Attention Monterey and Seaside communities

If you're in need for a special treat for your classroom, I have a tip for you.

And if you're feeling generous and want to help a group of girls attend an upcoming PONY Super Tournament in Redlands, Calif, I also have a tip for you.

Diane and Curtis Olivares of Seaside are hosting a bake sale Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Metz Park to help raise the $8,000 they need to take the entire team up north. So far, they've held one bake sale and raised only $400. They'll have another one next Wednesday, same time, same place. They say it's a super honor for these girls, who had never played together before, to go so far, so they want to show them support. And they're hoping the community too will show them love.

Donations will be accepted at Metz Park during the above dates as well or can be mailed in to Po Box 1022 Seaside Ca 93955

For teachers and parents in Monterey who may be wondering how to cover a field trip or how to purchase an alphabet rug, here's the stuff for you: The Project Helping Program by the Monterey Peninsula Sunrise Rotary Club was established to provide one-time grants of as much as $500 to teachers with a specific need for a specific project. Monterey public school teachers, grades K through 12, are encouraged to submit a request to meet a need not included in their school budgets. Since it was founded about three years ago, the project has given out about $12,000 to La Mesa, Bay View, Colton and Foothill schools for supplies and projects as varied as strings for violins, field trips, and dancing classes. For more information and to be considered for a grant, click here.