‘Compassion Weekend’ draws nearly 3,000 volunteers

Nearly 3,000 local residents participated in Menlo Park Presbyterian Church’s third annual “Compassion Weekend” April 26 and 27, as parishioners opted to forgo church services in favor of helping needy agencies. Approximately 880 members are from Los Altos and Los Altos Hills.

Participants selected projects among 21 options, ranging from assembling AIDS kits for Africa to holding health-care clinics and repairing local schools and homes for seniors.