News & Notes (1/12/15)
TUOLUMNE CLEANUP NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
Operation 9-2-99 is a monthly volunteer effort to clean up the Tuolumne River in Modesto. It needs people from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday to remove trash from the north bank between Beard Brook Park and the Ninth Street Bridge. Volunteers should bring gloves and water and wear sturdy shoes. All other cleanup supplies will be provided. Volunteers need to sign a liability form, and those under 18 need a parent signature. Project details, dates, the liability form, a map to the cleanup location, and before-and-after photos of past work can be found at www.tinyurl.com/operation9-2-99 or by contacting Chris Guptill at guptill.c@monet.k12.ca.us.
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON HAS BEGUN
Ding-dong, Girl Scouts calling. This year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program officially began Friday with presales, in which Daisies, Brownies and older Scouts sell to friends, family and neighbors. There’s more to Girl Scout Cookies than what’s in the box. The cookie program is about the essential skills a girl gains from interacting with customers, according to a news release from Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. It’s about the experience of running her own cookie business and working with others. And new to this year, Girl Scouts will be able to sell their cookies online through Digital Cookie, adding new skills to the program, like online marketing and e-commerce. After preorders, Girl Scouts will sell cookies at booths outside of local storefronts from Feb. 27 to March 22. Cookies are $5 per package this year. For the Girl Scout Cookie Finder App and more information, go to www.girlscoutcookies.org.
MEETING OFFERS HELP WITH HOUSING ISSUES
Stanislaus County residents can get help with foreclosure, eviction and other housing issues at a free workshop Saturday in Salida. It will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the county library branch, 4835 Sisk Road. The event is sponsored by a Bay Area group called Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach but is open to people of all backgrounds. Help will be provided in several languages, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Hmong, Spanish, Punjabi, Vietnamese and Cambodian. Appointments can be made for one-on-one legal counseling after the workshop. To register, call (510) 251-2846.
LOVE MODESTO SEEKS PROJECTS FOR APRIL 18
Organizers of Love Modesto are finalizing projects for the April 18 community event. If you or your organization want to make a difference, submit your project application at http://LoveModesto.com/projectsubmission. The deadline is Jan. 30.
This story was originally published January 11, 2015 at 8:55 PM with the headline "News & Notes (1/12/15)."