Classroom makeovers
Milpitas Unified Faculty District academics bought assist with classroom makeovers for the brand new faculty yr Sept. 13, when 22 academics had been every awarded $500 American Categorical reward card. The district made the donations in partnership with the Nice Mall, the Rotary Membership of Milpitas, Kiwanis of Milpitas and the Milpitas Neighborhood Schooling Endowment.
“The Milpitas Unified Faculty District is happy to acknowledge these academics’ onerous work with the assistance of Nice Mall and our neighborhood companions,” Superintendent Cheryl Jordan mentioned in a press release. “This initiative will assist create a extra partaking surroundings for our college students.”
This classroom makeover program was a part of Nice Mall’s wider back-to-school efforts in 2022, together with the “Do Good with Denim” drive in August, which benefited Salvation Military Silicon Valley.
NAMI Stroll set
The annual fundraising and consciousness occasion introduced by the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness (NAMI), identified regionally as NAMI Santa Clara County, is about for Oct. 1 at San Jose Historical past Park.
Yearly, NAMIWalks Your Manner Silicon Valley raises funds for NAMI’s free packages and amplifies consciousness to get rid of stigma round psychological heath points.
This yr, the keynote speaker is San Francisco Large Drew Robinson. Honorary chairpersons are Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg and BrainsWay CEO Dr. Chris Von Jako.
To register for NAMIWalks Your Manner, go to namiwalks.org/siliconvalley. There isn't a registration charge, however fundraising is inspired. Contributors elevating a minimum of $100 obtain an occasion T-shirt. A hundred percent of funds raised assist NAMI Santa Clara County’s free native psychological well being packages, sources and companies.