The city of San Mateo is collecting care packages for troops of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division serving in Afghanistan. The city has led efforts to support the troops for 40 years. Donation ideas are wipes, dental floss, chapstick and lotion, snack cakes-individual size, toothpaste, toothbrushes, nuts-individual size, cotton swabs, mouthwash, feminine hygiene items, trail mix -individual size, sunscreen, deodorant, fruit leather, cookies-individual size, protein bars, dried fruit, contact lens cleaner, jerky-individual size.
Dropoff bins are at San Mateo City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave; the Beresford Recreation Center, 2720 Alameda de las Pulgas; the Senior Center, 2645 Alameda de las Pulgas; the Main Library, 55 W. Third Ave.; the Hillsdale Library, 205 W. Hillsdale Blvd.; and the Marina Library, 1530 Susan Court. Donations will be accepted until June 14.
You can also donate $16 to ship one care package. Ongoing donations to support care packages can be made on the city website www.cityofsanmateo.org/101st or checks can be made out to: “Adopt 101st Airborne” c/o City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 330 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403.
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Are you a senior? Or know one? Then the Senior Showcase Information Fair is for you. It is today at the Burlingame Recreation Center, 850 Burlingame Ave. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first 250 attendees will receive a goody bag and there will be refreshments, door prizes, blood pressure checks, free document shredding and the opportunity to ask pharmacists questions. And it’s free!
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Shop at Whole Foods, help the parks. Today, the San Mateo County Parks Foundation is the recipient of Whole Foods San Mateo’s 5 percent day. The foundation will receive 5 percent of the total sales from that store today.
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More than a million dollars has gone in to converting Redwood City’s Angelica’s Bistro into Angelica’s. In addition to the new kitchen, menu, bar, showroom and patio, Angelica’s has included an intimate upstairs club that will feature the Bay Area’s best local comedians on Wednesday and Friday nights. It all begins Wednesday May 22 with San Francisco comedy heavyweights Marga Gomez and Joe Klocek.
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When you mix music, physical activity, mental endurance and fun, you get Conductorcise.After 60 years as a professional musician, David Dworkin, will bring this unique way to exercise your mind and body in a special Conductorcise class that’s free and open to the public. Participants will hold a baton, stand up and mimic Dworkin’s exaggerated movements of a conductor. The free event will take place at Moldaw Residences in Palo Alto, 899 E. Charleston Road, Wednesday, May 22 at 2 p.m. The public must RSVP by calling (800) 873-9614.
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There’s a new Hyundai dealership in the area. Hyundai Serramonte officially opened for business May 15, 2013 on the Serramonte Auto Row in Colma.
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Draeger’s San Mateo Home Department invites you to a delicious trunk show and reception from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Local artist, Pat Doherty will be showing her original art.
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Serramonte Center is set to bring Off the Grid, the Bay Area’s most prolific network of street food markets, to Daly City with a special kick off Tuesday, May 21. Off the Grid: Serramonte will take place every Tuesday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., packing the parking lot with an assorted mix of cuisines from around the world.
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