We are reaching out to share the details on this year’s annual Community Guide, our once per year, comprehensive, print+digital publication

enjoyed by our entire region!

We are completely updating our beautiful magazine-style publication filled with large color photos, captivating feature stories, profiles and more.

Last year’s guide is found

here for reference.

Click here to read Fran Dehn, 

President & CEO's full message and details.

As mentioned, this guide is both print and digital, and features all original, all local content It is full color, and stunningly presented. It will include a directory section with all members both alphabetically and by category and will have a full 12-month shelf life. We can also include video and hyperlinks on your ad placements, and will offer mobile viewing, search functionality, and much more!

Our 2022-2023 edition is scheduled

for release in December.

You are invited to attend my fourth annual Family Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, September 24 from 1-4 p.m. at Mariano Castro Elementary School, 500 Toft St. in Mountain View.

A partnership with the Mountain View Whisman School District and El Camino Health, the Health Fair is a great opportunity to catch up on important health screenings provided for free by local doctors and providers.

That's not all! In addition to health screenings, they will have:

• Free school supplies provided by the Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation
• Backpacks provided by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
• Kids' masks, diapers, and period products provided by Supplybank.org
• Raffles to win youth bikes and bike gear
• Healthy groceries and snacks provided by local dentists
• El Camino Health will provide the new Omicron COVID-19 boosters for those aged 12 and older
• And so much more!

Check out our full list of exciting exhibitors and to RSVP click here

Thursday, September 22nd from 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Fee: Free

Learn to cook delicious pupusas with our live, chef-led virtual cooking class—right in your own kitchen. Chef Edwin Orellana of Dos Manos Kitchen in Boston will lead you step-by-step through to process, and answer your questions.



Download the prep list (PDF, 52KB) and recipe (PDF, 83KB), and get set to cook along at home!

Register via Zoom

Sat, Sep 24th for an in-person MPC Ready Community Meeting

at 9:00am, Trinity Church (330 Ravenswood Ave)

Donuts from the Donut Depot and coffee/tea/water will be available. Bring a favorite disaster prep item to share during the "show and tell."  You will be invited to sit at a table for your area so you can meet counterparts! 

Agenda

• Welcome & table introductions & favorite disaster prep item -- "show and tell" (20 min) 
• Brief MPC Ready organization/initiatives update (5 min) 
• More training on using FRS radios. Practice filling out Windshield Damage Assessment Forms and reporting conditions via FRS radios (20-25 min). If you have an FRS radio, please bring it. We will have 20 loaners available for those without one. Jon Mosby will be our instructor! (25 min) 
• Table discussions -- next steps for Areas! (This could be a neighborhood project, issue advocacy, a plan to test FRS radio ranges, etc. (5 min) 
• Wrap Up (5 min) 

There will be an optional post-meeting help for new HAMs

who would like help getting their equipment set up.

The Silicon Valley Sculpture (SVS) fine art fair is the main fundraiser for Menlo Park Public Art (MPPA), a nonprofit organization with the goal of defining Silicon Valley through public art.

By exhibiting large-scale sculptures in the heart of Silicon Valley, they increase access to art in an area where the importance of technology has often surpassed the recognition of other forms of culture.

This year´s theme is "Water." An art walk will guide visitors through sculptures that represent our theme throughout the campus.

Location: Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton

Click for your ticket(s)!

In recognition of the 150th year celebration of the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Avenue, the Menlo Park Historical Association has coordinated a special tour.

The tour of the Church and grounds will be offered on

Saturday, September 24th at 12 noon and again at 1:00 pm.

Built in 1872, it is considered the oldest continuously operating church on the Peninsula and one of the oldest properties located in the City of Menlo Park. The Church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

There is no charge for the tour.

October 6, 5-7pm

Hunter Douglas Gallery by Rebarts Interiors

865 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park

In this presentation, Ode to Color, internationally renowned textile designer Lori Weitzner provides a rich, layered perspective on the use and significance of color in our world, including guidelines for putting that color knowledge to practical use in interior design. The talk will include insights on how color affects our moods, how it engages the senses, and how to use it to enhance where we live and work.

Menlo Park Design District holds a free educational event each First Thursday. To learn more, visit mpdesigndistrict.com/events.

Live Event (online) October 11th at 10:00am

Fee: $30.00 

Much like 2020, this holiday season is sure to look unlike any other. People are eager to return to tradition in a big way—but at the same time, Covid-19 irreversibly changed the way people discover, shop and buy. Brands and retailers of all sizes will be challenged to capture pent-up demand and adapt to new ways of serving customers. What can you do to have a successful holiday season? This webinar will discuss marketing fundamentals and how to implement them for the holiday including social media, e-mail marketing and beyond!

Register Now