FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
CONTACT: CYNTHIA D. VILLAFRANCO
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
cvillafr@accd.edu

Community Invited to Celebrate PAChanga 2002 at Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College will host PAChanga 2002 on Saturday, Oct. 19, from Noon to 6 p.m. on the southside campus off Loop 410 and highway 16.

The community is invited to participate in this free family-style event. Festivities include lively musical entertainment by Celeste Curiel, Vallejo and La Tropa F, plus an array of food and arts and crafts booths. The event will also feature a Health Fair from Noon - 3 p.m. and a free Children's Activity Area. Children will be entertained for hours with face and fabric painting, reading time, a a playdough and water table. IDENT-A-KID will also be fingerprinting children and creating identification cards for $5.

Community members can collect health information, take advantage of free and low-cost screenings for diabetes and blood pressure, and get safety tips from the Heidi Search Center at the Health Fair. This year's events also will feature more craft booths for jewelry, baby quilts, ceramics, Christmas decorations and wood art.

The event started in 1993 as a way to encourage the community to visit the campus. Various academic departments and student organizations will have booths, and students and college employees will be available to answer questions about the college.

For more information, call 921-5290 or 921-5269.