February | 2018 | MARTIN-FONTANA PARKS ASSOCIATION

Archive for February, 2018

20 Feb

What would we do without them?

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Adopt-a-Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, PRNS. Tagged: Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Martin-Fontana Parks Association, Pioneer High School, PRNS. 1 comment

HATS OFF, and a BIG THANKS to all who joined the Adopt-a-Park, Pioneer High School, and middle school volunteers on Saturday Feb. 17th. to clean up the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Garden and rake all the mulch at the east end of Fontana Park. They were a hard-working bunch, removing the Heliotrope that was choking out the roses, climbing the fence, and the trees, and then, marching down to the east end of Fontana to pull a mountain of weeds and spread all those piles of mulch.

Weeding at the Rose Garden

Huge pile of weeds taken out

For those who were not able, out of town, too busy, or just not into it, I urge you to at least visit the two sites to see the mountains of vegetation removed and the beauty of all the mulch spread.

Attacking the mounds of mulch

Thanks again, to all those who worked on Saturday!

9 Feb

Our 2018 Membership Team is off and running

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, Funraiser, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: drought resistant plants, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Martin-Fontana Parks Association, TJ Martin Park. Leave a comment

Thanks to the efforts of our hard-working team, six new members have been signed up to date; bringing our total membership count to 165. In addition, sponsorships are up as more people are becoming sponsors for the first time or our current sponsors are increasing their gifts. Thanks so much, members & sponsors. Without your generous donations where would we be? Just take a look around our parks to see where your money has been going. Lots of projects such as:

New Native Plant Islands

New trees planted

Piles of mulch spread

Lots of weeding

Remember, you too can become a member or sponsor by just selected the “memberships/sponsorships” menu selection at the top of our page and follow the directions provided. We are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code so your donations are tax-deductible.

9 Feb

District 10 Park Heroes

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, Mayor Sam Liccardo, MFPA, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: City Council, City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, Martin-Fontana Parks Association, Parks, TJ Martin Park. Leave a comment

From left to right are Dave Poeschel, District 10 Councilmember Johnny Khamis, Patrick Pizzo, and Lee Pauser

On Feb. 8th 2018, Dave, Patrick, and Lee were awarded the status of “Park Heroes” at the State of the City address. An award that was surely well deserved. Congratulations, guys; for all you do for our parks. When you see these guys, make sure to give them a pat on the back and say “Thank You” for all their hard work.