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@copy:Gentry After Hours Gala Featuring dancing, silent auction, fashion show and culinary tastings from 25 of the Bay Area's finest chefs including Bradley Ogden, Maurizio Mazzonn, and Gary Danko. Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Tickets are $60 per person and proceeds will benefit Family Service Mid-Peninsula. Call 326-6576. @copy:36th Annual Master's Domino Tournament Hosted by The Children's Health Council, the event will bring together domino players from throughout California and the western United States. The event will be held Feb. 7 at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park. The fee to enter is $125 per individual ($80 tax deductible) or $250 per team and includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Proceeds will benefit children, youth, and families who come the The Children's Health Council for diagnoses, treatment, and education for a variety of emotional/behavioral problems and learning disabilities. Call 617-3816. @copy:Circle of Friends Breakfast Best-selling author Anne Lamott will be the featured speaker at the breakfast Feb. 12, 7:15 a.m. at Hyatt Rickey's in Palo Alto. Tickets are $50-$100 and proceeds benefit the Career Action Center. Call (408) 253-3200, ext. 234. @copy:Valentine's Day Rally and Benefit for the United Farm Workers Special guest appearance by Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the UFW; guest emcees Chuy Valera and Eva Royale; musical entertainment by Carol McComb & Ed Johnson and Freedom Song Network. Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. at Spangenberg Theatre, Gunn High School, 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. $10-$20 sliding scale. Proceeds benefit the UFW Strawberry Workers Campaign & Peninsula Peace and Justice Center. Call 326-8837. @copy:Heart of the Community Valentine Gala A benefit for the Los Altos Community Foundation, which supports community leadership training, neighborhood mediation, and the Bus Barn Community Theater. Held Feb. 14 at the Fremont Hills Country Club in Los Altos Hills. Dinner, dancing and music performed by the Amadeus Players. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 949-5908. @copy:East Palo Alto Community Service Center Donations of food, clothing and money are being accepted to help the needy in East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park. Send or drop off donations to EPA Community Service Center, 2584 Farrington Way, East Palo Alto CA 94303. Call 325-3625 or (408) 720-9814. @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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