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For more information, visit Serra online at:

Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo is much more than an outstanding Catholic college preparatory school for young

men.It is a place where teachers become mentors and classmates become brothers. Located in the heart of the Peninsula between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Serra students take advantage of all that the Bay Area has to offer. Teachers help students to explore their talents in a variety of places—academics, the arts, athletics, clubs and service learning experiences—all in the context of our core values of Faith, Wisdom, Service, Community and Leadership.

The Serra spirit is unmistakable. At Serra, you will be known and you will belong. Students form bonds that are strengthened every day—in the classrooms, on the athletic fields, at retreats and on the performing arts stage—which ultimately transform into a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.

Curriculum

Serra prepares students not only for the rigors of university, but also for the challenges of 21st century adulthood. Our students have an 82.7% AP pass rate, which is one of the highest in the entire Bay Area. Ninety-nine percent of our graduates go on to college. The Class of 2011 received $7.5 million in college scholarships and performed more than 31,000 volunteer hours of Christian service.

In August, we opened the doors of our brand new Center for the Arts and Sciences. The $21 million project includes a major

expansion of the aquatics facilities. Contemporary classrooms feature the latest instructional technology to maximize student learning. They are equipped with Smart Board and digital camera technology, student laptops and wireless computer connectivity. The second floor science wing features five classroom/lecture labs. The first floor has expanded facilities for the Academic Resource Center and the arts—including a music rehearsal hall, a Green Room and spacious art rooms for 2-D and 3-D art.

Tri-School Program

We have the best of both worlds. The Tri-School Program is a partnership among Serra, Notre Dame, Belmont and Mercy, Burlingame. This collaborative effort allows our schools to remain single gender, while providing significant coeducational opportunities on each other’s campuses, including classes, retreats, dances, clubs, music and drama programs.

At Serra, ordinary moments become extraordinary experiences.

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I’ll take One Moretini,’ please

Sometimes a celebrity doesn’t have to be an A-list movie star found inside the glossy pages of People magazine. In a small town like Half Moon Bay, a “celebrity” can be a former may-or, a surf legend, a beloved soft ball coach, and, yes, even a soon-to-be retired newspaper

publisher and her Phodoodling husband.My husband, Marc, and I have been asked to host “Celebrity

Bartender Night” at It’s Italia on Th ursday, Nov. 17. Our signature drink will be the “One Moretini,” and whether you like it shaken or stirred, vodka or gin, onion or olive, we will be there to whip it up for you while you enjoy a little Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett playing in the background.

Th e proceeds from the event will go to the Senior Coastsiders — an organization I was fortunate to serve as a board member for more than eight years.

Celebrity Bartender Night is the brainchild of It’s Italia owner Betsy del Fierro who says the idea originated over a glass of wine

with husband, George, and friends Mo and Cheryl Fowler, back in 2009. Mo was the director of operations for the San Francisco 49ers at the time, and he graciously off ered to pour drinks if the proceeds could go to the Coastal Repertory Th eatre. Th at evening was a huge success, and the bar was fi lled with locals who mingled with members of the 49ers team.

Since that fi rst night in 2009, It’s Italia has raised more than $25,000 for our local nonprofi ts. Th ese funds came from of direct donations, auction proceeds, raffl e ticket sales, as well as direct tips to the bartender.

Some Celebrity Bartender trivia: Th e most ever raised in one night was by the Half Moon Bay Mothers’ Club in support of the Alsace Lorraine play structure. Close seconds were the Square Peg Foundation and Cabrillo Education Foundation.

Th e bartender who has raised the most direct tips was Naomi Patridge, supporting Half Moon Bay Girls Soft ball. I’d really like to break that record.

So join me for “One Moretini” and help me raise money for the Senior Coastsiders. While I may not fi ll the room with famous athletes, I can almost promise that you may spot

local luminaries in the crowd like sportswriter Mark “Scoop” Foyer or even Review Managing Editor Clay Lambert.

Th at’s if you can get past the paparazzi.

For more information, visit Serra online at:

Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo is much more than an outstanding Catholic college preparatory school for young

men.It is a place where teachers become mentors and classmates become brothers. Located in the heart of the Peninsula between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Serra students take advantage of all that the Bay Area has to offer. Teachers help students to explore their talents in a variety of places—academics, the arts, athletics, clubs and service learning experiences—all in the context of our core values of Faith, Wisdom, Service, Community and Leadership.

The Serra spirit is unmistakable. At Serra, you will be known and you will belong. Students form bonds that are strengthened every day—in the classrooms, on the athletic fields, at retreats and on the performing arts stage—which ultimately transform into a brotherhood that lasts a lifetime.

Curriculum

Serra prepares students not only for the rigors of university, but also for the challenges of 21st century adulthood. Our students have an 82.7% AP pass rate, which is one of the highest in the entire Bay Area. Ninety-nine percent of our graduates go on to college. The Class of 2011 received $7.5 million in college scholarships and performed more than 31,000 volunteer hours of Christian service.

In August, we opened the doors of our brand new Center for the Arts and Sciences. The $21 million project includes a major

expansion of the aquatics facilities. Contemporary classrooms feature the latest instructional technology to maximize student learning. They are equipped with Smart Board and digital camera technology, student laptops and wireless computer connectivity. The second floor science wing features five classroom/lecture labs. The first floor has expanded facilities for the Academic Resource Center and the arts—including a music rehearsal hall, a Green Room and spacious art rooms for 2-D and 3-D art.

Tri-School Program

We have the best of both worlds. The Tri-School Program is a partnership among Serra, Notre Dame, Belmont and Mercy, Burlingame. This collaborative effort allows our schools to remain single gender, while providing significant coeducational opportunities on each other’s campuses, including classes, retreats, dances, clubs, music and drama programs.

At Serra, ordinary moments become extraordinary experiences.

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Serra Blue is GOLD

Thursday, December 1, 20117 p.m.

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Beyond ‘Bah, humbug’11/18 Traditional treatments of the Charles Dickens classic holiday tale “A Christmas Carol” paint Ebenezer Scrooge as a Christmas-hating, money-loving miser to whom everything is “Bah, humbug!” While that may not be far from the truth, there is more to his story, as Coastal Repertory Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” will explore. Under director Mark Drumm, a cast of 19 will present “A Christmas Carol” that’s even closer and truer to Dickens’ classic novel. Based on a stage adaptation by San Jose thespian Bruce De Les Dernier, the story looks into why Scrooge hates Christmas; is it just greed or is it due to the fact that it was near Christmastime when he lost his beloved sister and the love of his life? Further fleshing out the story is original instrumental music composed by Coastsiders Bill Barton and Michael La Guardia, comprised of adaptations of familiar carols that will be recorded and played during the shows. Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, from Nov. 18 through Dec. 17 at Coastal Repertory Theatre at 1167 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. Ticket prices range from $15 though $30.

Elementary, my dear readers

11/4 Central Coast resident Laurie R. King, whose books revolve around Sherlock Holmes, will visit Bay Book Company from 7 to

9 p.m. to discuss “The Pirate King,” the latest of her award-wining Mary Russell novels about Holmes’ fictional wife, a character King created. She’ll also discuss “A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon,” a compilation of mystery tales that salute Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective. 726-3488.

Celebrate local theater

11/5 Help commemorate a quarter-century of live theater on the Coastside in “Moroccan Nights,” the celebration of the 25th

anniversary of Coastal Repertory Theatre. Scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the Oceano Hotel and Spa, it features live entertainment including singers perform-ing selections from stage musicals the troupe has presented, and photographs and memorabilia from the troupe’s beginnings as This Side of the Hill Players to today. Tickets are $75 per person, available online at coastalrep.com, or by calling (650) 569-3266.

Boost the Boosters

11/5 To keep their kids racking up those scores, the Half Moon Bay High School Cougar Boosters present the Black and Orange Ball

from 6 to 11 p.m. at Cetrella at 845 Main St. in Half Moon Bay. There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment by Coastside-based Marty Williams Jazz Band and Catie Chase and the Getaways, with upbeat music for dancing. Tickets are $50 per person in advance, online at hmbcougarboosters.org, or $60 per person at the door. For information, call event chair Karen Bacich, (425) 613-7264.

Food and wine fare well at this fair

11/5 Food, wine and fun for kids is paramount at the Half Moon Bay Food and Wine Fare, set for noon to 4 p.m. at Harbor Village at

270 Capistrano Road in Princeton. It’s the second such event presented by the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association, (the local La Nebbia Winery’s a member), and it will feature more than 30 regional wineries, and food from Coastside restaurants and caterers. It’ll also raise money for Coastside Children’s Programs and the American Legion Post 474 Fourth of July Fireworks Commit-tee. (831) 685-8463.

Celebrate history and the holidays

11/5-13 The annual Johnston Holiday House is a little different this year as the Johnston House Holiday Emporium,

but it still will celebrate harvest and the holidays in the circa-1853 “White House of Half Moon Bay.” There will be original creations by local and regional artists and artisans, goods from local merchants and savory and sweet treats, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 5, 6, 12 and 13. For information, call 726-0329.

Coming home to the court

11/23 The annual Half Moon Bay High School basketball reunion takes place on Thanksgiving Eve with the alumni basketball

games. The girls’ game starts at 5:30 p.m., with the boys’ game tipping off at 7:30 p.m. Both alumni teams will play against the varsity teams. There is no admission. Former basketball players are invited and encouraged to come out, lace them up, and tell stories of the old days. 712-7200.

Get a jump on your shopping

12/3 Do some holiday shopping and spend time with your Coastside neighbors as Project Knew Groove, along with the Odd Fellows,

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On a Thursday afternoon in the Stone Pine parking lot, the passenger seat of Steven Bacich’s car is piled high with bags of granulated sugar in preparation for this week’s upcoming Half Moon Bay High School football game.

“I just had to pick up a few more boxes of frozen churros,” he explains. “It’s all part of the job.”

As president of the Half Moon Bay Cougar Boosters Athletic Corp., Bacich sees something as mundane as acquiring churros as a grand opportunity. “We use the profits from these to pay our athletic trainers, who are a really big deal for our teams,” Bacich says.

In the last year, Bacich and a large group of energetic local parents incorporated Cougar Boosters as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. In an era in which public funds are increas-ingly scant and sports programs at high schools and colleges are being terminated, Cougar Boosters seeks to keep Half Moon Bay’s athletics thriving.

“The needs of the school were great enough to warrant our efforts into secur-ing better equipment, facilities and safety measures for our children,” says Bacich.

In the past year, the organization has suc-cessfully raised, and then promptly spent, close to $250,000 on Half Moon Bay High School sports teams. The money went for equipment and uniforms, renovation of the school gymnasium and the hiring (for the first time ever) of athletic trainers. In addi-

tion, the Boosters have been instrumental in forming a freshman boys basketball team and homework clubs to keep a strong emphasis on academics for school athletes.

It is, according to Bacich, all predicated on a volunteer spirit. “We have a great group of parents that give their time and energy week after week,” says Bacich, “but it’s also amazing how many people in the community without kids contribute as well.”

While the organization has had a great first year of fundraising, Bacich rattles off a long list of future projects that he would like to see the Boosters tackle. The list includes development of the school’s track pits (so they can host home meets) and a thorough overhaul of the school’s aging pool. “Those projects require significant dollars and we’d really like to get better at raising those types of larger funds,” he said.

For now, the Boosters are employ-ing means both large and small to keep the high school’s athletics vital, from its high-profile Black and Orange Ball this month, to more meager profit strategies like sales of churros at the concession stand.

For Bacich and the other parents invested in the Boosters, it is a community effort.

“We have a unique geography here on the Coastside and this is our area’s only high school, so the community’s willing-ness to get involved makes all the differ-ence for our kids,” Bacich said. 1

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“WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PARENTS THAT GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGy WEEK AFTER WEEK. BUT IT’S ALSO AMAzING HOW MANy PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITy WITHOUT KIDS CONTRIBUTE AS WELL.”

— Steve bacich, preSident of the half Moon bay cougar booSterS

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medicos volunteer their skills

Every day Coastside doctors slip on their white coats, � guratively speaking, and head to their of-� ces to see patients.

But, for many of them, the desire to help others through medicine isn’t limited to just the o� ce. � at spirit spreads like a good virus and they are hooked on volunteer work — around the world.

Quite a few medical doctors, nurses and medical practitioners put in time helping people without pay, said Half Moon Bay physi-cian Debbie Penrose.

She’s one of three of those medi-cal professionals whose practices are Coastside-based but whose philanthropy is limitless. Here’s what they do about that incurable condition:

By staCy treveNoN

Dr. Debbie Penrose was a volunteer even before she became a doctor. She has given her time in numerous ways before

using her training at the Coastside RotaCare clinic.

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Podiatrist cohen makes strides in china

El Granada resident Irwin Cohen spent the first half of September in Chi-na, not as a tourist but to blend medicine and volunteering.

His career as a podiatrist started when the Brooklyn native was a young man in Manhattan, considering either medicine or science.

Then he met a well-established po-diatrist through the man’s niece, whom Cohen was dating. “I watched him do surgery,” Cohen said, “and I thought, I can do that.”

In 1973 Cohen started a practice in Palo Alto (still operating today) and in 1974 launched a Half Moon Bay practice on Correas Street with physician George Goldthorpe. When the building burned down in the early 1980s, he moved to Main Street for 27 years, and since March has occupied an office at 585 Kelly Ave.

And volunteering has been there all along.

He started a free podiatry clinic for seniors at Little House in Menlo Park in

1974, which got him voted “Little House Man of the Year,” and gave time to the Charles Drew Health Center in East Palo Alto. Both are defunct now, but Cohen took his volunteering to the next level —

in China.Fellow Coastside medical professional

Eric Shapira drew him into it, through the American-based International Executive Council, which brings experts to overseas

Penrose treats those who can’t pay

The concept of serving the greater community came to Deb-bie Penrose long before she started medical school.

Besides her family medical practice in Half Moon Bay, she gives one evening a month to the RotaCare clinic in Shoreline Station, which provides urgent care to uninsured Coastsiders and draws roughly 30 patients every Wednesday evening.

“It’s to give back,” she said. “I may be tired, think I’m really exhausted by the end of the day, but (after RotaCare) I feel as high as a kite. I get energized.”

It didn’t start out that way. Armed with a bachelor’s degree from the Moore Institute of Art in Philadelphia, Penrose worked in Manhattan in fashion illustration. But she felt that it wasn’t of use to society in general.

So she joined Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, which she calls “a domestic Peace Corps,” and did community organizing in Washington, D.C., ghettos until the restlessness came back.

This time she integrated University of Pennsylvania pre-med courses into her family life, attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, interned at Parkview Hospital in Phila-delphia and began to practice medicine in 1980.

“My interest was in giving back,” she said.

Drawn by her love of the West Coast she came to California in 1980 to practice in Walnut Creek before relocating to Mon-tara. She worked at the then-Coastside Medical Clinic before opening a practice on Kelly Avenue in 1992, and still practices from her office on Main Street.

But in 1993 she added volunteering at the then-new Coast-side RotaCare clinic. Operated under the auspices of local Ro-tary clubs, RotaCare began in 1989 in Gilroy and spread. Now it hosts 11 clinics from Hayward to Monterey and others in New York and Washington, D.C.

At the local clinic, Penrose treats patients with diabetes, hy-pertension, high cholesterol and more. She also treats children and seniors, administers X-rays and immunizations, and does blood work. If more is called for, “we get them to the right spe-cialist through volunteers or county services.”

She says that contrary to common opinion, RotaCare patients are not exclusively Spanish-speaking — just people in need and without medical insurance.

She kept in touch with art by running the Kelly Street Gallery from her home for three years.

Put it all together and it’s the right prescription for her.“It feels wonderful,” she said. “I feel like I’ve given something

back and it’s a good feeling. “There’s so much that needs to be done. What I do is a small

part of what everyone else in the community is doing.”

Photo courtesy Irwin Cohen

Dr. Irwin Cohen said he took as much as he gave in China, including the sense that the Chinese people were giving and smart.

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agencies like the Bureau of Foreign Experts in China.

Through the council, Shapira, a dental sur-geon and geriatric specialist, had volunteered to treat patients, do surgeries and lecture overseas. Last year, seeing a need for podiatrists in China, he asked Cohen to join him.

They made the trip Sept. 1 to 15. “It wasn’t just me giving,” Cohen said. “It was more shar-ing than giving.”

At the People’s Hospital No. 2 in the city of Taiyuan, in the Shanxi province, about 310 miles southwest of Beijing, Cohen and Shapira saw patients, performed surgeries and gave lectures.

Cohen spoke to orthopedic surgeons and performed surgeries as they observed. Much of his treatments were for diabetes, which he said is on the rise in China.

“I gave my version of what I knew,” he said. Constantly by their sides were translators Daph-

ne, for Irwin, and Zoe, for Shapira, and diminutive but plucky Anna, director of the Foreign Experts program with the People’s Hospital.

“She didn’t take any crap from anybody,” said Cohen, noting that they “never felt threatened”

with her around. If anything, he said, they felt embraced. Food

was plentiful and tasty, and there was time to see the 2,700-year-old Pingyao Ancient City, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, a huge Buddha carved into a mountainside and the locals.

“My image of the Chinese people went up a few notches after meeting them,” said Cohen. “They were highly motivated, generally cheer-ful, very giving, very intellectual.”

One of those was a Dr. Jianguo Liu, who helped Daphne with the technical terms.

“I’d like to express my appreciation sincerely to you for the help you gave me during your stay in the hospital,” Liu later wrote to Cohen. “I am quite lucky and glad to have you here and have done several operations successfully together ... Your attitude to the work impressed me most. You are my mentor of the podiatry.”

They had no brushes with politics in the Communist country. “I didn’t see anything po-litical going on,” Cohen said. “Their motive was to learn, and I was willing to share.”

His view of his trip?“It was people to people,” he said. “You want

to do the right thing.”

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shariNg thaN

giviNg.”— irwin cohen

Photo courtesy Irwin Cohen

Dr. Eric Shapira, top center, and Dr. Irwin Cohen, bottom center, pose with some of the people they met while volunteering their medical expertise in China.


akana, a multifaceted volunteer with people and animals

“I don’t think of my life as a volunteer versus not a volunteer,” said Allison Akana. “I’m fortunate enough to have health care, enough to eat, a nice place to live. This is my way of helping people who don’t have the same resources or opportunities.”

This Half Moon Bay resident is a Re-naissance woman: working and teaching skills as a physician assistant, bringing health care to people far off the beaten track, brightening patients’ days with pet therapy, working with disaster-relief ef-forts and helping disseminate health care information in disadvantaged regions.

“I’ve just done this my entire life,” Akana said simply. “From my teens, I’ve worked with people who are medically underserved.”

It began in the 1960s when she was in high school and visited remote Sinaloa, Mexico, “two days by muleback from the closest road,” to help build a clinic with author and community-based health care lecturer David Werner. Soon she was helping deliver babies, suture wounds and provide health education.

She saw leprosy, tuberculosis and whooping cough, but as she helped suf-ferers, “I thought I’d died and gone to heaven.”

She enrolled in a physician assistant program at Stanford University and graduated in 1975. Such programs originated in the mid-1960s, she said, for returning Vietnam War veter-ans who were medical professionals. Neither a doctor nor a veteran, Akana knew this was right for her.

“I get to benefit from the training,” she said. “I believe in the mission and the idea of the program to get people out into medically underserved areas.”

Akana stayed involved with the program as a paid instructor and as a volunteer, teaching suturing and physical diagnosis.

And that’s hardly all.She has brought her skills as a physi-

cian assistant into RotaCare in Half Moon Bay. She has become part of several local and San Mateo County emergency preparedness and response groups. She serves on the advisory board

of HealthWrights, which focuses on edu-cation, rehabilitation, disability issues, assistance to children and networking.

Outside of health care, she has been a Realtor for 23 years and filmed and pro-duced a documentary video with Werner on rehab workshops in Peru.

The project she’s proudest of is doing medical editing in 1977 for Werner’s health care manual “Where There is No Doctor.”

“It really made a difference,” said Akana. The book was translated into more than 100 languages and goes to Peace Corps volunteers.

She also makes a difference with Kui, the Weimaranar she trained with life partner Juli Barr, an anesthesiologist at the Veterans Administration hospital in Palo Alto. Sporting their Pet Therapy vests, Kui and Akana visit the poly-trau-ma unit at the VA, hospital intensive-

care units and hospices — anywhere there are despondent patients.

Akana recalls one unsmiling patient who, “when I brought Kiu in, had a huge grin on his face,” she said. “He had some-thing beyond his suffering.”

That began a couple of years ago when Akana brought Kui among grieving teens at a memorial service for a high school student who had committed suicide. “(Dogs) know when people are hurt,” she said.

“I think it’s because dogs and humans have been together from the beginning. There’s a connection between the two species that’s more than we can account for with any other species, including one’s own.”

What prompts Akana to do so much?Again, she just shrugs. “I don’t think

about it,” she said. “I just do this because it needs to be done.” 1

Charles Russo / Review

Physician assistant Allison Akana and Kui visit the Veterans Administration hospital in Palo Alto. She has always used her medical training to help others in need.




dozens of nonprofits do good work on

coastside and beyond

poodle rescues? a public dance floor? a hidden buddhist monastery?

There are about 200 nonprofit groups registered on the Coastside, and many of them would surprise you. Most of the volunteer groups on the Coastside operate out of the public eye, sometimes out of a committed volunteer’s home.

We contacted dozens of these nonprofit groups to learn the back story about what they do, how they formed, and where they’re headed.

It wasn’t as easy as we originally thought. It turns out that at least half of these listed nonprofits have long since dissolved. Other charity groups have fallen into inactivity and haven’t had a meeting in years.

One world-class charity, headed by a Nobel-Prize winner, was listed in tax records as being based in El Granada. But it turns out that’s only because the group’s treasurer lives here on the Coastside.

We did find a few organizations worth noting. Here are their profiles.

— Mark Noack

hiddeN Charity

25-year-old charity boosts Coastside health

Behind pretty much every nonprofit clinic, medical group or health charity in the Half Moon Bay area lies the encourage-ment of the Coastside Health Committee, a subtle group of health care advocates with a track record of success.

Founded about 25 years ago, the committee got together out of a shared concern about the lack of health care facilities

on the Coastside. The group’s first mission was to find a way to get San Mateo County to create some kind of permanent clinic in Half Moon Bay. That push eventually prodded the county to open up a weekly RotaCare clinic.

“It’s incumbent on any small com-munity that you have to make noise and advocate for your-selves,” said Maureen Perron, committee member and former chairwoman.

The exact goal of the committee has been a moving target over its history, but in general it has tried to solve any and all health deficiencies on the coast. The health committee has oc-casionally tried to jumpstart its own program, such as “Movin’ on the Coast,” a local drive to promote exercise.

The organization has found success by lending support to other nonprofits in their infancy, such as the HEAL Project and Sonrisas dental clinic. Nascent health care groups that haven’t filed for nonprofit status can use the health committee as a fis-cal agent to collect donations.

The Coastside Health Committee partnered with other agencies to conduct a major survey of health care on the coast after the sudden 2009 closure of the Coastside Family Medical Center.

Today the health committee works in partnership with local charities such as Senior Coastsiders and Coastside Adult Day Health Center to promote health care in the area.

Charity: Coastside Health CommitteeWhat it does: Addresses the unmet or emerging health care needs on the coast

Former Community Board Member Maureen Perron.


Buddhists quietly meditate at HMB hub South of Half Moon Bay sits one of the largest Buddhist facilities on the Peninsula. Located just off Highway 1, the Half Moon Bay monastery and its live-in Burmese monks regularly draw hundreds of visitors to

the coast, largely coming from the Southeast Asian community in the Bay Area. The Theravada Buddhist community on the Peninsula was originally centered in a rented house in a Daly City neighborhood.

But in the mid-1990s the religious community was outgrowing its small temple, and the nonprofit’s directors began raising money for a new compound.

The Theravada directors ultimately purchased a 6.7-acre farm property on the coast, specifically because the location provided excellent isolation for meditation.

“It’s a good quiet area,” said Ashin Osadha, second monk. “People come to learn the insight of meditation, and we monks teach them.”

Theravada is the oldest surviving Buddhist school with more than 100 million followers worldwide.

The Coastside monastery grounds include a large temple with living quarters and offices for all the monks. A second building contains a large kitchen and mess hall.

Today, the Buddhist congregation invites visitors to stay from two to 10 days as part of a monthly retreat. During a stay, visitors live a Spartan lifestyle designed around focusing their time on learning meditation tech-niques.

Each year, in January, the monks host a Sticky Rice Festival. In August, the monastery hosts about 100 children for a Summer Buddhist Class, a weeklong spree of religious activities for the youth. The monks, all of whom emigrated from Myanmar, also teach students to speak the Burmese language.

Charity: The Theravada Buddhist Society of AmericaWhat it does: Acts as a religious meditation center for the Peninsula Theravada Buddhists. Where to learn more: www.tbsa.org/

Ashin Osadha is the Second Monk to the Abbott at the Theravada Buddhist Community in Half Moon Bay.


SEA CREST SCHOOLEXCITE. ENRICH. EMPOWER.

IF EDUCATION IS INDEED THE “LIGHTING OF A FIRE,” SEA CREST SCHOOL PROVIDES THE SPARKSea Crest School provides an innovative education that embodies the spirit of the coastside. Small class sizes, collaborative learning grounded in real and relevant experiences, and integration of the arts allow us to engage your child every day, Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Come find out for yourself what it is about Sea Crest that excites curiosity, encourages creativity and critical thinking, and sparks a life-long love of learning.

INFORMATIONAL EVENINGS FOR 2012–13 ADMISSIONS Kindergarten November 15, 7–8 pm

Middle School December 7, 7–8:30 pm

901 Arnold Way, Half Moon Bay

Please RSVP by calling 650 712-9892, or via email at [email protected]

www.seacrestschool.org



Little-known dance club flourishes in La HondaThe biggest dance club on the Coastside is hidden in Cliff Jenkins’ backyard. For 30 years, the La Honda resident has hosted biannual dance parties open to the public at his property along Skyline Boule-

vard. Every Memorial Day and Labor Day about 200 people come to Jenkins’ property for a weekend of camping, frolicking and fun.

Jenkins is a man who loves to shimmy in any form. The 73-year-old retired teacher can switch from a Bosnian kolo to a Southern hoedown to a Celtic sword jig.

It all started when an ex-wife first dragged him onto a dance floor back in the 1970s. “She said, ‘You’re going to learn how to dance,’” he recalled. “And I’ve never looked back.” In the early ’70s, Jenkins decided his isolated 120-acre property in La Honda would be a perfect

place for hosting dances. Working with friends, he built a deck and began branching out to different clusters of people to come out and join them.

“I’m the most outgoing person you’ll ever meet,” Jenkins said. “I love people with all my heart.”A self-described hippie, Jenkins believes dance can be the ideal way to bring together people. Over the years, he has brought in

Slavic refugees, Israeli immigrants and Scottish visitors along with many local families. A regular circle of about 70 people attends every event he puts on, and every year they invite others to come.

For most years, the Jenkins and his friends ran the dances as “semi-public” events that were open to anyone, but promoted main-ly by word-of-mouth. The regular attendees began helping Jenkins with repairs to his property, clearing fallen trees and building sturdier dance floors.

In 2007, he decided to start the nonprofit Land Dancers as a way to ensure the dance community could live on if he could no longer manage the group.

Charity: Land DancersWhat it does: Holds two dance parties open to the public each year. Where to learn more: www.landdancers.org/

Dancers enjoy the expansive deck during one of Cliff Jenkins’ parties.


■ ORGANIZATION | San Mateo County Farm BureauMISSION | The mission of the Farm Bureau of San Mateo County is education and public policy advocacy to promote and protect agricultural interests throughout San Mateo County.

ABOUT | San Mateo County Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, non-profi t, voluntary membership California corporation. The California Farm Bureau, comprised of 53 county Farm Bureaus currently representing approximately 76,500 members, is California’s largest farm organization. The American Farm Bureau has approximately 5 million members.

GOALS | Since it’s inception in 1948, the Farm Bureau of San Mateo County strives to:

• Insure adequate water supply for San Mateo County Agriculture

• Increase awareness and understanding of local agriculture

• To enhance relations with elected offi cials and decision makers

• Continue to develop the huge market for locally grown food through “As Fresh As It Gets”

MAJOR FUNDRAISING EVENT |

Golf Tournament, June 25, 2012 at the Half Moon Bay Golf Links.

Proceeds from this tournament are used for local youth scholarships.

The Farm Bureau of San Mateo County also provides local teachers scholarships to attend California Ag In The Class’s yearly conference.

20 members of the Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Delegation from China visited the San Mateo County Farm Bureau to learn about local agricultural issues.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS | George Armanino, Bob Marsh, BJ Burns, Don McCahon, Richard Deeney, John Muller, Silva DiVecchio, Steve Oku, Louie Figone, Stan Pastorino, Rex Geitner, Bert Silva, Peter Marchi

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | William Gass

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR | Cindy Machado

SAN MATEO COUNTYFARM BUREAU765 Main St., Half Moon Bayhttp://sanmateo.cfbf.com(650) 726-4485



Oodles of poodles helped by Coastside womanThe first poodle joined her family about 20 years ago and, since then, Montara resident Diana Kerr has been hooked.Today, all-things-poodle constitute a good part of Kerr’s life. She has raised, bred, groomed and trained poodles to compete in multiple

dog shows. For years now, she has also worked as treasurer for the NorCal Poodle Rescue, a nonprofit that finds homes specifically for the dog breed. The group also helps cover veterinarian fees, training and neutering.

The charity covers all of Northern California as far south as Bakersfield. In 2010, the group found homes for 127 poodles.

On a sunny October afternoon, she watched as her svelte canine Remy pranced around Carter Park in Half Moon Bay.

“The reality is we rescue anything with curly hair,” Kerr explained with a smile. “All of us have a hard time saying no.”

Local Humane Society chapters are typically the go-to place for domestic animals that don’t have a home. But the shelters often rely on a network of nonprofits tailored around specific animal breeds to help find families or foster homes. When it comes to dogs, German shepherds, golden retrievers, beagles and even sled dogs each have their own non-profits spread throughout the Bay Area.

That system makes sense, Kerr said, because each unique group best knows its specific dog breed and how to place them in the right kind of homes.

“Poodles really like being with people. They’re smart, amiable and you can get them to do anything,” she said. “A lot of people who are allergic to dogs don’t mind being around poodles.”

NorCal Poodle Rescue happens to be listed in Montara solely because it’s where Kerr lives. The dog rescue group is really based out of Walnut Creek, but Kerr acts as a local liaison for the Peninsula to find local homes for dogs.

Last month, the nonprofit drew more than 340 dogs to the beach for “Poodle Day” in Carmel. 1

Charity: NorCal Poodle RescueWhat it does: Finds homes and provides help for poodles through Northern CaliforniaWhere to learn more: www.norcalpoodle.rescue.net

Diana Kerr is treasurer with NORCAL Poodle Rescue.


UC Cooperat ive Extension San Mateo/San Francisco Counties

The mission of the University of California Cooperative Extension service is to transfer research-based information to local practical application. Field based academic staff and paraprofessionals have an almost 100 year proven, unique, and respected ability to bring together resources to solve problems.

Our mission is a future where healthy people and communities, healthy food systems, and healthy environments are strengthened by a close partnership between UC and its research and extension programs and the people of California.

Our Programs:

4-H Youth Development is a non-formal program that focuses on building leadership, citizenship, and life skills for youth 5-19 years of age. Coastside clubs include Half Moon Bay 4-H, Coastside 4-H, and La Honda 4-H. Contact Mary Meyer at [email protected].

The UC Master Gardener Program is a cadre of trained volunteers who extend research-based information in home horticulture and pest management to County residents. Contact the Master Gardener hotline at (650) 726-9059 x 107 or email [email protected].

Nutrition Education Programs are targeted toward limited income individuals, families with children, and youth. Staff provide free multi-lingual, interactive nutrition and gardening curricula, teacher supports, parent nutrition, workshops, and directly teach a series of nutrition classes to individuals at qualifying schools and agencies. Contact Nutrition staff in San Bruno at (650)871-7559 or [email protected].

Elkus Ranch Environmental Education program provides hands-on, standards based programs for children in preschool through high school, including those with special needs. A Conference center, commercial kitchen and board room can be rented for meetings, retreats, or special events. Call Leslie Jensen at (650)712-3151 or [email protected].

UCCE San Mateo Office 80 Stone Pine Road Suite 100 Half Moon Bay, CA. 94019 Telephone: 650-726-9059 Fax: 650-726-9267 Email: [email protected] Website: http://cesanmateo.ucdavis.edu


ORGANIZATION | Senior Coastsiders

MISSION STATEMENT | To offer opportunities that supportsuccessful aging.

ABOUT | Founded in 1977, Senior Coastsiders hasbecome the focal point for senior services on theCoastside.We strive to create an atmosphere thatacknowledges and affirms the value, dignity and selfworth of seniors and adults with disabilities.The agencyalso serves as a resource for the entire community forinformation on aging, support of caregivers, and develop-ment of innovative approaches to address issues of aging.

SERVICES | Information, guidance and referralsSocial workClasses, lectures and tripsTransportationGrocery shoppingHome delivered mealsLunches served at the centerHome repair assistanceSpecial eventsVolunteer services and opportunities

EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR |CaraSchmaljohn

Senior Coastsider staff left to right (back row): Sharon Maggert, CaraSchmaljohn, Tracy Gould, John Yengich, (front row) Molly Duff, Carla-Ruth Morgan, Kathy Perlongo, Vicki Cormack, (not pictured Paul Parsons)

SENIOR COASTSIDERS | 535 Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay726-9056

www.seniorcoastsiders.org

MAJOR EVENTS/FUNDRAISERS |

Seniors Night Out | APRILHome Rehab Day | JUNETaste of the Coast | SEPTEMBER5K/10K Pumpkin Run | OCTOBERSenior Coastsiders Thrift Store | YEAR-ROUND

CURRENT BOARD | Herreid, Susan Kealey, James Kellenberger, Tom Kirkpatrick, Nancy Stern, Ben Tyson, Robert Zadek

Suzanne Black, Howard Hayes, Marian

ORGANIZATION | Johnston House Foundation

MISSION STATEMENT | To protect, preserve, restore andrefurbish for future generations the historic James JohnstonHouse in Half Moon Bay.

ABOUT | Founded in 1972, the all-volunteer Johnston HouseFoundation has rebuilt the James Johnston House from acrumbling ruin to its current stately presence.Work continueson historically-correct interior rooms, furniture and acces-sories. Our goal includes providing a comprehensive educa-tional experience for visitors.We desire to tell the story ofthis unique saltbox house, its inhabitants and the impact onCoastside, California and American history. We are activelyseeking volunteers to join us in the endeavor.

SERVICES | Open House – Third Saturday each month January -September, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free tours by costumed docents.Private tours and school group tours available upon request.The revised “The White House of Half Moon Bay” book avail-able for sale, a comprehensive description of the house, familyand restoration efforts.

MAJOR EVENTS/FUNDRAISERS | Johnston Holiday HouseEmporium, a major fundraiser– November 5, 6, 12 and 13, 2011. 10am – 4pm.

CURRENT BOARD | Mary Bettencourt, Jan Gray,Deborah Houston, Jack McHugh, Ann Mori, Cameron Palmer,Edie Phillips, John Ryan, Carolyn Waring.

JOHNSTON HOUSE FOUNDATION, INC.P. O. Box 789, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019726-0329www.johnstonhouse.org


VOLUNTEER EFFORTS REMAIN KEy PIECE TO KEEPING SCHOOLS RUNNING SMOOTHLy

By lily Bixler

Parents lend a hand

there will undoubtedly be the touch of devoted, hardworking parents during Farallone View Elementary School’s annual Continent Day later this month. With North and Central America as the theme, each classroom will be transformed with thoughtfully prepared foods, projects

and decorations. Everything — down to the paper bags that students carry as they “travel” around — is the product of a well-meaning and mobilized parent teacher organization.

Parent volunteerism at local schools has been strong histori-cally, but recent cuts to Cabrillo Unified School District trig-gered the need for extra help. Larger class sizes, reduced school staff, fewer classroom supplies and dwindling revenues make parent volunteerism vital to the health of local schools.

“Our schools wouldn’t be the same without parent volun-

Parent volunteers like Traci yerbi and Wendy Padua help raise funds by selling Scrip cards and auction tickets.


“I VOLUNTEER IN THE CLASSROOM TO HAVE CONNECTION WITH My SON, HIS TEACHER, AND HIS PEER GROUP. I LOVE TO SEE THE KIDS’ SMILING FACES. I LOVE SEEING THE KIDS GROWING, BEING CREATIVE, DOING SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, ExPANDING THEIR MIND, AND HAVING ‘AHA’ MOMENTS.”

liz KallinSKy, el granada parent, volunteer, and pto

co-preSident fy 10

teers,” said Director of Personnel Services John Corry. Though Cabrillo Unified School District doesn’t record the num-ber of volunteers, individual PTOs have a general sense of parent involvement. The numbers vary — at Farallone View, for example, more than half of parents volunteer, whereas at Half Moon Bay High School maybe 20 percent of parents help out.

why they giveParents give their time and money for

all kinds of reasons. El Granada El-ementary School PTO President Jennie Loft said she volunteers in her children’s classes because it is a great opportunity to see how her kids are doing, get to know their friends and, more generally, to help out the school.

The mother of a junior at Half Moon Bay High School, Katie Howell started helping out in her son’s classroom when he was in kindergarten. Working part time has allowed her to continue vol-unteering over the years. Howell, who is co-president of the Parent Advisory

Council said it’s important for her son to see that she cares about his education.

Liz Murphy, who has twin sons at Farallone View and is president of the school’s PTO, said she volunteers, in part, because funding continues to be cut at Cabrillo Unified.

“We want to give kids that complete education — including art, music, sci-ence, PE, library and technology — so parents need to provide that for the children of our school,” she said.

Parent volunteers can be found first thing in the morning, alongside teachers, helping students with math problems, and they can be found around kitchen tables cutting out construction paper for art projects. They speak out during school board meetings, and they tally up and manage proceeds after fundraisers.

Making ends meetLocally, PTOs help fund programs like

PE, library, science, music and resources like office clerks, aides, learning materi-als and field trips. Half Moon Bay High School’s Parent Advisory Council pays

Farallone View’s annual jog-a-thon is a key fundraising event for the year. Pat Davison and Katy Jaeger tally runner’s laps and cheer the students on.


Health • Environment • Agriculture • Learning

INSPECTION DAY- DEPT. OF AG NOONTIME SPORTS COURSE ON THE SCHOOL FARM

THE HEAL PROJECT

Course time on local farm & school gardens + related science and math lessons in the classroom = elevated

STAR test scores for many students in The HEAL Project

T h e H E A L P ro j e c t i s a C o a s t s i d e - g ro w n , c o m p re h e n s i v e s e t o f p ro g r a m s t h a t i n c o r p o r a t e s C a l i f o r n i a S c i e n c e s t a n d a rd s w i t h h a n d s o n e x p e r i e n c e s i n t o a p ro v e n c u r r i c u l u m f o c u s e d o n He a l t h , t h e En v i ro n m e n t , Ag r i c u l t u re a n d Le a r n i n g . O r i g i n a t i n g i n t h e E l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l c l a s s ro o m s o f C U S D , T h e H E A L P ro j e c t n o w re a c h e s s t u d e n t s f ro m K - 1 2 t h ro u g h o u t S a n M a t e o C o u n t y. T h e H E A L P ro j e c t i s 1 0 0 % s e l f - f u n d e d . Yo u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a re v i t a l t o o u r s u c c e s s .

The HEAL Project, Box 3051, Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019 thewww.thehealproject.org

Health • Environment • Agriculture • Learning

INSPECTION DAY- DEPT. OF AG NOONTIME SPORTS COURSE ON THE SCHOOL FARM

THE HEAL PROJECT

Course time on local farm & school gardens + related science and math lessons in the classroom = elevated

STAR test scores for many students in The HEAL Project

T h e H E A L P ro j e c t i s a C o a s t s i d e - g ro w n , c o m p re h e n s i v e s e t o f p ro g r a m s t h a t i n c o r p o r a t e s C a l i f o r n i a S c i e n c e s t a n d a rd s w i t h h a n d s o n e x p e r i e n c e s i n t o a p ro v e n c u r r i c u l u m f o c u s e d o n He a l t h , t h e En v i ro n m e n t , Ag r i c u l t u re a n d Le a r n i n g . O r i g i n a t i n g i n t h e E l e m e n t a r y s c h o o l c l a s s ro o m s o f C U S D , T h e H E A L P ro j e c t n o w re a c h e s s t u d e n t s f ro m K - 1 2 t h ro u g h o u t S a n M a t e o C o u n t y. T h e H E A L P ro j e c t i s 1 0 0 % s e l f - f u n d e d . Yo u r c o n t r i b u t i o n s a re v i t a l t o o u r s u c c e s s .

The HEAL Project, Box 3051, Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019 thewww.thehealproject.org

The HEAL Project is a 501 (c) (3) non-profi t organization, Tax I.D. # 27-0192940


for SchoolLoop, an academic information system.To generate money, the PTOs hold events like

auctions, jog-a-thons and ice cream socials. Loft, with a second-grader and a kindergartener at El Granada Elementary School, bemoaned the painstaking task of clipping cereal box tops and convincing people to sign up for eScrip, a pro-gram where credit card swipes generate contribu-tions from businesses to schools and other youth groups. Last year, El Granada raised more than $14,000 from eScrip.

“We’re talking about investing in our kids’ fu-tures and we’re talking about box tops,” she said.

“It’s shoestring and gum … but thank God for the parents and teachers who keep it all together,” she said.

introducing advocacyAcross the country, every state is cutting educa-

tion, according to James Martinez, spokesman for National Parent Teacher Association, a volunteer child advocacy association.

“Unfortunately, every year and even throughout the year, schools and teachers are asked to do so much more with so much less,” Martinez said. “Because parents care about kids and education, they are the ones who have to pick up the slack. It’s too bad our legislatures are balancing the budget on the back of our (schools).”

Complicating what’s otherwise altruism, the more that parents step up, the more the govern-ment will continue cutting budgets, according to Martinez. In response, his organization encour-ages parent groups to turn to advocacy to prevent the funding gap.

when kids grow upParent support is just as necessary when chil-

dren reach middle and high school, according to the Half Moon Bay High School Parent Advisory Council co-presidents. Though older students want more independence, co-president Allison Dobbrow said she still thinks kids need help.

“When they get to high school, kids are driving, or we’re dropping them off,” she said. “We’re no longer walking them to the classroom door.”

The biggest difference between elementary school parent volunteerism and helping out at the high school level is that parents work to incor-porate the older students into the “giving back” process more.

complicating altruismWhile Cabrillo Unified has a board policy that

Book fairs are a way to raise money for local schools during conferences. Tracy Hilvert and Petra Teague get the word out by hanging posters. Below, Janice Pratt-Bauman and Santa greet eachother during a holiday event.


MISSION | Coastside Hope’s mission is to help our neighbors meet their most basic needs while helping every one of us reach our full potential.

ABOUT | Coastside Hope has served the Coastside community for 35 years. It serves approximately 10% of the Coastside population each year. Coastside Hope serves the entire community, the working poor, low income seniors, veterans, residents with physical disabilities, single parents and the unemployed.

You may know us through our Adopt-A-Family or one of our Food Distribution Programs, but we do so much more.

WE PROVIDE |

• Emergency and supplemental food

• Clothing & Household items

• Personal hygiene items

And:

• Assist those struggling with severe financial hardship by providing rental and utility assistance.

• Offer referral assistance for other critical needs programs, such as medical and mental health.

• Facilitate immigration and citizenship services.

• Provide assistance with complex forms and offer free tax preparation.

To find out how you can strengthen our community and help those in need, please contact Keith Terry, Community Development Director at (650) 726-9071 ext. 222 or [email protected]

Executive Director: Fatima Soares

Current Board: Robert Reilly, Judy O’Leary, Jeff Perls, Barbara Wright, Dalia Huerta, Steve Anderson, Dianne Baker, Laura Castaneda, Pablo Jaime, Peter Lowenberg, Laurie McKinney, Mike Montgelas, and Douglas Waring.

Honorary members: David Pasternak, Rose Serdy, Dell Williams.

n ORGANIZATION | Coastside Hope

COASTSIDE HOPE 99 Ave. Alhambra. El Granada, CA 94018 | (650)726.9071 www.coastsidehope.org | www.facebook/coastsidehope

Coastside HopeNeighbors Helping Neighbors In Need...

Executive Director | Fatima Soares

■ ORGANIZATION | Coastside Adult Day Health Center

MISSION STATEMENT | Since its inception in 1982, the CoastsideAdult Day Health Center’s Mission is to keep people as healthy,active and independent as possible, when advancing years or physical/mental conditions call for extra care and attention.

ABOUT | Coastside Adult Day Health Center is excited tocelebrate our 25th year of providing health care services to ourfrail, elderly, and disabled.We are especially proud that we werethe 1st Adult Day Health Center in San Mateo County. Over theyears we have continued to assist coastside families and their lovedones in an effort to keep the elderly in their own homes, near fami-ly and friends, and in the community they helped build, preservingtheir dignity and choice. One of the biggest fears a senior has is tobe placed in a nursing home. Our services offer a cost effectivealternative to premature placement.

With Compassion and Professionalism, we offer comprehensive andall inclusive services that are individualized for each participant.

Services include:■ Nursing and personal care/medications moni-

toring■ Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies■ Social Services/case management■ Memory Enhancement program/beginning

dementia■ Alzheimer’s program/progressed dementia■ Stimulating group activities■ Respite and support groups for families and

caregivers■ Nutrition education and counseling■ Hot nutritious lunch served daily■ Door-to-door, wheelchair-accessible trans-

portation■ Information and referrals

Hours of operations are Monday thru Friday, 9AM – 3PM.We acceptMedi-Cal, long term insurance and veteran’s benefits.Those payingprivately will be based on a sliding scale. For more information call:650- 726-5067

COASTSIDE ADULT DAY HEALTH CENTER645 Correas St., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019(650) 726-5067www.coastsideadultdayhealth.org

EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR |Janie Bono-James



encourages volunteerism, the district must also comply with California education code that says districts can’t use volunteers to backfill positions that have been eliminated.

Take this hypothetical: If Hatch were forced to lay off its hula hoop teacher, the school would be violating state education code if it al-lowed Enrique’s dad to come in twice weekly to teach the kids hula hoop. It’s an effort to show respect for teachers and staff, Corry said.

Sometimes it’s difficult to find the right bal-ance between a volunteer’s good intentions and a union employee’s rights. A parent might see a needed improvement within a school site and think they have the means to make the school better.

This was the case earlier this year at the high school when a group of parents wanted to turn an ice room into a trainer room. Complicat-ing the request was that the district just laid off a maintenance worker and a custodian at the high school. The request was filed through the district office, but California School Employees Association workers decided they could handle the project. A week or so in, the employees re-alized they didn’t have adequate tools to do the job, so it was turned over to the volunteers.

Corry said he wanted to give the employees union a lot of credit for holding their ground on the California education code mandate that no eliminated positions can be backfilled.

“We’re working to streamline volunteer practices,” Corry said. Even though volunteers are told that district staff should do the work if possible, often times the work orders get handed over to volunteers anyway.

Corry admits it’s a tough situation in which the district wants to “continue the appropriate usage of volunteers” while being sensitive to the personnel issues at hand. 1

“BECAUSE PARENTS CARE ABOUT KIDS AND EDUCATION, THEy ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. IT’S TOO BAD OUR LEGISLATURES ARE BALANCING THE BUDGET ON THE BACK OF OUR (SCHOOLS).”

JaMeS Martinez, national pto SpoKeSMan

Christa Barker-Myers helps out at Farallone View’s inaugural back-to-school carnival. Below, Lené Whitley-Putz presents volunteers with certificates of appreciation for their work on a successful talent show.


n organization | HMB Beautification Committee

Left to right: Jerry Donovan, Cameron Palmer, Kathy Llorente, Kris Mason, Bev Ashcraft, Naomi Patridge, Heidi Kuiper, Mel Mello Jr. (not pictured: Ken Ormonde, John Bianchi)

aBoUt | The Main Street Beautification Committee was formed in 1971.

It was founded as (and still is) an all-volunteer group of civic-minded citizens from the Coastside who wanted to make a lasting contribution to the preservation and beautification of the town’s historic Main Street. Directors have always served without compensation.

• For the first two years, the official festival name was “Spanishtown Art & Pumpkin Festival”. It was changed to Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival in 1973.

• Changed its name to Half Moon Bay Beautification Committee and became incorporated in the State of California in 1985.

• Trademarked the name “Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival” in 1985.

• Changed its bylaws in the mid-1980s to begin making grants (through an application process) to Coastside non-profit organizations serving children, youth, families, and seniors, as well as for Main Street and community projects, and also to fund annual scholarships for deserving high school students.

• Has contributed an estimated $2.65 million dollars in direct grants and donations since the festival’s inception in 1971. This figure does not include monies raised by non-profit groups that participate in the Pumpkin Festival.

• Has funded a multitude of Main Street projects over the years at no cost to the city including: the renovation of City Hall, the painting of historic buildings, the installation of old-fashioned street lights and wooden benches, the underground wiring of Main Street, the construction of Mac Dutra and Kitty Fernandez Parks, and the purchase of garbage receptacles and Christmas lights. Additionally, the committee spends $25,000 annually on the maintenance and sprucing up of Main Street. Workers hired by the committee plant and maintain fresh flowers, re-furbish benches, and clean up and sweep Main Street every week.

• This year, sponsored the Ol’ Fashioned 4th of July Parade, donated $10,000 to the renovation of the public restrooms in Mac Dutra Park, and provided $9,500 in scholarship monies to Half Moon Bay High School students, bringing scholarship funding to more than $100,000 over the last twenty years.

CUrrent Board of direCtors | Cameron Palmer (President), Naomi Patridge (Vice-President), Melvin Mello Jr. (Treasurer), Kris Mason (Secretary), Bev Ashcraft, Ken Ormonde, John Bianchi, Jerry Donovan, Heidi Kuiper, and Kathy Llorente

{ coastside nonprofits }n ORGANIZATION | Coastside Land Trust

MISSION STATEMENT | Coastside Land Trust is dedi-cated to the preservation, protection and enhancement of the open space environment, including the natural, scenic, recreational, cultural, historical, and agricultural resources of Half Moon Bay and the Coast for present and future generations.

JOIN US |

n Tour our protected lands to learn about raptors, songbirds and our local wildflowers. Learn to identify coastal plants and birds and see why the San Mateo coast is such crucial wildlife habitat.

n Grab your boots and come out for a satisfying day of restoration work in the open space. Help us tackle the trash, cigarette butts and debris before they reach the ocean. Pulling invasive pampas grass is a favorite activity at our restoration workdays.

n Steward our lands. Help us take care of our community open space by joining us for annual monitoring.

COASTSIDE LAND TRUST GALLERY | Support us through a purchase from our new gallery, with spectacu-lar coastal photography by Beau Gill. Beau’s beautiful images convey the essence of the Coastside Land Trust spirit and mission. 100% of the sale of his art directly benefits the work of the Trust.

CoaSTSide Land TruST 788 Main St, Half Moon Bay, Ca 94019 | 650.726.5056

coastsidelandtrust.org [email protected]

Lindsey Peterson, Jo Chamberlain, Deborah Meckler


SUPPORT 2012 SENIOR GRADUATION NIGHT CELEBRATION

Remember when you were young enough to party all night? Wasn't it a blast? We are invi8ng you to help give this kind of special memory to the gradua8ng class of 2012.

Grad Night, an all night celebra8on for HMBHS Seniors only, is an opportunity for our gradua8ng seniors to celebrate in a safe and fun way. This is an adult supervised event that runs from 10 pm to 5 am. More than just a party, Grad Night is a commitment by parents, school and the community to conduct a great, once in a life8me celebra8on that is safe for all seniors. It is part of a na8onal effort to keep students safe on gradua8on night. And it is enormously popular, with over 90% of our gradua8ng class typically par8cipa8ng.

VOLUNTEERPlease help us con8nue this worthy tradi8on. Grad Night can only be successful with support from parent volunteers to organize, decorate and staff the event.

DONATEWe also need dona8ons of services or merchandise for our silent auc8on fundraiser or for prizes at the event. Past dona8ons have included giR cer8ficates/cards, products or services from local businesses and cash dona8ons. All dona(ons are tax deduc(ble and receipts are provided for dona(ons received.

Federal Tax ID #94-‐4826391

Organiza<on: HMB HIGH SCHOOL 18TH ANNUAL GRAD NIGHT PARTY, JUNE 7, 2012

Get involved! Contact Kathy Conroy [email protected] or 650-‐728-‐2717.

VOLUNTEER

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■ ORGANIZATION | Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

MISSION | To inspire and enable all young people, especially thosewho need us most, to realize their full potential as productive,responsible, and caring citizens.

ABOUT | Founded in 1994, Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside is anon-profit organization that provides programs and services foryouth. Currently housed on the Cunha Middle School Campus,offering lunch time and after school activities until 6 p.m. Ourorganization is dedicated to promoting health, social, educational,vocational, and character development to boys and girls.

SERVICES | Homework Help during Power-Hour; Weekly activities,sports, art, cooking;Torch Club; Collaborate activities with: SAL/PAL,HMB Recreation Division, Community School, & Library,Volunteerswelcome; Events: Pumpkin Festival & Night of Lights; Field Trips:Bowling, Roller Hockey, etc.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |Anna McDevitt

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE COASTSIDE600 Church Street

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019www.bgc-coastside.org

MISSION | To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

ABOUT | Founded in 1994, Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for youth. Currently housed on the Cunha Middle School Campus, offering lunch time and after school activities until 6 p.m. Our organization is dedicated to promoting health, social, educational, vocational, and character development to boys and girls.

SERVICES | Homework help during “Power Hour”, weekly activities, sports, art, cooking, Torch Club, collaborate activities with: Sheriffs Activity League HMB Recreation Division and the library. Volunteers welcome.

EVENTS | Pumpkin Festival and Night of Lights. Field trips: bowling, roller hockey, etc.

n ORgANIzATION | Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside


■ ORGANIZATION | Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

MISSION | To inspire and enable all young people, especially thosewho need us most, to realize their full potential as productive,responsible, and caring citizens.

ABOUT | Founded in 1994, Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside is anon-profit organization that provides programs and services foryouth. Currently housed on the Cunha Middle School Campus,offering lunch time and after school activities until 6 p.m. Ourorganization is dedicated to promoting health, social, educational,vocational, and character development to boys and girls.

SERVICES | Homework Help during Power-Hour; Weekly activities,sports, art, cooking;Torch Club; Collaborate activities with: SAL/PAL,HMB Recreation Division, Community School, & Library,Volunteerswelcome; Events: Pumpkin Festival & Night of Lights; Field Trips:Bowling, Roller Hockey, etc.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |Anna McDevitt

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE COASTSIDE600 Church Street

Half Moon Bay, CA 94019www.bgc-coastside.org

MISSION | To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

ABOUT | Founded in 1994, Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services for youth. Currently housed on the Cunha Middle School Campus, offering lunch time and after school activities until 6 p.m. Our organization is dedicated to promoting health, social, educational, vocational, and character development to boys and girls.

SERVICES | Homework help during “Power Hour”, weekly activities, sports, art, cooking, Torch Club, collaborate activities with: Sheriffs Activity League HMB Recreation Division and the library. Volunteers welcome.

EVENTS | Pumpkin Festival and Night of Lights. Field trips: bowling, roller hockey, etc.

n ORgANIzATION | Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside

n organization | Sonrisas Community Dental Center

Sonrisas provides high-quality affordable dental health care for low-income and uninsured San Mateo Coastside residents, as well as promoting and maintaining a lifetime oral health through comprehensive education programs.

oUr DECaDE oF DiFFErEnCE | This year marks our first decade in making a difference in our community’s dental health. The goal was to change people’s lives in one generation – and today we are halfway to that goal. Since 2001, Sonrisas has served as the dental care safety net for our community. With better preventive care and regular appointments, we’ve changed our community’s health status.

Look what we have accomplished together in the past decade...

• We have served over 5000 low-income or underserved individuals for a total of 26,000 office visits — over half of them children.

• In 2010, Sonrisas screened 1363 students in pre-school through middle school, with help from the Foothill students, Sonrisas staff and volunteers. Our goal is to ensure that every child has a “dental home” — and makes regular appointments, every six months.

• Emergency visits have been reduced from 65 percent in 2001 to 10 percent in 2011.

By providing quality dental care and preventive education, Sonrisas is ultimately empowering children, families, and individuals to take control of their oral health and live healthier lives.

Thank you for your support, Half Moon Bay!

For MorE inForMation |

210 San Mateo Rd., Suite 104 Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 [email protected] 650-726-2144 www.sonrisasdental.org

n organization | AAUW – Half Moon Bay

MiSSion | Founded in 1881, the American Association of University Women advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research.

aBoUt | AAUW-HMB, organized in 1967, has 120+ members and offers monthly programs on wide-ranging subjects, plus myriad interest groups for intellectual growth and enjoyment from play-reading to hiking, as well as volunteer opportunities.

LocaL | AAUW-HMB members volunteer in elementary classrooms and assist HMBHS students with college applications/senior exit projects.The branch annually awards mid-college scholarships to HMBHS grads.

State | AAUW-HMB, one of 160 branches statewide, sponsors Coastside middle-school girls to “Tech Trek” math and science camp at Stanford and other campuses, through a statewide project in its 15th year.

nationaL | AAUW-HMB joins with branches nationwide to raise money for graduate and post-graduate fellowships and research grants totaling about $4 million annually. The local branch completed two endowments that fund grants given by the Association each year. www.aauw.org

For membership information, call 726-2893


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» DOWN TO EARTH

Q&Ai’m from the east coast. i really love living here, but this time of year i have a hard time with the lack of obvious seasonal change. i miss the colors! are there any plants that i can plant in this climate that will give me the changing colors that i’m longing for?

— Julie S., half Moon bay

I’ve seen the East Coast in the fall, and it can be quite stunning, so I understand your missing it. We don’t have the right climate for most of that intense color change, but there are things you can do to get a little bit of the East Coast feel here on the West Coast. (Being at least one mile inland will defi nitely help.)

Any tree, shrub or vine that is deciduous will probably get yellow-tinged leaves before it loses them and that, plus the bare branches, will give you a feeling of seasonal change. Some plants that fi t this criteria are apple trees, ornamental plum trees, birch or poplar trees, grape vines and wisteria vines. Th ere are also some trees that will give you a bit more color than just yellow before they drop their leaves. Th ese include maples, cercis (redbud) and Liquidambar. Ginkgo biloba turns a gorgeous yellow in the fall and pistacia chinensis is a tree that gives great red and orange fall color, even in mild climates.

Deciduous shrubs such as berberis and cotinus have beautiful red foli-age all year, which turns even more vibrant before it drops. Lastly, there are non-deciduous shrubs that have colorful foliage or berries in the fall to add to your plant palette. Some of these are cotoneaster, nandina (Heavenly Bamboo), photinia and viburnum. Planting now, even if the leaves have already dropped, is fi ne — you’ll be all set for next fall. Th is should give you a good start in creat-ing a seasonal garden. Good Luck!

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Contact Jennifer Segale, Wildfl ower Farms, 726-5883and Carla Lazzarini,

Earth’s Laughter, (650) 996-5168.

Grounding into fallI don’t know about you, but my garden is

looking funky right now! Salvias are half in and out of bloom from this alternately

cold and warm weather. My roses have been putting out small blooms all year, which has made for tired-looking plants. And my suc-culents, although still low-maintenance and growing, haven’t fl owered as much as they normally would — given a year of warmer weather. Ah well, such is life in the garden on the coast.

Here’s a few things I’ve been getting dirty with in my garden:

1. refreshing my pots: I’ve cut back my scraggly herbs and perennials, and fertilized with cottonseed meal (found at Ocean Shore Hardward). I also tossed all the annuals that were plugged in during the spring. I was sick of the mish-mosh of color, so I planted all my annuals together in a few pots, placed by the perennials.

2. resist the prune, but succumb to the compost. It kills me not to be able to prune things when they look bad, but I know that if I cut down my salvia it will be all off for the rest of the year. I’m waiting until January this year to prune anything all the way back. Since we had a cold season, I’m holding off on hard pruning to ensure my plants get the most out of this weather. Meanwhile, I am composting much more than I have previous years … just adding an inch here and there of what Soil Farm calls its “50/50 mix.” I sprinkle it onto the soil, and let the worms go to town.

3. ocd watering. With this ridiculous year of weather, I’m being very particular about how and when I’m watering. I took all the saucers out from under my pots. I’m let-ting things drain well before watering again — but I’m keeping on top of it so they don’t dry out. A dry plant, windy day, and cold night = dead. Watering the right way = alive. Poetry, I know.

JlS


» SIGHTSEEING WITH CHARLES RUSSO

Upon closer inspection

n When: 10:27 a.m., Oct. 11, 2011n Where: I.D.E.S. Hall grounds in Half Moon Bayn Camera: Nikon D90n Notes: For a lively event that features giant gourds of myriad shapes, sizes and colors, the media imagery depicting the annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off has become a singular and predictable deal. you can count on an enthused farmer with hands held aloft in victory with his prize pumpkin in the back-ground. While I’m guilty of pursuing that image as well, I prefer this photo far more, depicting the moment that the crowd responded to the weight of a record-breaking pumpkin. It’s fascinating how a reaction to something can be as telling as the actual thing. Look at the young girl in the center right part of the frame who seems like she’s witnessing Superman rescue a busload of school children from a burning bridge. Big pumpkins warrant some big — and photogenic — reactions. Charles Russo is the

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