Saratogan wins $200,000 in lottery
Jim Rawson, a Saratoga resident and an electronics technician for Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, scanned only a portion of his SuperLotto ticket on Jan. 18.
"I put it in my glove compartment with a bunch of other stuff and sort of forgot about it," Rawson said. "When I cleaned out my glove compartment last weekend, I found the ticket, so I took it to 7-Eleven [on Payne Avenue in San Jose] to have it checked."
Rawson was shocked when he found out he had won the Bonus 7 prize making him $200,000 richer.
With a $5 SuperLotto purchase, a Bonus 7 play of seven numbers is automatically printed at the bottom of the SuperLotto ticket. If six of the Bonus 7 numbers match the six drawn numbers, the player wins $200,000.
Rawson, who is single with no children, plans on investing his winnings and putting them toward his retirement.
Junior League seeks volunteers to honor
The Junior League of San Jose is seeking nominations for volunteers to be honored at its 28th annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon, scheduled for April 25 at San Jose's Fairmont Hotel.
Nominees will be evaluated on the following qualities: initiative, creativity, leadership, impact and effectiveness. All nominees will receive a certificate; approximately 25 will receive Silver Bowl awards. One top volunteer will receive the Alexis Award.
The Junior League of San Jose is a nonprofit organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The deadline for volunteer nominations is Feb. 14. For more information, call 264-3058.
Good works ready for volunteer help
There is no shortage of good works to be grabbed during the sixth annual Mitzvah Day of the Social Action Committee of Congregation Beth David on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 9:30 a.m. at 19700 Prospect Road.
Twenty-two projects that help the community are available for volunteers to take on. They include cleaning a county park, creating gift packs for people with AIDS, making blankets for homeless people, preparing meals at shelters, working at a food bank, entertaining seniors and collecting items for needy infants and children.
For more information or to volunteer, call 257-3333.
Cellist Avi Plesser performs Feb. 16
The second of the Los Gatos- Saratoga Community Concert Association's 1997 concerts features cellist Zvi Plesser, who will perform Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Los Gatos, located at 19 High School Court.
A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Plesser began studying cello as an 8-year-old in his native Israel. He has played cello with many symphony orchestras throughout the United States and several major orchestras in Europe.
For more information on concerts, ticket prices or Community Concert Association membership, call 377-1106. For information on student tickets, call 867-9501.
Music team brings message of hope
A contemporary Christian music team performs at 8:30 and 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 14103 Saratoga Ave.
The Captive Free team members dedicate a year of their lives to performing in churches, prisons, schools and nursing homes. Using music, drama and puppetry and personal testimonials, team members reach out to people of all ages with a lively performance of contemporary Christian music.Visitors are welcome.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, February 12, 1997.
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