In an effort to help a longtime Willow Glen resident with leukemia, Paulette Cole, there will be a bone marrow drive on May 3 at Live Oak Adult Day Services, 1147 Minnesota Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This is the third drive for Cole, who is still awaiting a correct match. She is running out of options and might be traveling to Duke University in North Carolina to receive experimental treatment.

"She has been doing chemotherapy to stop the leukemia, but the chemotherapy is not so effective anymore," says friend Heidi Herz. "She really needs a bone marrow match."

Last year more than 300 people attended the bone marrow drive at the day services center.

For more information, call Live Oak Adult Day Services at 408.971.9363.

—Amy Jenkins


Discovery Shop holds jewelry extravaganza

The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop will host a "jewelry extravaganza" on May 3 at 1103 Branham Lane from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature costume and collectible jewelry and gifts.

The shop moved to its new location at the beginning of this year. This particular shop donates about $200,000 per year to the American Cancer Society for cancer research, according to store manager Lucy Derkach. About 190 people donate items like diamonds, clothing and furniture per month, she says.

"Our goal is to save lives, and even if we save one life we are happy," Derkach says.

The resale shop sells "quality, high-end" clothing, furniture, children's clothing, books, dishes and houseware accessories, says American Cancer Society volunteer Debbie Tokushige. The store has 49 volunteers, several of whom are cancer survivors. There are 45 shops throughout California, including several Bay Area cities like Los Altos and Los Gatos.

For more information, call 408.265.5535.

—Amy Jenkins


High school career day considered a success

Willow Glen High School held its second annual career fair April 8. Students in all grades had an opportunity to speak and met with about 66 representatives of various professions, which varied from accounting and acting to firefighting and fashion designing, There were also representatives from various branches of the military, including the Marines, the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and the Coast Guard.

Arriving at the school's gymnasium for the fair one class at a time, each student needed to interview representatives of at least two different careers.

Event organizers said that this year's fair had 55 career stations, 12 more than last year. Organizer Karen Clinton said, "The students were very excited that we were able to add the FBI and a marine biologist."

—William Jeske