March Newsletter
March is here and although the lion brought rain and hail
this past weekend, I hope the lamb will bring us milder sunny skies. We have our next General Members’ meeting coming up for Tuesday, March 21st. It will be held at 1 PM at the Foundation
office at 400 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto on the 3rd floor. It’s a
red brick building at the corner of Waverly. Parking is available both on the
street (2 hours) and at the 3 hour free lot about a block away on Bryant just
west of Hamilton.
We are planning on a
short business meeting and an inspiring speaker. Our guest will be Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, a LPCH pediatrician who
is heading the Association of Auxiliaries chosen fund for the year entitled, “Talk, Read, Sing”. The purpose is to promote early brain and
language development by empowering parents during the critical first three
years of life. Dr. Chamberlain is
organizing a program to give out children’s books at the four clinics run by
LPCH as well as the hospital, especially to parents whose low incomes prevent
them from purchasing books.
A board member suggested that we show support by bringing new books for young children to our meeting.
It’s really fun to buy a children’s book if you haven’t done so recently, there
are so many available. I just bought four Eric Carle board books at Costco as
my toddlers love the colorful art as well as the stories. If you would like to make a donation instead
or in addition, we always accept cash and checks.
If you need a ride,
please call me and I will try to arrange one. I’ve had one member offer to give
rides from Atherton and would love to have a few others offer so that we could
have a network of rides from all directions, perhaps as our personal Uber
service.
We are still looking for a member to serve on the board as VP for membership. While Melissa Kertz is going to be working
with members from the last four years, we need someone or even two to organize
the Vintage Girls luncheon and the October Tea if you want to see them happen.
Restaurants with Heart
goes south of the border this month with Quinto Sol in Redwood City. See the
attached flyer for details and menus. Put the dates on your calendar: March 27
and 28th for lunch or dinner.
Beargrams are
always available from Gerry Nelson and are fun for St. Patrick’s Day, Spring,
Easter, Birthdays, Mother’s Day and Graduations or any holiday you celebrate or
as a Hostess gift. Also, Luisa Pliska has PAA
cookbooks with lovely flowery illustrations by our own Carolyn Hofstetter.
Other Auxiliaries are busy, too. I took some donations to
Charter’s new home last week (807 E. Bayshore Road, EPA). It made me feel good
to be clearing out a closet as well as helping them raise money for LPCH. Upcoming
sales are March 17 and 18, 10 to 1 and April 7 and 8, 10 to 1. Donations are
accepted Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10 to 12 except during sales.
Our board will meet
next Monday morning, March 13th, at the Foundation. Please email
Nancy Larsson if you have additions to the agenda or want to attend. Members
are always welcome.
Happy Spring!
Sarah Beetem
