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H ealth W atch H ealth W atch PA JA R O V A L L E Y COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUST’S Promoting a Healthy Future Fomentando Buena Salud FALL/WINTER 2012 (Above) A CAFF volunteer promotes the Harvest of the Month produce item to students at a local school cafeteria. The Health Trust is pleased to provide feature stories about the vital nonprofit programs and partnerships that your donations help to fund. These stories, and the people who tell them, inspire us with their dedication to improving the quality of life and health for all the residents of our community. By Kathryn Spencer, Central Coast Regional Food Systems Man- ager for the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) T hroughout the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), school lunch plays a critical role in stu- dents’ lives. Over 70% of all students are eligible for free or reduced priced lunches, indicating that their families’ incomes fall at or below 130% of the federal poverty level. Most of these students eat two meals every day at school, relying on the program to provide the bulk of their meals. Which is why, in an age when our children are strug- gling against the epidemic of overweight and obesity, it is essential to provide them with healthy food choices at every opportunity. What is Farm to School? The Farm to School Programs connects farms with school cafeterias and classrooms. These programs can include farm field trips, nutrition educa- tion, adding local food to lunch lines, or teaching in school gardens. Farm to School programs are most effective when they combine two main elements: fresh local produce ap- pears on the school menu, while students learn about local agriculture and nutrition. Partnering to offer healthier meals in local schools “Farm to Cafeteria” Program in Pajaro Valley Unified School District For over 30 years, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) has advocated for California family farmers and sustainable agriculture. A decade ago, CAFF began to form partnerships with schools and districts through our “Farm to School” programs, which teaches students where their food comes from and helps bring local produce into cafeterias. In the Pajaro Valley, CAFF has partnered with PVUSD since 2001 to bring a wide variety of Farm to School programs to stu- dents. By working closely last year with the school district’s Food and Nutrition Services Director, Nicole Meschi, CAFF was able to help increase local produce purchases by 10%, and educate students about the importance of eating more fruits and veg- etables. These efforts helped the district increase its local produce purchasing by nearly 13% during the 2011-2012 school year, and reach over 6,600 students with direct nutrition education. Now the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust, among other funders, has stepped up to help support the new “Farm to Cafeteria” program. A natural next step to further increase access to healthy, local food in district meal programs, the Farm to Cafeteria program will help the school district insti- tutionalize its efforts to increase access to and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by: • Building a volunteer infrastructure to support ongoing Harvest of the Month nutrition education at five elemen- tary schools; • Working with PVUSD suppliers to source more whole fruits and vegetables for school meals; • Developing a cafeteria marketing program • Piloting recipes featuring local foods; and • Increasing local produce purchases by another 10%, resulting in 20% of produce purchases being local. Ultimately CAFF’s program model addresses the complex causes of childhood obesity through providing linkages between education, food access, agriculture, the environment, local economies, and health and nutrition. CAFF works to transform students from passive consumers to informed eaters who make good nutrition choices by interacting with their food systems. As school districts purchase from local farms, they connect health and nutrition to local agriculture and economics, as many students’ families are employed in local agriculture. By linking classroom learning and a district’s school meal program to the lo- cal agricultural economy, CAFF works to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the local community. CAFF is seeking community and parent volunteers to assist with nutrition education in the district. Contact Kathryn Spencer, at [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
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COMMUNITY HEALTH TRUST’S
Promoting a Healthy Future Fomentando Buena Salud FALL/WINTER 2012
(Above) A CAFF volunteer promotes the Harvest of the Month produce item to students at a local school cafeteria.
The Health Trust is pleased to provide feature stories about the vital nonprofit programs and partnerships that your donations help to fund. These stories, and the people who tell them, inspire us with their dedication to improving the quality of life and health for all the residents of our community.
By Kathryn Spencer, Central Coast Regional Food Systems Man-ager for the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Throughout the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD), school lunch plays a critical role in stu-dents’ lives. Over 70% of all students are eligible for
free or reduced priced lunches, indicating that their families’ incomes fall at or below 130% of the federal poverty level. Most of these students eat two meals every day at school, relying on the program to provide the bulk of their meals.
Which is why, in an age when our children are strug-gling against the epidemic of overweight and obesity, it is essential to provide them with healthy food choices at every opportunity.
What is Farm to School? The Farm to School Programs connects farms with school cafeterias and classrooms. These programs can include farm field trips, nutrition educa-tion, adding local food to lunch lines, or teaching in school gardens. Farm to School programs are most effective when they combine two main elements: fresh local produce ap-pears on the school menu, while students learn about local agriculture and nutrition.
Partnering to offer healthier meals in local schools
“Farm to Cafeteria” Program in Pajaro Valley Unified School District
For over 30 years, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) has advocated for California family farmers and sustainable agriculture. A decade ago, CAFF began to form partnerships with schools and districts through our “Farm to School” programs, which teaches students where their food comes from and helps bring local produce into cafeterias.
In the Pajaro Valley, CAFF has partnered with PVUSD since 2001 to bring a wide variety of Farm to School programs to stu-dents. By working closely last year with the school district’s Food and Nutrition Services Director, Nicole Meschi, CAFF was able to help increase local produce purchases by 10%, and educate students about the importance of eating more fruits and veg-etables. These efforts helped the district increase its local produce purchasing by nearly 13% during the 2011-2012 school year, and reach over 6,600 students with direct nutrition education.
Now the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust, among other funders, has stepped up to help support the new “Farm to Cafeteria” program. A natural next step to further increase access to healthy, local food in district meal programs, the Farm to Cafeteria program will help the school district insti-tutionalize its efforts to increase access to and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by:
• Building a volunteer infrastructure to support ongoing Harvest of the Month nutrition education at five elemen-tary schools;
• Working with PVUSD suppliers to source more whole fruits and vegetables for school meals;
• Developing a cafeteria marketing program
• Piloting recipes featuring local foods; and
• Increasing local produce purchases by another 10%, resulting in 20% of produce purchases being local.
Ultimately CAFF’s program model addresses the complex causes of childhood obesity through providing linkages between education, food access, agriculture, the environment, local economies, and health and nutrition. CAFF works to transform students from passive consumers to informed eaters who make good nutrition choices by interacting with their food systems.
As school districts purchase from local farms, they connect health and nutrition to local agriculture and economics, as many students’ families are employed in local agriculture. By linking classroom learning and a district’s school meal program to the lo-cal agricultural economy, CAFF works to build a local food system that improves the health and economy of the local community.
CAFF is seeking community and parent volunteers to assist with nutrition education in the district. Contact Kathryn Spencer, at [email protected] if you would like to be involved.
BOARD & STAFF GIFTSSally AndersonJim Booth Veronica CamberosJudy CareyJavier Carrillo Cathleen Chandler-EckhardtDr. Jose ChibrasDanielle CookEdward DinCaroline EiskampGina GallucciDr. Stan HajdukRosie IbarraRon JonesKathleen KingDr. Gerald KondoTeresa MartinezDavid MesaSuzanne Mine-EguchiEduardo MontesinoRichard OttoDr. Barbara PallaMartha Quintana
Raquel Ramirez RuizCarlos RiveraSteve SchurayPolly SirlesJacqueline ThompsonDebbie UkestadDr. Michele Violich
COMMUNITY FRIENDS OF THE DHCStan AbrahamPatricia AndersonBarbara BooneDr. Jose ChibrasMichael CorderKathryn DeagenRon JonesBert LemkeMichael LineberryBeatrice MorrisAndre NeuDr. & Mrs. Alan NiradyPatricia PachecoDr. Joseph RobbAntonio RojasDiane SeverinBeth SoraufTom Sourisseau
Vaudine ThayerJacqueline ThompsonThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupCommunity Foundation of Santa
Cruz CountyThe Richard & Mary Solari
Charitable Trust
FRIENDS OF THE DHC DJ SMERPH TRIBUTE EVENTDJ ArnDJ Big AlDJ CiskoDJ DrnDJ GonzoDJ KazzeoDJ Kool OneDJ MikeyDJ Seth DeanDJ SpeedDJ Steven GDJ RalDJ Will B Smooth
FRIENDS OF THE DHC VOLLEYBALL CLINICDr. Robin AlbrightDr. Steven EdelmanDr. Stan HajdukChuck HernandezDr. William HopkinsPhillip MenchacaDr. Madhu RahavanDr. Joseph RobbBrian SaavedraJohn SlaterAna Patricia SotoDr. Michael SuvalCraig Wargon
DHC GRANTSCommunity Foundation of Santa
Cruz CountyHealth Improvement Partnership
Council of Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz Women’s Health
CenterWatsonville Woman’s Club
Foundation
GIFTS FOR HEALTHCAREAnonymousPajaro Valley Chamber of
CommerceEmergency Medical GroupLewis AssociatesBWB AssociatesDr. Elisa BretonWalter BrookmanMichael BrownPorfirio CervantesGretchen CoffeyElena CohenR. Dean CollinsDaryl DichekLiz FernandezTimothy & Linda GarciaMarilyn HydeBrandon KettRichard KleinFlorence LesarDr. David McNuttEnrico PighinRobert RodriguezPhil RojasMark & Laurie ScurichDavida SeligerRio ShewSam SugidonoDonna ValdezJo Ann WebbJulia WilsonThomas Woessner
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERSally Anderson
IN HONOR OFDr. Stan HajdukDr. Thomas DeetzWedding of Dr. Joe Gallagher
& Rose MurphyDr. Michael & Michelle SuvalMel & Debbie UkestadHelen Ukestad
IN MEMORY OFDavid BakerMel & Debbie UkestadDavid BraksmaPacific Coast Pediatric CenterWarren HardeckerGene & Mary DiCiccoMary HarrahKathleen KingRoy IngersollRamona IngersollKen JustusMel & Debbie UkestadDean KramerColleen KramerGerald LandersJohn & Caroline EiskampRama KhalsaKathleen KingEleanor Littman & Robert GoffDr. Joann MoschellaDr. Barbara & Larry PallaDJ SomersDr. Michele & Antonio ViolichRoy LargeEmployees of Large’s Metal
Fabrication Large’sMel & Debbie UkestadGeorge Lutich Sr.Anita VidakFrank OliverKathleen KingMel & Debbie UkestadMary PiloMary EvesAnn ReaganGene & Mary DiCiccoLeroy RiordanLewis AssociatesMary Lou RuizAnita VidakJudy SouzaMel & Debbie UkestadFumie SpinettiMel & Debbie UkestadRay & Kathryn WiensMel & Debbie UkestadRodney WongFrances and Doris Goon
PHYSICIAN FRIENDS OF THE DHCDr. Kathryn AberleDr. Kim AlbridgeDr. Stephen AronDr. Janet BellDr. Lorena BischoffDr. Elisa BretonDr. Andrew CalcianoDr. Brendt CarlsonDr. Dennis ChamberlainDr. Hugo Ferlito
Dr. J. Ronald FisherDr. Donald FosterDr. John GilletteDr. David GodleyDr. Tim GriffinDr. Marc GrossmanDr. Conrad HamakoDr. Laura HofmeisterDr. James JacobsonDr. Jan JurneckaDr. Steven LeeDr. Sterling LewisDr. Robert LeyDr. Douglas LiddicoatDr. Bryan McCleveDr. Michael McGannonDr. Andrew MorelandDr. Joann MoschellaDr. Stuart SakumaDr. Mark SchmetzDr. Stuart SimonDr. James SmithDr. Jeffrey SolinasDr. Lawrence SpingolaDr. Christopher SummaDr. Michael SuvalDr. Luis TaylorDr. Robert WeberThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupPacific Coast Pediatric Center
RATHER EVENTJim Booth Swim SchoolGene & Mary DiCiccoEdward & Darlene DinGene & Shirley FriendThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupWatsonville Community Hospital
RATHER ENDOWMENTNina AlamilloChuck & Nancy BarrDr. Janet BellDiane CooleyGonzalo CoronadoDr. Albert & Rosemary CrevelloRobert & Sharon
CulbertsonPaul & Karin EstessMary EvesRocky & Judy FranichHerman GoonEdward & Sharon GrayNancy HansenBrad HubbardMarilyn HydeRamona IngersollSteven Ponzio &
Kathleen KingEthlyn MillerLuann NieblingJoseph ParkerRudy & Margaret
PedullaEnrico & Josephine
PighinDonna RamosBetty RatherSarah RatherAmy RatherWilliam ResetarDiane RobeyBob & Barbara ShingaiCharles Singer
Aaron & Polly SirlesNathan & Billie SorensenDr. David & Mary SouthBetty Sutherland
RDC GRANTSAmylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
RDC SPONSORSDominican HospitalDominican Medical GroupPalo Alto Medical FoundationPhysicians Medical GroupThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupSutter Maternity & Surgery CenterWatsonville Community Hospital
WCH FRIENDS OF THE DHCElva AcevedoDonna AlmChidi AmajorLisa AngellMarie ApolinarioStephen BarrettRebecca BarrowNannette BartlettTerri BlanchetteSandra BlankeDawn BowieMary BoydDenise Branges-BrokampJanet BrickenLinda BrodmanSusan CabralAgustina CastellanosErika CastilloAurora CervantesRick CervantesLydia Chacon-BarbaLisa ChristensenKermit ColeRobin ConwayMarcela CortadoGrace CotroneoBarbara CrouchJae DaleCheryl Daughenbaugh
Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust DonorsTHE HEALTH TRUST GRATEFULLY RECOGNIZES GIFTS RECEIVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2011, THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2012. GIFTS TO THE HEALTH TRUST ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
Pajaro ValleyCommunity Health Trust
Board of Directors
Caroline Eiskamp, ChairJavier Carrillo, Vice ChairDavid Mesa, Treasurer
Michele Violich, MD, Secretary
Sally AndersonJudy Carey
Cathleen Chandler-EckhardtJose Chibras, MD
Gina GallucciStan Hajduk, MD
Rosie IbarraRonald Jones
Gerald Kondo, DDSSuzanne Mine-EguchiEduardo Montesino
Rich OttoBarbara Palla, MD
Carlos Rivera
Kathleen King,CEO — Ex-Officio
85 Nielson StreetWatsonville, CA 95076
(831) 761-5639www.pvhealthtrust.org
Katherine DekkerEric DellenbachKathleen DeWittMarla DickinsonAudra EarleLeonard EnglishKaren EppenbachAudrey FaberDavid FallanSusan FerraroSandra FlanaganLaura FriendGina GallucciCaroline Garcia-Haro
Yoko GatineauJennifer GavinJeri GilbertCruz GillAlice GrisezRosa GuerreroSusan HallaRondi HansenJoann HargisHelen HayesSusan HerbertCatherine HobleyDenise HurleyLuzy IbarraIsabel JacintoJean JohnsonJulia JohnsonMarcia JohnsonDeborah JonesEllen JonesGayle JonesKathleen JonesJanet KallJaya KhannaSharareh KhosrowpanahMatthew KongLara KonoEllen KureshiBrenda LaGrangeLynne LangholzMargaret LaraStephanie LayheSharon LucchesiThea LuitenEileen MackusickMary Madrigal
Michelle Maitoza-NadolskiMary MarquezPatricia MatherAnnette McGowanKathy McNaryJanet MerrickNancy MinutiVictoria MonroyEvelyn NartatesZora NoarbeAna PadillaRenetta ParryMarion PearceEmilia Pena
Mary PerezSilvia PerezLiz PullenInga QuillamaMartha QuintanaTeresa RangelSkye Rhodes-RendonMariza RivasKathryne RockwoodMarti RoggenbuckStacy RoseQuiche RubalcavaShear-Yashuv RubinMaria RubioAdrian SalesKathy SchwanKris ScopazziJulio SerritenoGeorgean SinopoliBeth SoraufPenny SpencerAnnette StagnaroJeffrey SteimerSherri Stout-TorresKelly StricklingSharon SurwaldGeorgina TalamantesJulie TalbertMary Rose TanaJoseph TapizAnna Marie TeforaJuvy TimanCatherine TrevorCresencia ValorosoSonia VelasquezJaime Victory
Matko VranjesEddie WadeDebbie WaffordMarjorie Weaver-MullinRebecca WilsonJanet WindtMatthew WindtJane WinningSumiko YamadaJames Yarnell
WINE & ROSES 2011MAJOR SPONSORSGene & Mary DiCiccoToyota of Santa CruzRegister-PajaronianBENEFACTOR SPONSORSCelebrations Party & RentalsRadiology Medical GroupWatsonville Community HospitalWells Fargo BankCONTRIBUTING SPONSORSMarinovich Cold StorageMonterey Bay Family PhysiciansPalo Alto Medical Foundation
Santa CruzSanta Cruz SentinelThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupBUSINESS SPONSORSAirtec ServiceAnnieglassAssociated Pathology Medical
GroupCalifornia Giant New West Fruit
CorporationCollins EnterprisesComplete Mailing ServiceCountry Villa Watsonville
East/WestDobler & SonsDr. Jose ChibrasEmergency Medical GroupFalcon Trading CompanyGranite Construction CompanyHutchinson & Bloodgood LLPKBK Insurance AgencyLakeside Organic GardensLester Family VineyardsMarty Franich FordMonterey Bay Family PhysiciansNordic NaturalsPhysicians Medical Group of
Santa Cruz CountyRabobankRusso’s Collision RepairS. Martinelli & CompanySambrailo PackagingSanta Barbara Bank & TrustSanta Cruz County BankSurgical Associates of
Monterey BayThe Foot Doctors of Santa Cruz
County — A Podiatry GroupValic Financial ServicesMAGNUM SPONSORSDr. Edward T. BradburyDr. Drew CalcianoCoastal Eye AssociatesKirk DiCiccoCaroline EiskampLen & Nancy FosterDr. Donald L. FosterDiana FourneyGenerations Health Care For
WomenJim Booth Swim SchoolDr. Brooke KondoDr. Gerald KondoLakeside Organic Gardens, LLCEleanor LittmanDr. David McNuttDavid & Marylu MesaDr. Myrna MedinaMehl’s Colonial ChapelMonterey Bay Urology
AssociatesDr. Christopher O’GradyOliver Property ManagementPhysicians Medical Group of
Santa Cruz CountyDrs. Julio Porro & Jennifer
HastingsGerard QuinnDr. Stuart M. SakumaTaylor’s Office CityADDITIONAL DONORSAlladin NurserySusan BeckerDon FrenchRay & Marge GardnerAlene GuthmillerSteve HendersonJohn R. HenriksenShirley KaneJim LoveNavarre MarshallAlan McKayPat O’BrienJoseph W. ParkerMary Pilo
Gus PozziMichael & Rosemarie PozziKevin SanchezAnn J. ScurichBillie SorensenDavid SweetDonna M. TakahashiWells Fargo BankAUCTION DONORSAdventure Sports UnlimitedAlladin NurseryAnnieglassArtisan’s Fine Rug CareAtlantis Casino Resort-RenoAzure Skin CareBittersweet BistroJanice BlockBody ZoneCarol BowieRusty Brown & Fayedra Matthes-
BrownByington Vineyard & WineryC&N TractorsCafe RioCalifornia PajarosaGoretti CarvalhoCathleen Chandler-EckhardtChardonnay Sailing ChartersCorinthian JewelryCouch DistributingCheryl DoeringEarthbound FarmEl Dorado Hotel & CasinoEl Frijolito RestaurantEventscapes, Inc.Felton Farms Soap
Company, LLCWilliam FenwickPaul FortisFreedom Bakery & ConfectionsMarie GabrielleGayle’s Bakery & RosticceriaBill & Lynn GonzalezGreat ClipsHarveys Hotel, Casino & ResortMichele HausmanHearst Castle & National
Geographic TheaterHope Family WinesImura Japanese RestaurantJAQK CellarsJenkins Insurance ServicesJim Booth Swim SchoolJohn’s JewelersRon JonesJust Baby Gifts & ApparelKBK Insurance AgencyJanette KolarSharon LucchesiTerry MarcosPeter McGinnAnnette McGowanDavid & Marylu MesaDiane MilczarekSuzanne Mine-EguchiGary & Diane MustoNanaLin’s QuiltsNewman’s Own OrganicsNob Hill/Raley’s FoodMinerva OrtizRichard OttoPacific Edge Rockclimbing GymPedulla WinesPenman Photographic ArtistsEdward PennimanPh DiamondsPhil’s Fish MarketCharles PrentissQueen’s Shoes & MoreRAZRebels N Shirts - Vixens N SkirtsRedwood Canopy ToursRio Sands MotelSan Francisco 49ersSan Francisco GiantsSandbar and GrillSanta Cruz Seaside CompanySeymour Marine Discovery
CenterShadowbrook RestaurantSierra Nevada Recreation Corp.Johna SimonPolly SirlesSorensen’s ResortRick & Gina StephensonSticks at Pebble BeachThe ButteryTobin James CellarsTony Pagliaro PhotographyVia Vega VineyardsThomas & Elizabeth VinolusWalnut Ave CafeWatsonville Fire DepartmentCynthia WelchHenry & Nancy WempeWhole FoodsWild RoseWindy Oaks Estate Vineyards
& WineryWINERIESAlfaro Family Vineyards, Martin
Alfaro Wines
Bargetto’s WineryBurrell School VineyardsCooper-Garrod Estate VineyardsEquinox Champagne CellarsHallcrest VineyardKathryn Kennedy WineryMartin Ranch WineryMica CellarsNatal VineyardNicholson VineyardPelican Ranch WineryPleasant Valley VineyardsRidge VineyardsRiver Run VintnersRoudon-Smith WinerySalamandre Wine CellarsSarah’s VineyardSilver Mountain VineyardsSones CellarsSoquel VineyardsStorrs WineryThe Organic Wine WorksThomas Fogarty WineryVine Hill WineryVino Tabi WineryZayante Vineyards
RESTAURANTS, CATERERS & DONORSBagel Café Café CruzCafé EllaCilantro’s Mexican RestaurantCorralitos MarketD’La ColmenaFreedom Bakery & ConfectionsFreedom Meat LockersGayle’s Bakery & RosticceriaGreen Valley GrillImura RestaurantKampf-Fire BBQ & CateringM&M Party RentalsMonterey Bay CaterersNob Hill/Raley’s FoodS. Martinelli & CompanyPanda InnPeach Girl Catering & EventsSeabright BrewerySecond Street CaféSeverino’s Bar & GrillWatsonville Hospital
Food ServiceVOLUNTEER HORS D’OEUVRES PREPARERSSally AndersonMary EvesJudy FranichDiane HamakoPeggy KnorrBetty RatherJan RoedigerKris SmithMary SouthFLORAL DONORSAspen EnterprisesCalifornia Pajarosa FloralCentral California Flower
GrowersContinental Floral GreensFiorebella Inc.Five Star FarmsKitayama BrothersLake Floral ShippersSunrise NurseryFLORAL SPONSORSBay Eye Medical GroupDr. Janet BellEdward & Darlene DinLinda Haines Property
ManagementOliver Property
Management Drs. Julio Porro & Jennifer
HastingsMonterey Bay UrologyEVENT VOLUNTEERSTim & Jody AkimotoMaria AlejoAnita AlvaradoAllison BagleySandra BarkerBonnie BartlebaughMark & Sarah BoosJim Booth
Sophia BroekhuisJavier CarrilloSara ClarenbachLizza CuevasJavier DiazDNAJanice DeCarliCynthia DorantesCathleen Chandler-EckhardtCaroline EiskampJeannette EspinozaFrancine FloresPaul FurmanGina GallucciBill & Lynn GonzalezElias GonzalezLeslie GoodfriendRosa GuerreroSylvia & Fabian GuzmanDr. Stan HajdukSharon HansenCynthia IsbergRon & Bambi JonesSara KarnSue KrekDr. Brooke Kondo
Dr. Gerald KondoShaz LintClaudia LopezThea LuitenEileen MackusickMary Ann MalcolmDiana MartinezRoger & Diane MartinezGloria MartinezStacy McMillanJorge MelgozaDavid & Marylu MesaDiane MesaDiane MilczarekSuzanne Mine-EguchiLaurie MirelesRich & Amy MoranMike & Esther MorilloEvelyn NartatesCelia OrganistaChristine OrozcoRich OttoDr. Barbara PallaJessica Perry Steve PonzioAimee RamirezCarlos RiveraEloise RodriguezEdmundo & Cuca RodriguezPatricia RodriguezJorge & Victoria SanchezSophia SanchezOlivia SequraService League of Watsonville
Community HospitalJanice ShafferBarbara & Stephanie ShingaiSi Se PuedeAaron SirlesChris & Alyssa SowersbyShirley ThompsonMel UkestadDr. Michele ViolichDana WagnerMichael & Cynthia WelchJoanne Wilson
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For this year’s Evening of Wine and Roses event on Friday, November 2nd at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, patrons now have the
option to order their tickets online through our secure website (www.pvhealthtrust.org). In addition, you can track developing event details about participating wineries, food vendors and exciting additions to our live and silent auctions by following the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust on Facebook.
Tickets for this popular fall event can also be purchased through our regular mailed order forms or by calling the Health Trust directly at (831) 761-5639.
For our 29th anniversary of this major fundraiser benefiting local health care needs, the Health Trust will welcome 25 vintners from the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association to offer their finest vintages for tasting. Joining them are 16 area restaurants and caterers who will serve savory gourmet hors d’oeuvres and luscious desserts. Pajaro Valley Rose growers will showcase their most beautiful roses for the occasion and at-tendees will enjoy bidding on a wide array of exciting gifts, original art, dinners and vacation packages during our live and silent auctions.
Event proceeds are used by the Health Trust to help fund grants and program support for local nonprofit organizations serving those in greatest need in our community.
Friday, November 2nd
The 29th Annual Evening of Wine and Roses Is on the Web
Admission $60 per person in advance; $70 at the door.For tickets and information, go to www.pvhealthtrust.org
or call the Health Trust at (831) 761-5639
Professional auctioneer Rob Slawinski of the Slawinski Auction Company will introduce these and many other auction items:e Five-day Marriott Resort Costa Rica Vacation for two
e Gourmet Wild Game Dinner for eight prepared by Lynn and Bill Gonzalez and served in their beautiful Royal Oaks home
e Seven-day luxury cruise for two to Alaska or the Caribbean
e Bocce Ball and Cioppino Dinner for eight
e Bargetto’s Premium La Vita Boxed Wine Collection
e Collector’s double magnums of wine, original art work and more!
Peggy Mathewson Crews, co-owner of Pelican Ranch Winery
