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@copy:"The Case of the Mysterious Benefactor" First Baptist Church of Menlo Park presents a dinner theatre mystery-comedy Nov. 14 and 15 at 6:30 p.m. $10 includes dinner and theatre. Reservations required. Child care at no cost. The church is located at 1100 Middle Ave. Call 323-8544. @copy:The Spirit of Giving The Junior League of Palo Alto Mid Peninsula's 1997 Holiday Boutique Nov. 14, 15, and 16 at Hyatt Rickeys Hotel, 4219 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Proceeds from the event will help support League community projects such as Project Literacy, East Palo Alto Tennis, Friends for Youth and Change the Channel on Violence. The marketplace includes gift items, gourmet foods, holiday decorations and more. Admission is $5 for the marketplace. There will be special events including a Luncheons, a Tea and The Cookie Party. Advanced reservations are required for these events (call for schedule). Call 286-3414. @copy:Peninsula Volunteers Holiday Bazaar Featuring baked goods, plants, arts & crafts, holiday items, ceramics, afghans and more. Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to noon at Little House, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 326-2025. @copy:The Shopping Benefit On Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Bloomingdales will donate 10 percent of the day's sales to The Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, The Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, The Children's Health Council, Community Association for Rehabilitation, O'Connor Hospital Guild and Stanford University Medical Center. @copy:Tea at Gamble Garden Center Afternoon tea with homemade sweets and savories and a free docent tour of the garden. Nov. 19, 2-4 p.m. $12.50 per person. Reservations required. Proceeds go to maintaining the Gamble Garden Center. Call 329-1356. @copy:Holiday fashion event The Palo Alto Buddhist Temple, through its Medaka no Gakko, or "school of little fish," is sponsoring a holiday fashion show and fun afternoon of shopping the Kanojo line Nov. 22 in the Stanford Ballroom at Hyatt Rickeys in Palo Alto. Doors open at 11 a.m. Call Linda Yasukawa at (408) 725-1414. @copy:Help the animals Help distressed animals and ecological environments by donating children's and adult books for book sales with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to nonprofit groups. Drop off books at Wildlife Rescue, 4000 Middlefield Road, Building V, Palo Alto or at the Palo Alto Humane Society, 415 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Call 961-7658. @copy:Peninsula World Travel/American Express Encourages Travelers to Bring Home Hotel Shampoos and Soap Peninsula World Travel of Menlo Park is beginning its campaign to donate travel-size shampoos and soaps to the Haven Family House in Menlo Park. Travelers are urged to bring home these items and drop them off at the Menlo Park office. The items collected will be delivered to the Haven Family House, a homeless shelter in Menlo Park. Peninsula World Travel is located at 830 Menlo Avenue, No. 110 (located between Trader Joe's and Draeger's) in Menlo Park. Call Jennifer Coelho at 328-2030, ext. 230.

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