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Around The Glen
'Body-typing' expert offers one-day class
Dr. Carolyn L. Mein does not have all the answers. But in the search for personal freedom, health, successful relationships and weight loss, she says she has the first step. And she wants to share it with Willow Glen on Saturday, June 26.
The key, says Mein, is understanding one's body type--one's physical and emotional characteristics and personality traits.
"Body typing gives you a lot of information about yourself and what foods support your system," she says. Understanding one's body type can lead to healthier self-esteem and relationships, she adds.
Mein, who has spent more than 13 years researching the relationship between body type and nutritional needs, has identified 25 body types which she says describe everyone.
The class, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be held at the Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Road. It costs $85 to pre-register, or $95 at the door. To register in advance, call 257-3313 by Friday, June 25.
--Jessica Lyons
Task force accepting automobile donations
Willow Glen residents wanting to donate their cars for charity now have one more option: the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Recently added to the task force, the vehicle donation program accepts cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles and boats.
"In addition to supporting issues of social justice we also make it very easy and painless for donors to get rid of that unwanted car," says Ralph Serpe, development officer for NGLTF. "We do all the towing, we do all the paperwork, and many times it's easier for people to donate their car and receive the tax deduction than to sell it privately." Donors receive the market value as a tax-deductible contribution to the NGLTF.
A joint program with the Volunteers of America, the auto-donation program has also helped to bridge the gap between the two organizations, Serpe says.
"This as a great program because instead of two organizations that people see as adversaries--a Christian volunteer group and the Gay and Lesbian Task Force--these two organizations are benefiting from this auto donation program."
For more information, or to schedule a vehicle pick up, call 236-3300.
--Jessica Lyons
Summer school redesigned to offer kids more choices
Summer school isn't just about drivers ed., PE and girl- or boy-watching anymore. For Willow Glen, Leland and other high schools within the San Jose Unified School District, summer school has a new focus. For at-risk kids, it's one step towards graduation.
Effective with the recent arrival of the freshman class of 2002, summer school has been redesigned to help high school students make up deficiencies in class credits or requirements, and to improve their grades for college admission. The district is actively recruiting students who are considered "at risk" because of poor grades.
"This year we are serving a different population," says Kathy DuShane Wein, the district's summer school principal. "We did a heavy recruitment to students at risk. Our students are showing an increased desire to use summer school to get back on track. Summer school uses different educational strategies and presents the same material that was introduced during the school year but in a different way: it's useless to present the same material in the same way if the students didn't get it the first time."
Students who attend summer school are eligible for another safety net program during the school year beginning in September: a seventh-period catch-up class designed to help boost grades in other classes. Summer school begins on June 21 and continues through July 29. For more information, call 535-6650.
--Jessica Lyons
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