The Los Altos Community Foundation has established a Community Grants Programs Advisory Board for its grantmaking program.

The foundation is in charge of disbursing funds given by the Los Altos-based David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

According to its Web site, the Packard Foundation gave the Community Foundation $150,000 for 2006.

The Blue Ribbon Selection Committee of Marge Bruno, Bob Grimm, Dick Henning, Frank Verlot and Dennis Young selected an advisory board of nine persons plus two alternates.

They are: Rochelle Brochner; Chet Frankenfield; Ken Girdley - alternate; Margi Gould; Annette Graff; Pat Johnson; Sue LaTourrette - alternate; Mary Marley; Chris Chang Weeks; Anna Weldon; and Marie Young.

Committee members were selected from 21 applicants, said foundation Executive Director Roy Lave, “all of whom the (blue ribbon selection committee) told me they found qualified, so they reported the choice was difficult and was based on achieving a balance in the group as well as on individual characteristics.”

Committee members are charged with considering grant applications that encourage local philanthropy, serve the needy, enhance the overall quality of life, preserve community assets, engage the public in civic affairs and promote volunteerism and community building, according to the community foundation.

Board members will investigate organization requests by making site visits, writing a synopsis of grant requests for fellow board members and determining the dollar amount of each grant.