Gilroy
– The city will show its gratitude tonight to hundreds of men
and women who help scrub graffiti off school walls, coach youth
sports and clean local creeks.
Thanks to City Volunteers
Gilroy – The city will show its gratitude tonight to hundreds of men and women who help scrub graffiti off school walls, coach youth sports and clean local creeks. The city’s annual recognition ceremony is expected to draw more than 200 of the 500-plus volunteers who help the city with countless tasks each year. The event, which includes a light dinner and presentations by volunteers and the mayor, begins tonight at 6pm at the Gilroy Senior Center, 7371 Hanna St.
Details: Sandra Sammut at 846-0460.
Enter Teen Poetry Contest
Gilroy – Enter the April Teen Poetry Contest at the Gilroy Library. One winner from middle school and one from high school will be chosen. The deadline is Saturday. Winners will receive a cash prize of $25 and will be entered into a national contest for possible publication.
Rules and entry forms are available online at www.santaclaracountylib.org/teen/poetry_contest.
Flower Sale Aids Community
Gilroy – Every spring, since 1965, Goldsmith Seeds holds its annual spring trials. During these trials, hundreds of new plants are introduced to the nursery/greenhouse industry and thousands are on display. In the early days, a few employees and friends would bring home a carload of flowering plants after the event was finished. However, as the trials grew, so did the number of plants. About 20 years ago, Glenn and Joel Goldsmith and the leaders of Gilroy Rotary came together and the annual flower sale was born. Since its inception, tens of thousands of dollars has been raised to help support the ongoing need of service providers, schools and non-profits.
This year;s event will be held from 8am to 1pm Saturday.
Goldsmith Seeds is located at 2280 Hecker Pass Highway.
Details: www.goldsmithseeds.com.
‘Lend Me A Tenor’ at Gav
Gilroy – Gavilan College will present “Lend Me a Tenor,” a farce in the style of the 1930s by Ken Ludwig directed by John Lawton Haehl, at the Gavilan College theater.
“Lend Me A Tenor” centers around the biggest night in history for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The famous tenor is set to perform Othello. The star ends up arriving late, intoxicated and has no time to rehearse, which causes a series of hilarious mishaps.
Evening performances start at 8pm Friday and Saturday, and May 4, 5, 11 and 12. Matinee performances start at 2pm May 6 and 12 with a special preview at 8pm Thursday.
Adults pay $12, students and seniors $8 at the Gavilan College Theater Box Office.
Details: (408) 846-4973.
Mt. Madonna School Campus Tours
Gilroy – Mt. Madonna School will be giving tours of its 350-acre campus at 10am May 9. The school will show all of its facilities, from preschool through 12th grades by reservation only.
Details: 847-2717 or www.MountMadonnaSchool.org
Scholarships for Nurses Available
Gilroy – The South Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has expanded its scholarship program. The fellowship has increased the number of Unitarian Florence Nightingale Nursing scholarships to three and bumped the amount up to $750.
The financial aid is given to currently-enrolled nursing students at accredited two- or four-year programs. Applicants need a cover letter, transcript and letter of recommendation from a professor. The money will be awarded at a ceremony in May.
Details: George Nale, 779-4275
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