Youths stand up for hunger
GILROY
– The youths at First Baptist Church of Gilroy are making a
stand for hunger. They will go 30 hours without food on Friday and
Saturday, May 7 and 8, to spread the word about hunger and
disease.
Youths stand up for hunger
GILROY – The youths at First Baptist Church of Gilroy are making a stand for hunger. They will go 30 hours without food on Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, to spread the word about hunger and disease.
They will join with thousands of other youths around the world to raise money for World Vision to provide food and sources of income to starving families.
The youth of First Baptist Church have meetings every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Details: Donna Pemberton at 776-3806.
Race for a cure
GILROY – Gilroy’s “Race For A Cure – 10K Race and 5K Race/Fun Walk” will be held Saturday, May 15, at Christmas Hill Park’s Ranch Site.
Proceeds from event will benefit the American Cancer Society’s Gilroy Relay For Life.
Pre-registration is $20, at www.active.com or by contacting Kelly Ramirez at ba************@*****er.net.
Day of event registration is $25 and begins at 7:30 a.m. 10K begins at 9 a.m. and 5K begins at 9:10 a.m.
Details: Kelly Ramirez at 842-3348 or e-mail ba************@*****er.net.
Breakfast for Mom
GILROY – A Mother’s Day Breakfast will be held at Gilroy Elks Lodge from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 9. Adults are $10 and children are $5 per person.
Details: 842-9397.
Recite the Rosary
GILROY – The I.F.D.E.S. Portuguese Lodge will hold Holy Ghost Festival Rosary prayers in their Chapel at 8 p.m., May 9 through 14.
For garden Moms
SAN MARTIN – Belle Vie Gardens and Nursery, 14035 Columbet Ave., has a broad selection of planters and gloves for Mother’s Day.
Bring mom home a planter with or without herbs already planted or let Belle Vie customize an herb garden specially for your mother.
Customers love the machine washable gloves, and so should gardening moms.
Details: 686-0143 or visit www.BelleVieGardens.com.
Graduate with a head start
GILROY – The Odyssey Theatre Company is offering a $500 community scholarship to seniors graduating from Gilroy High School this year.
Applications are available in the College and Career Center and are due by Saturday, May 15.
Details: Jackie Stevens at 848-3922.
See those ‘Guys and Dolls’
MORGAN HILL – South Valley Civic Theatre presents ‘Guys and Dolls,’ a musical fable of Broadway, tonight, then again on May 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., at the Morgan Hill Community Playhouse, located at Fifth and Monterey streets in Morgan Hill.
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.
Fill your day with flowers
MORGAN HILL – The Morgan Hill Flower Lovers Club present “Flower Talk” on Saturday and Sunday, May 8 and 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Community and Cultural Center, located at the corner of Monterey Road and E. Dunne Ave.
The event will feature a flower show, plant sale, entertainment, demonstrations, white elephant sale, raffle, bake sale and a tea room.
Admission is free.
Details:778-6290.
Discover lively Slough
ELKHORN SLOUGH – Come see harbor seals with their new born pups, sea otters and shore birds.
Explore delicate wetlands on a pontoon boat.
Guided tours of Elkhorn Slough will be today, Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9 at 9:15 a.m.
Reservations are required.
Details: (831) 633-5555.
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.
