Thanks
to donations from Mercury News readers, all of the wishes in the 2004 Wish
Book series will be fulfilled. Here are the details:
HOPE AND STRENGTH • A
mother comes home to her family
FAST WHEELS • Fio
zooms on her new bike
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TEAM
PRIDE • Young people
who participate in sports teams at the Levin Clubhouse operated
by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley: New, multi-purpose
uniforms for football, soccer, softball, baketball and volleyball.
REACHING
UP • Tamika Williams,
18, a freshman at Mission College: Laptop computer, assistance
with purchasing school materials, gift cards for clothing and
other basics, movie rentals.
NEW
START • Emma and her
daughters Jennifer, 14, and Carla, 12, who are in transitional
housing on the Peninsula after being homeless: Computer, tutorial
software, portable stereo, gift cards for clothing, bus pass,
fitness classes.
GOING
TO CAMP • Donations will
provide scholarships to camps and summer educational experiences
for hundreds of Bay Area young people. Agencies that will benefit:
Environmental Volunteers, Palo Alto; Happy Hollow Park Corporation,
San Jose; Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills; Kids to Camp, San Jose;
Peninsula Humane Society, San Mateo. |
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