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Learn about adoptions
GILROY
– Rebekah Children’s Services, 290 IOOF Ave., will host
‘Adoptive/Foster Parent Orientation’ from 6 t0 8 p.m., tonight.
Learn about adoptions

GILROY – Rebekah Children’s Services, 290 IOOF Ave., will host ‘Adoptive/Foster Parent Orientation’ from 6 t0 8 p.m., tonight.

Come learn about becoming a foster or adoptive parent through Rebekah’s cost-free system. Find out how you can make a difference in a child’s life by providing a loving home. Local children need your love and support. Please RSVP at 846-2119.

Ice cream party

GILROY – Cold Stone Creamery, 890 Renz Lane, suite 101, will dish out sweet wishes during the third annual ‘World’s Largest Ice Cream Cake Social,’ a fundraiser benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, on Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m.

More than 750 stores nationwide will give guests, who are invited to make a donation toward Make-A-Wish, a complimentary slice of yummy ice cream cake.

For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation visit www.wish.org, or for details about Cold Stone Creamery visit www.coldstonecreamery.com.

Be a night explorer

GILROY – Coyote Lake Park, located at 10840 Coyote Lake Road, will host a ‘Night Awareness Paddle’ from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. Play games, learn about the moon and explore nature under the stars as you paddle across the lake. Must have own kayak or canoe, life jacket and glow stick.

Reservations are required.

Details: 846-8902.

Discover native ways

GILROY – Chitactac-Adams presents ‘The Ohlone Ways’ from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

Discover how the native Ohlone people lived and used natural resources along Uvas Creek for their everyday needs. Participate in a guided tour with activities. The park is located at Watsonville and Burchell roads.

Details: 323-0107.

Step back in time

NEW ALMADEN – Almaden Quicksilver presents a ‘History Tour by Van’ from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 7. Step back in time as you visit historic sites and experience what life was like back in the mining days.

Meet at the Quicksilver Mining Museum. Cost is $5 per person or $3 for children 12 and under. Bring sun protection, sturdy shoes, water and lunch. Moderate hike.

Reservations are required. The park is located off Almaden Expressway.

Details: 323-1107. 

Discover Uvas canyon

MORGAN HILL – Uvas Canyon, 8515 Croy Road, presents ‘Canyon Wildlife Hike’ from 9 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 7. Discover how and why a wide variety of wildlife call the canyon their home on this two-mile hike with a Park Ranger. Meet at Amphitheater. Moderate hike. Bring hiking shoes, layered clothing, water and sun protection. A $5 vehicle fee to enter park.

Details: 779-9232. 

Disco down

GILROY – City of Gilroy Community Services Department and John Bisceglie present ‘Disco Island,’ an annual Summer Children’s Theater Production, in the South Valley Junior High School Cafeteria, 385 I.O.O.F. Ave., at 7:30 p.m. each night.

Come ‘feel the heat’ and ‘dig the beat’ in this tropical island paradise and take the ultimate musical trip back to the music that shook the 1970’s.

Performances are set for Fridays, Aug. 6, 13 and 20; Saturdays, Aug. 7, 14 and 21; Sundays, Aug. 8 and 15; Wednesdays, Aug. 11 and 18; and Thursdays, Aug. 12 and 19.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for open seating. Tickets are only $10 per person.

All proceeds will benefit the City of Gilroy Youth Programs.

Details: 846-8836.

Host the gift of life

GILROY – The Red Cross needs additional sponsors to hold blood drives at their businesses, organizations and/or schools during the summer.

New locations mean new donors. Sites are especially needed in Cupertino, Gilroy, Hollister, Morgan Hill, Salinas, Santa Cruz and Watsonville.

Every month, the American Red Cross brings 30 percent of the blood it needs for Bay Area hospitals in from other states just to meet a minimum supply of two days worth of blood on the shelf.

In case of disaster, the Red Cross would prefer to have a five to seven day blood supply available.

Sponsors need to be able to recruit a minimum of 40 donors from their friends, families, co-workers and business associates. They must have at least a single room with 1000 empty and temperate square feet available for one day to hold the drive. Blood donors must be 17 years or older, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health.

Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go online to www.BeADonor.com to make an appointment.

Details: South Bay Account Manager Lori Peterson with the American Red Cross at (510) 773-2404.

Volunteers always welcome

GILROY – Saint Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy has a constant need for volunteers. Adult volunteers are needed in patient services areas such as skilled nursing and infant-hearing screening.

Volunteers are also needed in the gift shop and the information desk. People interested in volunteering must help out on at least two three-and-a-half-hour shifts at the hospital each month. Volunteers need to fill out an application, have an interview with Volunteer Coordinator Gail Paccioretti, and attend an orientation meeting. Volunteers must also take a free tuberculosis skin test administered by hospital nurses.

Details: 848-4919.

Rummage for Rover

SAN MARTIN – Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter (FOSMAS) is preparing for their third annual rummage sale to be held in September. Donations of usable household goods, clothing, pet supplies, etc., are now being accepted. Clean out the house while contributing to help animals at the shelter through a tax deductible donation.

Donations may be dropped off at the San Martin Shelter, 12370 Murphy Ave., Monday through Saturday, except Tuesdays, from noon to 5 p.m.  

Cars in the neighborhood

SAN MARTIN – The second annual San Martin Neighborhood Alliance (SMNA) ‘Happy Days Car Show Fundraiser’ will be held in the San Martin Country Park from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 21.

Food, fun and live music of the JJ HAWG band! Admission is only $5. A registration fee of $20 includes T-shirt and entry fee.

Details: Dick at 776-7783, e-mail in**@********or.org, or visit www.smneighbor.org.

Bot battle practice

GILROY – SacBots, a club for robot-battle enthusiasts, will hold a practice battle session at Hobby World, 6901 Monterey St., on Aug. 7 from about 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Stop by to see ant and beetle-weight robots battle it out.

Details: Visit www.sacbots.com.