July 2023

Bay Breeze

In This Issue

From the President

Juan Carlos Esparza, Urban Scapes

Those of you that did not attend the Annual Landscape Achievement Awards Dinner and Presentation on Saturday, June 17, at Michael’s at Shoreline missed a great event. As SFBAC has come to expect from Michael’s, the food was very good and the company engaging. Many of us were able to catch up with associates we have not seen in months.

This year’s judges came from Santa Cruz and Scotts Valley. Roberto Monjes was not able to attend, but Regan Barry was present and explained the hard decisions finding winners.

The full list of winning entries will be available before too long, but the evening reached its zenith when the sweepstakes presentation of those 5 plaques. They went to 5 different companies: Lifescape Custom Landscaping, Gothic Landscapes, Tamura Designs, Blue Sky Designs, and Frank + Grossman Landscape.

The event was planned by Andrew Tuckman of SiteOne Landscape Supply and he acted as the MC for the evening.

Our sincere thanks to all our sponsors for their contributions to this evening. And a special thanks to Anna Cooper, Beth Valdez, Charlene and Leo Ott, and Girvin and Lesley Peters for their hard work on the awards committee.

Leslie Peters conducted a LEAF raffle, raising funds for student scholarships.

Those who left at the end of the meeting were able to catch the wonderful, red sunset over the bay.

At our last meeting, Girvin Peters resigned as a member of the board. On behalf of the SFBAC, we extend our sincere thanks to him for his dedication to CLCA/SFBAC through the years and his diligent efforts to make the industry successful for all members. We wish him well in his future endeavors.

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Upcoming Events

Partners for Success Appreciation Event with the San Jose Giants

Sunday, May 5th | Excite Ballpark | San Jose

Gates Open at 12:00pm | First Pitch 1:00pm

Join us at historic Excite Ballpark and show appreciation for the years of support from our Partners for Success. Ticket holders will enter through the San Jose Giants Season Ticket Member Gate and enjoy world famous barbecue and beverages included with their ticket on the Elcor Electric suite style private patio along the first base line reserved exclusively for our group. Cheer on the San Jose Giants as they take on Lake Elsinore Storm in a front row field level box with suite service.

Cost is only $50 per ticket and includes lunch (all you can eat) and 2 drink tickets and a field level box seat.

Tickets are available to purchase through Thursday, May 2nd.

SFBA Chapter Celebration - Save the Date!

June 15 | Michael's at shoreline | Mountain View

Come and celebrate the brilliant history of the SFBA Chapter. We will also celebrate CLCA's Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF), that has many named funds honoring our Forefathers and Foremothers. Details and Registration will be announced soon.

If you would like to donate items for the auction please contact Mary Cohen barrymarycohen@gmail.com

Auxiliary Report

Happy summer to all. It is fairly quiet for the Auxiliary but we are behind the scenes madly planning for the second half of 2023. We are looking for someone to host the Auxiliary potluck, typically held in August, and like this time last year, we are looking for a venue for the Christmas Holiday Party. If anyone has a brilliant idea for a family-friendly and cost-effective venue, please send them my way. We are exploring a few opportunities, but we would consider any and all ideas.

The Awards Banquet has come and gone. Thank you to Andrew Tuckman for organizing the program. We were a small but boisterous crowd and it was a lovely evening, renewing friendships and celebrating the work of our SFBA Chapter members. Congratulations to all of the winners.

The Auxiliary had our usual raffle at the Awards Banquet. Thanks to everyone who purchased additional tickets, we raised $210 for LEAF. The raffle winners were:

Marin Villalpando Jr. won the basket by Ana Cooper of Frank and Grossman.
Laurie Tamura of Tamura Designs won the basket by Girvin and Lesley Peters.
Mark Sebben of Bayscape Management won the basket by Vicky Parrott.

Thank you to Vicky, Ana and Girvin for making a basket and congratulations to the winners. Enjoy your winnings.

The Chapter Picnic is coming up on September 10th at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. Come join your CLCA friends and family for a great barbecue, fun games for all ages and of course the horseshoe tournament. All are welcome, including your employees and their families. A Constant Contact will go out in August for you to sign up in advance. As you can imagine (or maybe you can’t), buying food for a barbecue for 50 people or more can be challenging. We really need to know in advance how many people are coming. Look for the Constant Contact and RSVP as soon as possible. I look forward to meeting new people and welcoming friends to the picnic on September 10.

Enjoy the summer. Hope to see you at a CLCA event soon.

Lesley Peters
Garden Designer
650-444-4580
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Chapter Picnic

The Chapter Picnic is right around the corner! Come join your CLCA family at the Chapter Picnic at Cuesta Park in Mountain View on Sunday, September 10, starting at 11 a.m. The horseshoe tournament will start promptly at 11 a.m., with a barbecue lunch at 12:30 p.m. Thank you to our picnic committee (Chair Rick Camin, Alice Domine, Vicky Parrott, Michelle Ott, Cindy Singletary, Girvin and Lesley Peters, and Charlene and Leo Ott) for putting this event together.

Games for all ages will be available throughout the day. Start practicing your horseshoe skills. Ed and Jonathon Ott are still the team to beat. With last year’s cancellation due to rain (go figure!), the Ott’s are still the defending champions. I have a feeling a Domine team is anxious to reclaim the trophy.

Dust off your recipe’s! We are bringing back the cookie/dessert competition this year, as well as the chili cook-off. We have some awesome bakers and cooks in this group, young and old, and it is refreshing to see old family recipes being passed down to the next generation. A reservation form will be available in the August newsletter and a Constant Contact invitation will go out in August also. Pricing is the same as last year, $10 for adults and kids 12 and over, $5 for children under 12.

A day filled with great food, great fun, and great friends. How could you go wrong with this combination? I look forward to seeing you there. CLICK HERE to register by mail and pay with a check or CLICK HERE to register and pay online.