The next meeting of the San Carlos Area Council (SCAC) is Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at the San Carlos Branch Library 7265 Jackson Drive.
Last year we enjoyed a bonus meeting in December which was social, however this year, with COVID and its variants looming about, and the hustle and bustle of the we will do a brief social (6 to 6:30 p.m.) at our January meeting and then go into our regular meeting; our guest speaker will be Councilman Raul Campillo.
TOY DRIVE: If you are looking for a way to give back to our community John’s Automotive Care at 6267 Riverdale Street, San Diego 92120 is hosting a toy drive. The toys will be given to the Boys and Girls Clubs. Thank you John’s Automotive Care for “caring” not only for out autos but for our kiddo’s.
The Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club has agreed to partner with us on this Toy Drive with John’s Automotive Care.
At our November meeting Gary Blume (President and Founder of “Total Altruistic Project [TAP] provided how this organization is running its pilot program, the Total Altruism Project, at our neighboring Allied Gardens Community Park.
The project is about managing and eliminating litter in commonly used public spaces. The project is unique in that it taps into people’s need to occasionally do “a random act of kindness”. In conjunction with this project, Mesa College has their biostatistics class (Bio 200) collecting data to be able to scientifically show what effect the project has on the environment. Mesa finished their baseline/control study at the end of October so the installation of the project was Nov. 1. If studies show public support for this type of project, it is hypothesized that there will be a rippling effect of positive energy throughout the environment to the point that the project was named the Total Altruism Project. T.A.P. into it. If you would like to help with this project, contact their website at: TotalAltruismProject.org.
Somehow word of this “T.A.P.” project was given to KPBS and they will be doing a special segment in their programming to highlight this project.
Our drive to collect needed items for our local elementary schools continues, there is always need for more Kleenex at Forster Elementary School.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season and a safe, and healthy New Year!
If you would like to get involved in your Area Council, contact me at: [email protected]. We are in need of people to join our Board of Directors and also someone to tend to our “garden” Plot C-1 at the San Carlos Community Garden.
The SCAC meetings bi-monthly – odd months, at the San Carlos Branch Library on Jackson Drive.
– Mickey Zeichick is president, SCAC.
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