Archive for July, 2021

18 Jul

Volunteers Spruce up Native Plant Islands

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, PRNS. Tagged: , , .

Island A

On June 6th, 2021, a hard working group of 18 volunteers signed up with the San Jose Parks  Recreation & Neighborhood Services Dept. to help the Martin-Fontana Parks Association prepare the Jeffrey Fontana Park’s two largest native plant islands ready for the long hot summer.

Wearing face masks and after passing COVID temperature checks, the volunteers went to work on the two islands to pull out dead native plants, prune back the spreading plants. To help conserve water over the summer, they hauled several buckets of mulch to cover the bare ground around the plants. The unused mulch from the ten cubic feet delivered by South Bay Materials will be added later in the summer. MFPA member donations funded the mulch purchase and will fund needed replacement plants in the late fall.

13 Jul

SCCAOR* AT WORK IN OUR PARK

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Adopt-a-Park, City of San Jose, Events, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, MFPA, Park Maintenance, PRNS. Tagged: , , , , , , .

On Sat, July 10th., sixteen volunteers from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors* came out in the 90°+ heat to refresh the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Garden.  We were joined by Johnny Khamis, the past City Council member and now the Public Relations Consultant for SCCAOR, and a couple of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services staffers, Eddie and Lalo. All worked diligently to pull weeds, cut prune tree suckers, gently deadhead the roses, and feed each rose bush in the block long garden.

  • Chris Chen & Linda Wilson
  • Signing up
  • 30 bags of mulch
  • Tools provided by Adopt-a-Park
  • Photo by Johnny Khamis

The work party was organized by the Martin-Fontana Parks Association working with San Jose’s Adopt-a-Park volunteer unit and PRNS maintenance workers from our District One Maintenance Dept.  Funding from MFPA member donations provided the rose feed, and 30 bags of mulch that were spread to preserve the sprinkler water during the summer.  Thanks to Johnny Khamis and PRNS staffers Eddie and Lalo who provided extra help and support.

Thanks also to MFPA member Dave Gonzalez (wearing the white shirt) who signed in the volunteers and provided energy snacks! And thanks to our MFPA photographer, Wayne Opp for all the photos.

8 Jul

July 10 work day in Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Adopt-a-Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, PRNS, SCCAOR. Tagged: , , .

This Saturday volunteers from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors will be meeting at the Jeffrey Fontana Memorial Rose Garden to spruce up the area and feed the roses.  We would love to see you join them Saturday, July 10 at 8:15 am to pitch in and lend a hand!

Linda Wilson and Kelly Shepherd will be signing in the volunteers, and Lalo from Parks, Recreation and Neighbor Services (PRNS) will have all the tools, gloves, and other necessary equipment on hand.  Ice cold water and healthy snacks will be provided.   A canopy will be set up to provide some shade for anyone who wants to take a break.

Volunteers from the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors meet twice yearly to work in the memorial garden and have helped the Martin-Fontana Parks Association keep this area as a fitting memorial for Officer Jeffrey Fontana who was killed in a nearby neighborhood nearly 20 years ago.  

Looking forward to seeing you there!