Fun for the disabled
GILROY – Gilroy Community Services Therapeutic Recreation
presents ‘Friends and Family Fun Fest’ from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, at Las Animas Veterans Park.
The event is for the developmentally disabled to take part in a
fun and social environment.
Fun for the disabled
GILROY – Gilroy Community Services Therapeutic Recreation presents ‘Friends and Family Fun Fest’ from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at Las Animas Veterans Park.
The event is for the developmentally disabled to take part in a fun and social environment.
It includes limited carnival games, unlimited jump houses and games, lunch and a T-shirt, and is free to participants with special needs, or $10 for non-developmentally disabled persons.
Details: 846-0460.
Know what to do
GILROY – The Gilroy Fire Department will educate the public about the Emergency Medical System, injury prevention and health awareness for both adults and children. The week of May 15 to 22 is 2004 National Emergency Medical Services Week. The them: ”EMS: When It Matters Most” emphasizes that no matter what the emergency or when it happens, EMS paramedics and EMTs are there to give life-saving care. For National EMS Week, the community is invited to attend the following:
• Wednesday, May 19, at the Senior Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m., GFD will hold ”Free Baby-sitter’s First Aid Class,” with certification issued upon completion of the class. Registration is required.
• On Saturday, May 22 at Sunrise Station, from 2 to 4 p.m. ”Pool Safety” and ”Bicycle Helmet Safety” will be offered by GFD.
Details, or to register for the baby-sitting course, call 846-0372.
Get your business in shape
GILROY – The Gavilan College Small Business Development Center presents ‘Basic Bookkeeping for the Small Business Owner’ from noon to 3 p.m., and ‘Credit Card and Debt Reduction’ from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, May 18 at the SBDC offices at the Dry Creek Village Center, 8351 Church St., Bldg. E.
Basic Bookkeeping will help you get control of your business with the basic, written (no computers), double entry bookkeeping system, along with simple filing and record keeping techniques. Business banking, auto and petty cash records and working with an accountant will also be touched on in this fast-paced workshop.
With ‘Debt Reduction,’ Instructor Mary L. Gibson, CFP financial problem solver and coach, will present strategies for debt reduction and credit card repair.
Cost for each workshop is $20, payable in advance or at the door.
Due to limited space please call in advance to pre-register 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 847-0373.
Mexican food for college
GILROY – Join Chevy’s, 8440 Murray Ave., for lunch, dinner or take out on Tuesday, May 18 and help raise funds for the Gavilan College EOPS Club. Just give your receipt to your server and Chevy’s will donate 20 percent of the proceeds to EOPS.
To save time, make a reservation.
Details: Chevy’s at 847-2726 or EOPS Club member Elizabeth Gonzalez at 846-7694 or 607-3533.
Community Blood Drive
GILROY – The American Red Cross will hold a community blood drive on Wednesday, May 19, at First Baptist Church, 8455 Wren Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In May, the American Red Cross is trying to build a large reserve of blood for an expected drop-off in the summer due to donor vacations.
Donators must be 17 years or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Please bring ID, two forms if it is not government issued. To speed up wait time, schedule an appointment at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.
Youth Job Fair
GILROY – The Gilroy Gang Task Force, Silicon Valley Workforce Investment Network, MACSA and Employment Development Department present the “South County Summer Jobs for Youth – Job Fair” on Thursday, May 20 at Gilroy One Stop, 7800 Arroyo Circle, Suite A.
Details: David Montes at 846-3932.
Live Auction
GILROY – CMAP will conduct a live televised auction from May 21 through 23. Businesses who donate a gift toward the auction will have a ‘thank you spot’ on Channel 20, including business name, location and services, shown now until June.
Send donations to CMAP Auction 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, room L-139, Gilroy, CA 95020, or call 846-4983.
Use those senses
GILROY – Chitactac-Adams County Park, located at the intersection of Watsonville and Burchell roads, will hold ‘Wildlife Sensory Awareness’ from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 21.
Discover how animals have adapted to survive in the wild by using all of their senses. Nature walk and activities incorporate sight, sound, touch, taste and smell.
Details: 323-0107.
Robot wars
GILROY – Sacbots presents ‘The Gilroy Bot Gauntlet’ on Saturday, May 22, at noon at Hobby World, 6901 Monterey Road.
Admission is free. Entry fee is $15 per robot.
Weight classes are divided into one-pound ant weight and three-pound beetle weight.
First place prize is $200 and second place prize is $75.
For information about building your own fighting robot visit www.sozbots.com or www.robotcombat.com.
Details: Go to www.sacbots.com.
Mariachi with Symphony
GILROY – The South Valley Symphony has invited the popular and talented Mariachi Santa Cecelia to appear with them for their final concert of the season at the Gavilan College Theater on Saturday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. This is the first time conductor Henry Mollicone has performed with a Mariachi ensemble during his musical career.
The South Valley Symphony will open the program with The Little Train of the Caipira by Hector Villa-Lobos. Concerto de Aranjuez, written for guitar and orchestra composed by Joaquin Rodrigo with Rick Vandivier as soloist will follow.
Tickets are on sale in Gilroy at Rosso’s Furniture, California Music, Porcellas’s Music and Snappy Photo; in Morgan Hill at Rosso’s Furniture and the Music Tree; in San Juan Bautista at Mission Gallery and in Hollister at Dorothy McNett’s Place.
Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens age 55 and up and $7 for students ages 12 to 18. Tickets will be available at the Gavilan Theater box office 45 minutes prior to concert time.
Get that business
GILROY – The Gavilan College Small Business Development Center will hold ‘Small Business Marketing’ from 1 to 3 p.m. and ‘Customer Service’ from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at the SBDC offices at the Dry Creek Village Center, 8351 Church St., Bldg. E.
‘Marketing’ is an overview of basic marketing strategies. The instructor will discuss creating a plan to successfully market your business products or services.
Customer Service will show why customer service skills are so important, the keys to quality service and the 10 deadly sins of customer service.
Cost for each workshop is only $20 payable in advance or at the door. Due to limited space please call in advance to pre-register 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 847-0373.
Be a winning poet
GILROY – Celestial Arts is offering more than $50,000 in cash and prizes in a free poetry contest.
‘Even if you have never entered a competition before,’ says Poetry Editor Michael Thomas, ‘this is your opportunity to win big. Even if you have written only one poem it deserves to be read and appreciated. Beginners are especially welcome!’
To enter send one poem of 21 lines or less to Celestial Arts, P.O. Box 1140, Talent, OR 97540.
Or enter online at www.freecontest.com.
Be sure your name and address is on the page with your poem. Deadline for entering is June 5, 2004. A winners list will be sent to all entrants. Winning poems may be posted online.
Golf with Jeff Garcia
GILROY – The public is invited to join Jeff Garcia and friends for the 2004 ‘Jeff Garcia Open Annual Golf Tournament’ benefiting the Make A Wish Foundation, St. Joseph’s Family Center and local youth scholarships. Tournament will be held on Friday, June 11, at Eagle Ridge Golf Club.
Don’t miss this chance for a day of fun with Jeff Garcia and other celebrities in support of local charities. The scramble play, mixed team tournament will feature prizes, including the chance to win a new car or $1 million dollars for a hole in one. Check in will be at 9 a.m., with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Hors d’oeuvres, dinner, silent and live auctions and awards presented by Jeff Garcia will cap off an exciting day.
Details: Katherine Filice at 842-2275 or Frank Filice at 842-5243.
Celebrate 35 years of rides
SAN MARTIN – San Martin Horsemen’s Association celebrates 35 years of tradition sponsoring the Gilroy Hot Springs Coe Park NATRC Trail Ride May 28 through May 30.
Riders, workers and sponsors welcomed. Pre-registration is required. Details: 842-0777, 847-7299 or visit www.smhorse.com.
See those ‘Guys and Dolls’
MORGAN HILL – South Valley Civic Theatre presents ‘Guys and Dolls,’ a musical fable of Broadway, on May 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, located at Fifth and Monterey streets.
This comedy features characters from mission evangelists to nightclub showgirls to desperate gamblers. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.
Details: 842-SHOW or visit www.svct.org.
Discover deer
MORGAN HILL – Mt. Madonna, 17666 Crest Ave., will provide a chance to ‘Meet the White Deer’ from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 22. Visit the exotic and resident white fallow deer, and discover where they came from and how they got here with a Park Ranger. Meet at the Park Office/Visitor Center. Vehicle fee is $4 to enter the park.
Details: 842-2341.
Help restore a creek
MORGAN HILL – Join the Santa Clara Open Space Authority for a creek restoration project on Saturday, May 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. along upper Uvas Creek near Uvas Canyon County Park. Authority staff will train volunteers on the use of a weed wrench used to clean the creek. Details: The Authority’s volunteer coordinator at 224-7476 or vo*******@****************ty.org for details.
