NEWSLETTER: January 2014
In this issue:
Super Bowl Sunday Run, 9am
Kick off Super Bowl Sunday in San Jose with the Super Guadalupe River Run! Don't fumble the opportunity to burn some calories. Whether you go long for 10K, run a 5K buttonhook, or tackle the kids' 1K quarterback sneak, you'll earn your guacamole on the Guadalupe. Click here to register.
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.
Salad Bars for Schools
After tackling our Super Bowl Sunday run, keep your momentum going with the Heart & Soles 5K on Feb. 8th. Proceeds from the Lam Research sponsored event support "Salad Bars for Santa Clara County Schools." Click here for more info.
Volunteer Coordinator Update
Volunteer Coordinator Jeremy Dalton has such a busy school schedule that he is not able to continue in the lead role. While we are sad to see him reduce his hours, we are excited to move Jessica Gonzales over to our stewardship team. Jessica has been a "Guad Guide" with us for the past two years, delivering top notch educational programs. She has experience leading volunteers at both Full Circle Farms and the SCC Open Space Authority. We wish Jeremy good luck with his studies and hope he can remain involved as time allows.
Volunteer Corner
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past December:
California San Jose Mission, Cisco Systems,
Evergreen Valley High School,
Irvington Change Project,
Mission Bay, and
Piedmont Hills High School Key Club
And that is only the groups! We also appreciate the scores of individuals who come out weekly to make a difference.
Meet Board Member Amelia Norris
Amelia discovered the GRPC through the Homeschool Program. She homeschools her two children and is the COO of ComfortQuest, Inc. Many years before homeschooling, she taught Spanish and business ESL. She grew up in Baltimore and has BA degrees in Elementary Education and Romance Languages from Loyola University Maryland. She spent a year in Granada, Spain and a year with AFS in Quito, Ecuador. After getting her MA in Latin American & Iberian Studies from UCSB she was recruited by her San Jose native husband, Joe, to move to the bay area and start a family. Amelia enjoys music, food, kayaking, spending time with her family and friends and exploring parks of all varieties.
Meet Volunteer Sister Ivana Packer
Sister Ivana Packer, born and raised in Pleasant Grove, UT, has found her passion in serving as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. When she is not serving, she loves to play soccer, run, and be with her family. Sister Packer has a love for helping everyone around her and aspires to make service a large part of her future. She has lived in San Jose for 18 months as a full-time missionary. For the past year, she has been volunteering almost every week to assist the GRPC in trail, river, orchard, rose garden, office, and event maintenance. In two weeks, she is planning on returning home to Pleasant Grove, UT to attend school at Brigham Young University to pursue a career in the medical field. Thank you Sister Packer for your hard work and dedication, you will be missed! |