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Students from Hillview’s Children’s Corner preschool last winter help Loved Twice workers load a car with clothing donations for mothers in need. Another clothing drive takes place this month.

The annual Children’s Corner and Loved Twice clothing drive doesn’t just help the new mothers who receive the clothes – it also fosters a sense of empathy in the preschool-aged children who donate.

“I think that kids must get so much out of this – somebody that young to think about others,” said Lance Lawson, Loved Twice’s development and community relations director for Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.

            The grassroots group Community Center Alliance has scheduled a forum, “Planning Hillview Community Center,” 7-8:30 p.m. June 14 in the Grant Park Multipurpose Room, 1575 Holt Ave., Los Altos.

            The forum is designed to explore ideas for rebuilding Hillview, according to event organizers.

            A panel discussion moderated by Robin Abrams, community volunteer and retired tech executive, will feature:

• Anabel Pelham, professor emerita of gerontology at San Francisco State University and a founding director of the Center for Age Friendly Excellence
• Therese Kristensen, Grant Park neighbor and community volunteer
• Brad Jacobson, design team lead for the Packard Foundation headquarters in Los Altos for EHDD, a San Francisco-based architectural design firm
• Birgitte Goossen, Community Center Alliance member and technology and facilities professional
• Bruce Barton, editor-in-chief of the Los Altos Town Crier

            Admission is free and open to the public.

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Dance festival hits stage this summer

The Lively Foundation’s sixth annual International Dance Festival@Silicon Valley is scheduled June 20 to July 1 at the Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St.

The festival offers workshops, classes open to all levels of dancers and performances by internationally acclaimed dancers and choreographers.

The following free events are scheduled at the Los Altos main library, 13 S. San Antonio Road. Events are held in the Orchard Room unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 948-7683 or visit sccl.org/losaltos.

The Los Altos Senior Program has scheduled its 40th anniversary celebration 5-7 p.m. June 22 at the Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.

The “A La Soirée” event will feature dancing to big-band jazz, hors d’oeuvres, a photo booth and prizes.

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