Service groups

AAUW-Los Altos-Mountain View Branch (American Association of University Women)
AAUW's main focus is education and equity for all women and girls. Monthly general meetings and interest groups.
E-mail: jmulenburg@gmail.com.
Call Judy Mulenburg at 650-207-6625.

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP-Redwood City - West Chapter 3137)
Meets at Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City.
Meeting time: Third Wed of the month at 10 a.m..

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Menlo Park. Promotes education and educational and marketplace equity for women and girls. Raises money through bridge parties, speakers and member contributions. Also raises money for local scholarship fund and awards to women on a national level. Open to women and men who hold an associate's degree, or higher, from an accredited institution.
E-mail: jccking@juno.com.
Call Patricia Holvick at 650-323-2121.

American Association of University Women (AAUW-Palo Alto Branch)
P.O. Box 60653, Palo Alto. Promotes education and equity for all women and girls. Open to all graduates who hold the associate, baccalaureate or higher degree or who are registered nurses. General meetings, plus separate interest groups. Times and places vary.
E-mail: info@aauw-paloalto.org.

Junior League of Palo Alto/Mid-Peninsula, Inc.
555 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. Open to all women age 21 or older. Promotes volunteerism and trains members in leadership skills. Projects focus on developing families' potential in three areas: teaching coping skills to members of families with addiction, assisting homeless families, and providing at-risk youth with mentoring and leadership-skills training.
E-mail: info@thejuniorleague.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Call 650-321-5026; fax 650-321-7493.

Kiwanis Club -- Menlo Park
P.O. Box 311, Menlo Park. The club raises money through the sale of Christmas trees and other fundraising activities. The Kiwanis Club supports scholarships at Menlo-Atherton High School and community charities.
Meeting time: Tue at noon at Menlo Park Recreation Center.
Call Doug Scott at 650-327-4930.

Kiwanis Club of Mountain View
P.O.Box 607, Mtn. View. A group of volunteers dedicated to improving the community through service projects and a multi-million dollar foundation. Each year Kiwanis supports many local charitable organizations in order to meet this goal.
E-mail: paul_goldstein@comcast.net.
Meeting time: Wed at noon at Don Giovanni's Restaurant, 235 Castro St., Mtn. View.
Call Paul Goldstein, president, at 650-967-0607.

Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto
625 El Camino Real , Palo Alto.
E-mail: howelllovell@prodigy.net .
Meeting time: Thursday at 12:10 p.m. at the Sheraton, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.
Call 650-852-0652.

Lions Club -- Atherton
The club raises money through Youth in Community activities, ticket sales and flea markets to donate to various charities.
Meeting time: 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Copenhagen, 356 Woodside Plaza Shopping Center, Redwood City.

Lions Club -- Menlo Park Host
P.O. Box 275, Menlo Park. Raises money for hearing and sight assistance and for community youth groups and seniors. Fund-raising activities include a food booth at the Burgess Park July 4th celebration, Connoisseurs' Marketplace, ticket drives and White Cane Days. Also delivers excess fruit and vegetables from Saturday Palo Alto FarmersÕ Market to the needy in the local area.
E-mail: jimbigelow@yahoo.com .
Meeting time: First and third Wed at 7:15 p.m. Tien Fu Restaurant, 1352 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
Call Jim Bigelow at 650-593-6372.

Lions Club -- Menlo Park Live Oak
P.O. Box U, Menlo Park. The Lions Club raises money through the Menlo Park Farmers' Market and donates to local charities.
Meeting time: 2nd and 4th Mon 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park.
Call Harry Harrison at 650-327-6520.

Lions Club -- Palo Alto Host
P.O. Box 976, Palo Alto . Raises money for hearing and sight assistance and for community youth groups and seniors. The main fund-raising activity is the annual Concours D'Elegance. Also collects used glasses for distribution outside the country.
Meeting time: 1st and 2nd Tue at noon at the University Club; 3rd Tue at the Bay Cafe at the Palo Alto Golf Course.
Call 650-424-1371.

Mid-Peninsula Newcomers Club
Menlo Park. Open to newcomers to Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. Members and prospective members meet to get to know one another. Groups get together for book discussions, bridge, walking, movie night, golf, tennis, lunch and field trips. Couples activities include dinner groups, wine tastings and bridge.
E-mail: membership@midpeninsulanewcomers.org.
Call Debbie Lundahl at 650-321-1671.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), El Palo Alto Chapter
Palo Alto. Nonprofit organization that promotes history, education and patriotism, as well as preservation of Native American culture as a heritage.
E-mail: vhamil1947@aol.com.
Meeting time: Third Monday in Feb, April-June, Sept-Nov.
Call Valerie Hamilton at 408-970-8444.

Order of the Eastern Star
Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Membership for women and men based on affiliation with a Masonic Lodge or familial relationship to a Master Mason. Open to all faiths and ethnic groups. Raises money for childrenÕs hospitals, retirement homes, school groups.
E-mail: oldmanmason@earthlink.net.
Meeting time: First and third Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Masonic Lodge, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto.
Call 650-322-0338.

Palo Alto Auxiliary for Children
P.O. Box 7064, Menlo Park. Social and service group that raises funds for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Raises funds through sales of the organization's award-winning cookbook, Tastes, Tales and Traditions, and American Girl Fashion Show and Tea in the fall.
Meeting time: Meets eight times a year.
Call 650-364-2588.

Palo Alto Roller Masonic Lodge
Masonic Center, 461 Florence St., Palo Alto. Sponsors hospitals for children, support for public schools, clinics for learning-disabled children and retirement homes for aged members.
E-mail: oldmanmason@earthlink.net.
Meeting time: First Tuesday at 7:30 p.m..
Call 650-322-0338.

Parents' Club of Palo Alto and Menlo Park
P.O. Box 155, Menlo Park. A member-led nonprofit organization of more thanÊ2,000 moms and dads that provides support and fun through playgroups, monthly meetings, guest speakers, a baby-sitting co-op and family events.
Call 650-306-8182.

Quota International of Mountain View/Los Altos
P.O. Box 445, Mtn. View. Mountain View club is part of international service organization, which links members of all ages, occupations and nationalities in a worldwide network of service and friendship. Assists disadvantaged women and children and seeks to educate the public about issues of the deaf and speech impaired.
Meeting time: First and third Thu at noon at Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View.
Call Sarah Perez at 650-964-4285.

Rotary Club -- Menlo Park
P.O. Box 876, Menlo Park.
E-mail: info@menloparkrotary.org.
Meeting time: Wednesday at noon, Menlo Park Recreation Center, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park.
Call 650-321-7343.

Rotary Club of Mountain View
157 Moffett Blvd., Mtn. View. An organization of business and professionals dedicated to humanitarian service. Fundraising events such as the Crab Feed and golf tournament provide funding for youth, community and international services. Rotary is dedicated to eradicating polio worldwide.
Meeting time: Tue 12:15 p.m. at the Historic Adobe Building, 157 Moffett Blvd. at Central Expressway.

Rotary Club -- Woodside-Portola Valley
P.O. Box 620700, Woodside. Donates money to local projects. It raises funds through various events, such as a pancake breakfast at Woodside's May Day celebration just before the main parade and A Taste of Woodside in September.
E-mail: wpvrotary.org/ContactUs.cfm.
Hours: 
Meeting time: Wed at 7:30 a.m.; last Wed of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Guild Hall at Woodside Village Church.

Rotary -- Palo Alto
P.O. Box 592, Palo Alto.
Meeting time: Monday at 12:15 p.m.; Ming's, 1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto.

Toastmasters International -- Palo Alto/Menlo Park
333 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. Toastmasters offers a way to improve communication skills and lose fear of public speaking. Call for area, time and location.
E-mail: hal@sri.com.
Call 650-859-2236; fax 650-859-5149.

University Rotary Club of Palo Alto/Stanford
625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.
E-mail: info@paloaltouniversityrotary.org.
Meeting time: Fri at 7:15-8:30 a.m..
Call 650-227-0925.

Women's Club of Palo Alto
475 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. With a history of community activism and philanthropy, the club's mission is Òfriendship, self-improvement, and community involvement.Ó Luncheons, programs and special events. The clubhouse may be rented for wedding receptions and small parties.
E-mail: info@paloalto.womensclub.org.
Meeting time: Third Wednesday at noon. Social hour second Tuesday, 5-7 p.m..
Call 650-321-5821.

Woodside-Atherton Auxiliary to Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Volunteer organization works to benefit the Lucile Packard Children's Health Services at Stanford. The Auxiliary owns and manages the Allied Arts Guild complex of historic buildings at 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Also does fundraising events.
E-mail: pr@alliedartsguild.org.
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.- to 5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. during December
Call 650-322-2405 (Allied Arts complex).

Youth and service groups

4-H Clubs of Santa Clara County
1553 Berger Drive, Bldg. 1, San Jose. Serves boys and girls in grades K-12; outdoor education in agriculture, animal science, home economics and the environment. Leadership development, public speaking, civic responsibility are emphasized. Summer camp for kids ages 10 and up. Call U.C. Cooperative Extension office. Director: Fe Moncloa, youth and community development advisor.
E-mail: fxmoncloa@ucdavis.edu. Call 408-282-3110.

Boy Scouts of America, Pacific Skyline Council
1150 Chess Drive, Foster City. Cub Scouts, ages 7-10; Boy Scouts, ages 11-18; Exploring and Venturing (career exploration or high adventure fun) programs for young men and women, ages 14-21. Also 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 650-327-5900. Director: Kent Downing, Scout executive. Call 650-358-0588.

Boy Scouts of America -- Pacific Skyline Council
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Cub Scouts, ages 7-10; Boy Scouts, ages 11-18; Exploring and Venturing (career exploration or high adventure fun) programs for young men and women. Director: Kent Downing, Scout executive. Call 650-327-5900; fax 650-327-1905.

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula
401 Pierce Road, Menlo Park. With seven sites in Redwood City, Menlo Park, and East Palo Alto. Serves youth ages 6-18 with programs in academics, arts, athletics, technology, leadership and more; mentoring programs match adult volunteers with at-risk youth. Director: Executive Director: Peter Fortenbaugh.
E-mail: info@bgcp.org. Call 650-646-6070, fax: 650-322-9042.

Friends for Youth, Inc.
1741 Broadway, Redwood City . Serves at-risk youth, ages 8-17; mentoring program matches adult volunteers with at-risk youth. Mentoring Institute provides technical assistance, guidance and training to other mentoring agencies. Director: Volunteer Recruitment/ Marketing Assistant: Amanda Vera.
E-mail: mentor@friendsforyouth.org. Call 650-482-2867.

Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area
7700 Edgewater Drive, Ste. 340, Oakland . For girls, ages 5-17, and men and women, ages 18 and older. Emphasis on self-realization and service, education through participation, and learning to work with others toward a common goal.
E-mail: shopoakland@girlscoutsnorcal.org. Call 510-562-8470 x153.

Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County
1310 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose. Girls 5-17 yrs. Traditional troops, virtual troops, math and science technology programs, as well as summer camp programs. Adult volunteers also sought. Look for postings at schools about Girl Scout registration. Director: Program Director: Marla Howard.
E-mail: stronggirls@girlscoutsofscc.org . Call 408-287-4170 or 650-968-8396.

Leadership Training Academy
P.O. Box 50099, East Palo Alto. Aims to equip middle and high school youth with skills to be leaders in their home, school and community through participation in activities involving career and academics, culture, health, community building and the Community Government Institute, a summer program. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Director: Ayodele Ankoanda-Kinchen.
E-mail: ayo@cdi-usa.org. Call 650-327-5846 .

Menlo Park Police Explorer Cadet Post
701 Laurel St., Menlo Park. The Police Cadet Explorer Post is affiliated with the Exploring/Learning for Life Division of the Boy Scouts of America for young adults who wish to explore a career in law enforcement. Participants must be 14-21 years old. Police cadets perform a wide array of duties within the Menlo Park Police Department, such as riding along on patrol for observation, providing security patrol of the business district during holidays, helping Menlo Park and other cities with security and crowd control during carnivals and parades, helping record fingerprints and providing security at teen dances. Director: Lead Cadet Advisor, Officer Lou Tommei.
E-mail: ldtommei@menlopark.org . Call 650-330-6300.

University of California Cooperative Extension4-H Youth Development Program of San Mateo County
80 Stone Pine Road, Ste. 100, Half Moon Bay . Non-formal in nature, the 4-H program provides youth ages 5-19 development of citizenship, leadership and life skills through hands-on learning activities in group settings such as community-based clubs, school enrichment or after-school programs. San Mateo County has 10 4-H clubs and five 4-H farms where youth can raise and care for project animals and garden. Projects range from animal science to surfing, to public speaking.
E-mail: cesanmateo@ucdavis.edu. Call 650-726-9059.

Youth Community Service (YCS)
3800 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Through YCS, Midpeninsula young people are developing leadership skills and putting ideas into action to benefit the community. YCS offers school-based service clubs in middle and high schools in the Palo Alto Unified and Ravenswood City school districts, as well as a summer camp, Summer of Service, for middle school students. Also sponsors an annual service day for families of all ages. Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
E-mail: ycs@youthcommunityservice.org. Call 650-617-8960; fax 650-617-8088.