A hearty round of applause and a big thanks to all the volunteers who braved the drizzle and rain to put on our ninth
Heart of the Park Celebration!
Thanks to the morning set up crew of: Robert Braunstein, Theresa Wellman, Dennis Abad, Rich Grialou, Kent Wilson, Chris Chen, Tami Demayo, Paul Dornell, Michelle, Dan and Grace Judd, Brandon Koehne, Sunny Wagstaff, Rosy Bowring, Stacey and Mike Winters, Patrick Pizzo, Kelly Shepherd, and Wayne and Linda Opp.
They set up the 21 canopies while waiting in the rain for the delivery of 21 tables and 130 chairs.
Linda Opp, District 10 Councilmember Johnny Khamis, Jean LaMarca, and Tami Demayo
Thank you to Linda Opp, Jean LaMarca, and Tami Demayo, who signed in new memberships at the Membership Booth.
The MFPA raffle items collected by our board members were labeled, arranged and readied for the raffle by Michelle Judd, Christine Noordam, Praneetha Vukkadala, Kathy Mulholland, Pat Burrow, and Rosy Bowing, with Kari Wilson once again announcing the winning draws.
The ever-popular “Strut Your Mutt” dogs paraded in the rain with a small but enthusiastic crowd, under the management of Stacey Winters, Dick and Joy Stevens, and the help of Sophia Snyder and Vince Piazzisi registering the playful pups. Councilmember Khamis let the judging team and prizes were awarded the winners.
Kathy Krenn and her daughter Hannah, braved the rain to take care of the refreshment booth, while free ice cream was given away at SJPD’s Operation Frozen Treats Patrol ice cream truck during the afternoon.
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- Hannah Krenn taking care of refreshments
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- SJPD’s Operation Frozen Treats Patrol Ice Cream Truck
Starting the day off, for the second year in a row, Lisa Myers of Los Gatos Bird Watchers, led another successful birding tour of Guadalupe Oak Grove Park with 15 intrepid bird watchers. 
Our photographer for the event was Wayne Opp, who captured the activities on film and preserved the rainy memories! Also providing photos were Johnny Khamis and Dave Poeschel.
MARTIN-FONTANA PARKS ASSOCIATION 