Community Safety Fair
September 19
 In honor of National Emergency Preparedness Month, we will be holding a Community Safety Fair on Saturday, September 19 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Please invite your friends and neighbors to attend this free event. Child safety and emergency preparedness organizations will be on hand to help us learn what we can do to safeguard our families and our community.
Contact Dave Wilde if you're interested in joining the ministry team that is organizing this event.
The fair will include the following activities/organizations:
- Kidpower Presentations
- Hourly Prize Drawings
- Kid's Concerts / Tommy the Safety Cat Presentations
- CPR Classes
- Blood Drive (Stanford Blood Center)
- Bone Marrow Registry (National Marrow Donor Program)
- Bounce Houses / Face Painting / Crafts
- Child Fingerprinting
- 72-Hour Emergency Kits (for sale)
- Refreshments (for sale)
- Mountain View Office of Emergency Services
- Mountain View Fire and Police Departments (as available)
- Safety at St. Tim's
- Silicon Valley Chapter American Red Cross
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Emergency supplies vendors
Blood Drive
Help your community by signing up for the blood drive.
Information on eligibility and the Blood Center's current inventory is available on the Stanford Blood Center website.
Bone Marrow Registry
 Help St. Tim's Mateo Kohler by joining the Bone Marrow Registry at fair (just involves a cheek swab).
Mateo was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Pre-B, Ph+ in April 2008, just before his 5th birthday. Since then he has endured heavy chemotherapy and its side effects and over 100 nights spent in the hospital. With all of this, the leukemia cells are still there, at just barely detectable levels. In order to cure him, he will need a bone marrow transplant and, as of now, there are no matching donors. Mateo was adopted from Guatemala and has a rare marrow type. The best way to find him a match is for as many people as possible to join the Bone Marrow Registry with a painless cheek swab.
72-Hour Emergency Kits
Sandy Watkins is taking advance orders for 72-hour emergency kits. The kit is a red backpack that includes what one person would need for the first 72 hours after a major disaster. Included in the kit is nonperishable food and water, blanket, whistle and hygiene kit. The cost is $25 per kit. For questions, or to place an order, email Sandy. Proceeds will benefit Sandy's Girl Scout troop.
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