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NEWSLETTER: February 2014

In this issue:

• Adopt-a-Rose For V-Day
• Super Bowl Sunday Run
• Compost
• River Clean Ups
• Volunteer Corner
• Legacy Giving

Adopt-a-Rose

Looking for a distinctive Valentine's gift? A bouquet of roses will last a week, but a rose bush will bloom throughout the year. With your donation of $50, we will help you select the perfect rose and prepare a gift box for your Valentine. Click here for more details.

Super Bowl Sunday Run, 9am

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River Clean Ups

Volunteers from Evergreen Valley HS Interact Club helped with our first river clean up of 2014. Last year, we mobilized 660 volunteers for 20 clean ups.

If you are interested in helping with a future clean up, please send a message to volunteer@grpg.org.

Volunteer Corner
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past December:

Boy Scout Troop 452
California San Jose Mission
Evergreen Valley High School
Irvington HS Change Project
Mission Bay
Morgan Autism Center
Yerba Buena High School NHS

And that is only the groups! We also appreciate the scores of individuals who come out weekly to make a difference.

Meet Volunteer Ofelia Perez
Ofelia, a native of San Jose, is a new face in our office volunteer group. She has a wonderfully positive attitude that helps her not only get a variety of tasks done but makes her a delightful addition to our visitor center. Before she joined us, Ofelia worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Her career and volunteer time at the conservancy reflects on her love for working with people. When she isn't busy volunteering with GRPC you can find her crocheting, collecting sea glass on the beach, or spending time with her family. Ofelia loves to bake for her sons; she even said, "There are times when I have baked dessert before dinner because I would rather bake then cook." Glad to have you with us Ofelia, and we thank you for your time!

Legacy Giving

Please consider a bequest to GRPC as part of your estate plan. There's no minimum amount required. In fact, you can specify any dollar amount, leave a percentage of your estate, or designate what remains after your estate has been settled. Here's some sample language:

I give to Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, a California non-profit corporation (Tax ID 77-0166797), $_______ or _____% of my estate or ____% of the residue of my estate. I intend this gift to be used for an endowment that will support Guadalupe River Park Conservancy in perpetuity OR I intend this gift to be used at the Board of Directors' discretion.