By Mikaya Strickling
EPA.net
I went alone to the Live in Peace march and rally held in East Palo Alto on Saturday, Feb. 3.
My best friend found that was pretty bold of me. She felt at least when you go with friends you have someone to chat with or better yet chant with, but I didn't pay it any mind because growing up in East Palo Alto I was bound to see someone I knew, which to me was about just as good as going with someone.
As I was walking - hearing the chants and reading the signs - I started thinking, "So has my life been touched by violence?" It took me a minute to realize how deeply it had been.
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By Annie Ly
Director of Administration
YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula
Gran Inauración de la YMCA Familiar del Este de Palo Alto
Hundreds will gather on Saturday, February 10th to celebrate the grand opening of the new YMCA in East Palo Alto.
The community celebration, open to the public, will begin at 11 a.m. with a bilingual ribbon cutting ceremony with elected community officials and campaign supporters, followed by lunch served at noon and YMCA sponsored activities to include facility tours, youth sports clinics, climbing wall, slide, art & crafts, teen activities and live music. Attendees can also receive information about YMCA programs and the benefits of membership.
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