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Around The Glen
The WG senior center has spring fling sale
For hand-crafted jewelry, dolls and household accessories, go no further than the Willows Senior Center's annual spring boutique sale on April 17. All one-of-a-kind items were created by the members of the Willows Boutique Club. The sale begins at 9 a.m. For more information, call 448.6400.
--Michele Leung
Local host families are wanted for exchange students
World Heritage, a non-profit organization, is seeking host families for high school-aged students from the former Soviet Union for the 2000-01 school year. These students are scholarship winners of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, which is sponsored by Congress and administered by the United States Information Agency.
One of the goals of FLEX is to expose likely future leaders of the former Soviet Union to a free market economy by having students live with an American family and attend a local high school. For more information about hosting, contact Becky Parker at 1.800.888.9040 or visit www.world-heritage.org.
--Michele Leung
Advocates speak out for children's sake
According to Child Advocates of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, there are more than 1 million victims of child abuse annually. In order to make a dent in that figure and to raise awareness locally, Child Advocates will sponsor a Light of Hope Candlelight Vigil in Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park on April 3 at 7 p.m. April is National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.
Child Advocates recruits and trains community volunteers to speak on behalf of abused or neglected children who are placed in the juvenile court system. Volunteers who want to be an advocate for a child are appointed by a judge. There are now 412 children waiting to be matched with an advocate.
Child Advocates provides scheduled orientations and training sessions throughout the year. For more information, call 408.436.6450.
--Michele Leung
Earth Day festivities come to Arena Green
Learn how to keep the city beautiful on Earth Day San Jose 2000 "New Energy, New Beginnings" on April 29. Environmentalists, educators and entertainers will come together at the Arena Green (across from the Sharks' Arena) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for demonstrations and talks.
There will be a children's activity area under a tent with arts and crafts, face painting and a puppet show. Members of the San Jose Earthquakes will be on hand to sign autographs, and Desert Dave and his reptiles will make an appearance.
Check out www.sjbeautiful.org.
--Michele Leung
Former candidate gives endorsement
November elections are still months away, but candidates are already gearing up. Former District 6 City Council candidate Mike Borquez has endorsed run-off candidate Ken Yeager.
A mortgage banker and longtime resident of Willow Glen, Borquez ran for council on a platform of calmer streets, the revitalization of West San Carlos Street and controlling traffic around Valley Fair mall. Yeager says he's looking forward to working with Borquez on those issues.
Yeager, a political science professor at San Jose State University, took the lead in the election by about 1,000 votes. He'll battle it out for Vice Mayor Frank Fiscalini's seat come November with neighborhood activist Kris Cunningham.
--Chantal Lamers
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