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A Big THANK YOU to volunteer Jesse Jiang for organizing our first Mandarin Storytime. We have so many Mandarin speaking families in our community and would love to be able to offer more opportunities for children in Mandarin. To do this, we need YOUR help! Training and materials are provided. Please see "Volunteer Corner" link to the right for info on how to volunteer.
LTI Fundraiser - "Playful Parenting - Improvisational Skills For Family Life" (canceled)
Fall Focus on Health and Fitness: FIRST 5 LTI received a grant from Lucille Packard to improve health and fitness in our community. We will be partnering with local health & fitness providers to offer classes for kids, parents, and kids/parents together. The purpose is to get us moving and familiar with local fitness providers, nutrition experts, and opportunities to be active as a family.
Here's a list of plans we have so far:
- Go for a group hike to Rancho San Antonio on September 7
- Strollfit Baby Bootcamp - exercise for moms with kids in the stroller! In Cupertino (see Cupertino link)
- Infant Massage at Mercy Street (see Mountain View link for details)
- See classes section for details
FREE REI Hike and Activities Hosted by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County to Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve - Saturday August 11 from 10am-1pm. Join REI at Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve in Los Altos for a morning of family campsite activities. REI and TNF will bring the gear, you bring the family! Activities include a geocaching hike, trail mix creation station, 10 (hiking) essentials packing game, bean bag toss, and more. Take home giveaways from REI and TNF, and enter to win great sweepstakes prizes, including a TNF tent and two REI packs. Space is limited. To register for these free events, visit www.rei.com/saratoga. For more information, contact REI’s Philip Watkins at pwatkin@rei.com/ 408.871.8765. For additional resources for outdoor fun with your kids, visit http://www.rei.com/family-adventure orhttp://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/get-outdoors/.
Halloween Costume Exchange: Wouldn't it be nice if your kids could just wear last year's costumes? After all, they only wore them once. While you can't magically make last year's costume fit again, you might find a gently used costume for free at our costume exchange!
First: Donate your old costumes (clean and gently used) to during your classes or at the FIRST 5 Mercy Street Office at 748 Mercy Street in Mountain view between August 6 - September 28.
Next: Come to our exchange event at :
Mountain View Mercy Street FRC: Saturday September 29 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm
LTI Fundraiser - "Playful Parenting - Improvisational Skills For Family Life" (canceled)
Fall Focus on Health and Fitness: FIRST 5 LTI received a grant from Lucille Packard to improve health and fitness in our community. We will be partnering with local health & fitness providers to offer classes for kids, parents, and kids/parents together. The purpose is to get us moving and familiar with local fitness providers, nutrition experts, and opportunities to be active as a family.
Note: To participate, we ask that you donate your old costume and understand that you may not find a new one that you want to replace it with, and we will not be able to give you your old costume back. Hopefully though, you'll find a great new (to you) costume that your child will love.
Don't Have a Costume to Exchange? Costumes may be purchased for $5 from 11:30am - 12:00pm.
Don't Have a Costume to Exchange? Costumes may be purchased for $5 from 11:30am - 12:00pm.
Sunnyvale Classes & Events:
SEEDS of Early Literacy
Led by Hadas Keppel and Ana Valle
Date: Tuesdays, Starts August 28
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Address: Caring Hearts FRC 645 W. Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA
Notes: 5 Session class. Registration is required, childcare available. Registration limited to first 13 families.
Cost: $35 in advance, $40 at the door.
Date: Thursday, September 6
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Address: Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Los Altos
Notes: Registration Required.
LTI Fundraiser "Effective Parenting: Walk the Talk" in Sunnyvale
By Maddi Pascua, ATR, MFT Intern and Sue Walden
Date: Thursday, September 6
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Address: Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, Los Altos
Notes: Registration Required.
REI Hike and Activities at Skyline Ridge in Los Altos
Hosted by FIRST 5 Santa Clara County and REI Saratoga
Cost: FREE
Date: Saturday, August 11
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Address: Sunnyvale Community Center, Main Recreation Center, 550 East Remington Drive, Sunnyvale.
Notes: Registration Required. Space is limited. To register for these free events, visit www.rei.com/saratoga. For more information, contact REI’s Philip Watkins at pwatkin@rei.com/ 408.871.8765. For additional resources for outdoor fun with your kids, visit http://www.rei.com/family-adventure orhttp://www.thenorthface.com/en_US/get-outdoors/.
Our other classes are full at this time, but you are welcome to attend classes at Mercy Street FRC in Mountain View, or volunteer to lead classes you'd like to see!
Save the Date!
Fall Planting Party
Date: Saturday, September 15
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Address: New World CDC, 730 East Homestead, Sunnyvale, CA
Notes: Families and friends are all invited to come to our Fall Planting Party to learn and play. Help plant seasonal vegetables and plants. Find out where good food comes from and learn about eating healthy foods. Stories, Songs, Crafts, and plant the crops. Wear closed-toed shoes and sun protection. No registration necessary.
Third Annual Halloween Party
Date: Saturday, October 27
Time: TBD - Stay tuned!
Address: New World CDC, 730 East Homestead, Sunnyvale, CA
Notes: Our most popular event of the year. Costume parade, photo booth, crafts and FUN! A candy-free, healthy Halloween event. No registration necessary.
