CSA major fund-raiser Saturday
The Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills is holding its annual fund-raiser, “April Fools,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Hotel in Palo Alto.
The event will include dinner, dancing, and live and silent auctions.
“We wish that poverty, hunger, and homelessness and aging were just an ‘April Fool’ but they’re not,” the agency said in a statement. “This fund-raiser will benefit our programs and services for the low-income, working poor, unemployed, homeless and elderly in Mountain View, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. Last year close to 6,000 people were helped through our programs, supported with the generosity of the community.”
Tickets are $150 each. For tickets or more information, call Eileen Caliva at 968-0836, ext. 147 or e-mail ecaliva@csacares.org. Tables of 10 and sponsorship opportunities are available.
AAUW to sponsor authors’ luncheon
Local authors Nancy Huddleston Packer and Phillip Done are scheduled to speak at a luncheon 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Michaels at Shoreline Restaurant, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View.
Proceeds from the talk, sponsored by the Los Altos/Mountain View branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), benefit the organization’s educational foundation, which awards fellowships and grants to women scholars and teachers.
Packer is professor emerita of English at Stanford University, where she has also served as director of freshmen English and director of creative writing. Her publications include “Small Moments” (University of Illinois Press, 1976) and “In My Father’s House” (John Daniel, 1988).
Done is author of “32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching” (Touchstone, 2005). He has taught elementary school for 20 years and received the Schwab Foundation Distinguished Teacher Award.
The luncheon is $35. The public is invited to attend. There will also be a raffle and silent auction for prizes that include a weekend at a Monterey beach house with tickets to the Monterey Aquarium, two reserved tickets to the Thomas Friedman lecture at Celebrity Forum, and other merchant and restaurant certificates.
For reservations and more information, call 967-2848.
Hills hikers set for Sunday scenic route
Los Altos Hills residents are invited to join planning commissioner Ray Collins on a fast-paced, 6-mile hike along town pathways beginning 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
The hike will begin at the path marker on Elena Road at Josefa Lane (near Foothill College) and include views of orchards, Westwind Barn and Hidden Villa.
Parking is available on Josefa Lane. Bring water and snacks. Rain will cancel the hike.
Federated Woman’s Club features author
The Federated Woman’s Club of Los Altos has scheduled its next luncheon meeting for April 5 at Michael’s at Shoreline restaurant in Mountain View.
The business meeting starts at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon at noon and program at 1 p.m.
Author Betty Auchard will talk about her book “Dancing in My Nightgown” (Stephens Press, 2005). She has been published in the Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul series. Guests are welcome. For more information, call 948-3553.
Wildlife volunteers needed
Wildlife Rescue in Palo Alto needs volunteers to help care for more than 2,000 injured and orphaned animals received every year.
Volunteers must be at least 18 and able to commit to 4 to 5 hours per week from March to October. Training is provided. For more information call 494-7926 or visit www.wildliferescue.ws.
Libraries add authors
Speaker poses faith questions
Foothills Congregational Church is hosting The Rev. William McKinney, president of Pacific School of Religion and professor of American religion, who will speak on the place of progressive Christianity in the present American religious environment 7 p.m. April 7.
McKinney’s talk will focus on an approach to faith that asks, “Do you find more grace in the search for meaning than in absolute certainty, in the questions rather than the answers?”
The church is located at 461 Orange Ave. in Los Altos.
For more information, call 948-8430 or visit www.foothills-church.org.
Genealogical lecture at Beth Am in April
The San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society has scheduled a free educational lecture 7 p.m. April 17 at Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills.
For more information, visit www. jewishgen.org/sfbajgs.
LAHHA to sponsor equine clinics
Los Altos Hills Horsemen’s Association has planned two equine clinics at the Los Altos Hills Town Riding Ring on Purissima Road.
The clinics, scheduled for April 22-23 and May 13-14, will feature horse trainer Marybeth Wiefels. Space is limited, but those wishing to learn more about building better relationships with horses may audit clinics for a reasonable fee. For more information, e-mail lahhaboard@yahoo.com.
