Christmas tree pickup According to Tracy Delta Solid Waste Management, residents can set their Christmas trees out on the curb for pickup on their regular trash days. Trees 6 feet and taller should be cut in half. Flocked and treated trees can also be left on the curb, to be separated out by Tracy Delta.

For information: 835-0601.

Tracy Learning Center fundraiser

This month’s Wacky Wallet Wednesday fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, 3060 Naglee Road.

Applebee’s will give 20 percent of all food sales to the Tracy Learning Center.

For information: 834-0360.

African American Association meets

The Tracy African American Association will swear in a new set of officers at its next meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at North School, 2875 Holly Drive.

City Manager Leon Churchill will officiate the swearing-in ceremony.

For information: 249-6644, or www.taaa.net.

Chess tournament for kids

There will be a Tracy Youth Chess Tournament at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at Freiler Elementary School, 2421 W. Lowell Ave.

Players can pay $10 to register from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and children will compete in sections of four players, equal in age, grade and ability. All girls and boys through high school age are welcome.

For information: Tom Langland, 830-0368.

Fitness boot camp

Tracy is offering residents a way to get in shape after eating all those holiday goodies.

The city will have a healthy fit boot camp starting at 5:30 a.m. Monday at the Tracy Community Center. The class will meet Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays for five weeks. The boot camp costs $219.

For information: 831-6200.

Quilting class

The first of 15 weeks of quilting classes put on by the Tracy Adult School and taught by Pat Marchini will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Room P-11 at West High School, 1775 W. Lowell Ave.

The cost of the class is $75, and returning students will be reimbursed $15. If fewer than 25 people sign up for the class, it will be canceled.

For information: 815-0278.

Workshop for siblings

The Family Resource Network will present “Sibshop,” an informal meeting of siblings ages 7 through 14 that provides recreational activities and learning opportunities from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Valley Community Baptist Church, 903 S. Corral Hollow Road. While registration is required, the workshop is free.

For information: 472-3674 or 800-847-3030.

Home Society meets

The Tracy Auxiliary of the Children’s Home Society will serve homemade minestrone soup and Caesar salad at a dinner scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Tracy Moose Lodge, 35 E. Sixth St.

The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Take-out dinners are available.

For information: 835-1081 or 603-3182.

Crab feed dinner

The West High girls softball team, with help from Get Real Behind the Wheel, will have its 10th annual crab feed dinner and dance at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Portuguese Hall, 430 W. Ninth St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and there will also be a 50-50 raffle and live and silent auctions.

The Penetrators Groove Band will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Tickets are $40 per person.

For information: Bob Corsaro, 914-7743; Steve Anastacio, sanastacio@tusd.net; or Ken Ucci, 601-6523.

Winter Gala

The Tracy Chamber of Commerce is looking for sponsors for its 2010 Winter Gala, scheduled for Feb. 5 at the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, 715 Central Ave.

The gala is a formal event at which the chamber recognizes people in the community for their accomplishments.

Sponsorships range from $250 to $600.

For information: 835-2131.