By Humanitarian Awards at Hidden Villa
Hidden Villa’s Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Awards honor those who organizers feel have contributed to forwarding their causes of multiculturalism and the environment. The seventh annual awards ceremony and dinner is set for 5-9:30 p.m., Saturday, at the Los Altos Hills preserve.
This year’s honorees are acclaimed chef Alice Waters, environmentalist John Francis and volunteer George Chippendale. There will be a viewing of the Frank Duveneck and Lizzie Boott Duveneck family art collection, and a silent auction of four hybrid gasoline and electric engine cars.
For additional information, log on to www.hiddenvilla.org. Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills.
Chefs Who Care at Florentine
Chefs Who Care, a benefit for the Community Services Agency’s food and nutrition program, will be held Oct. 7 and 8 at Florentine Restaurant, 118 Castro St., Mountain View. There are two seatings each day, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Entrees are linguine zingara, lasagne al forno, pollo marsala and vitello ai capperi.
Cost is $22 for adults ($24 at the door) and $12 for children 6-12 ($14 at the door). Make reservations with Visa/MasterCard by calling 961-3584. Checks can be made payable to Chefs Who Care, 204 Stierlin Road, Mountain View 94043. Half the proceeds go to benefit the program.
Surfrider Foundation meets in Los Altos Hills
More than 45 residents from Los Altos and Los Altos Hills met in Los Altos Hills last Saturday to raise money for the Surfrider Foundation. Donations this year included more than $250,000 from the Packard Foundation.
The Surfrider Foundation is one of the world’s largest non-profit organizations dedicated to the protection of the world’s oceans and beaches.
Former World Champion Surfer and this year’s SIMA environmentalist of the year, Shaun Tomson from South Africa, presented a slide show and spoke about the impact Surfrider has had.
Surfrider has more than 1,000 members in the San Francisco Chapter. The group does water testing and other cleanup activities at beaches.
Fall Plant Exchange to be held Saturday
Have some of your favorite plants or bulbs multiplied to the point that they’re taking over your garden? Are you planning to prune a great vine or other plant that you know will root? Instead of throwing the plants, bulbs or cuttings in the recycling bin, you have a chance to give them a new home.
Bring your extra plants, seedlings, cuttings, bulbs, seeds and small trees and shrubs to the Fall Plant Exchange and take home something new in exchange. Please label your plants, if possible. The plant exchange is scheduled 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, in the parking lot of the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.
The plant exchange is sponsored by the Garden Club of Los Altos and the Los Altos Recreation Department and is open to anyone with plants to share.
For more information, call 941-0950, ext. 304.
Federated Woman’s Club bingo day
The Federated Woman’s Club of Los Altos will have a Bingo Game Day at their luncheon, Oct. 2. at Michael’s at Shoreline Restaurant, Mountain View.
The meeting starts at 11 a.m., followed by luncheon and games.
The luncheon costs $16. For more information, call Helen at 948-3553 or Dorothy at (408)-744-1388.
KMVT 15 hosts MV Candidates Forum
KMVT Channel 15, Mountain View Community Television, has scheduled a Candidates Forum for the Mountain View City Council, 7-9 p.m., Oct. 4, at KMVT, 950 N. Rengstorff Ave.
Moderators Dave Price and Christina Bellatoni from the Palo Alto Daily News will facilitate the question-and-answer format.
Volunteers needed for Partners in Caring
The Stanford University Chaplaincy Office invites volunteers to provide practical and emotional support to community members who are homebound. Opportunities include friendly visiting, essential transportation, shopping and meal assistance. Training and ongoing education are required.
For more information, call 723-5101.
