Campus Food Drive Aims for 40,000 Meals This Month
Los Altos, CA · November 9, 2026
Give yourself an extra minute to navigate the morning mist before heading out. Between food drive barrels rolling out at the high school and cultural drumming at the library tonight, the week begins with plenty of community energy.
The Lead
Campus competition is heating up along Almond Avenue this morning as Los Altos High School launches the second week of its annual holiday food drive for Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. Organized across second-period classrooms, the student-led effort pits classes against each other in friendly rivalry to raise $20,000 for families facing food insecurity across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Last year’s campus campaign surpassed expectations by gathering nearly $30,000, translating directly to tens of thousands of distributed meals. Because every dollar donated enables Second Harvest to provide two complete nutritious meals, hitting this month's benchmark means securing 40,000 meals for local households before Thanksgiving arrives. Classroom donation portals and on-campus collections run through November, with organizers posting updated leaderboards at the end of each school day.
Local Pulse
City Council Cancels Tuesday Regular Session City Hall Council members clear their Tuesday docket, pushing municipal business to December while honoring the upcoming Veterans Day holiday.
Community Services Agency Gathers Winter Supplies Community Volunteers collect warm coats, fresh socks, and nonperishable food this week to aid local families facing seasonal hardship.
Today's Outlook
- High 73°F · Low 50°F — Fog
- Expect a slow-clearing morning before mild sunshine breaks through in the afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
Garden Volunteer Day Hidden Villa (26870 Moody Rd), Los Altos Hills, 1:00 PM Help harvest seasonal vegetables and care for historic community farm fields.
K–6 After-School Homework Help Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 4:00–5:30 PM · Free High school student tutors provide drop-in study help across all subjects.
Pow Wow Dance Demonstration Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 7:00–8:00 PM · Free Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with traditional dance, songs, and storytelling.
Tomorrow
- Trails Volunteer Day Hidden Villa (26870 Moody Rd), Los Altos Hills, 9:00 AM
- Bilingual Mandarin Family Storytime Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 1:00–1:30 PM · Free
- Classical Guitar Open Mic Los Altos Library (13 S San Antonio Rd), 6:30–8:30 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Farm Volunteer Day Hidden Villa (26870 Moody Rd), Los Altos Hills, 9:00 AM
- Veterans Day Celebration Veterans Community Plaza, 2:00–4:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Team 114 Eaglestrike
- Founded in 1997 at Los Altos High School, this student-run robotics crew builds competition machines from raw stock. Inside their Almond Avenue workshop, teenagers log hundreds of fabrication hours milling custom parts for tournament-tested robots like this year's Inertia.
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