Chamber hosts Wake Up Morgan Hill Breakfast
“The Community Conversation,” with Mayor Pro Tempore Steve Tate
and City Finance Director Jack Dilles will headline the Chamber of
Commerce’s Wake Up Morgan Hill Breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 6 from
7:30 to 9am at the Golden Oak Restaurant, 16695 Condit Ave.
Chamber hosts Wake Up Morgan Hill Breakfast
“The Community Conversation,” with Mayor Pro Tempore Steve Tate and City Finance Director Jack Dilles will headline the Chamber of Commerce’s Wake Up Morgan Hill Breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 7:30 to 9am at the Golden Oak Restaurant, 16695 Condit Ave.
The cost of the breakfast is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Please RSVP by e-mailing Garrie Bryant at gb*****@mo********.org or calling 779-9444. Attendees are encouraged to bring raffle prizes to help promote their business.
Payment in advance by credit card or check is also encouraged, as this speeds up the check in process.
The Chamber also presents the Women in Business Luncheon from 11:30am to 1pm Oct. 13. This month’s speaker topic: Empowerment, presented by Debbie Ruiz, Community Solutions. Fear into Anger Action Safety strategies, sponsored by Edward Jones – Michelle Ing, will be held at Coyote Creek Golf Club, 1 Coyote Creek Golf Drive. The price is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Please RSVP to gb*****@mo********.org or call 779-9444 by 4pm Friday, Oct. 7.
Live Oak Patriot Club Collecting Donations for Troops
The Live Oak Patriot Club is kicking off the new school year with a collection for the troops. The donations collected by the club will be sent to the Middle East with the help of Operation Interdependence. Anything you can give would be appreciated. A very important part of the packages will be handwritten notes from the community to show support, so please take the time to write a note.
Sealed items and letters may be dropped off at BookSmart downtown or at the Live Oak main office until Friday, Oct. 14.
Contact Amanda Rosenberg at ro********@ch*****.net and Kelly Cook at my*****@ya***.com. The Patriot Club is run by students and advisor Paula Haaser at Live Oak High School. Its goal is the support our troops and the community. They would appreciate any money donations from people or businesses in the community and will also be buying items to send with fundraising money for last year.
AAUW Sponsors Art Contest
The Morgan Hill Branch of the American Association of University Women invites community members to participate in a T-shirt design contest for the 2006 AAUW Wildflower Run. The winner will be awarded a $50 gift certificate to University Art.
The design must contain the words “Wildflower Run” and the year “2006.” It should also include a tribute to Morgan Hill’s Centennial celebration. The design should cover an area 7” high and 10” wide and consist of a maximum of four colors.
Designs must be submitted by Nov. 14. You may enter more than one design. Send to Barbara Fischer, 16961 Susan Court, Morgan Hill, 95037, bm*******@ch*****.net. Call 779-0140 with questions. The winner will be announced no later than Dec. 9.
New Recycling Program now in use
The City of Morgan Hill, together with South Valley Disposal & Recycling, announces a new, expanded recycling program for Morgan Hill residents.
The biggest feature of the new program is that residents will now be able to recycle food scraps and food-soiled paper such as pizza boxes and napkins in their green yard trimmings cart, which will now be picked up on a weekly basis.
“Over 30 percent of our trash is food waste and food-soiled paper,” emphasized Tony Eulo, Program Administrator. “These new programs can make a huge difference in the success of our City’s program.”
Food and beverage containers, including glass, metal, plastics, and aseptic containers, as well as mixed paper and cardboard, will continue to be collected in brown carts on a biweekly basis. This program will now include scrap metal and plastic bags. In addition, household batteries placed in zippered bags on top of the cart will now be recycled.
The City of Morgan Hill urges residents to sort and recycle as much material as possible into one of the recycling containers to cut down on the amount of garbage being sent to the landfill. A variety of container sizes are available to suit each household’s needs. In addition, new kitchen containers for storing food scraps are now available.
For more information on the new program, or for recycling other materials such as household hazardous wastes, TVs and computers, or used motor oil and filters, contact the City of Morgan Hill Environmental Programs Division at 779-7247. To request recycling containers, contact South Valley Disposal and Recycling at 842-3358.
Morgan Hill businesses given Green Business recognition
Two Morgan Hill businesses were recognized as Green Businesses by the Santa Clara County Green Business program during a recent Morgan Hill City Council.
Gretchen Hefner of the Santa Clara County Green Business Program and Tony Eulo, city program director recognized St. Catherine’s Church and the Agriculture and Resource Management South County Office as “Green Businesses.”
These businesses, said Hefner, “have earned the recognition as ‘Green Businesses,’ having achieved environmental benefit for Morgan Hill. They serve as models that have gone beyond compliance with environmental protection regulations.”
Hefner and Eulo stated both businesses demonstrate exemplary commitment to the environment and have taken measures to reduce the amount of energy they use, solid and hazardous waste reduction, pollution reduction, protecting the environment and conserving natural resources.
