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A TREE GROWS AT RONALD'S ... Families at Ronald McDonald House at Stanford not only have sick children but also spend the holidays away from home. But many residents say the small kindnesses of strangers make all of the difference in bringing joy to their daily grind of worry, medical visits and hospital treatments. Ronald McDonald House has hundreds of Christmas-tree ornaments for a Giving Tree, each listing a needed item. To decorate an office tree and help families of children receiving treatment at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital who live at the house, contact Olga Corral, 650-470-6008 or e-mail olga@ronaldhouse.net.

SLEEP TIGHT ... Women's Health Stanford is sponsoring a lecture by Rachel Manber, Ph.D., Sleep: Where Biology and Psychology Meet, on Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Manber will discuss how sleeping difficulties develop and persist and biological and psychological factors that interfere with normal processes of sleep. The event is free and takes place at Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez St.,, corner of Campus Drive, Stanford. To register, call 650-725-0455 or e-mail womenshealth@stanford.edu.

PROMISE AND REALITY ... Dr. Beverly Mitchell. Stanford University Medical Center professor, will discuss Targeted Therapies for Cancer: Promise and Reality, the concept of "personalized" therapies for cancer — which ones work and what the future holds — on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the San Carlos Library, 610 Elm St., San Carlos. The event is sponsored by the Stanford Health Library and is free. Call 650-498-7826 to register.

FIRST FRIDAYS ... For three days, Ronald McDonald House will host an open house, giving local residents a rare glimpse of the inside of extended-stay residence for families of children receiving treatments for chronic ailments, cancers and organ transplants. An informative tour and lunch will take place Dec. 5, Jan. 9 and Feb. 6. For more information, contact Linda Lyon at linda@ronaldhouse.net.

Health Notes is a monthly feature announcing health and fitness events and news. Send news to Health & Fitness Editor Sue Dremann at sdremann@paweekly.com.