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Nominate for Mayor’s Beautification Recognition Program

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The 23rd Annual Mayor’s Beautification Recognition Program is underway!

You’re invited to nominate your own (or someone else’s!) project to be recognized by the Redwood City Mayor and City Council – categories include best architectural design; best remodel; best historical restoration; most beautiful garden or landscape; best compatible building and garden or landscape; or any other category that you might think of.

Redwood City residents, non-profit organizations, and businesses can show their civic pride by submitting nominations. Individuals, homeowners associations, apartment complexes, businesses, non-profits, and others are all eligible. Applications are available online at www.redwoodcity.org/prideandbeautification, by visiting City Hall (1017 Middlefield Road), or by calling 780-7300. The deadline for entries is May 27th, 2011, and screening/review of all nominations will be completed by mid-August. Recognition Awards will be presented at a City Council meeting in September.

The purpose of this program, sponsored by the City’s Pride and Beautification Committee, is to encourage the efforts of community members in beautifying and improving their homes, buildings, and properties, and to publicly acknowledge and recognize their pride in being part of the Redwood City community.

It’s an easy and fun way to foster civic pride in the Redwood City community, beautify the entire City, and, of course, honor people and organizations for their work to make Redwood City a better, more attractive place to live and work.

So … take a look around your neighborhood, and find a property to nominate – or nominate your own!

Casino Royale

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Casino Royale Event

What is Casino Royale? Casino Royale is the district wide School-Force Fundraiser.

Presenting: The 60ʼs, featuring live music of Beatles cover band Ticket2Ride.

Date: Friday, April 8, 7:30-11:30 at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood Shores.

Availability: The ticket price is $55 if purchased by March 20th and $65 thereafter.

Come and socialize with parents and other community members while raising money for our schools. Itʼs also a chance to dress up and dance the night away!

Casino Royale is a community-wide poker tournament and live auction gala sponsored by School-Force, the Belmont-Redwood Shores Public Education Foundation. The purpose of the event is to create a Belmont-Redwood Shores community event that brings together people from both communities to raise money to fund valuable staff and programs at each of our seven schools. The auction features a wide variety of desirable items to bid on, contributed by both local businesses and community members. Plus there are exciting raffle prizes for Casino winners. Even if you donʼt attend the event, you can still help raise money for our schools by donating an item to the auction. If you are a business, donating an auction item gets you great visibility with a large community of area parents.

In order to make this event the huge success it is, donations and volunteers are needed! If you would like to help with any of the following, please contact:

Donations:
Michelle Kelley

Susan Meekins

Sponsorship:
Leslie Marks

Grete Fry

Volunteering:
Sarina Hamer

Casino Royale
Save the Date, April 8
What is Casino Royale? Casino Royale is the
district wide School-Force Fundraiser.
Presenting: The 60ʼs, featuring live music of
Beatles cover band Ticket2Ride
on Friday, April 8, 7:30-11:30 at the Hotel
Sofitel in Redwood Shores. The ticket price is
$55 if purchased by March 20th and $65
thereafter.
Come and socialize with parents and other
community members while raising money for our schools. Itʼs also a chance to dress up and dance
the night away!
Casino Royale is a community-wide poker tournament and live auction gala sponsored by School-
Force, the Belmont-Redwood Shores Public Education Foundation. The purpose of the event is to
create a Belmont-Redwood Shores community event that brings together people from both communi-
ties to raise money to fund valuable staff and programs at each of our seven schools. The auction
features a wide variety of desirable items to bid on, contributed by both local businesses and
community members. Plus there are exciting raffle prizes for Casino winners.
Even if you donʼt attend the event, you can still help raise money for our schools by donating an item
to the auction. If you are a business, donating an auction item gets you great visibility with a large
community of area parents.
In order to make this event the huge success it is, donations and volunteers are needed! If you would
like to help with any of the following, please contact:
Donations:
Michelle Kelley
Susan Meekins
Sponsorship:
Leslie Marks
Grete Fry
Volunteering:
Sarina Hamer

Sandpiper Youth Club Raises Over $1,000 for Japan Relief

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The recent devastation in Japan prompted the children of the Sandpiper Youth Club, lead by the City’s staff person Telisha Brent, to put together a fundraising bake sale to help. Armed with homemade flyers and great enthusiasm, the staff and children promoted their “Bake Sale for Tsunami/Earthquake Relief” — they informed the community and the school, and asked for donations of baked goods or cash to support their endeavor. City Parks staff also agreed to bake cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and other goodies on their own time, in the name of charity.

Over 25 parents brought baked goods from home and got others donated…in fact, they had over 500 cupcakes and lots of other stuff ready to be sold for a good cause. The bake sale took place last Friday March 18 – you might remember that day had a lot of weather, including a tornado warning (!). Despite the weather, an estimated 300 people purchased baked goods, or just made a donation to the cause. That says a lot about the Redwood City community, and about these Sandpiper students!

These amazing kids raised a whopping $1,042 for Japan relief efforts. And through their actions, they also gained a sense of compassion and caring, and a strong feeling that they have made a difference.

To read more and see pictures, please visit http://redwoodcityparksblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/sandpiper-kids-bake-for-a-cause/

The Sandpiper Youth Club is a program of the Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department. It’s a fun after school club run by City Parks staff, offering play games, sports, crafts, teaching of life skills, movies, special visitors and presentations, and more! Kids also have homework time during the program. You might want to visit the Parks web page at www.redwoodcity.org/parks .

211 Housing

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San Mateo County is announcing that its new 211 service is starting. It’s a service that can help people find food, housing, health care, senior services, child care, legal aid and more. United Way partners with San Mateo County’s Community Information Program (CIP) to update and maintain the 211 San Mateo database.

Visit http://211bayarea.org/san-mateo to see what it’s all about, or call 2-1-1.

The Redwood Shores Lions Club Spotlight

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Peace Poster Contest — Congratulations to District Winner!

The Redwood Shores Lions Club recently sponsored a Peace Poster Contest for middle school students. The theme this year was “Vision of Peace”. We had a record number of entries this year. The local club winner was Emanual A. from Caesar Chavez School in East Palo Alto. As the local club winner, Emanual’s entry then competed at the District 4-C4 level and won! District 4-C4 includes Lions clubs from San Francisco to Palo Alto, so this is a tremendous achievement. Congratulations to our district winner — Emanual!

 

RWS Lions Club Donates to Cub Pack 61

The Redwood Shores Lions Club recently gave a donation of $60 to the local Cub Scout Pack 61. The RWS Lions Club is the local sponsor of Cub Scout Pack 61 and the new Boy Scout Troop.

 

RWS Lions Club Donates Ping Pong table to Our Common Ground

Last fall, the RWS Lions Club held its monthly meeting at Our Common Ground (OCG) in Redwood City. OCG is a treatment program for adolescents and adults with substance abuse and addiction problems. During that meeting, the RWS Lions were touched by the personal stories of four young adults who are current residents at OCG. In addition, OCG has provided residential and outpatient treatment services to nearly 3,000 substance abusing adults and adolescents in San Mateo County and the greater San Francisco bay area since 1988.

In December, the RWS Lions donated a ping pong table to the OCG residents. They also donated over 20 wrapped gifts of new and gently used games and puzzles for their common area, and various household items for the new girls residence. The Lions look forward to continuing to support this worthwhile program. For more information about OCG, visit their website at www.ocgworks.org.

 

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— Shellie Sakamoto, Past President

About the Redwood Shores Lions Club

For more information, please visit the website at www.redwoodshoreslions.com. The Redwood Shores Lions Club holds its general meeting on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm at the Sandpiper Community Center. Anyone who is interested in welcome to attend. The Club is a family friendly group of individuals who enjoy giving back to the community while having fun at the same time. Since its inception, the Club has provided a variety of services to the community of Redwood Shores as well as other neighboring areas.

CityTrees

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Most of you probably already know about our wonderful local non-profit group, CityTrees — a volunteer-based organization that has done incredible work in our community enhancing our urban forest.

I’m writing to let you know that CityTrees is launching its end-of-the-year donation campaign to buy trees, tools, and supplies for another big year of building community and greening Redwood City in 2011.

2010 marked their 10th anniversary, and in that decade CityTrees has partnered with Redwood City to plant nearly 2,500 trees, and prune another 400 trees. Over 3,000 supporters and volunteers aided in this effort. This small organization has really made some remarkable achievements — just in 2010, for example, those accomplishments include:

  • Tree planting events where 116 trees were planted
  • Pruning workshops
  • Pruning and tree maintenance events
  • Raising awareness and support of our urban forest at special events
  • Offered a “Tree Tip of the Month” email to share tree-related information
  • Obtained a funding grant and six business sponsorships

I want to encourage you to help keep CityTrees healthy and active in our community by considering a year-end donation of any amount. By the way, 80% of donations go directly to CityTrees’ programs, to help make a lasting difference in our community.

Fully Alive Spotlight

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Bloodmobile Donation Drive

The Bloodmobile will be making a stop at the Fully Alive Community Church. Sunday, January 9, 2011, from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM — 1406 Radio Rd. in Redwood Shores.

Schedule for your life-saving appointment online at www.bloodheroes.com . Click on “Donate Blood” and enter sponsor code: fullyalive.

 

Fully Alive hosts “A Second Harvest Food Drive”

Please bring your non-perishable food donations to our campus from December 11th – 17th. Bins will be out or you can drop stuff off on the front stairs! Thank you for helping feed those in need this Holiday season!

Please call our church office for any questions or information. 650-631-9505 ext 102

Boo Fest At Shops On Broadway

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Come out to the Shops on Broadway for a FREE Halloween Hoopla for kids and their families! Saturday, October 23, from noon – 4 p.m. on Theatre Way, Downtown Redwood City. (Near the Century Theatres)

Noon – 1:30 p.m

Join Radio Disney’s Rockin’ Road Crew for ghoulishly great games and prizes including movie passes, gift cards and tickets to local attractions.

Noon – 4 p.m.

Exciting Boo Fest Events include:

  • Wizards in Training Magic Lessons!
  • Pumpkin Decorating* (Free mini pumpkin for the first 200 kids under age 12)
  • Mask Making (while supplies last)
  • Face Painting
  • Trick or Treat at Shops on Broadway Restaurants & Stores (while supplies last)

BOO Fest! is proud to be the Kids’ Friendly Zone for the Peninsula Oktoberfest (see www.redwoodcity.org/events )

Free parking for the first 1-1/2 hours in the Shops on Broadway Garage (4 hours free with validation for Century 20 Theatre Patrons)

For more info visit www.ShopsOnBroadway.com or www.Facebook.com/ShopsOnBroadway

Computer Recycling

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The Computer Recycle Committee is reserving Saturday September 11, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm for the annual Computer Recycling event at the Redwood Shores Library. Please add it to your calendar.

This year, the Computer Recycle Committee is working in collaboration with Goodwill Industries. Together, the team has established a goal to receive 17,000 lbs of electronic waste on this day. You may be aware that the Goodwill San Mateo facility focuses a significant portion of its business to “green recycling” of computers and other electronics. Aside from this work, Goodwill uses this business to educate and retrain a transition workforce. This is a great chance for our community to contribute to the cause!