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28 Jan

Patrick Pizzo Memorial Donation

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Events, Heart of the Park, MFPA, Patrick Pizzo. Tagged: Heart of the Park, Martin-Fontana Parks Association. Leave a comment

Beautiful Day Project Nov 2010

We will be having a Memorial for Patrick Pizzo at this year’s Heart of the Park Celebration on the 23rd of May. For those wishing to donate in memory of Patrick, please make your check out to the Martin-Fontana Parks Association and send to this address:

Martin-Fontana Parks Association
6081 Meridian Ave, Suite 70 #246,
San Jose, CA 95120

Please indicate that your donation is for Patrick’s memorial.

You may also select the “Make A Donation” button located on the upper right side of our Home page and make your donation there. It will connect you to PayPal where you can donate through PayPal or donate with a Debit or Credit Card. Please make sure to click on the “Add special instructions to MFPA” and indicate your donation is for Patrick’s memorial.

*There will be more details on the memorial to follow. We are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax-deductible.

27 Jan

Saturday’s Volunteer Rose Pruning was a BIG SUCCESS!

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Adopt-a-Park, City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, Patrick Pizzo, PRNS, SCCAOR. Tagged: Adopt-a-Park, City of San Jose, Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Martin-Fontana Parks Association, PRNS, SCCAOR. Leave a comment

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On Saturday the 25th of Jan, with the help of over thirty volunteers and a their hard work, the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden was pruned and weeded. Members of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors (SCCAOR) provided most of the muscle along with other volunteers. Now the roses are all set for some beautiful blooms this coming season.

Linda Wilson, the President of the Martin-Fontana Parks Association, provided 10 bags of mulch and some rose food. MFPA member, Rosy Bowring brought along 2 dozen assorted doughnuts to feed the troops. Adopt-a-Park’s Sue Bowling was there with the Adopt-a-Park trailer and work supplies. Thanks also to Mollie Tobias, City of San Jose’s Program Manager for Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services for setting this all up.

Let us not forget who wasn’t there, Patrick Pizzo.

Pat was always there to show everybody how the trimming was done. We will miss seeing his smiling face and having him show us how to trim a rose bush Things just weren’t the same with out him being there.

A photo display of Pat was provided by MFPA member, Sunny Wagstaff, showing his many years of service and dedication in making our parks more beautiful with native plants.

8 Jan

We have lost Pat Pizzo

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Butterflys, CA Native Plants, History, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Our City Forest, Park Maintenance, PRNS, SCCAOR. Tagged: drought resistant plants, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Martin-Fontana Parks Association, Our City Forest, PRNS, SCCAOR, Tree planting. 2 comments

SCCAOR Sept 2014 work-party

Patrick Pizzo, a long time member and guiding light of the Martin-Fontana Parks Association passed away on the 2nd of January 2020 at the age of 75. If you look around our two parks, you will see many examples of his handy work. Pat was the brains & brawn behind all the native plant islands located in Jeffrey Fontana Park. His most extensive creation was the 5 Islands Project near Meridian Ave.

Here is a link to a 2017 article on Pat and his many accomplishments by Our City Forest: http://www.ourcityforest.org/blog/2017/1/4/the-remarkable-pat-pizzo?fbclid=IwAR0FxrzleTYiHR_K8EacOjotqX71Vqwz0FL73QNzDkcOXa7bj6GjCKz1pU8