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NEWSLETTER: September 2019
In this issue:
Heritage Rose Garden Transformation
Did you know that volunteers maintain Guadalupe Gardens' Heritage Rose Garden? Heavy winter and spring rains followed by sunny days awakened the stock of invasive seeds that settled in the garden during our historic drought. As such, this year's growth of weeds proved particularly challenging to contain on top of ongoing garden maintenance.
We are grateful for support from the 289 volunteers who contributed 742 hours of service this summer, including groups from Western Digital and Children's Discovery Museum's Summer of Service, contracted help from Gachina Landscape Management, and ongoing support from our dedicated weekly volunteers that resulted in the striking before and after photo above.
Without volunteers, this one-of-a-kind collection of roses would not be a reality. Please consider joining us for one of our weekly Wednesday and Saturday morning workdays.
Learn more.
Pumpkins in the Park
Our 24th annual, family-friendly harvest festival returns to Discovery Meadow on October 12th from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is free!
Giant Pumpkin Patch
Costume Parade
Carnival Games
Great Food
Fresh Apple Cider
Guadalupe River Education
Children's Concert
and more!
Want to join the fun? You can also participate as a vendor, sponsor, contributor, or volunteer!
More information here.
New Educational Mural
Thanks to grant funding from Valley Water in support of our education programs, we engaged Local Color and artist Laurel Picklum to paint this stunning educational mural on the bridge support wall facing the west bank of the Guadalupe River Trail under Coleman Ave. The mural highlights the diverse array of birds and aquatic life that comprise the Guadalupe River ecosystem and integrates pollution prevention themes. We hope you enjoy the new look!
Volunteer Corner
Rockwell Automation helped with deep cleaning of the Children's Carousel at Arena Green in preparation for ride inspections and maintenance.
A hearty thanks to all the volunteer groups that toiled to make GRPG a more beautiful place this past July:
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Boys Team Charity
Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Childrens Discovery Museum
Cisco
Ernst & Young
Habitat For Humanity
Hope Services
Illumio
Independence High School Key Club
Mission Bay
Monte Vista High School
National Charity League Almaden & Willow Rose Chapters
Rockwell Automation
South Bay Heritage Rose Group
UC Master Gardners of Santa Clara County
And that is only the groups! We also appreciate the scores of individuals who come out weekly to make a difference. You helped us log 1,426 volunteer hours in July.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- Heritage Rose Garden Workdays
Weds. and Sats. 8:30-11:30 am. More info.
- Historic Orchard Workday
Sat. November 2nd, 8:30-11:30 am. Sign up.
- Pumpkins in the Park
Fri. October 11th & Sat. October 12th, various shifts. Help support our 24th annual harvest festival! Sign up.
- Water Festival Support
Help support our annual watershed education festival for 300+ students. Volunteers are needed Monday and Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 16 & 17. Additional pre-event support needed in the weeks prior. Contact Sarah if interested.
- Translation Support
We are looking for individuals fluent in another language to help us translate a few of our field trip materials. Ideally, this will be a volunteer interested in helping us with future translations as well. Our goal is to make this information as accessible as possible to all participants and their families. So far, we have the following covered: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Tagalog, Portuguese, German, and French. Contact us if interested.
Meet Board Member: Carrick Young
 Carrick is a second generation San Jose resident. He joined Cushman & Wakefield in 2016 and serves as a senior associate focusing on Office and R&D Leasing in markets throughout the South Bay Area, with a particular focus on Downtown San Jose and the San Jose Airport. Prior to joining C&W, Carrick attended Bellarmine College Prep and took the short trip down the street to Santa Clara University. In his spare time, he loves to read about real estate, travel, and play soccer. Thanks, Carrick, for your service! |
