On Saturday, October 9, 2004 the Guadalupe River Park & Gardens hosted the 9th annual Pumpkins in the Park, an environmental harvest festival for young families designed to create awareness of the Guadalupe River and celebrate the fall season.  10,000 people attended Pumpkins in the Park to learn about the Guadalupe River, make scarecrows, decorate pumpkins, taste apples and cider, listen to great music, eat great food and  partake in countless other activities.

We Needed Volunteers, and we got them!
We had more volunteers than ever.  Lucy Perez and all of the event planners would like to thank the countless volunteers who made this event possible.

Thanks to these
Participating Companies & Organizations

4C Council
Adopt-a-Park
Bay Area Bears
Children's Discovery Museum
City of SJ Mobile Recreation
Cub Scouts Pack 116
First 5 of Santa Clara County
Fishing in the City
Franklin-McKinley Foundation
Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County
Glenna Harris Weavers Guild
Golden Rule Masonic Lodge #479
Head Start
Henna World
Home Composting Education Program of SCC
Household Hazardous Waste Program
Martinelli's
Master Gardeners of SCC
Mobile Recreation
Monopoly in the Park
Norcal Waste Systems of San Jose
Peninsula Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
PG&E
PW Apple Tasting
Registrar of Voters
Safe Place
Sand Art/Candle Art
San Jose Conservation Corp
San Jose Holistic Health
Santa Clara County Firesafe Council
Santa Clara County Reading Council
Santa Clara Valley Blind Center
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Silica Valley Glass Pumpkins
Silicon Valley Council of the Blind
The Health Trust
The Sports Section
Walden West Outdoor School
Watershed Watch

 

Food & Beverage
Friend's of GRP&G Pizza Booth
Peggy Sue's
Mai Thai
Hawaiian Shaved Ice
Top Dog
Tony's Kettle Korn and Crepes
PW Apple Tasting
All Star Concessions

The Entertainment was great, thank you all!
10-10:30 Janet Sirett Children's Music
10:45 - 11:15 Los Mestizos Children's Dance Group
11:15 - 12:00 Banana Slugs Environmental Children's Music
12:00 - 12:45 Andy Z Children's Music
12:45 - 1:30 Zun Zun Children's Music, lots of instruments!
1:30 - 2:15 Banana Slugs
2:15 - 3:00 Andy Z
3:00 - 3:45 Zun Zun

Ongoing throughout the day...

Cosmo the Clown
Motion Maker Puppeteers
Visit from San Jose Sharkie!
Air Systems Space Ship
Dept. of Forestry Communications Van

Thanks to all of the donors of the Donation Drawing
 Proceeds benefit the nonprofit Friends of GRP&G

Composting Package Home Composting Education Program of SCC
Dinner for Two Sonoma Chicken Coop
Two Free Car Washes Classic Car Wash
Free Family Membership History San Jose
Family Four Pack Children's Discovery Museum
Lunch for Two Paolo's
$50 Gift Certificate E & O Trading Company
Lunch for Two Amalfi's, Hyatt San Jose
Brunch for Two The Fountain Restaurant, The Fairmont Hotel
$100 Gift Certificate The Grill on the Alley
Two Children's Books Hicklebee's
$10 Gift Certificate (five of these) Bella Mia
4 Free Admissions Happy Hollow
2 Free Tickets Teatro Vision
2 Free Tickets Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
$50 Gift Certificate Henry's Hi-Life
Weekend Stay for Two Hyatt St. Claire
$50 Gift Certificate La Pastaia
2 Free Tickets S.J. Repertory Theatre
2 Free Tickets to Disney on Ice San Jose Arena Authority
2 Free Tickets ComedySportz
Free CD Andy Z
Blown Glass Pumpkin Silica Valley Glass Pumpkins
2 Free Cds Zun Zun

Sponsors

Cortese Brothers

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