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From YouTube: CREST Awards 2011
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Coverage of the annual Cupertino CREST Awards ceremony, recorded June 1, 2011. Produced by the Cupertino City Channel.
Award recipients include Bob Adams, the Cupertino Senior TV Production Group "The Better Part," Fran Ellis, Gladys Maiden, Hung Wei, Janet Hedley and Anna Weber, Nancy Coss-Fitzwater, Pat Pecko, and Vicky Tsai.
This video is one in a series of programs presented as part of the City of Cupertino's digital video archive project.
A
Welcome
to
the
crest
2011.
Thank
you
very
much
for
coming.
Do
you
like
my
tie
this?
This
is
a
tie
that
my
sweet
wife
gave
me
for
Valentine's
Day.
You
may
notice
that
it's
red,
but
do
you
know
why
it's
red?
Well,
it
turns
out
it's
red,
because
the
chemical
physical
properties
of
this
tie
reflect
only
the
red
portion
of
the
spectrum.
The
light
that
hits
this
tie
covers
the
entire
spectrum,
but
you're
only
seeing
the
red,
because
that's
the
one
that
it
reflects.
B
Good
evening,
hello,
I'm,
Gilbert
long
mayor,
the
CEO
of
Cupertino,
and
it's
my
pleasure
to
welcome
you
here
to
the
evening
of
the
2011
crest
award.
The
crest
award
are
one
of
my
favorite
events.
This
is
when
we
get
to
recognize
some
of
the
remarkable
people
who
live
in
our
community.
One
of
the
things
I've
discovered
is
that
people
who
are
doing
the
best
work
are
also
the
same
people
who
hate
to
be
recognized
because
the
City
Council
made
the
presentations
each
year.
B
Most
people
believe
that
they
were
chosen
by
us,
but
ashley
is
chosen
by
the
community.
The
community
makes
the
selection
and
then
the
commissioners
actually
select
the
winners,
I'm
also
very
honored,
to
be
a
recipient
of
the
Crescent
words
myself
and
as
a
council
member
I'm,
very
honored,
to
be
here
to
recognize
this
year's
2011
batch
of
winners.
So
let
me
start
with
the
first
crystal
word,
winner,
Bob
Adams,
and
let's
roll
the
video.
Please.
C
As
a
certified
financial
planner,
Bob
Adams
is
an
accessible,
hard-working
organizer
who
knows
how
to
solve
problems
and
manage
multiple
projects
as
a
community
volunteer,
he
is
all
that
and
more
just
as
his
business
clients
put
their
trust
in
Bob's
abilities.
So
also
do
the
local
nonprofit
agencies
he
served
so
effectively.
He
plays
an
active
role
in
the
Cupertino
chamber
of
commerce
and
was
named
2010
ambassador
of
the
year.
Now,
president
of
the
Silicon
Valley
Chapter
of
the
Financial
Planning
Association
Board
of
Directors.
C
He
chairs
the
group's
annual
food
drive
to
benefit
West
Valley
Community
Services
a
project
he
founded
four
years
ago.
Bob
is
also
vice-president
of
the
Cupertino
library
foundation
board
and
last
year
took
charge
of
several
board
activities,
including
the
Silicon
Valley
Reed's
project,
the
teen
room
task
force
and
the
investment
and
event
sponsorship
committees.
It's
lucky
he's
so
skilled
in
time
management,
because,
in
addition
to
all
this
he's
also
immersed
in
rotary
club
events
chairing
or
Co
chairing
the
golf
tournament
hole-in-one
committee
and
the
quarterly
food
lending
a
hand
with
the
Fall
Fest.
C
The
crowd,
feed
and
too
many
community
service
projects
to
count
in
his
professional
capacity.
Bob
provides
career
counseling
to
aspiring
financial
planning
students
and
gives
pro
bono
retirement
presentations
to
city
residents,
rather
than
separating
his
business
from
his
volunteer
work.
Bob
blends
the
two
key
parlays
his
on
the
job
skills
into
equally
successful,
volunteer
efforts
for
maximum
positive
impact
on
the
Cupertino
community.
B
Before
becoming
the
founder
of
the
sole
proprietor
of
this
certified
financial
planning
company,
he
worked
at
hewlett-packard
for
more
than
20
years
in
the
software
development
and
the
manager
for
IT
and
marking
devices.
He
also
has
become
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
board
of
directors
since
2003
and
held
some
a
lot
of
fish
positions
and
that's
how
I
got
to
know
I'm
Bob
for
his
hard
work
in
the
Kapena
Chamber
of
Commerce.
B
He
also
contributed
a
book
that
was
called
so
you
want
to
become
a
financial
planner
and
the
sixth
edition
in
the
book
will
be
available
on
Amazon
later
this
year.
I
want
to
kind
of
put
a
personal
note
that
I
got
to
know
Bob,
not
only
through
the
chamber,
but
also
through
his
work
through
on
the
library
foundation.
He
put
his
heart
in
both
the
chamber
and
through
the
library
and
it's
my
honor
to
present
the
tutoring
to
Bob
Adams.
B
D
D
D
Now,
as
many
of
you
know,
Rotarians
rotaries
motto
is
Service
Above
Self
and
that's
something
that
I
very
much
believe
in
I.
Think
it's
very
important
I
think
that
volley
tourism
is
a
team
sport.
That's
a
sport
that
we
play
very
well
in
cupertino,
so
I
have
a
challenge
for
all
of
you
and
that
is
to
keep
up
the
good
work.
Keep
up
while
I'm
tearing
yourself
I,
know
I
will
thank
you.
C
When
it
comes
to
community
involvement,
Vicki
sy
is
all
business.
A
dynamic
member
of
the
cupertino
Chamber
of
Commerce
for
23
years
Vicki
is
credited
with
a
long
list
of
achievements,
particularly
her
efforts
to
raise
the
profile
of
Asian
American
businesses
in
the
local
community.
Last
year
she
chaired
the
Chamber's
asian-american
Business
Council,
a
group.
She
has
helped
lead
for
more
than
ten
years.
In
addition,
she
served
as
special
events
chair
for
the
chamber
over
seen
a
number
of
multicultural
festivals,
including
the
Lunar
New
Year
celebration.
C
She
was
also
a
key
figure
in
the
Diwali
festival,
the
taste
of
Cupertino,
the
star
award
ceremony
and,
as
a
founding
member
of
the
Cupertino
Chamber's
connect
Club.
One
Vicki
juggles
for
volunteer
work
with
the
day-to-day
management
of
her
successful
dry-cleaning
business,
which
has
been
recognized
for
its
progressive
eco-friendly
operations
in
2010.
Her
concern
for
other
business
professionals
who
have
lost
their
jobs
to
the
weak
economy,
fueled
the
desire
to
help
so
she
organized
and
personally
conducted
a
seminar
in
Mandarin
called,
should
I
start
a
business.
C
Her
goal
was
to
encourage
the
talented
unemployed
by
suggesting
the
possibility
that
they
work
for
themselves.
A
native
of
Taiwan
Viki
is
a
model
for
all
aspiring
business
owners.
Their
unique
brand
of
customer
service
extends
from
the
counter
in
her
shop
all
the
way
into
the
heart
of
the
Cupertino
community.
B
Also
have
known
Vicky's
side
for
over
the
past
10
years
and
again
through
the
role
of
the
Cupertino
Chamber
of
Commerce.
She
is
very
active
in
Chima
conference
for
over
20
years
from
being
director
all
the
way
to
the
board
of
directors,
and
we
almost
next
her
as
a
president,
maybe
some
day
of
the
chamber,
she
has
given
very
very
very
much
to
the
community.
B
E
Thank
You
Man
1
I'm,
the
member
of
crystal
ball
community,
for
your
very
kind
words
crystal
wall
is
indeed
it's
very
special
honor
I
have
lived
and
work
in
Cupertino
for
30
years.
I
love
every
minute
of
it.
I
hope
I
can
give
back
to
the
community
just
a
fraction
of
whatever
I
have
received
from
this
wonderful
community
as
I
look
around
the
audience
they
are
all
of
the
individual
has
been
giving
so
many
hours
of
service
I
expect
next
year
we'll
be
able
to
out
there
celebrate
honoring.
E
F
So
I've
been
told,
there's
a
slight
discrepancy
in
your
program:
I'm
going
to
have
the
honor
of
presenting
two
awards,
one
to
the
the
better
part
this
in
your
TV
show
and
the
other
to
Fran
Ellis,
and
my
understanding
is
that
were
actually
backwards
in
order
and
we're
gonna
roll
the
tape.
First
for
Fran
Ellis.
C
Symbolic
of
the
lovely
cherry
trees
in
Memorial
Park,
the
Cupertino
toyokawa
sister
city
program,
has
been
blossoming
for
more
than
three
decades
and
for
20
of
those
years,
Fran
Ellis
has
been
nurturing
and
promoting
the
growth
of
friendship
between
our
two
cities:
a
stalwart
member
of
the
sister
city
organization.
She
has
devoted
countless
hours
of
volunteer
work
to
the
annual
Cherry
Blossom
Festival
for
the
past
seven
years.
She
served
as
chairperson
for
all
food
booths,
coordinating
the
array
of
Japanese
edibles
and
locating
nonprofit
sponsors
to
operate
the
booths.
C
She
also
takes
responsibility
for
ensuring
that
each
food
booth
passes
County,
Health,
Department
and
fire
safety
inspections.
In
addition
to
her
festival,
duties.
Fran
has
also
spent
four
years
as
treasurer
of
the
sister
city
program.
For
the
past
five
years
she
has
chaired
the
annual
toyokawa
student
delegation
barbecue
and
she
and
her
husband
Jerry
often
host
toyokawa
visitors
in
their
home.
As
a
board
member
of
the
nee
hamachi
Outreach
Committee,
she
is
dedicated
to
educating
others
about
the
internment
of
japanese-americans
during
the
war.
F
So
I
actually
know
Fran
through
the
sister
city
organization.
Fran
is
actually
going
to
try
to
even
get
out
of
the
box.
That's
when
to
learn
over.
It
is
because
she
doesn't
like
to
get
in
front
of
crowds
and
speak
and
so
I
try
to
get
a
few
words
out
of
her.
But
Fran
is
a
is
a
very
hard
worker,
always
very
quiet
and
polite
very
professional
and
gets
her
work
done.
She's
just
she's,
just
wonderful
she's
also
been
involved
with
the
tournament
of
bands
for
15
years,
or
something
like
that.
F
She
worked
for
the
Cupertino,
Union,
School,
District
and
or
al
Anthony
and
dick.
You
ever
need
to
be
careful
because
she's,
a
star
bowl
or
even
though
she's
not
gonna,
take
with
her
averages.
So
it's
my
honor
to
give
and
she's
also
been
super
involved.
I
think
the
tape
didn't
cover
how
much
the
sister
city
program
actually
does
and
how
involved
he
is.
But
no,
we
thank
her
very
much
for
that.
It's
my
honor
to
award
the
crest
award
to
Fran
Ellis.
G
C
They're
innovative,
creative
and
fearless
in
the
face
of
challenge
their
work
is
demanding,
but
they've
got
the
energy
and
engagement
to
make
it
productive
and
they
know
how
to
have
fun.
If
you
think
that
sounds
like
one
of
Silicon
Valley's
ubiquitous
youth,
driven
startups,
guess
again
we're
talking
about
the
Cupertino
senior
TV
production
group,
a
team
of
lively
volunteers,
all
of
a
certain
age
known
as
the
better
part.
This
group
has
been
producing
award-winning
public-access
television
shows
every
week
of
every
year
for
more
than
27
years.
C
24
members
reached
the
milestone.
They
aired
their
1,000th
show
from
audio
to
video
editing
from
directing
to
camerawork.
Each
show
is
entirely
developed
by
the
better
part
volunteers,
most
of
whom
began
with
little
to
no
experience
and
television
production.
Their
goal
is
to
create
programming
that
benefits
the
Cupertino
community,
especially
other
seniors
topics,
are
informative
and
often
entertaining
covering
such
diverse
areas
as
consumer
protection,
medical
breakthroughs,
gardening,
history,
elections,
food
and
travel.
Like
its
members,
the
volunteer
group
has
weathered
the
storms
of
change
they've,
successfully
transitioned
from
analog
to
digital
format.
F
F
So
a
thousand
shows
is
absolutely
astonishing.
Just
an
impressive
every
time
I
hear
the
number
I
think
it's
a
typo.
That's
just
amazing!
You
can
see
the
better
part
by
the
way
on
Channel,
15,
on
cable
and
also
on
80
on
channel
99.
If
you
have
that,
and
since
there
are
so
many
people
here,
I
am
gonna.
Let
I
think
Myrna
is
going
to
speak
for
the
group.
Is
that
correct?
So.
F
G
K
J
Well,
these
because
I'm
president
I've
got
to
do
all
this
work
because
I'm
not
I,
don't
like
to
be
up
here
myself,
but
on
behalf
of
the
better
part,
we
are
proud
to
be
a
recipient
of
the
crest
award
without
the
support
of
the
city
of
Cupertino
and
the
Cupertino
Senior
Center,
the
better
part
would
not
be
here.
So
we
thank
you
all
and
Linda.
Thank
you
for
nominating
us
and
thanks
everybody.
F
L
C
Nike
must
have
had
Gladys
maiden
in
mind
when
it
came
up
with
his
familiar
corporate
slogan.
Just
do
it
because
that's
been
the
philosophy
of
this
quiet
unassuming
volunteer
ever
since
she
became
involved
in
the
Friends
of
the
Cupertino
library.
Some
30
years
ago,
back
in
the
1970s,
the
friends
thought
of
disbanding
several
members
were
entering
their
golden
years
and
the
group
wasn't
sure
it
could
continue,
but
Gladys
with
her
calm,
can-do
attitude
committed
to
taking
on
the
bulk
of
the
work
and
to
recruiting
more
members.
C
She
was
the
glue
that
held
the
group
together
and
today
the
friends
are
an
indispensable
library.
Resource
Gladys
works
behind
the
scenes
at
the
Cupertino
library
several
days
a
week,
a
habit
she
developed
over
the
course
of
three
decades.
She
devotes
hundreds
of
hours
each
year,
collecting,
sorting
pricing
and
grouping
books
for
the
friends
fundraising.
Sales
in
Cupertino
residents
donate
thousands
of
books
with
boxes
sometimes
reaching
as
high
as
the
ceiling.
Each
of
those
volumes
from
classics
to
cookbooks
must
be
processed
before
they're
offered
back
to
the
community.
C
L
L
She
also
cares
for
her
mother
who's,
90
plus
years
old,
and
takes
quite
a
bit
of
time,
but
in
spite
of
that,
GLaDOS
continues
to
put
in
many
many
volunteer
hours,
lest
we
underestimate
what
the
Friends
of
the
library
can
do
between
their
book
sales
and
their
other
fundraising
efforts
led
by
volunteers
like
Gladys,
the
group
contributed
nearly
$100,000
for
furnishings
back
when
the
library
was
was
first
built.
So
again,
thank
you
very
much.
Gladys.
I
L
I
C
The
food
pantry
at
West,
Valley,
Community
Services,
may
not
always
be
fully
stocked,
but
there's
no
shortage
within
it
of
dignity
and
respect.
Pap
echo
food,
pantry,
volunteer
extraordinaire
and
makes
sure
of
that.
During
the
past
two
years,
Pat
has
logged
more
than
500
hours
of
service
in
the
pantry.
C
She
treats
every
client
with
the
same
warmth
and
hospitality
that
she
would
have
guessed
in
her
own
home
and
she
works
hard
to
maintain
the
same
level
of
cleanliness
and
order
found
in
the
pantries
of
the
most
meticulous
homemakers,
because
it
has
no
budget
for
food
pantry
items.
W
VCS
relies
on
in-kind
donations
from
individuals,
food
drives
grocery
stores
and
other
agencies.
When
the
pantry
runs
short
on
such
things
as
trash
bags
and
cleaning
supplies,
Pat
herself
often
buys
and
contributes
the
needed
items.
C
She
takes
pride
in
helping
the
pantry
run
smoothly
and
gives
willingly
in
every
possible
way
known
for
her
dedication
and
strong
work.
Ethic
Pat
is
often
asked
to
help
train
other
volunteers
and
to
provide
valuable
advice
to
the
staff
on
ways
to
improve
the
food
pantry
program.
In
spite
of
a
demanding
career
in
the
field
of
legal
administration,
Pat
always
makes
time
for
volunteering
and
the
qualities
that
bring
success
on
the
job
also
serve
w
VCS.
L
You
know,
unlike
some
of
us,
that
are
kind
of
retired
and
get
to
do
a
lot
of
volunteer
stuff
to
do
the
volunteer
stuff
that
you
do
while
you're
still
have
a
full-time
job
says
something
to
me
at
least.
I
definitely
didn't
do
that
much
when
I
was
still
working
and
especially
now
I
guess
you
have
a
new
job
up
in
San
Francisco,
that's
gonna
make
things
even
more
challenging
to
put
in
your
volunteer
hours.
L
Pat
is
originally
from
New
York
and
she
and
her
husband
Donna
their
two
sons
of
lived
in
Cupertino
for
over
20
years,
and
she
recently
became
a
grandmother
for
the
first
time
and
haven't
been
a
grandfather
now
three
times
over
I'm
sure
you're
gonna
enjoy
that
besides
the
West
Valley
community
services
activities,
Pat
is
very
active
in
the
community
block
leader
program
and
a
cert
program
and
the
personal
emergency
preparedness
program
which
she
has
hosted
in
her
home
as
well,
so
again,
Pat.
Thank
you
very
much
for
all
that
you
do
and
here's
your
award.
L
M
Got
a
text
from
my
son
tonight:
mom
is
trending
on
Twitter.
Evidently
they
had
posted
an
article
about
this
award
and
it's
somewhat
embarrassing
for
me:
I
need
to
put
a
face
on
Hunger,
even
in
a
community
like
Cupertino.
We
do
have
people
in
this
community
that
do
need
food
and
housing
and
the
West
Valley
Community
Services
is
an
excellent
Organization
for
that.
But
I
don't
stand
here
alone.
The
people
that
run
that
program
are
just
outstanding.
M
C
Nancy
Casas
Fitzwater
likes
to
stay
busy.
In
fact
she
likes
being
busy
so
much,
there's,
probably
no
program
at
West
Valley,
Community
Services,
in
which
she
isn't
actively
involved
last
year
and
only
nine
months,
her
dedication
to
the
work
of
w
VCS
translated
into
more
than
250
hours
of
service.
More
than
any
other
wbcs
volunteered
during
the
entire
2010
year,
Nancy
came
on
board
in
April
when
she
was
assigned
to
the
agency's
community
resource
department
there.
She
helps
streamline
its
donor
response
process
taking
responsibility
for
weekly
duties,
but
this
didn't
keep
her
busy
enough.
C
So
she
asked
for
additional
projects.
The
annual
golf
tournament
benefited
from
her
tireless
efforts
and
then
the
fledgling
taste
of
compassion
program
got
a
hefty
dose
of
Nancy's
energy
on
her
growing
to-do
list.
She
added
the
task
of
managing
phone
reservations
for
the
restaurant
fundraising
program,
which
has
flourished
under
her
special
care
and
devotion.
Still
she
wanted
to
do
more
so
for
every
special
event,
Nancy
was
there
back-to-school
shopping,
spree,
check,
Thanksgiving
and
holiday
events
check
need
someone
to
make
tax
assistance,
appointments,
Nancy
volunteered
someone
to
help
with
the
dinner
on
a
dime
program.
C
N
You
saw
the
tape
every
volunteer.
She
check
right
now.
Only
she
check
she
was
so
energetic.
She
brought
the
whole
family.
So
her
daughter,
Paige,
is
here
her
husband,
Tom,
you
want
to
stand
up
and
her
son
break
is
a
UC
Davis,
the
taking
the
final
selection.
He
cannot
beat
here.
Otherwise,
you
probably
will
bring
him
here
too
right
so
Nancy
has
she
told
me
after
working
for
35
year
retire.
N
O
O
N
C
Janet
Headley
and
Anna
Webber
are
the
talented
team
that
has
spent
countless
hours
instilling
their
passion
for
environmental
stewardship
within
the
hearts
and
minds
of
students,
parents
and
staff
at
the
K
through
eight
school
working
with
the
site's
garbage
collectors,
the
women
created
a
recycling
program
which
has
been
so
successful
that
only
10%
of
the
school's
waste
now
ends
up
in
the
landfill
last
year.
Eighty
percent
of
the
waste
was
thrown
away.
Jana
and
Anna
decided
it
wasn't
enough
to
recycle
90
percent
of
the
school's
garbage.
They
now
receive.
C
Compost
made
from
the
recycled
materials
compost
used
for
a
landscaping
project,
they've
started.
This
garden,
provides
hands-on
learning
about
water,
soil
and
rain
issues
and
uses
drought,
tolerant
native
plants
dedicated
to
ecological
learning.
The
two
volunteers
sponsor
a
lunchtime
Environmental
Club
from
the
call
of
students
at
all
grade
levels
and
they
teach
a
green
elected
class
for
upper
grades
between
them.
They
have
11
years
of
combined
volunteer
service
at
the
school
because
of
their
efforts.
The
McAuliffe
community
is
both
greener
and
wiser.
An
inspiring
example
for
both
California
educators
and
legislators.
N
Janet
has
worked
at
the
McAuliffe
for
seven
years,
right,
yeah
and
then
Anna
has
been
working
there
for
four
years
and
I
asked
their
family.
The
whole
family
was
is
here
now
so
can
you
whip
your
hand
in
this
Thank
You
Janet
had
a
degree
of
in
chemistry
right
in
chemistry.
Oh
no
Anna
and
I
had
a
degree
in
the
atmosphere,
and
the
Jenna
has
a
postmaster
person,
Teague
Enoch
conservation.
They
both
care
about
the
environmental
so
much.
P
Q
Q
So,
firstly
we'd
like
to
say
thank
you
to
the
city
of
Cupertino
for
giving
us
this
crest
award
and
for
recognizing
all
of
the
work
that
we've
done
this
year.
It's
been
a
very
exciting
and
green
year
at
christa
mcauliffe
school,
our
whole
community's
become
more
environmentally
aware,
and
we've
watched
the
students
feel
empowered
and
take
pride
in
environmental
stewardship
as
they've
worked
together
on
environmental
projects
like
the
recycling
system,
the
new
system
we
put
into
place,
he
saw
on
the
video
and
our
native
plant
garden.
Q
H
Hi
everyone
I
just
like
to
say
that
christa
mcauliffe
school
is
a
very
special
place
where
students,
teachers
and
parents
work
collaboratively
on
a
daily
basis,
and
it's
because
of
this
collaborative
effort
that
we've
been
able
to
do
what
we
do
at
school
to
help
our
school
go
green
and
to
help
our
students
learn
how
to
protect
our
environment
as
well.
We
are
the
co-chairs
of
the
Green
Team
and
success,
and
the
success
of
our
school
going.
H
Green
is
really
with
the
enthusiastic
support
and
participation
of
everyone,
and
we
would
like
to
accept
this
award
on
behalf
of
the
whole
community
of
students,
teachers,
staff,
administration
and
families.
I'd
also
like
to
say
thank
you
to
Louise
ostrov,
our
principal
for
being
extremely
supportive
and
for
really
helping
us
helping
our
school
go
green,
so
Thank,
You,
Louise
and
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
families
for
their
patience
and
their
support
and
their
encouragement
for
allowing
us
to
volunteer
as
much
as
we
do
at
school.
Thank
you.
N
Just
to
let
you
know,
my
son
went
to
make
olive
school
when
she
when
he
was
the
5th
grader.
When
I
talked
to
Anna
and
the
chana,
they
say,
don't
go
to
political.
It
has
a
political
figure.
How
pretty,
if
I
am
so,
I
will
mention
it
now
when
they're
on
the
stage.
But
I
did
talk
to
a
couple
group
people
about
the
single
use
of
plastic,
so
I
work
with
the
council
member
to
see
we
can
bring
it
up
because
I
think
that's
really
quite
an
art
damage
today
to
the
environment.
N
We
need
to
do
something
about
the
single-use
plastic
and
the
next
one.
I'm
have
the
honor
to
bring
back
the
mayor
one
and
hero
in
to
introduce
my
good
friend
Hong
way.
Even
yesterday,
he
still
teaching
me
all.
You
need
to
do
this.
You
need
to
do
that.
You
know
so
I'm
learning
always
from
her.
Thank
you.
B
B
R
C
Whay
finds
joy
in
helping
high
school
students
pursue
their
passions
and
as
for
Hong's
own
passions,
those
would
be
the
teenagers
themselves.
Current
vice-president
of
the
Fremont
Union
High
School
District
Board
of
Trustees
Chung,
is
an
enthusiastic
volunteer
whose
work
is
primarily
centered
on
the
youth
of
this
community.
About
six
years
ago,
she
founded
a
student-run
newsletter
at
mana,
Vista,
High,
School,
called
Vadodara,
meaning
truth
to
give
students
an
outlet
for
honest
unedited
expression
when
her
youngest
child
graduated
three
years
ago.
She
continued
her
role
as
advisor
to
the
publication.
C
Hyung
also
continues
to
volunteer
for
the
school's
annual
senior
all-night
party
and
for
Monta
Vista,
fundraising
events
such
as
the
script
program
and
the
early
auction
she's,
a
member
of
the
fu
HSD
foundation,
the
district's,
fundraising
arm
and
she's
on
the
boards
of
the
Asian
American
Parent
Association,
Rotary,
Club
and
Northwest
YMCA.
Last
year
she
co-chaired
the
Y's
annual
bridge
to
health
run
in
the
fall.
The
recurring
theme
in
all
of
her
volunteer
work
is
her
love
for,
and
dedication
to,
Cupertino
young
people.
C
She
champions
an
educational
curriculum
that
gives
them
not
only
academic
know-how,
but
also
the
tools
they
need
for
their
social
and
emotional
development.
In
turn,
local
teenagers
see
Hong
as
someone
who
accepts
and
cares
about
them,
someone
who
was
always
willing
to
listen
and
to
share
with
them
the
gifts
of
affection,
patience
and
empathy.
B
As
you
can
see,
hung
way
is
very
loved
in
on
the
community
she's,
almost
like
a
super
volunteer.
She
came
to
UCLA
from
Taiwan
in
1979,
where
she
earned
her
master's
degree
in
teaching
English
as
a
Second
Language.
She
volunteering
every
local
school
of
her
children,
attending
taking
leadership
roles
and
such
organizations
as
PTA
and
school
psych
councils.
B
In
addition
to
her
current
work
at
the
Fremont
UN
High
School,
District
Board
and
her
other
volunteer
activities,
she's
active
as
a
member
of
the
Rotary
Club,
where
she
co-chaired
the
group,
a
global
elegance
event
shared
the
Club,
Service
Committee
and
actively
participant
in
many
services.
Projects
sponsored
by
the
rotary
I
also
call
Hong
way.
My
friend
and
everything
that
she
does.
You
ask
her.
She
never
says
no
and
she's
always
excites
you
and
always
gives
back
to
the
community
before
I.
R
Wow
I've
never
seen
so
much
of
me
in
such
a
pure
small
short
period
of
time.
It's
a
little
scary
and
thanks
ray
and
Robert
for
falling
all
of
us
in
making
such
a
wonderful
tapes
and
I'm
sure
it's
safe
to
counsel
men,
a
lot
of
memory
of
what
we
have
done
right.
A
house
is
not
a
home
until
we
have
people
who
love
each
other
living
there
and
a
city
is
not
our
hometown
until
about
friends,
relatives
and
also
neighbors
and
residents
who
care
about
each
other.
R
I
am
so
honored
to
calculate
coop,
the
city
of
kokino,
my
hometown,
and
on
the
way
of
my
volunteering
I've
made
so
many
friends
and
in
the
friends
from
the
elementary
middle
schools
and
high
schools
from
the
foundations
from
the
school
district,
from
a
line.
Dance.
Ladies,
who
keep
me
healthy
and
happy
and
from
my
breaded
era,
students.
They
teach
me
so
much
and
from
my
relatives
and
my
nieces
and
nephews,
and
especially
my
two
sons
and
my
one
son
is
here
dusting.
R
He
flew
back
from
New
York
thanks,
dusting
and
I
want
to
thank
you.
Three
people,
especially
my
husband,
Tao
Wei,
my
friends,
call
him
the
invisible
person,
but
he's
always
being
behind
me
as
never
asked
me
where
I
bring
out
what
I've
done
or
where
his
money
goes,
and
so
I
really
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to.
Thank
him.
He's
not
here,
he's
in
Taiwan
and
won't
thank
my
parents
and
who's
not
here
either,
because
they
don't
speak
English,
but
they
at
age
92.
My
father's
92,
my
mother's
gonna,
be
80.
R
They
still
take
care
of
me.
I
have
never
cooked
for
12
years
things
they
moved
to
the
u.s..
So
I'd
like
to
thank
all
these
friends
and
families
who
supported
me,
my
love
for
them
and
they
love.
For
me,
it's
the
source
of
where
I
draw
my
courage
and
my
my
dedication
to
this
community
and
to
the
things
and
I
could
have
not
done
it
with
all
of
you.
So
I'm
sure
this
award
with
all
my
friends
and
families,
all
the
residents
of
Cupertino
I
love.
You
all.
Thank
you.
B
So
not
to
outdo
the
city
manager.
I
also
want
to
say
that
this
tie
also
has
special
meaning
to
me,
because
my
two
children
Allyson
Emily,
gave
me
this
time
for
my
birthday,
but
I,
don't
know
why
they
picked
this
color
purple,
but
I
guess
it's
pretty.
It
looks
good
on
daddy
each
and
every
one
of
the
Press
award
winners
tonight
has
helped
to
make
Cupertino
a
wonderful
place
to
live
work
and
play.
Please
join
me
once
again
to
give
a
warm
round
of
applause
to
all
of
our
recipients.
Thank
you.