Joseph’s Family Center
during the school’s annual food drive. The school also collected
$722 for St. Joseph’s to purchase turkeys and hams. The school,
which has fewer than 200 families, has collected the food and money
for the center over the past four weeks. Following a school prayer
service on Tuesday, students walked down a path they had decorated
with chalk and presented the food and money to St. Joseph’s Family
Center.
St. Mary collects food, raises $722 for needy
St. Mary School students collected six grocery carts heaped with canned fruit, canned vegetables, dry goods, yams, stuffing mix, and fresh fruits and vegetables for the St. Joseph’s Family Center during the school’s annual food drive. The school also collected $722 for St. Joseph’s to purchase turkeys and hams. The school, which has fewer than 200 families, has collected the food and money for the center over the past four weeks. Following a school prayer service on Tuesday, students walked down a path they had decorated with chalk and presented the food and money to St. Joseph’s Family Center.
Las Animas crossing closed
The Union Pacific Railroad is rebuilding the Las Animas railroad crossing and a developer is installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Monterey Road and Las Animas Avenue. Union Pacific began work last week. The work will require closing Las Animas Avenue at Monterey Road for 45 days – or until early January.
Monterey Bay Aquarium seeks volunteer guides
Become a volunteer guide at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and help celebrate 25 years of inspiring ocean conservation. Learn about this opportunity at a Dec. 2 or Jan. 5 informational meeting. Both run from 7 to 9 p.m. and attendance at one is a prerequisite for the volunteer guide training course, which runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 11, 13, 14, 18, 20 and 21 at the aquarium. The course briefly covers the cultural and natural history of the Monterey Bay region, basic marine science and techniques for sharing information with the public.
Volunteer guides rotate stations throughout the aquarium and help interpret the aquarium’s galleries and exhibits to nearly 2 million annual visitors. This volunteer opportunity is open to individuals 18 years of age and older. Especially welcome are bilingual speakers and individuals who can work with the aquarium’s culturally diverse audience.
For more information or to request application materials for this or other volunteer opportunities at the aquarium, call the Volunteer Resources office at (831) 648-4867 or visit the “About Us” pages on www.montereybayaquarium.org.
