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NEWSLETTER: June 2017
In this issue:
Window on the River Park
Window on the River Park, our annual donor recognition event, was held on Thursday, June 8th and generously hosted and underwritten by Adobe Systems, Inc.
We were joined by Mayor Sam Liccardo, County Supervisors Dave Cortese and Ken Yeager, and Councilmember Johnny Khamis. Board Member Kelly Hattley thanked our sponsors, and President Jeff Lawson announced a partnership with SPUR.
Executive Director Leslee Hamilton shared our vision for the park as the centerpiece of a thriving San Jose. Click here to view the slides developed by landscape architect Ken Kay.
We greatly appreciate the individuals, corporations, and foundations who provide operating support for our education, advocacy, and stewardship efforts.
Terry & Carol Austen
Armanino
Blach Construction
Boston Properties
Dan Caputo
Cilker Family Businesses
Ferguson
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Insight Realty
Lewis and Tibbitts
Francois & Beth Rodigari
Samaritan Medical Center
Santa Clara Valley Water District
California Service Tool
Silicon Valley Law Group
A Slice of New York
Able Services
Air Filter/Control
Belimo
CH2M
Gachina Landscape Management
Garden City Sanitation
Richard Peterson & Sheryl Hinshaw
Johnson Controls International
MacArthur Co.
Old Republic Title
Katherine Oven
San Jose Earthquakes
Rotten Robbie
The Schoennauer Company
Jodi & Drew Starbird
Universal Site Services
Vulcan Construction
The Best Electrical
California Hydronics
Hopkins & Carley
Martin Kopp
Heather & Andy Lerner
Lord & Sons
Mac Millan Properties
Mason West
Reed & Graham
Salas O’Brien
San Francisco Elevator Services
Santa Clara Valley Contractors Association
United Rentals
Verde Design
Winsupply of Silicon Valley
Mother's Day Adopt a Rose
Many thanks to all who adopted a rose for Mother's Day and joined us for our inaugural reception in the Heritage Rose Garden. We are also grateful for Donna Snodgrass' many hours in the garden tending plaques and the volunteers from South Bay Heritage Rose Group whose twice weekly sessions keep the roses looking good.
Bike to Work Day
Supervisor Ken Yeager and lots of employees from KLA-Tencor, Bloom Energy, Google, and VTA were among the 493 cyclists counted at our Energizer Station on May 11th.
Volunteer Corner
 
Western Digital (above left) joined us in the Heritage Rose Garden and had a lot of fun smelling the roses at peak bloom. CA Technologies (right) brought a team to help weed the Historic Orchard; they especially enjoying using pitchforks!
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past April:
Boy Scout Troop 452
CA Technologies
California San Jose LDS Missionaries
Cisco Systems
Comcast
Friends of Children with Special Needs
Hope Services
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Jeppesen
Lynbrook High School Interact Club
Mission Bay
Morgan Autism Center
National Charity League
Notre Dame High School
PayPal
Presentation High School
Samsung
Santa Clara University Delta Sigma Pi
Western Digital Foundation
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 2,824 volunteer hours in April.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- Heritage Rose Garden Workdays
Weds. and Sats. 8:30-11:30 am. More info.
- Historic Orchard Workday
Sat. July 1st, 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: The Harker School
 The Harker School is one of the local high schools that sends us volunteers. Spanish teacher Diana Moss is our biggest champion there. Whenever Diana sees has the opportunity to bring students out to volunteer, she’s here leading the way, with the biggest smile you'll ever see on a teacher's face. The Harker School community has donated over 130 hours of service so far this year. We appreciate The Harker School for their commitment to community service. |
