If you would like to help the people who have suffered devastating losses due to the Earthquakes in Indonesia, the Tsunami in American Samoa or the flooding in the Phillipines, please contact the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter at www.bayarea-redcross.org.

Emergencies can occur at any time and the reliability of a home phone may benefit you. If you need help with your home phone bills, the California LifeLine Telephone Program is for you.  California LifeLine provides discounted local home phone service to help consumers get and keep their service.  You will get unlimited local calls for less than 25 cents a day plus other discounts. Eligibility rules do apply, like meeting the income guidelines OR being enrolled in one of many public assistance programs, such as, Medi-Cal, WIC or SNAP. You will need to apply and get approved to be on California LifeLine before getting the discounts. Be sure to complete, sign, and return your application form by the due date.  Start saving now.  Apply for California LifeLine by calling your local home phone company.  Or call 1-866-272-0357 for more information. 

Something special is coming to Oakland , the largest bronze monument west of the mississippi ..It is called Remember Them Champions for Humanity.  25 humanitarians from Lincoln to Gandi, From MLK to FDR, Churchill to Chavez, Mandela to Milk will be featured. Your support is needed to reach the funding goal. If you would like to help please visit  www.remember-them.org.

Join Antoine Davis for the Friday Night Live Broadcast, every Friday night starting at 4pm at Tommy T's Comeday Club in Pleasanton. For a list of upcoming comedy shows log on to tommyts.com.

The KBLX Live Brunch is back! Join Nikki Thomas at the Anzu Restaurant inside the beautiful Hotel Nikko in San Francisco every Sunday from 10am-2pm as you enjoy special KBLX Live Brunch Menu. For reservations, click here or call 415-394-1111.

 
On two Saturdays in November, at local schools, Samaritan House will distribute Thanksgiving food to approximately 1,000 families-in-need. The families will “shop for free,” filling shopping bags with the items to make a complete holiday meal. Food distribution will take place at the following locations:
 
Saturday, November 14th  10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at North Shoreview Elementary School, 1301 Cypress Ave., San Mateo
 
Saturday, November 21st  10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  College Park Elementary School, 715 Indian Avenue, San Mateo
 
To receive the food, families must qualify as Samaritan House clients. Interested families should make an appointment to register by calling the Holiday Registrar at 650-523-0833.
 
For more information on volunteering or donating food, please call the Holiday Volunteer Desk at (650) 341-8309 or visit www.samritanhouse.com.

Save the Date for the Clothing Broker Red Carpet Event on this Saturday, November 21st from 2pm to 6pm at the Clothing Broker, 513 Independent Road, Oakland.  For more information call 1(800)MEN-WEAR (636-9327) or go online to clothingbroker.com

Desley Brooks, Sports Agent Aaron Goodwin & The Goodwin Family Foundation Once Again Make Holidays Bright for 1500 Oakland Families on Thanksgiving November 26th at City Hall, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland.  For more information log onto www.oaklandnet.com

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, Bay Area Pilot Author, Highest Duty, in conversation
on Monday, November 30th  at  the Common Wealth Club Office, Club Office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco.  To purchase tickets call or for more information call 415/597-6705 or register at   www.commonwealthclub.org.
 

Jack London Square Lights Up for the Holidays!  On Friday, December 4th beginning at 5:30, join KBLX, the Oakland Symphony Chorus and many surprise guests at a party that will light up the skies.  Get a sneak preview of the America's Children's Holiday Parade floats.  Have fun with costume characters.  Dance among holiday trees.  Bring non-perishable food donations to benefit the Alameda County Food Bank.  And enjoy live holiday music under twinkling lights and shining stars.  Visit www.jacklondonsquare.com for more information.

Join KBLX and the Kevin Brown Morning Show at the 10th Annual Comcast America's Children's Holiday Parade on Saturday, December 5th at 2pm in downtown Oakland.  Beginning at 11th & Broadway, the Parade features giant balloons, colorful floats, marching bands, and children's favorite TV and storybook characters, including Sid the Science Kid, this year's Grand Marshal.  Sponsored by business members of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, the Parade founder and organizer and your friends at The Quiet Storm, KBLX.  For more information, visit www.oaklandholidayparade.com.

Monday, December 7th, at J'La Chic Theater on Pier 39 in San Francisco, at 7:30pm the Richmond/Ermet AIDS Foundation (REAF) presents a special One Night Only Holiday Cabaret  starring Patty Duke, Teal Wicks with cast members from WICKED and other special guests including- Lucie Arnez,  American Idol star, RJ Helton  and many others. To date, REAF has distributed over $2.25 million to AIDS service agencies.T o purchase tickets or for more information please call 415-273-1620 or online at www.helpisontheway.org .

Tyler Perry’s “Laugh to Keep from Crying”  comes to the Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakland on January 16th & 17th, 2010.  Tickets available now at the Paramount Theatre www.paramounttheatre.com.  For more information log onto www.tylerperry.com.