By Foothill ham radio course
The Foothill Amateur Radio Society presents the “No (Morse) Code Technician Class Ham Radio Course.” The six-class course will meet Thursdays 7-10 p.m., April 26 to May 31, at Terman Library Conference Room, next to the Jewish Community Center, 661 Arastradero, Palo Alto.
Fees are $25 for adults, $15 for students under 18. The class is open to all, with no age limits or minimum requirements. For registration and more information, call Rich Stiebel, 494-0128.
Nominees needed for service award
The Silicon Valley Association of Realtors, Los Altos-Mountain View District, is looking for nominees for its 38th annual Community Service Award.
To qualify, nominees must have volunteered to enhance the quality, spirit and character of the local communities.
Send nominations to the association, attention Christine Moore, 345 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 94022.
The award recipient and sponsor will be notified prior to the awards luncheon, set for May 1 at Michael’s at Shoreline restaurant.
Reservations to the luncheon can be made by calling Lori Ruiz at 949-9115 or lruiz@siliconvalley-realtors.org.
MV parade set for April 28
Mountain View’s 23rd annual spring parade, with the theme “Put On A Happy Face,” will be held April 28.
Festivities will begin at noon with the parade route down Castro Street, starting at Evelyn Avenue and ending at City Hall. After the parade there will be entertainment, children’s carnival games, music and food.
Students’ committee needs volunteers
Many graduate students and scholars temporarily at Stanford University bring along family members who lack opportunities to practice their English language skills.
They are often left without the resources to meet residents of local communities. The Community Committee for International Students, a volunteer organization based at Stanford, sponsors an English-in-Action program to address that problem. The committee needs adult volunteers to dedicate an hour a week conversing in English with international visitors in an informal setting.
The initial meeting will be held at the Bechtel International Center on the Stanford campus. Subsequent meetings can be there or moved off-site, depending on the participants.
For information or to volunteer, call 366-1925, 326-5252, or Ruth Bioletti, 941-6125.
E-mail notification at Los Altos library
The Santa Clara County Library recently began sending notices, such as titles of holds and overdue notices, to patrons via e-mail.
To sign up for e-mail notification, patrons should obtain a form at the Los Altos Library reference desk and turn it in at the circulation desk.
At the Woodland Library, patrons should ask at the circulation desk. Patrons who sign up will no longer receive such notices through the post office.
Service agency needs volunteers
The Community Services Agency needs volunteers to work one to two hours a week to help provide food to local low-income families. Volunteer work includes the pickup and delivery of donated food from local markets to the agency’s
Food and Nutrition Center. Weekday morning positions are available.
For more information, call 964-4630.
Daughters workshops
Daughters of the American Revolution hold workshops the first Wednesday of every month. For more information, including the time and place of workshops, call 494-1866.
Girl Scouts aiding homeless
The Girl Scouts’ Shelter Program provides after-school educational experiences to more than 400 homeless children at four separate county shelters. The program offers help with leadership skills, decision making, conflict resolution and recreational activities. For more about this program and other Girl Scouts activities, call 949-5531.
History Museum seeks volunteers
The Los Altos History Museum is looking for volunteer docents and interns.
Volunteer docents are needed to lead tours on Wednesday, Saturday, or Sunday afternoons. High school, college and graduate students can join the intern program to earn community service hours and learn about their community. To volunteer, e-mail: madelyn.crawford@ci.los-altos.ca.us/ or call 948-9427. For more information, call 941-0950, ext. 126. The Los Altos History House Museum is located at 51 S. San Antonio Road, behind the Library, Civic Center Complex.
Donate your car to American Red Cross
The American Red Cross in Palo Alto has initiated a vehicle donation program to generate funds for disaster preparedness and health and safety services in the community. The Red Cross is accepting contributions of new and used, running or not, automobiles. A free pickup will be arranged and a tax-deductible contribution will benefit the donor, as well as the Red Cross.
For more information, call 688-0415.
Alto-View Newcomers
The Alto-View Newcomers’ Club, a non-profit organization serving families in both Los Altos and Mountain View, regularly sponsors a variety of activities, including wine tastings, moms-and-tots get-togethers, a book club, tennis and pot luck dinners.
For more information, call 961-6873.
