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Stanford Golf Fundraiser, Dine Out for a Good Cause and Ginormous Pumpkins

A few things to know as you plan our week in Palo Alto and beyond.

Here are a few things you might want to know as you plan your week:

Golf to Help Kids With Learning Issues: Golf at the Stanford Golf Course today to benefit the LACS Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance for qualified families of students diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia, and related Learning Issues. Registration at 10 a.m. More details and schedule here.

The Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off is Monday:  The 2013 Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off takes place at 7 a.m. on Monday and kicks off Half Moon Bay's weeklong Art & Pumpkin Festival. 

Dozens of growers from across the country are trucking their massive pumpkins to San Mateo County's coastside, where a cash prize determined by weight will be given to the owner of the year's heaviest pumpkin. 

Safeway has offered a bonus prize of $30,000 for any pumpkin that breaks the world record, which currently stands at 2,009 pounds. Cash prizes will also be handed out to the grower the heaviest pumpkin grown in California's, the heaviest grown in San Mateo County, and the competition's "prettiest" pumpkin, which will be judged by audience applause. The weigh-off is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. in the parking lot at 735 Main St., Half Moon Bay.

Dine Out to Support Meals on Wheels Tuesday: On Tuesday participating restaurants in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties will donate a percentage of the day's sales to support Peninsula Volunteers, Inc.'s Meals on Wheels program and feed local homebound seniors.



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