UNICEF

Sunnyvale UNICEF Benefit Concert for Children in Warzones

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A Sunnyvale concert organized by John Pietrzyk and composed by Santa Clara resident Benjamin Belew will benefit UNICEF.

The plight of children in war zones is a natural cause for John Pietrzyk. Born in Germany right after WWII, his parents and grandparents were refugees, first in Poland and then in the United States. Many years later, that experience was the impetus for a UNICEF benefit concert featuring a newly composed choral work on … Read more

Wilcox Senior Debuts Dance, Raises Funds for UNICEF

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Sanika Kamde rangapuja

Seventeen-year-old Wilcox High School senior Sanika Kamde began showing an aptitude for the arts at the young age of six. Her mother, not wanting to squander the opportunity to encourage her daughter’s artistic development, enrolled Kamde in dance classes with Gayatri Mishra Joshi where she learned the Indian dance form Odissi – the oldest known … Read more