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NEWSLETTER: October 2016
In this issue:
Pumpkins in the Park
Pumpkins in the Park returns to Discovery Meadow this Saturday, October 8th from 10 am to 4 pm. Free admission!
What's there to do at Pumpkins in the Park? You can buy and decorate a pumpkin, play carnival games, join a costume parade, watch children's entertainers, or visit with the many community organizations.
You can also help spread the word by sharing the Facebook event.
We still have room for volunteers for setup and tear-down on Saturday. For more information or to sign up, click here.
Event Sponsors - Cavalia, City of San Jose, Cortese Brothers Farms, First 5, Martinelli's, NBC Bay Area, Whole Foods Market
GRPC Partners - Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing, Adobe, Air Filter/Control, Air Systems, Mike & Christy Akatiff, Armanino, Terry & Carol Austen, Barry Swenson Builder, Blach Construction, Boston Properties, BrightView, Cilker Family Businesses, eBay, Eco Bay Services, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Insight Realty, Lewis & Tibbits, PG&E, Francois & Beth Rodigari, Samaritan Medical Center, SanDisk, San Jose Water Company, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Sharks Sports & Entertainment, Silicon Valley Law Group, A Slice of New York, John Michael Sobrato, West Valley Construction, WHCI Plumbing Supply
Event Supporters - Joan & Sheryl Hinshaw
Click here for more information.
Window on the River Park
Window on the River Park, our annual donor recognition event, will be held on Wednesday, October 5th and is generously hosted and underwritten by Adobe Systems, Inc.
We greatly appreciate the individuals, corporations, and foundations who provide operating support for our education, advocacy, and stewardship efforts.
Acosta Sheet Metal Manufacturing
Air Filter/Control
Armanino
Blach Construction
Boston Properties
eBay
Inc.
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Insight Realty
Lewis & Tibbits
Francois & Beth Rodigari
Samaritan Medical Center
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Sharks Sports & Entertainment
Silicon Valley Law Group
A Slice of New York
WHCI Plumbing Supply
Robert A. Bothman, Inc.
CH2MHill
Cosmopolitan Catering
Garden City Sanitation
Goodwill of Silicon Valley
Lord & Sons
MacArthur Co.
Mason West
Norman S. Wright Mechanical Equipment
NuSpace
Old Republic Title
Katherine Oven
San Jose Earthquakes
Rotten Robbie
San Pedro Square Market
The Schoennauer Company
Seven Flags Automotive Care Network
Jodi & Drew Starbird
Verde Design, Inc.
Santa Clara Windustrial
Joann Zimmerman
Anonymous
Bayside HVAC Products
Bellarmine College Preparatory
The Best Electrical
California Hydronics
Erica Carr
Simon Bloch & Denise Chilow
Conklin Bros.
Evoqua Water Technologies
Feralloy PDM Steel Service
GC Fasteners
Gloria Duffy & Rod Diridon
Heat Transfer Equipment
Richard Peterson & Sheryl Hinshaw
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Hopkins & Carley
Johanson & Yau
Heather & Andy Lerner
MacMillan Properties
Morgan Franich Fredkin Siamas & Kays LLP
Reed & Graham
Salas O’Brien
Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association
Scott Machinery
South Bay Piping Industry
Trail Use on the Rise
Our Coleman Ave. trail count site registered a 30% increase over 2015, with an average of over 1,387 daily users.
Click here for the Trail Count Summary Report.
Volunteer Corner
A cheerful group from ARM joined us for a river cleanup and removed 328 pounds of debris otherwise destined for San Francisco Bay.
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past August:
Apple
Bellarmine College Preparatory
California San Jose Mission
Creekside School
Friends of Children with Special Needs
Habitat for Humanity
Hope Services
Mission Bay
Morgan Autism Center
Moss Adams
Muldoon Construction
RGP
South Bay Heritage Rose Group
And that is only the groups! We also appreciate the scores of individuals who come out weekly to make a difference. We logged over 1,904 volunteer hours in August.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunties
- Rose Garden Workdays
Weds. and Sats. 8:30-11:30 am. More info.
- Historic Orchard Volunteer Workday
Sat. November 5th, 8:30-11:30 am. Sign up.
- Monthly River Clean Up
Sat. October 15th, 8:30-11:30 am. Sign up.
- Pumpkins in the Park
Sat. October 8th, Various shifts available. Sign up.
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