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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
Is it spring yet? It is currently raining, hopefully bringing bountiful blooms to all of our spring gardens. Can’t wait.
The Auxiliary had a great meeting on January 30 at Celia’s Mexican Restaurant in Menlo Park. We had 13 people in attendance (Rick Camin, Vicky Parrott, Cindy Singletary, Mary Cohen, Barry Cohen, Charlene Ott, Simon Parrott, Scooter Wren, James Walker, Jackie Marsey, Alice Domine and of course Girvin and myself). Thank you everyone who came and participated in our lively conversation. Our raffle basket list is full and the committee list is filling up. There is new and creative energy amongst us. I’m looking forward to seeing what the rest of 2024 will bring. Here are the highlights of our meeting:
- We approved the minutes from our October 2023 meeting, the 2023 year-end Treasurer’s report and a budget for 2024.
- We are still trying to figure out a non-cash payment method for our LEAF raffles, for those of you who don’t carry cash. There are many options, from Venmo, Zelle, Square, and ApplePay, but the process is not so simple or cost effective when you are a small non-profit.
- All future raffle ticket sales will be $5 per ticket, five tickets for $20.
- The Chapter Picnic will be Sunday, September 8 at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. Thank you to Rick Camin for making our reservation.
- We voted to donate $4,000 to LEAF, $1,000 to the Steve Whitehill fund and $3,000 to the Joe and Sally Tanouye fund.
- There was discussion about the May chapter meeting. Mary is working on organizing a LEAF fundraiser event or maybe more aptly called a LEAF legacy event. We are hoping to have family of the SFBA Chapter named funds in attendance in order to rekindle memories and stories of SFBA chapter members. Also in attendance may be students who received scholarships from our named funds, hopefully inspiring all to make a donation to LEAF. Students are the future of the Green Industry and LEAF and the Auxiliary are doing their best to brighten everyone’s future. Stay tuned for more information on the date and location.
- We are looking for someone to do the Auxiliary potluck in the summer. We do have a plan B in case no one steps forward. I won’t announce what that plan is until May possibly. The potluck is the must attend event for Auxiliary members. Hosted by an Auxiliary member at their home, we have been up and down the peninsula and over to the coast numerous times. Let your party planning skills shine and it’s a potluck. You don’t need to do all of the cooking!
- James Walker, Rick Camin and Jackie Marsey have agreed to be the Christmas Holiday Party committee and will be investigating new ideas and possibly reinventions of old ideas. Thank you for volunteering. I look forward to hearing your ideas.
Thank you everyone for coming to the meeting and brainstorming on how to make chapter events the best ever in 2024. I look forward to seeing everyone at the March meeting. We will be on daylight savings by then and that much closer to SPRING!
Lesley Peters
Garden Designer
650-444-4580
gpland@sbcglobal.net
How Can I Support LEAF?
MAKE AN DONATION: You may wish to commemorate a special anniversary, birthday, milestone or achievement with a donation to your fund of choice directly to LEAF or donations can be included in your CLCA membership renewal.
ESTABLISH YOUR OWN NAMED FUND: Sent a written request or commitment letter to the LEAF Board of Trustees, including some details and history of the namesake of the fund to be established. Namesakes of the funds do not necessarily need to be directly involved in CLCA if the scholarship is awarded according to the established guidelines. Specific criteria (i.e. student attending a specific school, student attending a school within a designated geographic area or student with a permanent residence within a designated geographic area) can be stipulated. ONLY THE EARNINGS from funds are awarded.
DONATE THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING: Consult your financial advisor or attorney when making a future commitment to the LEAF Legacy Program. As an IRS-recognized 501©3 tax-exempt educational foundation, LEAF enables you to do great things for the Green Industry. Contributors personally benefit from tax savings while providing a perpetual fund of scholarship/grant dollars.
For more information regarding LEAF or for fundraising suggestions, please contact Mary Cohen, LEAF Chairperson, at (408) 981-2955 or via e-mail at maryecohen@gmail.com.
To establish a new fund, make a donation or for informational brochures, either contact Mary or send your request to:
Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF), c/o CLCA Headquarters
1491 River Park Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95815-8899
or call (916) 830-2780
Partner Spotlight
The Month’s Partner Spotlight is Devil Mountain
With almost 30 years of experience in the California nursery industry Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery has a lot to talk about—including expertise in water-efficient plant varieties and innovative growing practices. Sharing knowledge with the community is one of the ways Devil Mountain gives back. Please contact webstore@devilmountainnursery.com if you’d like to schedule a Lunch & Learn or nursery tour for your team.
Download one or all of Devil Moutain’s Plant Guides and contact your local representative today:
Mark Takeda
(925) 829-6006
mark@devilmountainnursery.com
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2024 Board of Directors
Chairperson of the Board – Juan Carlos Esparza
President – Barry & Mary Cohen
Vice President – Beth Valdez
Treasurer – Scooter Wren
Secretary – Jackie Marsey
Associate Liaison – Marin Villalpando
Auxiliary President – Lesley Peters
Auxiliary Vice President – Girvin Peters
Auxiliary Treasurer – Rick Camin
Auxiliary Secretary – Vicky Parrott