DO YOU REALLY WANT THAT iPHONE?
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Growing Up’s computer wiz, Luigi Obbiedo weighs in on whether you should run out and buy that new iPhone right away. What do you think he’ll say?
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SUGAR, SUGAR EVERYWHERE, HOW CAN WE AVOID IT?
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Nutrition enthusiast Gretchen Heimsoth has some great tips, including
familiarizing yourself with some of the newer, healthier low glycemic sweetener options and gluten-free and lower-carb ingredients can help you have the best of both worlds. A little Holiday indulgence and minimal blood sugar shock!
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DIVERSITY CENTER SUPER HERO GALA IS SATURDAY
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You can have a Zoom meeting with State Senator John Laird, meet and greet Melissa Etheridge and visit Hawaii, Napa or Kirkwood. These are a few of the amazing gifts in an online auction to benefit Santa Cruz’s Diversity Center.
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The Silent Auction is part of Saturday’s gala honoring diversity Super Heroes, including the Community Super Hero of the Year, Rev. Deborah L. Johnson, and Business Partner of the year, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union. And don't miss a special performance by Heather Small (London 2012 Olympics, Oprah, Queer as Folk)!
A Zoom meeting starts at 5 pm on November 21 and there’s a red carpet at 5:30 and the gala starts at 6 pm.
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ORAL HEALTH HERO AWARD NOMINATIONS OPEN
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Nominations are open for the 2021 Oral Health Hero Awards that recognize outstanding commitment to improving oral health for the underserved in Santa Cruz County. Two awards will be given – one to a dental professional one to a non-dental professional. Recognition of the Oral Health Heroes will be at the upcoming Oral Health Summit, held on February 4, 2021. Nominations are due by noon, December 31, 2020.
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HELP SENIORS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Become a Holiday Helper by giving to the often forgotten care facility residents in Santa Cruz County. Most care facilities still aren’t allowing visitors due to COVID-19 and residents are feeling especially isolated. Please help us to make their holiday special and let them know they are remembered. Businesses, individuals, groups and families are invited to help.
I-You Venture’s Holiday Helpers program is accepting donations and wrapped gifts through December 7, 2020. Gift suggestions include: New slippers, socks, shirts, lap blankets, lotions, adult coloring books, and puzzle books. Please mark the packages male or female, with sizes, ready for delivery to care facility residents. It’s nice seeing the smile on their faces when they open their gifts! Please call us at (831) 459-8917, Ext 205 for more information.
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SEA STARS BENEFIT LUNCH ONLINE
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Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Santa Cruz Mayor Hilary Bryant, serving as Co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, will be presenting the Sea Star Awards at the Foundation’s second annual Sea Stars Brunch , a virtual fundraising event from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Sunday, December 6, 2020 via Zoom. Tickets will be donation-based.
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The program will include an address by keynote speaker, Haben Girma, who will discuss her time surfing in Monterey Bay. Girma is the first Deaf/Blind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, and is a human rights lawyer advancing disability justice. President Obama named her a
White House Champion of Change. She received the Helen Keller Achievement Award, a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and TIME100 Talks. President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Chancellor Angela Merkel have all honored Girma. Girma believes disability is an
opportunity for innovation, and she teaches organizations the importance of choosing inclusion. The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, and TODAY Show featured her memoir, “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law."
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LOCALS FAVORITE KIDS HOLIDAY SALE GOES VIRTUAL
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County invites all children (18 and under) who enjoy arts & crafts, baking, and/or cooking to PUBLISH their items on our BIDDING OWL auction site for our annual craft & food fair. Sell your homemade goods to family, friends, and the Santa Cruz community ONLINE! This Craft Fair is truly unique in its support of children’s creativity and entrepreneurship.
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HONOR YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER
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And yet another contest. We will give prizes to teachers you nominate as your favorite teachers. Write an essay of at least 200 words about who they are and why you love them. We will pick one every month and give them some valuable gifts!!!
Again, send your candidates to editor@growingupsc.com.
You can see December’s winner in our new print and digital editions that come out Dec. 1.
Thanks for reading!!!
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