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Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara elects five new board members

The Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara County elected five new board members. Callie Guardino, Dr. Thuyen Nguyen, Rex Painter, ST.S. Saffold and Richard Seeborg will all serve three-year terms.

"Each of our new board members have expressed deep personal beliefs that there are needs in this community that are best met through volunteer services," said board president Betty Newnan.

The new board members are a diverse bunch. Guardino is the principal in the consulting firm "Words that Work." Thuyen Xuan Nguyen works as a chiropractor in San Jose. Painter serves as director of emergency services for the American Red Cross Santa Clara Valley Chapter. Saffold is associate vice president of student affairs at San Jose State University. Seeborg is a partner in the Palo Alto law office of Morrison and Foerster.

The Volunteer Exchange has referred more than 135,000 individuals to community volunteer opportunities since its inception in 1987.

--Puneet Jain

Allen named principal of WG Middle School

Lois Allen has been named the new Willow Glen Middle School principal, according to San Jose Unified School District spokeswoman Maureen Munroe. Allen, previously the principal of Willow Glen Elementary School, will replace Larry Laird, who was promoted to director of certified personnel for the district. Munroe said the district is currently looking for a new elementary school principal.

--Christine Frey

San Jose Elks Lodge visits the hometown of Mickey Mouse

Members of the San Jose Elks Lodge No. 522, located in Willow Glen, were in Anaheim last week, but they had more on their minds than a visit to Disneyland.

Lodge president Wayne L. Leslie was among those who attended the Elks' 134th national convention, highlights of which included speeches by the two overall winners of the Elks National Free Throw Competition, Adam James Morgan, 13, of Cumberland, Md., and Mary Hall Mc Arver, 13, of Gastonia, N.C. The two were judged the best of more than 3 million kids across the nation.

Also honored were the winners of the Elks National Foundation's "Most Valuable Student" annual scholarship contest. Ellen Johnson of Dixie, Utah, and Jonathan Taliaferro of El Dorado, Kansas, will both receive four-year, $30,000 scholarships.

The Elks have a long tradition of charitable service, such as sponsoring cancer research, youth programs and veterans-service programs. At the convention, C. Valentine Bates, the Elks' national president-elect, encouraged lodge members to deepen their commitment to those in need.

--Puneet Jain

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