National Night Out

The Vallejo Police Department returns to participate in the 2021 National Night Out festivities on Aug. 3. Members of the VPD will attend various block parties held by registered community members and neighborhood watch leaders.

For more information on NNO block party locations open to the public or to host your own party, please contact the VPD Community Services Section at (707) 553-7218 or click here for more information. The registration deadline is July 27.

ReStore seeks volunteers

ReStore, which raises money for Habitat for Humanity, is accepting all volunteers back to service (and new ones also). The Cordelia store is open Tuesday through Saturday with two shifts per day: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. There are openings for customer service and warehousing, that includes customer service, prepping merchandise, displaying

merchandise and helping customers with their purchases.

Call Mike or Lynn at the ReStore at (707) 863-0692 or fill out the application on the ReStore website.

Child Haven grant

Child Haven is proud to announce a grant award of $500,000 from the Helping Others Soar Foundation to assist the agency with building infrastructure for the long term sustainability of our services in Solano County.

Child Haven is now affiliated with Victor Community Support Services, a statewide Mental Health and Social Service organization. This partnership, along with the support of the Helping Others Soar Foundation will position Child Haven to continue to grow and thrive to meet expanding needs within Solano County.

According to Soar Foundation CEO, Dr. Scott, “We are excited to invest in the long-term success of an agency that has meant so much to the children and families of Solano County.”

Child Haven has been serving Solano County youth for over 40 years and offers a full array of mental health and family support services to children

of all ages and their families. Child Haven has positively impacted the lives of more than 9,400 children in Solano County through a broad range of services.

Chris Forcier, left, and his father, Gerry Forcier, were happy with the turn-out for Anita Argentieri’s “Celebration of Life” at Vino Godfather on Sunday. Argentieri was Gerry Forcier’s wife of 48 years and Chris’ mother and was a retired Vallejo teacher. RICH FREEDMAN — TIMES-HERALD

COURTESY PHOTO The Veterans of Foreign Wars Carl H. Kreh Post 1123 of Vallejo invites all Veterans to their Coffee and Games every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. This Thursday, 9 a.m., Post 1123 will also honor and remember their recently departed members. Both events are held at the Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building, 420 Admiral Callaghan Lane.

COURTESY PHOTO Popular Filipino-American comic Rex Navarette confirmed his Aug. 6 appearance at the Empress Theatre in downtown Vallejo after selling out Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco. For more, visit empresstheatre.org.

RICH FREEDMAN — TIMES-HERALD “Famer” Rita LeRoy with Jojo, a 5-year-old alpaca at Loma Vista Farm in north Vallejo. The animal sanctuary is open 9 to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.