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Turkey Tally Low for Needy Families in San Mateo County
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.

Joan has written for several local news organizations, including the Belmont City News and the Palo Alto Daily News, where she was advertorial editor and columnist for nine years. She is active in a variety of community service organizations: Peninsula Humane Society, Companions for the Soul, and Samaritan House. Joan is married to Eric, a wireless product specialist for Cisco; they have two sons in college, a loyal Labrador retriever and two curious cats.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, I was raised in Columbus, OH, and attended Ohio University in Athens, where I received a bachelor's degree in journalism. I've been living in the Bay Area for 20 years and am an avid runner, tennis player and SF Giants freak.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.

Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
LIPSTICK is an acronym for Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Second Harvest Food Bank estimates it's about 5,600 turkeys short to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
LIPSTICK is an acronym for Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
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Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.
Watch for this column each Thursday on Patch by local hiking enthusiast Tom Davids. Below is this week's suggested hike to Long Ridge Open Space Preserve.