Jazz Under the Stars: The Homeless Coalition of San Benito County will host its eighth annual Jazz Under the Stars fundraiser July 27, from 6 to 9 p.m., at St. Benedict’s Hall, 1200 Fairview Road. The event will feature Magnolia Jazz Band, food, wine and a silent auction. Tables are available for 10 people for $500 or individual tickets are available for $50 per person. Diamond Sponsors get a table for 10 for $1,000. The event is outdoors and is open to guests 21 and older. To RSVP, call Doug Emerson at 831-637-8399.
The Homeless Coalition for San Benito County is holding a meeting for volunteers who are scheduled to cook or serve meals at the temporary winter shelter in 2013. The meeting will be Jan. 5, at 11 a.m., at the shelter on Southside Road, with each group asked to send a representative to the meeting.
Helping Hands of San Benito County, a new program to offer permanent housing to 11 to 13 individuals or families who have experienced homelessness, needs its own helping hand from property owners in Hollister.
Members of the San Benito High School Outdoor Club and the Knitting and Crochet Club have come up with a clever way to reuse the plastic bags that many people have overflowing in their households after a few trips to the store.