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Local Notebook
'Reach for the Stars' is Oct. 7 at local school
The Schallenberger Home and School Club holds its "Reach for the Stars" Walk-A-Thon on Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Schallenberger Elementary school, 1280 Koch Lane, San Jose.
All profits benefit the school's educational programs.
Participants will be able to enjoy music, space art, the "spacey hair" booth and munch on barbecued chicken, Italian sausage, salads, snow cones and other items.
There will be a drawing for a trip to Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center, plus other prizes. A silent auction will also be held.
For more information about the walk-a-thon, contact Tamme Whitaker at tamme_whitaker@phase2.com, or call Linda Krakow at 408.979.9179.
Friends of Lincoln H.S. hope to raise $25,000
The third annual Friends of Lincoln High School Golf Tournament tees off Oct. 13, at the Santa Teresa Golf Club. Proceeds benefit the Lincoln High School athletic program.
Registration and lunch will be at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Entry fee is $150 per person and includes lunch, green fees, golf cart, course beverages and an award dinner.
This year's honorary chairperson is former Olympian and Lincoln alumnus Don Bowden.
Last year's tournament raised $17,000, which the Athletic Booster Club used to help pay for equipment for several sports programs at the school. This year, the booster club hopes to raise $25,000.
For more information, call Jeanne Evers at 408.268.3848, or Tina Evans at evans@earthlink.net.
World Heritage seeks representatives
World Heritage is seeking local representatives to help support their exchange program for high school students from several countries including Germany, France, Spain, Japan and former Soviet republics.
Community representatives plan an annual orientation, meet with local high schools, provide support counseling for participants, screen potential host families, and visit with exchange students on a monthly basis.
Representatives spend an average of one to two hours a week with the exchange students. The ideal candidates should enjoy fostering new international friendships, be community-minded and enjoy working with teenagers.
For information about World Heritage, a nonprofit organization, and community representatives, call Barbara at 888.386.7260, or go to www.world-heritage.org.
Good Samaritan offers arthritis screening
The Good Samaritan Hospital Arthritis and Joint Replacement Center will hold a free arthritis screening and information session on Sept. 30. The information session will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and the screening will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Good Samaritan Hospital Auditorium, 2425 Samaritan Drive, San Jose.
For more information, call 408.559.2180
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