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If you have an event that you would like others to be aware of, email it to us (if you want it on the web site), or send to our New Mailing Address: KKUP, 933 Monroe Street, PMB 9150, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Attn: PSA (if you want it read over the air). We will try to post as many as we can.

The following Public Service Announcements are informational only. They do not necessarily imply any endorsement either by KKUP staff members, or by the Radio Club of Cupertino, of any product, service, purpose, political candidate, ballot measure, ideology, or philosophy.

Feb 9	Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event
Ongoing	Lesbian Hiking Group (LezHike)
Ongoing	Guitars Not Guns
Ongoing	Latino Children and Diabetes
Ongoing	Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life
Ongoing	Child Abuse Prevention Center - Volunteer Case Aide Program
Ongoing	Defenders of Wildlife
Ongoing	Online Tools Help Save Money, Time, and Pollution
Ongoing	Vanished Children's Alliance
Ongoing	Food Not Bombs San Jose Seeks Volunteers!
Ongoing	Older Adult and Family Center

Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event

What: Free Electronic Waste Recycling Event

When: February 9th from 9AM to 3PM

Where: Akeena Solar Parking Lot located at 16005 Los Gatos Blvd

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Observation Nursery School is sponsoring a free electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, February 9th from 9AM to 3PM in the Akeena Solar Parking Lot located at 16005 Los Gatos Blvd, at the intersection of Blossom Hill Rd and Los Gatos Blvd in Los Gatos.

Bring your old electronics, such as computer monitors, television sets, and microwaves, and discard them for free!

For more information, please visit www.lgsons.com.

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Lesbian Hiking Group (LezHike)

Latino Children and Diabetes

DO YOU KNOW THAT HALF OF ALL LATINO CHILDREN BORN SINCE THE YEAR 2000 WILL DEVELOP DIABETES? IT'S A DISEASE THAT CAN LEAD TO BLINDNESS AND EVEN DEATH. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAVE DIABETES, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO GET HELP AND MANAGE THIS DISEASE, YOU CAN GET A FREE, EASY-TO-READ INFORMATION GUIDE CREATED BY THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION AND LA OPINION. JUST CALL 1-888-430-2423.

¿SABIA USTED QUE LA MITAD DE TODOS LOS BEBES LATINOS QUE NACIERON DESDE EL AÑO 2000 DESARROLLARÁN LA DIABETES? ES UNA ENFERMEDAD QUE PUEDE CONDUCIR HACIA LA PERDIDA DE LA VISTA E INCLUSO LA MUERTE. SI USTED O UN SER QUERIDO TIENE DIABETES, O SI QUISIERA APRENDER DE COMO OBTENER AYUDA Y CONTROLAR ESTA ENFERMEDAD, USTED PUEDE OBTENER UNA GUÍA DE INFORMACIÓN FÁCIL- DE- LEER, CREADO POR LA FUNDACIÓN DEL CUIDADO DE LA SALUD DE CALIFORNIA Y LA OPINIÓN-¡GRATIS! SOLO LLAME AL 1-888-430-2423.

The California HealthCare Foundation (www.chcf.org)
Nonprofit 501(c)3 #.

Contact: Sara Elena Loaiza. Phone: 323-344-8080

Claudia Paolo
5804 East 16th Street

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Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life

The Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life (COOL) is a gathering of environmental organizations and recreational ocean users concerned with the health of California's oceans. The mission of the Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life is "to foster the creation of a network of marine reserves that will help restore, enhance and protect the diversity and abundance of California's marine life and underwater habitats."

COOL has established a website at www.CaliforniaMarineReserves.org to provide information to the public, and gather additional support.

The Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life
Defenders of Wildlife | Friends of the Sea Otter | The Marine Mammal Center
The Natural Resources Defense Council | The Ocean Conservancy
Save Our Shores | World Wildlife Fund

Pat Lovejoy, Michelle Newman, Paul Pearah, Marc Shargel

Contact:

Marc Shargel, COOL Chair, (831) 335-4849, enviro@lumigenic.com

Beth Dieveney, Save Our Shores, 831 462 5660, bdieveney@saveourshores.org

Kaitlin Gaffney, The Ocean Conservancy, 831-425-1363, kgaffney@psinet.com

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Child Abuse Prevention Center - Volunteer Case Aide Program

Child Abuse Prevention Center - Volunteer Case Aide Program
Santa Clara & San Mateo Counties

"You can help bring hope to a child in foster care who has suffered abuse or neglect by:

*Mentoring a child by offering support and friendship, and providing a positive role model
*Tutoring a child to overcome academic challenges
*Supervising visits between families and children placed outside the home
*Transporting children to important family visits and appointments
*Providing Childcare while parents attend support groups and educational classes

For more information or to volunteer, please contact us at (408) 975-5383 or (650) 595-7640. Or visit our website at: www.childabusepreventioncenter.org

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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife, founded in 1947, is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Long known for our leadership on endangered species issues, Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches to wildlife conservation that will help keep species from becoming endangered. Our programs encourage protection of entire ecosystems and interconnected habitats while protecting predators that serve as indicator species for ecosystem health.

http://www.defenders.org
http://www.kidsplanet.org

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/seaotters.html
(Above link is Defenders Main Sea Otter Page)
http://www.kidsplanet.org/espanol/espint.html
(Above link is Defenders Sea Otter Unit)
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/new/marine.html
(Above link is Defenders Marine Page)
http://www.defenders.org/california/marine.html
(Above link is Defenders California Programs-Marine Protection)

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Online Tools Help Save Money, Time, and Pollution

Fuming Over Gas Prices? Online Tools Help Save Money, Time, and Pollution

Santa Cruz County residents looking for effective ways to keep more gas money in their pockets can also add more time to their day. With high gas prices, residents may have more compelling reasons to carpool, vanpool, ride the bus, bicycle, walk, or telecommute.

Commute Solutions, a program of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission, reminds commuters that sharing the drive to work not only helps cut commute costs, but can mean a smoother ride to work. Traveling in high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes over-the-hill avoids the stop-and-go traffic associated with peak hour commutes. "Idling in traffic twice a day wastes fuel and helps to create one of the main components of ground-level ozone - the summertime pollutant that causes breathing problems," said Cory Irimes, Commute Solutions Program Manager. County residents are encouraged to seek out carpools, vanpools, or ride the bus during the Bay area's

Commute Solutions invites commuters to utilize its online tools to find carpool partners, receive free bike maps, read about bike parking and vanpool subsidy programs, and find links to local resources such as the Spring Bike to Work Day event. Go to www.CommuteSolutions.org and plug in origin, destination, and commute times to instantly create a list of individuals who may be willing to carpool or vanpool to work. To plan a bus trip, go to www.SCMTD.com. Also, residents should consider taking the bus or bike riding for leisure trips, such as going to the mall, movies, or dining out.

Those without internet access may contact Commute Solutions via the (831) 429-POOL phone line for assistance.

SCCRTC COMMITTEES AND PROGRAMS: Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies, Rail/Trail Authority, Commute Solutions, Transportation Policy Workshop, Budget & Administration Personnel Committee, Bicycle Committee, Elderly & Disabled Transportation Advisory Committee

Contact:
Cory Irimes, Senior Transportation Planner
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
1523 Pacific Ave; Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Phone: (831) 460-3201 ~ fax: (831) 460-3215
Email: cirimes@sccrtc.org
web: www.CommuteSolutions.org / www.sccrtc.org

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OLDER ADULT AND FAMILY CENTER

If you are caring for a family member with memory problems, the Older Adult and Family Center of the Stanford University can help you. Their dedicated multilingual and multicultural staff is offering a free program to help caregivers develop skills to cope with the challenges associated with caregiving. Their services include education and information about memory problems, problem-solving skills to manage difficult behaviors, relaxation training, and planning for the future. They provide services in English, Spanish, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

The program will be offered throughout the Bay Area and participants will receive monetary compensation.

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about this opportunity,
call (800) 943-4333 and leave a message.

Visit our website http://www.oafc-menlo.com/

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Vanished Children's Alliance