Thanks
to donations from Mercury News readers, all of the wishes in the 2004
Wish Book series will be fulfilled. Here are the details:
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HOUSE
OF HOPE • Jennifer Emery,
single mom and a former substance abuser who got help through Parisi
House on the Hill, San Jose: A toddler bed and educational toys. For
House on the Hill, donations will provide new books and toys and framing
for artwork created by residents. DIGITAL DIVIDE • Donations will feed a fund administered by the financial aid offices at Foothill and De Anza community colleges to provide computers and printers to low-income, single-parent students. This is the fifth year Wish Book readers have provided this opportunity. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS • Women and children who have fled abusive relationships to find solace and safety at shelters will receive pajamas and other clothing, storybooks, stuffed toys, grocery and drug store certificates, bus passes. Agencies that will benefit: Asian Women's Home and Next Door, San Jose: Shelter Against Violent Environments (SAVE), Fremont; Support Network for Battered Women, Mountain View. THE POWER OF DANCE • Donations will enable the Pacific Autism Center for Education in Sunnyvale to offer additional dance classes with instructor Ehud Krauss for its autistic students. |