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How to Support WVCS and the Low-Income Community

Two upcoming fun and tasty events are a great way to get out with the family and give back to the community in one fell swoop. Read how.

Here are a couple of reminders of how to support our West Valley Community Services over the next several days.

West Valley Dash of Hope

First up is the on . It’s a 5K and 10K run/walk event at Vasona Park in Los Gatos. The proceeds from the run benefit child hunger services of WVCS.

Taste of Compassion

This Taste of Compassion on Tuesday, July 24, may make your mouth water just reading about it. It’s a Hawaiian BBQ Luau and food drive at Sycamore Picnic Area 21979 San Fernando Avenue in Cupertino.

Food will be served between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and just take a gander at the menu, which offers Hawaiin Sun drinks as a beverage, too:

Buffet Menu

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken

Fresh tossed salad with choice of dressing

Fried Prawns

Fried Rice (vegetarian)

Chow Mein (vegetarian)

Steamed Vegetables

Hawaiian Spam Musubi

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for kids. Please RSVP by July 23 at www.tasteofcompassion.org or call 408-255-8033 ext. 152. Please leave your name, phone number, and the number of people in your party.

Reservations are first come, first served.

And just a reminder that gratuities are not included, but “very much appreciated” according to WVCS.

WVCS serves the communities of Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, and West San Jose. To our low-income neighbors, it provides food and nutrition services, shelter and housing assistance, financial assistance, and a whole lot more.

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Crystal Tai May 1, 2011 at 06:28 pm
Thank you very much for you kind words, Priyanka! The answer to your question is in another articleRead More I wrote for Cupertino Patch, "Five Wedding Reception Venues in Cupertino." Thanks again!
Priyanka Sharma-Sindhar April 27, 2011 at 08:21 pm
This is definitely very useful for the those of us who aren't Chinese, but do have Chinese friends..Read More Thank you, Crystal. What are the popular spots in Cupertino for Chinese weddings?
Anne Ernst (Editor) April 3, 2013 at 12:59 pm
It's difficult to know what's going on in a kid's mind unless they feel confident enough to open upRead More and talk. And this program helps us adults to learn to listen differently.
Debbie Reiley April 3, 2013 at 03:50 am
I too was at this Challenge Day. It was my 6th. I first volunteered because I watched the programRead More on MTV "If You Really Knew Me" when my son was being severely bullied in middle school and saw the program was offered when he was a freshman in high school. My company strongly supports me volunteering for this and allows me to take the day off work to attend. I am continually humbled by what these teens share and saddened at what some of them have experienced in their short lives. This program is so valuable. I think every school should offer it and every parent should attend. It helps us to realize that we need to think twice before we judge or assume things about others when we know nothing about them. It is the volunteering opportunity that I look forward to participating in every year.
Anne Ernst (Editor) March 30, 2013 at 06:30 am
Carrie, Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it again.
Janice Chua March 28, 2013 at 06:45 pm
It was fun hosting you all at Bitter+Sweet, Anne!
Loy Oppus-Moe March 28, 2013 at 02:40 pm
A big "Thank You" to Anne, Pete, and 53 other professionals who opened up their companiesRead More and organizations to give our students hands-on experience of what life might look like for them post-high school. Job Shadowing brings relevance to education!