Leadership Gilroy accepting applications for 2007 class
Gilroy – Leadership Gilroy is accepting applications for the 2007 class. The mission of Leadership Gilroy is to develop an informed and diverse group of leaders who will build Gilroy’s future. Now in its eleventh year, Leadership Gilroy has graduated more than 195 individuals who want to make a difference in the community in which they live and work.
The extensive nine-month program consists of three major components: skills training, community awareness, and personal development. Participants will also be required to complete a community project during the nine-month period. Participants meet monthly, January through September. The deadline to submit an application is Nov. 10.
Details: 842-6437
Donations help the homeless
Gilroy – St. Joseph’s Family Center and Articulate Solutions are continuing their efforts to help keep the homeless in our community warm and dry throughout the winter. Donations needed to help purchase and assemble Winter Survival Kits. The kits will contain items that will be helpful during the cold winter months: water repellent sleeping bags and jackets, backpacks, knit caps and gloves, flashlights and sundries such as toothpaste, socks and soap.
Checks may be written out to St. Joseph’s Family Center. Please mark your check “Winter Survival Kit.” Donations may be mailed to St. Joseph’s, located at 7950 Church St., Suite A, Gilroy or Articulate Solutions, located at 65 Fifth Ave., Suite 100, Gilroy.
Details: Katherine Filice at 842-2275 or ka*******@******************ns.com.
SV Symphony begins season
Gilroy – Saturday, Oct. 7, opening concert of the 33 Season of the South Valley Symphony. Conductor Anthony Quartuccio, featuring music of Schubert, Brahms, Weber and Glazunov. Gavilan College Theater, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd. Tickets for adults $15, seniors 55+ $12, students $9.
Details: www.southvalleysymphony.org
Event benefits local children
Gilroy – The Gilroy-based preschool center Go Kids, Inc. is hosting its third annual charity event Music Under the Stars from 5 to 9pm Saturday. Attendees will be treated to live music from the Corvairs, hors d’oeuvres and dinner from Mama Mia’s Ristorante Italiano, all at the Fortino Winery venue.
Go Kids, Inc. a United Way agency, serves about 1,400 children at its nine Santa Clara and Santa Cruz county centers. About 185 children receive services at both the Gilroy Center and at the Ochoa Migrant Camp.
All proceeds from the event will benefit the Go Kids LIFT Scholarship Fund, which helps bridge the funding gap for families who no longer qualify for state assistance for the program. Families receive six months of tuition assistance courtesy of the scholarship.
Last year, the nonprofit netted $5,000 from the fundraiser. The group also dedicates all $20,000 of its United Ways funds to the scholarship, said Larry Drury, executive director of Go Kids, Inc.
Fortino Winery is located at 4525 Hecker Pass Highway. Tickets for the event are $50 a person and may be purchased at 843-9007.
Details: www.gokids.org.
Blessing of the Animals
Gilroy – Animal owners bring your pets to St. Stephen’s Church at 10am Saturday, to receive the Blessing of the Animals. Please have your pets contained with leashes or crates. Bring a pooper-scooper.
Enjoy wines this weekend
Gilroy – Wineries of the Santa Clara Valley present Passport Weekend. Oct. 7 and 8, 11am to 5pm. Food, music, wine, barrel tasting and more, $25 per person.
Details: Gilroy Visitors Bureau 842-6436 or www.gilroyvisitor.org
October is child safety month
Morgan Hill – Please join in the celebration from 10am to noon Saturday, along with the Morgan Hill Police Department and California Highway Patrol officers. There will be prizes, balloons, refreshments, and giveaways. There also will be fingerprinting, children’s clinics, safety tips, fire safety and emergency gear demos. Morgan Hill Home Depot, 860 East Dunne Ave.
Find a pet at adoption fair
Morgan Hill – Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter (FOSMAS) pet adoption fair, from noon to 5pm Saturday and Sunday at Petco-Morgan Hill.
Details: 681-3788; www.fosmas.org
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