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Moonlight at Home
Noon Friday is the deadline to buy tickets for Sunflower Hill’s Moonlight at Home online fundraising event with a meal option, which will take place 6-7:30 p.m. next Friday (Oct. 23). Tickets with no meals delivered are available until the start of the event.
The Sunflower Hill Chalk Art Contest deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Monday. Entry is free, and voting is taking place online through Oct. 22 at $5 per vote. The winners will be announced at Moonlight at Home; winning art will be featured in Sunflower Hill’s 2021 notecards.
Moonlight at Home will include a celebratory toast and tour of Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch, the first affordable, residential community for adults with developmental disabilities in the Tri-Valley. The event also will feature a delivered meal from Fraiche Catering; comedian Regina Stoops; heartwarming videos of residents arriving at their new homes; and an online auction.
Learn more at sunflowerhill.org.
VFW scholarships
essay competitions for students that begin at the local level and move all the way up to nationals.
For high school students, the VFW Voice of Democracy provides an opportunity to express themselves regarding democratic and patriotic themed topics. The prompt is: “Is this the country the founder’s envisioned?
For the middle school VFW Patriot Pen contest, the topic is “What is patriotism to me?”
Entries are due to VFW Post 6298 by midnight Oct. 31. Contact Greg Swartz at 925-596-1807 or visit www.vfw.org.
Spooky displays
The Weekly is looking to photograph some of the best Halloween decorations across the Tri-Valley during the lead-up to our Oct. 30 paper.
Where do you think is the best-decorated house, neighborhood or business in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon or Danville? Share the information with us by Monday: jwalsh@pleasantonweekly.com.
