Support for Local Education K THRU 12
L
ooking for ways to support education- al programs and schools in your
town? Start here, every month. El Toro Culture and Arts Committee
hosts the 12th annual Art à la Carte on Saturday, April 28, 2012, from10am- 2pm at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Road. This year’s theme is “Art and Animals” and will feature live animals on display and also for adopting. This FREE event will have approximately 20 art stations featur- ing projects that appeal to children between the ages of two and ten. For questions, contact amy.whelan@morgan-
hillcf.org.
• Join us on April 14, from 5pm to
8pm to support our kids and schools at the Aromas - San Juan Community Schools Foundation Fundraiser! Held at the Aromas Grange, located at 400 Rose Ave., Aromas, the event includes a BBQ dinner, live music, wine tasting, and live and silent auctions. Items for auction include; professional and student works of art, travel certificates, wine and community donations. Contact: Heather at 805 260-5282. Tickets are $40/person, $300 to sponsor a table. Proceeds go to support student scholarships, mini- grants projects, and visual and perform- ing art programs.
• South Valley Fleurs Garden Club
announces it’s 9th annual Plant Sale, to be held on Saturday, April 21 in the Booksmart parking lot at the corner of East 2nd and Depot Streets in Morgan Hill. The event begins at 9am and closes at 4 pm. The sale will feature hundreds of sought-after heirloom tomato, veg- etable and herb plants grown by club members, and a wide selection of annual and perennial ornamentals. Tomato and other vegetable plants will be sold for $3 each and prices for ornamentals will vary, depending on size. Proceeds from the club’s annual plant
CUSTOMERS ARRIVE AT THE BOOKSMART PARKING LOT FOR THE PLANT SALE’S BEST SELECTION.
sale support a number of community projects including the EduGrow Planting to Learn Program, which helps fund local elementary school gardens in Hollister, Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Juan Bautista.
• Britton Middle School Home &
School Club is your host for an amazing evening of dinner, wine, beer, dancing, raffles and an auction. The fundraiser, An Evening in the Vineyard, takes place on April 28 at Hecker Pass Winery, 4605 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy. The doors open at 5pm, tickets are $60 each or two for $110, or you can pur- chase a table of eight tickets for only $410. Fundraising money will be used to beautify the fencing at Briton Middle School. Contact:
hsc4britton@yahoo.com or 408-391- 5097.
• The classic Disney musical Beauty and
the Beast will shine from April 20 thru 28 on the Oakwood High School stage! From Cogsworth to Mrs. Potts; from Chip the teacup to the elegant Belle, the show promises to entertain. Don't miss it! The Oakwood High School Theatre is located at 105 John Wilson Way, Morgan Hill. There will also be a special character lunch on April 21 where children will have an opportunity to meet and take photos with their favorite characters. Call 408-782- 7177 or email
asanders@oakwoodmail.org for more information!
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