Add Gilroy to note cards
Gilroy – Newly designed note cards featuring Gilroy’s historic homes are now available at the Gilroy Museum. Each package of eight contains sketches of four heritage homes and sells for $10. The profits benefit the museum, open from 10am to 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and is located on the corner of Fifth and Church streets.
GALs has gifts
Gilroy – Wondering what to buy for that special someone on your Christmas list? Gilroy Assistance League can make your life a little easier. On sale now are Gilroy Historic throws for $60 and GALS hard-bound cookbooks for $15, with recipes from some of the best cooks in the community.
Details: For throws call Roz at 842-2432, for cookbooks call Lynn at 847-1579
Give blood and save lives
Gilroy – Donate blood from 1:30 to 6:30pm, today at the First Baptist Church Hall, 8455 Wren Ave. All donors will receive a Red Cross fleece scarf.
Details: 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or www.BeADonor.com, code: GILROY
Free practice for the SAT
Gilroy – Princeton Review will provide free practice testing and a strategy session for high school students at the Gilroy Library (7387 Rosanna St). Students must sign up at the library by Jan.20. Test is 10am to 2pm Feb. 3 and results and strategy session is 10am to 2pm Feb.10.
Details: 842-8207
Parent night at St. Mary
Gilroy – St. Mary School will host a “Parents Only” information evening for kindergarten prospective parents for the coming school year 2007-08. The event will take place at the school at 6:30pm, Jan. 24, in the kindergarten classroom.
Attendees will have a chance to meet the principal and kindergarten teachers.
Details: 842.2827 or www.stmarygilroy.org
Help support a fallen rider
Gilroy – Mario Bonfante, a Gilroy native, had his promising AFM/AMA Road Racing career cut short by a tragic bicycle accident, which broke his neck and left him paralyzed. Mario and his family are now faced with the challenges ahead.
There will be five prizes announced at the raffle drawing Feb. 12: First prize is $1000, second prize is $750, Third is $500, Fourth is $250 and fifth is $100. Raffle tickets are available for $10 each at High Gear Powersports, 7661 Monterey St.
Details: 842-9955
Class of 1987 reunion
Gilroy – Gilroy High School class of 1987 will celebrate its 20-year reunion June 30, 2007.
Details: reunion.tafgraphicswebhost.com or e-mail Julie at de************@*sn.com.
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