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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2006
“Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” is Topic of 3rd Annual Circle of Support Benefit Breakfast
Palo Alto, CA -- “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: Stress, Stress-Related Disease, and Coping” is the keynote topic of the third annual Circle of Support Breakfast, a benefit for Family & Children Services. The breakfast takes place Wednesday, May 3 at 8:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Hotel in Palo Alto. Tickets are $60 each.
This intriguing subject will be addressed by Stanford University professor of biological sciences and neurology Dr. Robert Sapolsky, a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research in Kenya. He is the author of several books, including Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: Stress, Stress-Related Disease and Coping and A Primate’s Memoir. His articles have appeared in such publications as Discover and The New Yorker. By combining his highly technical neurological lab research with his insights from fieldwork with baboons, Dr. Sapolsky has brought a truly unique perspective to his work. Dr. Sapolsky’s gift for storytelling led The New York Times to suggest, “If you crossed Jane Goodall with a borscht-belt comedian, she might have written a book like A Primate’s Memoir.”
Also at the breakfast, community leader and philanthropist Cynthia Fry Gunn will be honored for her outstanding support of and dedication to Family & Children Services and the community as a whole.
Family & Children Services has served San Mateo and Santa Clara counties for 60 years with programs and services that build strong, safe, and self-sufficient individuals, families, and communities. It provides innovative and integrated health and human services to more than 8,000 individuals every year. Through counseling, education, and prevention programs, Family & Children Services addresses issues ranging from domestic violence to child neglect, substance abuse to depression, and parenting to life skills for foster youth. Services are offered in seven languages and in more than 150 locations.
Call (650) 326-6576 or visit www.fcservices.org for information and tickets.
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