Community Briefs
Ashlyn O'brien earns Girl Scout Gold Award
Saratoga resident Ashlyn O'brien was recently presented with the highest award in Girl Scouting for a project she completed for a Campbellbased nonprofit.
O'brien earned the Girl Scout Gold Award for creating an underwater sensory wall for clients of Shining Stars, which works with families of special needs children. The sensory wall uses color, texture and dimension to help children stimulate all of their senses and help with sensory development, which can help them with social and emotional development.
O'brien made an in- struction book for parents and caregivers to create their own sensory boards at home.
Summer meal program available
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is again offering a summer meal program so kids ages 18 and younger can get a nutritious, free lunch at more than 80 sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties while school is out.
To make it easier for local families to access free summer meals, Second Harvest recently launched a site locator on its web- site. Families can visit www.shfb.org/meals- forkids and enter their ad- dress, city or ZIP code. Icons pop up on a map where summer meal sites are located, and users can click on the icons to get location details, mealtimes and contact information.
For its program, Second Harvest is collaborating with high-need school districts, libraries, social service organizations and other nonprofits that serve summer meals throughout both counties. To encourage participation, select sites have received grants that make it possible to provide lowcost or no-cost meals to parents and caregivers so families can eat together.
For more help in finding a summer meal site or other food resources, text “Summer” for English, “Verano” for Spanish, “Muahe” for Vietnamese or “leto” for Russian to 876-876 or visit www. shfb.org/getfood.
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