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The complete calendar is now posted on our Web site (see lead article for details). Each month we will feature some highlights from that calendar in this enewsletter. Through December 10 December 12 , 6:30 pm
For a schedule of Child, Youth and Family Services Workshops offered through the San Mateo County Office of Education, click here. Email shulman@plsinfo.org to submit your upcoming event for the CIP Community Calendar. Article deadline for the January issue of the Resource Bulletin is December 15. Click here for the complete CIP Community Calendar. |
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Holiday Food Safety Tips Produce Mobile and Produce Plus Programs 2006 Virtual Food Drive Care Packages for Service Members Overseas Community Wish List Stop Smoking Classes Children’s Health Council (CHC) Programs
HICAP Offers Education If you would like HICAP to address your agency, staff, clients or other group about these issues, fill out a Community Education Request Form and fax it to the number that is appropriate for your county. To access the form click here. Daly City Farmers’ Market Goes Year-Round Cañada College Human Services Courses Skyline College Aerobics for All Ages Agency Updates The new Silicon Valley Community Foundation, created by the merger of the Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) and Community Foundation Silicon Valley (CFSV) has a new Web site. Visit www.siliconvalleycf.org.
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RecycleWorks offers funding assistance to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, private businesses, educational institutions and other qualified parties with two tiers of grants: the NanoGrant and the MiniGrant. For more information on these grants | • |
To submit an article for the CIPResource Bulletin, or to add your next event to the CIP Community Calendar, email Amy Shulman at shulman@plsinfo.org. |
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Community Calendar
Brown-Bag Lecture on Advanced Health Care Directives
December 7, noon. Learn about the importance of having an advanced health care directive naming someone as legal authority to make health care decisions for you when you cannot. Deborah Boswell, Esq., of McGlashan and Sarrail, P.C., will provide an overview of what you need to know.
Location: San Mateo County Law Library, 710 Hamilton Street, Redwood City. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact Karen Lutke 650-363-4913 or visit www.smcll.org.
San Mateo Public Library Presents Las Posadas
December 12, 6:30 pm. Celebrate a Latin American cultural tradition for the whole family with a candlelight procession, Mariachi music, refreshments, stories and crafts.
Location: San Mateo Public Library, 55 West Third Avenue, first floor, San Mateo. Free. For more information visit www.smplibrary.org or call 650-522-7802 or 650-522-7838. Co-sponsored by Lifemark Group.
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San Mateo High School Canned Food DriveThe students count both actual pounds of food collected as well as monetary donations ($1 = 4 pounds). In 2005, their goal was to collect 343,000 pounds of food; they exceeded that and raised over 380,000 pounds ($80,000 and over 30,000 pounds of food). The Drive has garnered the following awards:
- Samaritan House Youth Volunteers of the year (2001, 2002 and 2003)
- Second Harvest Gold, Platinum and Blue Diamond Youth Awards (2003, 2004, 2005)
- Jefferson Community Service Awards for Students (received by the two coordinators for the 2005 Food Drive)
So if you see students standing for long hours through December 10 in front of grocery stores throughout the county this holiday season, be sure to help out with a contribution. Or if you prefer, mail or drop off your contribution to the school at 506 North Delaware, San Mateo, CA 94401. Checks are tax-deductible and should be made out to Samaritan House. You can also donate online by visiting fooddrive.shfoodbank.com. Click on VFD Store; where it asks for "Organization Type," enter SCHOOL. The food drive company is San Mateo High School. Questions can be directed to Food Drive Coordinator Sara Cowey Catalli at 650-558-2333 or scowey@earthlink.net.
Holiday Food Safety Tips
Meat and poultry, the centerpiece of most holiday meals, can be a source of food borne disease unless handled and prepared properly. Federal statistics show that millions of people become ill from food borne diseases, and as many as 5,000 die each year. Therefore, keep the following safety guidelines in mind:
- Wash your hands thoroughly before and after preparing any food product.
- Never thaw meat or poultry at room temperature. Keep it refrigerated on a tray or defrost under cold running water or in the microwave. When thawing in a microwave, finish cooking in a conventional oven immediately.
- Keep two cutting boards handy - one for preparing raw meat, poultry and fish, and the other for cutting cooked food and preparing salads.
- Never cook a stuffed turkey or chicken in a microwave oven. Microwave cooking does not distribute heat evenly and can leave cold pockets inside the poultry.
- Use a cooking thermometer to determine if a turkey is fully cooked. The meat should reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit, and if the bird is stuffed, the stuffing must reach at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Do not allow any cooked food to sit out at room temperature for more than two hours. Leftovers should be refrigerated promptly after the meal. Freeze leftovers that won't be eaten within a few days. Leftover meat should be eaten within three to four days.
- Never taste leftover food that looks or smells strange. When in doubt, throw it out!
For more information about food safety, call the San Mateo County Office of Environmental Health at 650-363-4305 or contact the US Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-800-535-4555, or visit Cook: A Consumer Guide to Safe Handling and Preparation of Ground Meat and Ground Poultry.
Produce Mobile and Produce Plus Programs
In East Palo Alto, the Produce Plus program occurs the first Tuesday of the month from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm. To sign up for the Produce Mobile local families should call the Ecumenical Hunger Program at 650-323-7781.
The Daly City Produce Mobile is held on the fourth Thursday of the month from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm. To sign up, families need to call North Peninsula Food Pantry and Dining Center of Daly City at 650-994-5150.
The first Produce Plus site opened in Moss Beach near the Half Moon Bay Airport; distribution is the first Wednesday of the month from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Interested families should contact the Pillar Ridge Mobile Home Park at 650-728-3389.
To be eligible a recipient must live in the county and fall within certain income guidelines.
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Care Packages for Service Members Overseas
Recognized and supported by the Department of Defense, Operation USO Care Package is a way to send a personal message of encouragement and let our service members know they haven’t been forgotten.
Due to heightened security, individuals can no longer send letters and packages marked for delivery to “Any Service Member.” However, through Operation USO Care Package, a package can be sponsored for $25 and sent along with a personal message of support and thanks to a service member. Care packages include requested items such as prepaid phone cards, sunscreen, disposable cameras, travel size toiletries and a personal note of thanks for their service and sacrifice. To sponsor a package click here: www.operationusocarepackage.org.
Stop Smoking Classes
The Smoke Free Start Program schedule is as follows:
Daly City: Saturdays, January 6 – February 17, 10:30 am – noon; additional quit day follow-up session Monday, January 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
Location: Breathe California, 2nd floor Conference Room, 2171 Junipero Serra Blvd.
East Palo Alto: Mondays, January 8 – February 19, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm; additional quit day follow-up session on Wednesday, January 31, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
Location: New Sweet Home Church, 2170 Capitol Avenue.
Pacifica: Days and times to be announced.
Redwood City: Wednesdays, January 3 – February 14, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm; additional quit day follow-up session on Friday, January 26, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
Location: Sequoia Health and Wellness Center, 749 Brewster Avenue, Mojave Room.
San Mateo: Tuesdays, January 9 – February 20, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm; additional quit day follow-up session on Thursday, February 1; 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
Location: San Mateo Medical Center, 222 – 39th Avenue, 2nd floor (Education Classroom One).
South San Francisco: Tuesdays, February 20 – April 3, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm; additional quit day follow-up session on Thursday, March 15; 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm.
Location: South San Francisco Clinic, WIC Classroom (2nd floor), 306 Spruce Avenue (corner of Grand Avenue).
Pre-registration is required for all classes. To register call 650-573-3989.
RecycleWorks Grants Program – Deadline December 15
The NanoGrant, for funding requests under $5,000, is available to support small projects that will educate, increase awareness, reduce waste, increase recycling, conserve resources including energy and water, build better buildings and reduce carbon dioxide emissions or other greenhouse gases in San Mateo County. NanoGrants are designed to serve a variety of potential applicants who need access to small amounts of money for a limited time and for a specific purpose that support RecycleWorks’ objectives and priorities.
The MiniGrant, for funding requests up to $25,000, is available to help organizations create programs that will initiate or expand reuse, waste reduction, recycling, composting, green building and sustainability in San Mateo County.
For information on the available grants, including evaluation criteria and applications, visit www.RecycleWorks.org.
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Daly City Farmers’ Market Goes Year-Round
The Saturday market mirrors the Thursday market harvest with heirloom variety apples from Placerville, Satsuma mandarins and tangerines from the San Joaquin Valley, truckloads of Asian produce from the Fresno/Merced farmlands, fresh-cut flowers from Salinas, field and hot-house tomatoes, fresh-pressed apple and orange juice, salad mix, eggs from Turlock, sweet potatoes, broccoli, carrots, ocean fish and more.
The Daly City Certified Farmers’ Markets are located in the rear parking lot of the Serramonte Center opposite Target and the bus station. For more information call the market hotline at 800-806-3276 or visit the market Web site at www.CAfarmersmkts.com.
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