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North County School News, May 9


School service group helping older adults
Pacific Ridge’s upper-school service learning group WIND usually focuses on international disaster relief. During the COVID-19 pandemic, WIND began a fundraising drive called “ACT Now.” The drive supports Serving Seniors, an agency that provides daily support, including meals, health service and housing access, to more than 8,000 older adults throughout San Diego County. The pandemic has increased the number of seniors served by 44 percent in 2020, while the number of meals provided increased by 240 percent (for a total of nearly 1 million meals delivered). WIND is working to collect donations for Serving Seniors with the help of fellow school service learning groups Hands of Peace, Global Vantage and Revere. To learn more about WIND and to donate, visit pacificridge.org/act-now-supporting-serving-seniors. ....

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runs essay contest
The nonprofit Camp Pendleton Historical Society is running an essay contest focused on the base’s history open to undergraduate students enrolled at San Diego County colleges and universities. Essays should delve into the history of the land now known as Camp Pendleton. Essays can be up to 5,000 words and will be judged on historical accuracy, historical interest, organization and presentation. The first-place prize is $1,000; second place, $500. A letter of application for entry into the contest with name, address, school, area of interest and tentative title of essay must be submitted by March 1 to [email protected], with “Essay Contest” in the subject line. The deadline for submission of essays is Aug. 31. For more information, visit camppendletonhistoricalsociety.org/education. ....

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Column: In the darkness of the pandemic, Words Alive keeps the literacy light burning


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As the executive director of Words Alive, Rachael Orose knows the power of a great story. But she didn’t expect to be living in one right now.
When the pandemic shutdown hit San Diego in mid-March, pretty much everything the local literacy organization was doing to get books and reading help to at-risk and low-income communities had to change. And quickly.
Its long-running Read Aloud program, which had volunteers reading books to more than 4,000 children at early-childhood programs and Title 1 elementary school sites every week, moved online. So did its outreach programs for teens. And its training of new volunteers and community partners. And its classroom support for teachers. ....

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San Diego County Business Briefs


Toyota dealers donate laptops
The San Diego County Toyota Dealers Association recently donated 20 laptops to Promises2Kids, a nonprofit that supports children in all stages of the foster care system. After Promises2Kids issued a request earlier this year for computers to help provide access to technology for students who are learning from home, the local association was able to step in and fulfill the need for computers. Visit https://promises2kids.org.
La Mesa Chamber hosts successful toy drive
The La Mesa Chamber of Commerce joins the community every year to collect and distribute toys and items to military families in La Mesa military housing. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the group had to switch its strategy and hold a drive-thru toy gathering at Grossmont Center. With the help of Teresa McClatchy, manager of Barnes & Noble in Grossmont Center, an in-house book drive was also held, gathering books and toys for the children. The combined effort has col ....

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