DooDah Parade
Residents of Sun City Palm Desert held a DooDah Parade, based on the theme "A Spoof of Life at Sun City," on Del Web Boulevard February 15.

Jump Rope for Heart
The students at James Earl Carter Elementary School raised money for the American Heart Association at the Jump Rope for Heart event February 14.

Blues lesson
Kal David and the Real Deal featuring Lauri Bono performed for students at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Indio February 13. The band played and gave a short history of blues music at several schools in celebration of Black History Month.

Maison Felice
Interior designer and author Betty Lou Phillips gave a lecture on blending French and Italian styles in the home at Maison Felice antique gallery in Palm Desert February 11. A Champagne Valentine Tea catered by Le St. Germain followed the lecture.

Ophelia Project
Indio Middle School students and their mentors from the Ophelia Project delivered cookies and cards to residents of the Indio Nursing and Rehabilitation Center February 13. The Ophelia Project is a group mentoring program for adolescent young women offered by the John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation.

Red Hat Desert Dames
Ladies from the Red Hat Desert Dames chapter of the Red Hat Society celebrated the group's one-year birthday at P.F. Chang's restaurant in Rancho Mirage February 12. Members of the society meet dressed in attire inspired by the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph.

Sierra Club meeting
Joe Zarki, chief naturalist for Joshua Tree National Park, talked about problems facing the park at a Sierra Club Tahquitz Group meeting at Cathedral City Senior Center February 12. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month.

Hospice delivery
Nurses and volunteers from the Visiting Nurse Association Hospice delivered roses donated by Palm Springs Florist to their clients Valentine's week.