Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Hospitality begins at 6:45pm.
Meeting is 7 to 9 pm.
Springer Elementary School Multipurpose Room
1120 Rose Avenue, Mountain View 94040.
Sibling Relationship Issues When One Sib Has Special Needs
presented by Leslie Vasquez.
Leslie is the parent of two daughters, one with special health care needs. She grew up with a brother with multiple disabilities. Leslie, who has a Masters degree in Counseling, has served as a PHP support group facilitator, mentor parent, and board member for 9 years. Her talk focuses on the sibling relationship – why it’s important to focus on siblings in a special needs family and the ways parents and others can support siblings. She discusses the particular issues and concerns for siblings such as isolation, lack of information, loss of attention, embarrassment, guilt, and responsibility. She also addresses strategies parents can use to deal with these issues. Finally, she will discuss benefits of being positive and how siblings have a lot to gain by being actively involved with their special needs sibling.
This parent education event is sponsored by the SELPA 1 CAC (www.selpa1cac.org) All of our events are free and open to anyone who feels they might benefit. No registration is necessary.
Karen Mueller, mueller4@ix.netcom.com
Sunday, January 17, 2010
2010 EdSource Forum "California at a Crossroads: Crisis or Opportunity?"
Diane Downend, diane@edenbridgehomes.com
Join education stakeholders and opinion leaders from all perspectives to hear national and state experts report and discuss the state's most current education policy issues on Friday, March 19, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara. For details and registration, visit www.edsource.org.
Join education stakeholders and opinion leaders from all perspectives to hear national and state experts report and discuss the state's most current education policy issues on Friday, March 19, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara. For details and registration, visit www.edsource.org.
Please Support Track Watch
Diane Downend, diane@edenbridgehomes.com
There has been reported another contemplated suicide at the tracks by a Palo Alto teenager. A network of support, including police, the paid patrols, and volunteers at the Charleston crossing all worked together to help prevent another possible tragedy. And this wasn’t the only brush with death last week: Earlier in the week, the mom of a boy came to the patrol guard and asked him to keep a sharp lookout because that boy had threatened to come to the tracks to kill himself. She hoped the guard would save her son, if he made it to that point.
We MUST continue to staff the tracks, but we need your help to maintain the efforts. Here’s what is needed:
PLEASE donate to Trackwatch. You can either mail a check to the Palo Alto Police Department, c/o Barbara Teixeira, 275 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301, or go online to donate at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/community_and_family_resources/safetynet/p4.asp. Please support this important effort to cool our local “suicide hot spot.”
Any gift is welcome, but the more you can do, the better. More than $36,000 of the about $90,000 needed for the school year has been raised thus far, but only 36 individuals have given. We had a generous donation from a local foundation, but we need more help. Gifts of $100 or more are especially helpful, but any amount helps. The city attorney has advised us that all donations to this fund are tax-deductible, since the City is a Qualified Organization according to IRS Publication 526, p. 3, para. 5, ex. 1. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf.
Please also help watch the tracks, and ask your friends to do so too. We have only about a dozen volunteers taking shifts right now. If all our high school parents would take only one hour, we’d be staffed for the rest of the school year, at both Charleston and Churchill. To sign up, email Caroline at hopepaloalto@gmail.com. When you write to Caroline mention that you are a parent.
Here’s some supporting research about why watching the tracks is so important: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=18157
The Track Watch effort lies in the context of the much broader efforts that the city and schools are working together to achieve (please see http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/community_and_family_resources/safetynet/default.asp for more information).
Many thanks to Kathy Schroeder and Anat Admati for their help raising funds and awareness. Countless thanks to Marielena Gaona for her many, many hours at the tracks. To Caroline Cahmy for your organizing efforts and many hours at the tracks, thank you.
For any questions about the trackwatch expenditures, please contact Palo Alto Police Officer Ken Dueker, Kenneth.Dueker@CityofPaloAlto.org, or 650-617-3100 x1281.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PREVENT MORE TRAGEDY FOR PALO ALTO’S YOUNG PEOPLE.
There has been reported another contemplated suicide at the tracks by a Palo Alto teenager. A network of support, including police, the paid patrols, and volunteers at the Charleston crossing all worked together to help prevent another possible tragedy. And this wasn’t the only brush with death last week: Earlier in the week, the mom of a boy came to the patrol guard and asked him to keep a sharp lookout because that boy had threatened to come to the tracks to kill himself. She hoped the guard would save her son, if he made it to that point.
We MUST continue to staff the tracks, but we need your help to maintain the efforts. Here’s what is needed:
PLEASE donate to Trackwatch. You can either mail a check to the Palo Alto Police Department, c/o Barbara Teixeira, 275 Forest Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301, or go online to donate at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/community_and_family_resources/safetynet/p4.asp. Please support this important effort to cool our local “suicide hot spot.”
Any gift is welcome, but the more you can do, the better. More than $36,000 of the about $90,000 needed for the school year has been raised thus far, but only 36 individuals have given. We had a generous donation from a local foundation, but we need more help. Gifts of $100 or more are especially helpful, but any amount helps. The city attorney has advised us that all donations to this fund are tax-deductible, since the City is a Qualified Organization according to IRS Publication 526, p. 3, para. 5, ex. 1. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p526.pdf.
Please also help watch the tracks, and ask your friends to do so too. We have only about a dozen volunteers taking shifts right now. If all our high school parents would take only one hour, we’d be staffed for the rest of the school year, at both Charleston and Churchill. To sign up, email Caroline at hopepaloalto@gmail.com. When you write to Caroline mention that you are a parent.
Here’s some supporting research about why watching the tracks is so important: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=18157
The Track Watch effort lies in the context of the much broader efforts that the city and schools are working together to achieve (please see http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/depts/csd/community_and_family_resources/safetynet/default.asp for more information).
Many thanks to Kathy Schroeder and Anat Admati for their help raising funds and awareness. Countless thanks to Marielena Gaona for her many, many hours at the tracks. To Caroline Cahmy for your organizing efforts and many hours at the tracks, thank you.
For any questions about the trackwatch expenditures, please contact Palo Alto Police Officer Ken Dueker, Kenneth.Dueker@CityofPaloAlto.org, or 650-617-3100 x1281.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING PREVENT MORE TRAGEDY FOR PALO ALTO’S YOUNG PEOPLE.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Youth Forum February 6
Diane Downend, diane@edenbridgehomes.com
The first Youth Forum is coming up on February 6th. This event was planned by our youth with the support of the Youth Collaborative. They want their voices heard so they are coming together to talk about three main topics: Community Events, School Environment and Local Businesses. We want to be sure to include as many of our high school students as possible. The students are using Facebook to get the word out! There will be two follow up sessions, the first on Saturday, Feb 27th and the second on Saturday, April 3rd for the Community and Youth to come together to dialogue.
The first Youth Forum is coming up on February 6th. This event was planned by our youth with the support of the Youth Collaborative. They want their voices heard so they are coming together to talk about three main topics: Community Events, School Environment and Local Businesses. We want to be sure to include as many of our high school students as possible. The students are using Facebook to get the word out! There will be two follow up sessions, the first on Saturday, Feb 27th and the second on Saturday, April 3rd for the Community and Youth to come together to dialogue.
Community Task Force
Diane Downend, diane@edenbridgehomes.com
In response to the tragic events our community has experienced the City of Palo Alto, with its many partners, has taken an active role in developing short term and long term plans to address this crisis. On September 3, 2009 the City organized a multidisciplinary group of individuals to begin the dialogue of what is being done and what needs to be done to support youth and teens and prevent further tragedies.
In response to the tragic events our community has experienced the City of Palo Alto, with its many partners, has taken an active role in developing short term and long term plans to address this crisis. On September 3, 2009 the City organized a multidisciplinary group of individuals to begin the dialogue of what is being done and what needs to be done to support youth and teens and prevent further tragedies.
- The Community Task Force leadership team is comprised of
- PAUSD - Carol Zepecki (Co-Chair)
- City Recreation - Rob de Geus (Co Chair)
- PAUSD - Wes Cedros
- PAUSD - Linda Lenoir
- Adolescent Counseling Services - Dr. Philippe Rey
- Lucile Packard CH - Dr. Wren
- Kara - Cyndy Ainsworth
- Parent Representative - Pat Markevitch
- Teen Representative - Palo Alto Youth Council
- PTA Council - Terry Godfrey
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Becky Beacom
- City Police - Ken Dueker
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Gunn Sports Booster Next Meeting
Steve Allen, Steve.Allen@GMX.com
January 20th will be the Gunn Sports Boosters next monthly general meeting from 6pm - 7pm in the Gunn Library. The Gunn Sports Boosters meet monthly on the third Wednesday of each school month. Come along and learn what you can do to help promote athletic excellence at Gunn.
Contact Steve.Allen@GMX.com for more information.
January 20th will be the Gunn Sports Boosters next monthly general meeting from 6pm - 7pm in the Gunn Library. The Gunn Sports Boosters meet monthly on the third Wednesday of each school month. Come along and learn what you can do to help promote athletic excellence at Gunn.
Contact Steve.Allen@GMX.com for more information.
2009 Staff Holiday Luncheon
On December 17, 2009, under the inspired leadership of Kari Sreenivasan, Jan Terri and Estee Greif, the PTSA hosted a holiday luncheon for Gunn staff that yielded a warm environment where colleagues shared a home cooked meal and a restful moment. The fare included varieties of pasta from around the world, green salad, french bread and an array of home baked cookies. Kari, Jan and Estee artfully directed a small army of PTSA volunteers during set up, serving and clean up sessions. The best part was standing back to observe our extraordinary staff sitting down for a change, sharing each other's company in conversation and laughter. Thank you to all the volunteers that made this event the success it was. Thank you to all Gunn staff for everything you do each day to enrich the lives of our students. Best wishes to the entire Gunn community for a healthy and prosperous New Year in which your students thrive and seize magic moments in each and every day.
Diane Downend
PTSA President
Diane Downend
PTSA President
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