East Palo Alto Community Calendar for Friday Sep 19, 1997
Publication Date: Friday Sep 19, 1997

East Palo Alto Community Calendar

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Clean and Sober and Still Getting Down Dance Sept. 19, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at Free at Last, 1946 University Ave. Call 462-6999.

Senior Awards Luncheon will honor Louise Straine and all seniors 80 and over. Noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 at East Palo Alto Senior Center, 560 Bell St. $10. Please RSVP to Gertrude Wilks at 321-5160 or the Senior Center at 329-5900.

East Palo Alto Planning Commission meets Sept. 22, 8 p.m. at Council Chambers, 2415 University Ave.

Ravenswood Little League meets Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. in Room 3C, 2415 University Ave. Call 323-1739 or 327-9208.

EPA Historical and Agricultural Society (EPA HAS) meets Sept. 24, 6-8 p.m. at 1923 University Ave. Call 329-0294.

EPA CAN DO Board of Directors meets Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m. at 2369 University Ave.

Ravenswood City School District Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 25, 6:30 p.m. (closed session) and 7:30 p.m. (regular public meeting) at Board Meeting Room, 2100 Euclid Ave.

Free at Last Graduation and Acknowledgment Ceremony celebrating recovery in East Palo Alto. Sept. 25, 7-9 p.m. at Free at Last, 1946 University Ave. Call 462-6999.

The Weeks Street Community Garden at 831 Weeks Street needs volunteers every Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The community garden is a collaborative project of the East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society (EPA HAS) and Bay Area Action. Call Erica at 329-0294.

Volunteer tutors needed for the East Palo Alto Library Adult Literacy Program. Free training and flexible hours. Call 323-0362.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support group meetings Thursday mornings at 11 a.m. at East Palo Alto Senior Center, 560 Bell St., East Palo Alto. Call 688-1824.

English and/or Spanish speaking volunteers are needed for nonprofit organizations in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Palo Alto. Volunteers will assist with general office and/or patient support. This is an opportunity to gain entry level experience in the work force by serving as a volunteer in your community. Call Kalamu Chache at 327-1994.

The Block Club Network Association will be holding neighborhood block club meetings every Wednesday on the following streets: Addison Avenue, Buchanan Court, Dumbarton Avenue and Illinois Street. To participate in the block clubs on any of these four streets, call 361-0991 for the exact time and location of your street's block club meeting.

Bayshore Community Kiwanis Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, 12:15 p.m. at the Friendly Place restaurant on O'Conner Street. Call 688-1824.

Gloria Way Community Housing Peninsula Habitat for Humanity and EPA CAN DO Volunteers are needed to work on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to help build 24 condos. Call 324-2266.

Free computer access time. Kid drop-in time, Mon.-Fri. 3-5 p.m.; teen drop-in time, Mon.-Fri. 4-6 p.m. and adult drop-in time Sat. 2:30-7 p.m. at Plugged In, 1923 University Ave., East Palo Alto. Children and adult classes also available. Call 322-1134.

Major Taylor Cycling Club hosts a free bike repair clinic on the first and third Saturday of every month, corner of University Avenue and Bay Road, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Every Saturday, there is a club ride for any experience level. Meet between 9 and 9:30 a.m. at University Avenue and Bay Road. Call 473-3525 or 329-8134.

The Rent Stabilization Program now offers counseling for evictions, housing services and maximum legal rent via the East Palo Alto Community Resource Center, 2277 University Ave. every Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-noon. Call Gloria at 853-3112.

EPA Tee-Ball Pitching Machine meets the second Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at 2415 University Ave., Room 2B or 2C. Call 321-3053.

The East Palo Alto Community Garden at 831 Weeks St. needs volunteers every Saturday 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The garden is a collaborative project of the East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society (EPA HAS) and Bay Area Action. Call 325-9184.

North Gardens Neighborhood Watch meets the last Tuesday of each month at different locations. Call 329-0822.

Westminster Avenue Block Club meets every third Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at different locations. Call 325-6246 or 325-4795.

To submit information to the EPA Community Calendar about your organization's event, please call 322-9725 and leave a message. Please speak slowly and leave a phone number where you can be reached in case additional information is needed. 

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