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LIVE 105's COMMUNITY CONNECTION with LIZ SAINT JOHN
Listen every Sunday morning @ 6am...you'll learn something!
MAY 4th SHOW
1. Ellen Goodman, Executive Director of Variety of Northern California, explains how the Variety charity started years ago and how the Northern California chapter supports numerous efforts to help children in need in our region. She also talks about the upcoming fundraiser "Rock Band for Charity" at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco on May 10th. www.varitync.org
2. Fernando Casares, Coordinator of Project Homeless Connect of San Jose, discusses the current state of the homeless population in the San Jose area, the services the city offers to homeless individuals and families on a year round basis, and the upcoming Project Homeless Connect 6 on May 15th.
www.sjhousing.org 408-451-4001
3. Professional Storyteller Olive Hackett-Shaughnessy and board member Ellen Augustine talk about the 23rd Bay Area Storytelling Festival on May 17th and 18th. They explain why storytelling is so important to all cultures and why it's so entertaining to all of us! www.bayareastorytelling.org
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LIVE 105 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
JOBS AT CBS RADIO
LIVE 105 KITS-FM is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage local community organizations to refer qualified applicants to us. You can receive LIVE 105 and CBS job vacancy information by contacting Patrick Corr at 415-765-4000 and by visiting www.cbsradio.com
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ASIAN HEALTH FOUNDATION
The Asian Health Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization dedicated to improving the health of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). The Advisory Board is made up of over fifty leading medical professionals in the field of hepatitis B. For more information on how you can support the Asian Health Foundation, please visit http://theasianhealthfoundation.org |
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CBS NEWS MAY FOOD DONATION DRIVE
CBS News has started a May Food Donation Drive on The Early Show. If you would like to make a donation to Food for Bay Area Families, you can drop off your canned food at CBS Radio, 855 Battery Street (at Broadway) in San Francisco. Food most need by the Food Banks include iron rich cereal, canned fruit in juice, dry beans, canned vegetables, enriched rice, powdered milk, canned meat and fish and enriched pasta. For more info, click here
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SAN FRANCISCO JOB FAIR
Check out the 18th annual San Francisco Job Fair, Wednesday May 14th from 10am-2pm, at the Fort Mason Conference Center (Bldg A). Sponsored by the San Francisco Veterans Employment Committee and the Employment Development Dept. For more info, call 415-749-7503 |
LIFE IS A WAVE BENEFIT
Save The Waves presents Life Is A Wave, a benefit for Save The Waves Coalition's environmental programs, Thursday May 22 at 111 Minna Gallery in San Francisco. Featuring live music, surf films, a silent auction and raffle. For more details, go to www.savethewaves.org and for more information about sponsoring the event, donating raffle/silent auction items or volunteering, please contact Save The Waves at 831.426.6169 or email sky@savethewaves.org |
THE FISHER HOUSE
The Fisher House™ program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. For more info, please visit www.fisherhouse.org |
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Sleeptrain Foster Kids
Help foster kids put their best feet forward! Now through May 18th Sleep Train will be collecting new shoes for local foster kids. Remember foster kids range in ages–from teenagers to infants, so new shoes big and small are needed. For locations near you, please visit www.sleeptrain.com or call 1-800-378-BEDS. Sleep Train knows, not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.®
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72 HOURS
Are you prepared for a major disaster like an earthquake, fire, severe storm or terrorist attack? Imagine that you have no electricity, no gas, no water and no telephone service. Imagine that all the businesses are closed and you are without any kind of emergency services. What will you do until help arrives? Start here: www.72hours.org |
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FREECYCLE
To reduce waste in landfills, you can donate items to those who need them or you can get items that others are no longer in need of and everything is FREE. For more info, go to www.freecycle.com
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DONATE LIFE CALIFORNIA
You have something miraculous within you. The ability to give the gift of life. When you sign up as an organ donor with Donate Life California, you can give life to as many as eight people. Imagine... saving up to eight lives just by signing up. Visit www.DonateLifeCalifornia.org and sign up today to become an organ and tissue donor. The power to save eight lives – is within you. |
DON'T SERVE TEENS
Did you know most teens who drink get alcohol from family and friends? Don't serve alcohol to teens. It's unsafe, illegal and irresponsible. Visit www.DontServeTeens.gov for more information |
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MUSIC SAVES LIVES
Music Saves Lives, the trusted conduit between music, entertainment and important life-saving causes, is teaming up with the world famous Vans Warped Tour, and blood banks across the nation, to rally thousands of concert goers to give blood and sign up for the national bone marrow registry program. Music Saves Lives blood drives are running a few weeks and days before the Vans Warped Tour and every participant who donates blood gets a one-day VIP backstage access pass in addition to the opportunity to save someone's life. For more info, please visit www.musicsaveslives.com
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THE CJ FOUNDATION
The CJ Foundation for SIDS is proud to announce the formation of the CJ SIDS Center Without Walls, the world’s brightest minds working together for a world without SIDS. For more info, please call 1-888-8CJ-SIDS or visit www.CJSIDS.com |
CD REYCLING CENTER
Recycle your unwanted CDs, DVDs and their packaging from entering landfills and incinerators. Send your unwanted, damaged or obsolete CDs to The CD Recycling Center, 68H Stiles Road, Salem, NH 03079. For more info, go to www.CDrecyclingcenter.com |
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KNOW HIV/AIDS
To get the facts on HIV/AIDS, find a testing location, learn more about protecting yourself or how to help this campaign, visit www.knowhivaids.org or call 1-866-344-KNOW
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KEEP CALIFORNIA BEAUTIFUL
Help keep California beautiful! Keep California Beautiful (KCB) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to encouraging grassroots responsibility for California’s environment and offers free resources such as trash bags, gloves, flower seeds and more. To find out how you can get involved in community cleanups, call 1-800-CLEAN CA or visit www.keepcaliforniabeautiful.com
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ONE.ORG
The ONE Campaign is a new effort to rally Americans to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. Each ONE of us can make a difference. Together as ONE we can change the world. Go to www.one.org |
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SUICIDE LINE
The 1-800-SUICIDE line needs your financial support. It is the only private hotline to help prevent suicides. For more info and to make a donation, please visit www.save1800suicide.org
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PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT
Project Homeless Connect is an initiative that was created by San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom, in close collaboration with the Department of Health, the Human Service Agency, other government agencies, the private sector and community non-profit and individuals. For more information, please visit www.projecthomelessconnect.com |
AMERICAN RED CROSS
Blood donations drop off considerably during the summer but the fact that every two seconds, someone needs blood, doesn't change. You can help by donating blood through the American Red Cross. For more info, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.beadonor.com |
511.ORG
www.511.org and SPARE THE AIR! |
HIP HOUSING
You can reduce your housing costs in San Mateo County by homesharing. Call HIP Housing at 650-348-6660 or go to www.hiphousing.org for more information. |
RECYCLE THIS
Recycling is good for the environment and everyone can make a difference. Find out more at www.bottlesandcans.com or www.bayarearecycling.org |
SURFER SPUD SAYS
Be careful out there by paying attention, thinking, being aware and using your brain. Well, good luck with that! |
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