The two Bay Area sites are at Stanford and Santa Clara universities. The founders of iD are the brother-sister team of Pete and Alexa Ingram-Cauchi (LGHS '91 and '89) and their mother, Kathryn Ingram. Father Paul Cauchi was in on the founding, too, but he's also got another job: as principal of Calaveras Hills High in Milpitas.

Other LGHS alums in on the beginnings are Kris Holden ('88), client services; Kevin Painchaud ('92), leading an iD school team that is filming a documentary in Spain; and Jon Artigo ('91), Southern Cal regional manager. Peter Meyers and Chad Meserve, instructors, were also early employees.

The company is 5 years old, has grown at a dizzying rate—from 270 kids at four sites to today's 7,000 kids at 33 sites, including Spain. Courses include how to make a website, how to program robotics, how to create video games, and how to produce a digital movie or stop-motion animation.

The website is www.internaldrive.com, and the phone is 408.871.2227.

AVON WALK: Summer Byron (LGHS '96) participated in her second trek for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk recently. After she completed the two-day, 40-mile trek from San Jose to San Francisco, Byron went on to her girls softball league championship game that night in San Francisco.

And not only did the short-handed team win the championship, but Summer won the most valuable player award. "I had to play two games, and we were short girls so I had to play every inning." She made the winning play when she was catcher and stretched out to catch a ball for an out.

Dad Dennis did his part for the Avon walk by raising money at the Santa Clara County Realtors' meeting—all in individual donations. He said he choked up when the association came up with the rest of the money Summer needed to raise in order to participate in the benefit.

Other generous donors to the cause: Wendy Tomaro of Chicago Title; and Susanne Lucas at Fidelity National Title who donated in memory of her grandmothers, who died of cancer. Other Fidelity Nationals anted up, too.

Summer called it "an amazing adventure, thanks to the support from my friends and family. Unforgettable."

CYCLING FOR CANCER: Another Los Gatan raising money for cancer research and treatment is Andy Seigel, who will again ride the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Aug. 2­3. There are six routes for cyclists to choose from, from 89 to 192 miles.

The PMC is 24 years old and contributes more money to charity than any other athletic event in the nation. Some 92 cents of every dollar goes directly to the fund. The average participant raises $4,300, and a total of 3,800 cyclists will be riding through small Massachusetts towns.

More than 125 of the cyclists are cancer survivors themselves.

25TH ANNIVERSARY: The folks at Faith Lutheran Church in Los Gatos helped the Rev. Dr. Endel "Cork" Kallas celebrate his 25 years of ministry with a program and dinner last week in the church patio and courtyard. The Rev. Kallas was ordained at First Lutheran Church in Watsonville on July 22, 1978.

Parishioners and others are looking forward to his next 25 years. The church is on Ferris Avenue, off Kennedy Road.

PERU/USA FLAG RAISING: Los Gatan Olga Enciso Smith, who owns Machu Picchu Gallery and Inca Gardens Peruvian Restaurant in San Jose, celebrated Peruvian Independence Day at a flag-raising ceremony July 25 in front of San Jose City Hall and hosted a benefit at her restaurant later.

The benefit was for a breakfast program for poor children in Peru called Pan De Vida. Peruvian musicians and dancers entertained and Peruvian folk art was on display at the city hall lawn ceremony.

SO MANY BRICKS MAKE HIM A 'BRICK': Remember that expression, "He's a brick"? Well, you probably don't, since I think that the phrase hails from the '20s. I, of course, only read about it in books, but I was reminded of it when hearing the story of the man, Leo Boger, who donated so many bricks for the Oak Meadow bandstand.

Boger had asked former LGHS vice principal Patti Hughes for the names of 20 people—school personnel she thought most deserving of having a brick donated for them with their names inscribed thereon. He wanted the unsung as well as the well-known, those who might not have gotten much public notice during their years of service.

The irrepressible Ms. Hughes was delighted to answer his bidding and kept coming up with worthy choices. That made it difficult to decide, so the benefactor said, "Let's add another 20, not school-related." So they did, and the results can be seen at the unveiling Sept. 6.

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