Archive for the ‘Heart of the Park’ Category

10 Mar

Native Garden Islands Refreshed and Ready for Spring

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA, Park Maintenance, PRNS, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: , , , , .

Click this link for the four page newsletter: https://saveourparktrees.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/winter-spring-newsletter-2023.pdf

20 Oct

See what you missed at our last Heart of the Park Celebration

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, Events, Funraiser, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, Matt Mahan, MFPA. Tagged: , , .

*Thanks to our MFPA photographer, Wayne Opp for all these great photos!

18 Oct

Heart of the Park Celebration

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Dog Parade, Events, Funraiser, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, Matt Mahan, MFPA. Tagged: , , .

Getting ready for the Dog Parade

*Thanks to our MFPA photographer, Wayne Opp and former District 10 Councilmember. Johnny Khamis for their great photos.

18 Oct

The Founding Fathers of our Martin-Fontana Parks Association

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, MFPA. Tagged: .

Vince Piazisi, Dick Stevens, & Pier Maggiani receive Certificates of Appreciation from MFPA president, Linda Wilson for being the original founders of the Martin-Fontana Parks Association back in 2010 at yesterday’s Heart of the Park Celebration. (Photo by Johnny Khamis)

16 Oct

Thanks for coming out

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Dog Parade, Dogs, Events, Funraiser, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Matt Mahan, MFPA. Tagged: , .

13 Sep

Celebrating Our Parks

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Dog Parade, Events, Funraiser, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Matt Mahan, Membership Drive, MFPA, Park Maintenance, PRNS, Santa Clara Valley Water District, SJPD, TJ Martin Park, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

12 Sep

Who will be at our Heart of the Park event?

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Events, Friends of Gaudalupe Oak Grove Park, Funraiser, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Matt Mahan, MFPA, PRNS, Santa Clara Valley Water District, SJPD, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , .

Almaden Valley Public Safety Net

Birds of Our Parks

California Native Plant Tour/Society

District 10 City Council Office

Friends of Guadalupe Oak Grove Park

Handmade Almaden Market

Master Gardeners of Santa Clara Valley

MFPA membership, raffle, & refreshment tables

Party by Alina Face Painting

San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services

Volunteer Unit SJPD Crime Prevention Ice Cream Truck

12 Sep

Who will be donating the Raffle Prizes?

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in Heart of the Park.

28 Jan

Patrick Pizzo Memorial Donation

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

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.

25 May

A Soggy Day in May

Posted by Martin-Fontana Parks Association in CA Native Plants, City of San Jose, Dog Parade, Dogs, Events, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, Heart of the Park, Jeffrey Fontana Park, Johnny Khamis, MFPA, PRNS, SJPD, TJ Martin Park. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , .

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.

Richard Grialou kept winning & winning
Kathy Mujlholland wins prize
Announcer Kari Wilson and another Raffle winner
Some more happy winners

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.

1st & 2nd place winners
Vince Piazzisi, Dick Stevens, Johnny Khamis, and Stacy Winters
First place winner

 

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.

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. 

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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.

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