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It's understandable why young people are on their minds -- or rather, just one special little person. The McDowells are celebrating the arrival of their first grandchild, the ``healthy, beautiful and loved'' Amanda, and dedicated their donation in her name.

This is the 21st year that Mercury News readers have been helping children -- and thousands of others in the community -- through tax-deductible donations to the Holiday Wish Book. Following is a partial list of this year's donors. Look for more names next Sunday.

Irene Beardsley and Dan Bloomberg; Julie Benham, in honor of Cathy and Bob Benham; Deborah Best, in memory of Victoria Anders; Helen and James Blair; Ernie Bollinger; R. Brockmeyer; Robert Brown, in honor of Pat Brown;

Debra Callan; Richard and Susan Castro, in honor of Jessica, Alexa, Ryan, Jake, A.J. and Matthew; T.J. Chiavetta; George and Ruth Chippendale; Marcia Chron; Allene Cockcroft; Lela Corkern, in honor of John Knight; Ruth and Frank Crosby, in memory of Annie Muñoz; Jan Cozart and Rudy Marrujo; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Culcasi;

Nancy Dahlin; Helen L. Daniels, in honor of Helen Kirby; B.A. Davis; Cheryl Enders; Brian and Donna Fernandez; Rebecca Fernandez; Mark Figini; Cecilia Fjetland, in honor of her dad; Andrew and Nancy Ford, in memory of Alan; Mary Anne and Steve Gabay; Grant and Donna Garber; Kathy Gasik; Fannie Gonsalves; Ron and Dorinda Gregg, in honor of Millicent Gregg; Gail Griffith, in honor of Ryan Yarbrough;

John Haroskiewicz, in memory of Laura M. Felix; Mr. and Mrs. Hein; Maria Ho; Barbara B. Hoover and Laura L. Senteney, in honor of Nancy Weston; Bobbi and Dale Hoover; Industrial Metal Recycling; Glenn and Jean Ireland; David Johnston; David Kellogg; Ingrid Lai, in honor of Yuan F. Lai; Kris and Mike Lamendola; Helen Lippert, in honor of her parents;

The Machover family; the McFarlane Family Trust; Geoff Mendal; Judith Millan; Mr. and Mrs. Clovis T. Mirassou; Larry and Micki Mistretta; Jodianne and Elizabeth Mitchell; Fred and Dorothy Mollerus; Robert and Huong Morris; Jennie L. Murphy; Ken and Jackie Murray;

Rich Nedved; Willis and Evelyn Nelson, in honor of Donna Grivello; John Neylan; Robert and Joyce Northey; Joan Pearl, in honor of Bert Pearl; Herb and Victoria Perry, in honor of Steve and Laura Perry; Eric Purviance and Rosemary McCarthy; Harriet Reisner; Ann Rekhi; Charlene Renati;

Brad and Janice Santos; Wesley Sawyer; Lyle and Sally Sechrest; Jeanese and Jeff Snyder; Susan Stephan; Gloria Subocz, in memory of Karen Marie Subocz; Claire Sullivan; Janet Tabata, in memory of Susan Tabata; Dave, Lori, Colin and Adrienne Thom, in honor of Jane Thom; Marta Tyler;

Hemendra and Madhavi Vartak; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Weinberg; Nancy Williams; the Williamson family, in honor of Madge L. Huldrum; Kevin Williamson and Elizabeth Laverty; Robyn Wilson, in honor of Elisa Valencia; Sue and Bill Worthington, in honor of Scotty and Jeremy Bowers; Joseph and Gail Yamen and Mary Parson.

If you're interested:

Donations to the 2003 Holiday Wish Book are tax deductible and welcome in any amount. You can help in several ways:

THIS SITE:
When you read the Wish Book stories, links to donate are included, so that you can earmark your donations through our secure server.

BY PHONE:
You can make your donation by phone if you're using a credit card; call (408) 920-5282.

BY MAIL:
The form inside the section that was published last Sunday has all the details (if you've misplaced your copy, call (408) 920-5241 and we'll send you a fresh one). Or:
Click here to download^* a Holiday Book donation form.
^* To view and print this form, you will need Acrobat Reader. Free Acrobat downloads at www.adobe.com/acrobat.


Contact Holly Hayes at hhayes@sjmercury.com or (408) 920-5374.