United Way honors 'A Thousand Stars'
United Way of Santa Clara County's victory and awards celebration, "A Night of a Thousand Stars," will be held Jan. 18 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Michael E. Fox Sr., United Way's 1995 campaign chair, has invited everyone to help celebrate the finale of the 1995 fundraising campaign. The Hollywood-themed event will recognize the campaign's "stars"--local companies, volunteers and agencies--for their efforts in raising millions of dollars to support community agencies throughout Santa Clara County.
Tickets are $30 per person, which includes food and entertainment. Guests are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite movie stars. For reservations, call United Way's special events hotline, 345-4390.
Rotary Art Show screening Jan. 27 at West Valley
Screening of art works for the 39th Saratoga Rotary Art Show will take place at West Valley College Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Paintings, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, photography, fiber arts and crafts will be judged by Lissa Jones, a corporate art consultant; Charles Escott, art instructor and expert in handmade paper and jewelry design; and Carol Hutchinson, a Saratoga artist specializing in oil painting.
The annual show will be held May 5 at West Valley College. Proceeds from the event are donated to various community groups. In past years, funds from the show have gone to Saratoga High School, Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratoga Senior Center, the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Olympiad of the Arts.
For more information or applications, call Mary Fleischli, Rotary Art Show Artist Coordinator, at 725-2434.
Santa Clara County holds workshops on raising adopted kids
The challenges of raising adopted children will be the focus of a series of free monthly educational workshops to be offered by the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency. The workshops are scheduled for the following dates: Jan. 24, The Adoption Cycle; Feb. 28, Birth Parents: The Presence Among Us; March 27, Our Family Life Book; April 24, Developmental Tasks of Adopted Children; May 30, From Fantasy to Reality; and June 26, The Next Generation.
The workshops will be held in the Social Services Agency auditorium, 1725 Technology Dr., San Jose. The SSA also offers weekly support groups for adoptive families and an adoption resource library. For more information, call Ann Junkin, 441-5343.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, Wednesday, January 17, 1996.
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