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NEWSLETTER: April 2017
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Adopt a Rose for Mother's Day
Now you can discover your enchanted rose! Adopt a Rose for Mom (and anyone who symbolizes "Mom"!) at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden and give the gift that keeps on living.
New this year for rose adopters: Be our Guest for Tea and Roses
Saturday, May 13th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Come see the garden in bloom! Volunteers will be on hand to help you locate your rose and learn about the garden, and refreshments will be provided.
Pre-order online and we'll have your gift package waiting, just in time for Mother's Day! Or choose your rose and take home your gift package the same day.
More information here.
Environmental Education
Spring means field trips, and thanks to our newest grant from Adobe, students from area Title One schools are participating in our hands-on programs free of charge.
Park Maintenance Funding
Are you concerned about the state of San Jose's parks?
City parks have been impacted greatly by budget cuts in recent years. As the City begins its annual budgeting process, you can help by letting your Councilmember and the Mayor know that park maintenance is a priority.
Click here to contact your Councilmember.
Bike to Work? Join lupebikepool!
Looking for a "smile and adventure" from your morning commute? Join the lupebikepool on the 2nd Wednesday and 4th Friday of each month and ride to work with your friends, coworkers and neighbors northbound along the Guadalupe River Trail. It's a free, fun, safe, and inclusive opportunity.
Click here for more information.
Storm Cleanup
We collected over 3,000 pounds of trash from the river last month, thanks to help from over 100 volunteers. We host river cleanups on the third Saturday of every month and welcome your support to help clean the river and trail. Sign up here.
Volunteer Corner
A special thanks to all the high school students that have been coming out to help us clean up the river. Over the past couple months we've seen groups from high schools in Milpitas, Cupertino, San Jose, and private schools including Notre Dame, Bellarmine, Harker, Presentation, and Cristo Rey.
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past February:
Circle K International
Cupertino High School Nat'l Honor Society
Hope Services
Leland High School Key Club
Milpitas High School American Red Cross
Milpitas High School Key Club
Mission Bay
Monta Vista High School Key Club
Morgan Autism Center
National Charity League
Notre Dame High School
One Brick
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 more than 1,967 volunteer hours in February.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunties
- Heritage Rose Garden Workdays
Weds. and Sats. 8:30-11:30 am. More info.
- Monthly River Cleanup
Sat. April 15th, 8:30-11:30 am Sign up.
- Historic Orchard Workday
Sat. April 8th, 8:30-11:30 am. Sign up.
- PlayGarden Landscaping Support
Ongoing, e-mail Ricky for more information.
- General Support - Ongoing
Have some time during the week but can't make one of our regular workdays? Let us know! Every bit of time helps. E-mail Ricky for more information.
Volunteer Highlight: Notre Dame High School
 Notre Dame is one of our local high schools that sends a lot of volunteers to us. This past semester we had three groups of Notre Dame students do their senior service learning project (SSLP) with the park. One of the groups organized their own river cleanup where they had participation from their family and friends. The Notre Dame community has donated over 180 hours of service so far this year. Everyone at Guadalupe River Park Conservancy would like to give a big thank you to Notre Dame for their commitment to community service. |
