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Photograph by Skye Dunlap
Jon Reimers, of the Proxim team, crosses the finish line during the Digital Clubhouse wheelchair relay event at the Town Center Mall in June. The event was part of the organization's valley-wide conference on improving technological access for people with disabilities.
Community Review 2000
Family Spirit
A look back at what we did with, and for our Neighbors
January
Scooping for a cause
The year started off sweetly for Homestead High School students as a nonprofit ice cream shop opened on Jan. 24, at the high school. Proceeds from the shop, owned and operated by special education students and Interact Club members, were used to fund educational materials, guest speakers and field trips for the special education department. Students in the department also donated some of the profits to charity. The program also gave its 25 participants from the special education department a chance to develop math and vocational skills, and to have increased social interaction with the rest of the students.
Library by phone
Sunnyvale librarian Helene Kovas continued the tradition of reading for the library's Dial-a-Story program, allowing children and their families to hear a children's story over the phone. Each week, a new story is recorded and can be heard by anyone who calls the Dial-a-Story line.
February
Inmate Experience
Cogswell College professor Lee Miller and his film students traveled to the OH Close Detention Center in Stockton to teach the students there how to write and produce a short movie, Big Cash. Miller and his students also filmed footage for their own documentary of their time at the prison. Miller hopes to see the film created by his students used in sociology classes in the future.
Library at Home
The Sunnyvale Library continued its Sunnyvale Outreach Service (SOS) program, delivering books and audio books to the city's elderly and infirm. The staff-delivered books brought the library to those who couldn't get to it themselves. Each month, the library took books and tapes to 20 homes and institutions around the city.
March
Life in Three Centuries
Sunnyvale resident Teresa Zarevich celebrated her 101st birthday with her family and friends, remaining nonchalant about having lived in three centuries during her lifetime. Zarevich recalled memories of the past, including attending Mass at Mission Santa Clara in a horse and buggy, attending elementary school in a one-room classroom and going to high school in San Jose on the street car. Her niece credits Zarevich's calm approach to life as the secret to her longevity.
Gift of a Lifetime
Dorolou Pierson Swirsky, 89, passed away on March 9, leaving her entire estate to help fund programs for Sunnyvale youth. Remembered by acquaintances as a spunky woman who did things her way, Swirsky wanted to give her estate to the city to ensure Sunnyvale youth would have positive and constructive activities to participate in. The National Recreation and Park Association named Swirsky National Humanitarian of the Year in 1995.
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