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From YouTube: CREST Awards 2002
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Coverage of the tenth annual Cupertino CREST Awards ceremony, recorded May 16, 2002. Produced by the Cupertino City Channel.
Award recipients include Don Allen, Gail Fretwell Hugger, Richard Knock, Orrin Mahoney, Janice Miyatake, Katherine Stakey, Robert Yee, and the CCS Board of Directors.
This video is one in a series of programs presented as part of the City of Cupertino's digital video archive project.
A
The
quality
of
a
community
is
determined
primarily
by
two
things:
the
natural
elements
endowed
by
the
creator,
the
location,
the
natural
beauty,
the
climate,
the
resources
and
secondly,
by
the
quality
of
the
people
in
cupertino.
We
are
blessed
by
both
tonight.
We
are
here
to
honor
some
of
the
people
who
make
Cupertino
the
wonderful
place
that
it
is
and
I'd
like
to
begin
by
honoring
his
honor,
the
Honorable
Richard
Lowenthal.
Our
mayor.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Well,
it
truly
is
my
honor
to
be
able
to
stand
here
tonight
in
front
of
you.
You
know.
Cupertino
is
a
home
of
a
miracle,
a
lot
of
miracles,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
a
particular
one
and
that's
how
we
do
so
much
with
so
little
Cupertino.
As
you've
probably
heard
all
the
politicians
say,
our
school
district
has
the
lowest
funding
of
any
school
district
in
the
county.
B
It
has
the
fourth
lowest
in
the
state
out
of
over
800
districts,
and
yet
it's
the
highest
performing
School
District
in
the
state.
We
have
the
number
one
ranked
Elementary
School
Cupertino,
as
a
City,
has
the
second
lowest
funding
from
property
taxes
in
the
state,
and
yet
we
don't
have
the
layoffs
that
you
see
in
other
cities
we're
building
a
new
library.
We
have
beautiful
streets
and
a
wonderful
environment
here
to
live
with,
and
wonderful
people
to
be
with.
B
The
difference
are
the
people
sitting
in
here.
It's
the
volunteers,
it's
the
hard
work
of
people
in
the
school
district.
It's
the
hard
work
of
people
in
the
city
and
it's
the
volunteers
and
it's
a
unique
feature.
It's
a
unique
advantage
that
we
have
in
Cupertino
that
closes
the
gap
between
funding
and
being
the
best
and
I'm
really
proud
to
be
part
of
that
and
I
was
proud
recently
when
I
went
to
the
county,
the
county,
you
know
we
talked
about
this
property
tax
issue
and
I
was
able
to
say
to
the
county.
B
I
think
you
need
it
more
than
we
do,
because
they
do.
The
county
is
hurting
they're,
providing
social
services
for
all
of
us
and
there's
this
you
know,
there's
this
property
tax
issue
and
I
was
able
to
back
off
on
it
and
it's
because
Cupertino
is
such
a
great
place
to
live
and
it's
a
great
place
to
live
because
of
you,
we're
gonna,
honor,
a
number
of
people
and
some
organizations
tonight
and
you're
all
part
of
that
and
I'm
sure
you'll
hear
more
about
the
individuals.
B
C
Every
banker
loves
a
sound
investment.
Perhaps
that's
why
Don
Allen
has
poured
so
much
of
himself
into
the
Cupertino
community
for
the
past
three
decades.
His
investments
haven't
only
been
financial.
He
says
it's
easy
to
sit
down
and
write
a
check,
but
much
more
than
that.
Don
Allen
believes
in
getting
personally
and
wholeheartedly
involved
in
every
way
possible.
During
the
past
year,
Don
has
been
an
enormous
factor
in
the
success
of
Cupertino
community
services,
heart
of
Cupertino
capital
campaign.
C
As
campaign
chair,
he
raised
more
than
1.8
million
dollars
for
the
project,
which
involves
24,
affordable
housing
units
and
a
new
CCS
office
on
this
to
drive
at
Stevens
Creek
Boulevard,
while
Silicon
Valley
businesses
and
individuals
were
struggling
against
the
effects
of
a
recession.
Don
was
diligently
pursuing
and
obtaining
pledges
for
the
ccs
housing
project.
His
hard
work,
along
with
the
valuable
links
he
created
with
foundations,
corporations
and
individuals,
will
benefit
the
social
service
agency
and
the
community
it
serves
for
years
to
come.
C
Fundraising
is
just
one
of
Don's
talents.
Ask
the
men
in
the
rotating
homeless,
shelter
and
they'll
tell
you.
He
regularly
makes
a
mean
meatloaf
for
their
dinner.
He's
also
Cupertino
favorite
MC
called
upon
often
to
speak
at
various
events
and
never
disappointing.
The
chairman
of
Cupertino
National
Bank
Don
has
been
active
in
the
Cupertino
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Rotary
Club
of
Cupertino
for
years
he
served
as
president
last
year
of
rotary
and
since
the
group's
Oktoberfest
is
a
favorite
event
of
his
because
it
brings
so
many
people
together.
C
Don
also
says
his
history,
as
a
volunteer
and
housing
advocate
is
driven
by
a
sense
of
fairness,
we're
fortunate
to
be
blessed
with
this
beautiful
community
and
a
high
standard
of
living.
He
says
we
need
to
provide
for
those
who
will
help
us
keep
it
that
way
like
educators
and
service
industries.
As
one
CCS
administrator
noted,
Don
Alan's
shoes
must
be
all
worn
out
from
the
many
extra
steps
he
has
taken
on
behalf
of
our
community.
B
B
One
of
the
very
interesting
things
about
Don
I
went
on
a
trip
with
him
through
San
Jose,
maybe
about
a
year
ago,
and
he
is
just
as
well-known
and
just
as
respected
throughout
San
Jose
as
he
is
here,
he's
got
a
long
business
history
in
San
Jose
with
all
he
does
here
and
with
raising
1.8
million
dollars
for
CCS
he's
not
a
resident
of
Cupertino.
His
heart
is
here
his
home
is
in
Saratoga,
but
that
never
seemed
to
get
in
his
way
for
putting
in
time
energy
and
incredible
talent
to
help
us
out.
B
In
Cupertino
and
I'm
certainly
proud
to
know
to
know,
Don
and
and
I
cherish
every
minute
I
have
with
him.
He
can't
make
it
here
tonight
because
he's
got
in
a
district
responsibility
with
rotary
a
meeting
that
he
is
conducting
tonight.
So
in
his
stead,
Dennis
Whitaker,
a
former
crest
winner
and
former
citizen
of
the
year,
is
here
to
accept
the
award
for
Don
Allen
Dennis.
D
B
D
Thank
you
very
much.
There's
no
way
anyone
can
replace
what
Don
would
say,
because
no
one
knows
what
he's
gonna
say,
other
than
go
cow,
but
Don
did
call
me
and
I
felt
very
honored
when
he
asked
me
to
come
and
stand
in
for
him,
but
he
did
ask
me
to
make
two
real
quick
comments.
Number
one
Don
said
for
over
the
many
years
that
he
tried
to
contribute
to
the
community.
He
could
not
have
done
it
without
the
staff
and
the
gang
at
Cupertino.
National,
Bank
and
you're
gonna
see
one
of
the
awardees
tonight.
D
D
B
E
Hello
good
evening,
it
is
said
that
a
community
is
to
be
judged
by
how
it
treats
some
of
the
people
that
are
least
able
to
take
care
of
themselves
and
I.
Have
the
real,
distinct,
honor
and
great
pleasure
to
introduce
our
next
awardee
tonight,
which
is
the
board
of
directors
for
Cupertino
Community
Services.
C
Social
service
agencies
face
challenges
every
day,
but
last
year
Cupertino
Community
Services
was
looking
at
enormous
obstacles
instead
of
at
mere
challenges.
Luckily,
CCS
had
a
team
of
18
men
and
women
who
dedicated
themselves
to
overcoming
those
obstacles.
They
are
the
ccs
Board
of
Directors
each
board,
member
normally
logs
about
10
to
20
hours
a
month
of
volunteer
work
for
CCS.
Last
year,
however,
executive
director
Jaclyn
Fabray
says
it
seemed
like
there
were
board
and
committee
meetings.
C
Every
week
the
CCS
staff
has
undergone
a
massive
turnover
and
90%
of
them
were
new
on
the
job,
including
the
executive
director
herself.
At
the
same
time,
the
agency's
seven
million
dollar
development
project
heart
of
Cupertino
was
just
about
to
take
off,
and
the
contractor
consultant
and
architect
were
waiting
for
instructions
without
hesitation.
The
CCS
board
took
matters
in
hand
assuming
duties
and
responsibilities.
That
would
normally
go
to
staff
members
and
providing
leadership
and
support
at
every
turn.
C
Jaclyn
says
there
were
times
last
year
when
she
wondered
whether
the
board
members,
who
have
full-time
jobs,
we're
still
going
to
work
each
day
through
their
hard
work
in
steady
efforts.
The
ccs
board
racked
up
some
extraordinary
accomplishments,
including
leading
CCS
through
the
planning
and
groundbreaking
of
his
heart
of
Cupertino
project.
In
addition,
the
board
organized
CCS
is
annual
barbecue
and
auction
and
the
holiday
bell
ringing
event
bringing
in
a
total
of
nearly
$70,000
for
the
agency
board.
Members
also
worked
with
staff
to
increase.
Ccs
is
operational
revenue
by
20%
through
foundation
and
corporate
support.
C
For
many.
Many
extra
steps
taken
Cupertino
recognizes
the
ccs
board
of
directors,
howard
Baumann,
president
Tom
hall,
vice
president
Paula
Davis,
treasurer
Sonja,
sure,
secretary
and
members
Jackie
badly
Chuck
or
Jackie
Doyle
Phyllis
Ishida,
Frank,
Joe,
Lynch,
Kareem,
Lambert,
Michael,
ashen,
Ben,
liao,
Richard,
Lowenthal,
dolly
Sandoval
Dean
seals,
Dorothy,
Stowe,
Joe,
tan
Brock
and
Linda
Walker.
E
This
award
was
nominated
by
Jacqueline
fabric,
which
is
the
executive
director
of
CCS,
and
usually
that
seems
a
little
bit
suspicious
right
when
the
executive
director
nominates
the
board,
but
in
light
of
all
the
great
things
that
this
board
have
done,
this
board
have
really
performed
beyond
the
call
of
duty.
I
think
that's
the
main
theme
here,
because
all
the
good
work
that
CCS
does
this
board
has
taken
on
themselves.
E
Would
it
be
fundraising
whether
it
be
hiring
and
helping
the
new
staff
transition
in
whether
it
be
helping
out
with
the
new
staff
in
all
its
work?
They
have
really
done
so
much
beyond
the
call
of
duty
that
I
think
that
this
award
is
truly
greatly
deserved.
So
congratulations
to
the
board
of
CCS
and
we
have
I,
don't
know
had
all
the
board
members
come
out.
How?
How
would
you
like
to
do
it
looks
like
Tom.
Hall
is
gonna
accept
on
their
behalf,
and
he
is
the
vice
president
of
the
board
of
directors.
Congratulations,
Tom!
F
F
F
We
just
recently
went
through
our
staff
racquetball
intere
recognition
day
and
over
80
people
showed
up
at
that
dinner,
showing
the
response
that
we
got
from
our
volunteers.
That
was
not
all
of
the
volunteers
for
CCS,
but
a
good
portion
of
them
that,
together
with
the
cooperation
with
the
city
and
the
citizens
of
Cupertino,
make
Cupertino
Community
Services
what
it
is.
Thank
you
for
this
award.
E
Congratulations
again:
ccs
Board
of
Directors,
the
next
awardee
again
I
feel
I'm,
so
honored
here
tonight
to
be
able
to
give
these
awards
to
these
folks.
A
community
such
as
Cupertino
has
been
changing
rapidly,
but
what
gives
us
an
anchor
is
a
knowledge
of
our
past,
so
we
need
to
you
know
value
our
past
as
we
change
and
our
past
gives
us
an
anchor
and
an
understanding
of
the
direction
of
where
we
want
to
go
in
the
future
and
I'm
particularly
proud
of
our
next
awardee,
which
is
Gail
hugger.
C
As
cities
grow
and
change
as
one
horse
towns
transform
into
thriving
commercial
and
high-tech
centers,
it
becomes
increasingly
important
to
remember
and
hold
fast.
Our
heritage
enter
Gail
fretwell
hugger
fourth
generation
descendant
of
the
William
Ragnar
family,
daughter
of
Cupertino,
pioneers
and
enthusiastic
recorder
of
Cupertino
history.
Gail
grew
up
in
a
family
of
storytellers
who
had
a
passion
for
history.
Her
grandparents
lived
two
houses
away
in
the
Monta
Vista
area
where
she
was
raised
and
Gail
spent
many
happy
hours,
they're
listening
to
their
tales
of
days
gone
by
when
the
Cupertino
Historical
Society
was
formed.
C
Gail's
parents
were
among
the
first
to
join.
She
followed
soon
after
and
she's
been
a
member
now
for
nearly
30
years
presently
on
the
board
of
directors.
When
the
Historical
Society
opened
the
Cupertino
Historical
Museum
at
the
Quinlan
Community
Center
in
1991,
Gail
and
her
family
were
there
today,
she
does
volunteer
work
for
the
museum,
collecting
and
recording
documents.
Gail's
knowledge
of
local
history
comes
not
only
from
her
family's
memories,
but
also
from
her
own
extensive
research,
much
of
which
is
gathered
at
the
Cupertino
library
where
she
works
full-time
in
the
circulation
unit.
C
She
says:
she's
always
used
the
library
and
as
an
employee,
she
is
delighted
to
have
access
to
such
resources
as
the
California
Western,
Americana
collects,
and
out
of
print
and
priceless
collection
of
historical
books.
Such
material
comes
in
handy
for
Gale
when
she
writes
her
popular
monthly
roots
column
for
the
Cupertino
scene.
She
took
over
the
column
about
ten
years
ago
and
with
every
article
she
brings
Cupertino
history
to
life.
Gale
devotes
countless
volunteer
hours
researching
her
column.
C
She
interviews
early
Cupertino
residents,
sometimes
traveling
out
of
the
city,
to
nursing
homes
and
other
facilities,
so
that
she
can
tap
into
the
memories
that
form
a
picture
of
the
past
as
she
pours
over
books
and
other
written
documents.
Verifying
facts
and
collecting
information
Gale
says:
preserving
the
town's
heritage
requires
the
efforts
of
many
people
from
the
dedicated
members
of
the
Historical
Society
to
the
storytelling
old-timers
and
finally,
to
future
generations
that
one
day
learned
to
appreciate
and
cherish
their
community
roots.
E
Gale
has
spent
so
many
hours
for
our
community
and
every
week
we
looked
at
the
Cupertino
scene,
and
we
know
something.
That's
very
familiar
is
always
endurance,
which
is
her
roots
article
and
she
has
worked
so
much
for
the
Historical
Society
going
to
the
schools
and
helping
us
on
so
various
ministries.
Thank
you.
So
much
Gayle.
G
G
I
want
to
thank
Henrietta
marcotte,
who
is
no
longer
with
us
for
talking
me
into
taking
over
on
doing
the
roots
column.
It's
just
been
a
real
joy
and
I
have
enjoyed
every
minute
of
it
and
I'd
like
to
thank
my
family
I,
do
come
from
a
family
of
storytellers
and
God
bless
them
all.
They
just
have
the
greatest
tales,
and
hopefully
I'll
make
it
around
to
some
of
you
one
of
these
days,
and
you
can
tell
me
your
stories
and
they'll
show
up
in
the
roots,
column
and
I.
G
H
H
The
first
to
Richard
nock,
who
kind
of
brings
all
those
things
together
is
like
many
of
the
people
in
this
room
and
many
of
the
people
have
received
crest
awards,
he's
retired
and
now
busier
than
he's
ever
been
in
his
entire
life,
because
he's
giving
all
to
the
community
with
his
many
skills.
So
why
don't
we
hear
a
little
bit
about
Richard.
C
Connections,
people
connecting
with
people
businesses
connecting
with
schools
those
in
need
connecting
with
agencies
that
can
help
connections
provide
links
in
a
chain.
We
call
community
richard
knock,
believes
in
connections,
a
retired
Silicon
Valley
executive.
He
uses
his
own
business
contacts
and
he
forges
new
alliances
in
his
untiring
effort
to
support
the
De
Anza
College
community.
For
three
years
richard
has
served
on
the
DeAnza
commission,
a
group
dedicated
to
the
success
of
the
college.
He
came
to
the
college
as
a
member
of
the
Alumni
consulting
team
or
act.
C
A
group
affiliated
with
the
Stanford
Graduate
School
of
Business
that
provides
consulting
services
for
nonprofits.
His
first
project
was
to
help
De
Anza
launched
a
used
book
buyback
program
for
students
with
financial
needs.
Since
then,
richard
has
been
instrumental
in
advancing
the
college's
technology
program.
Last
year,
Richard
worked
with
college
administrators
to
develop
a
plan
to
meet
the
technology,
training
needs
of
hundreds
of
students,
faculty
and
staff.
He
spent
countless
hours
contacting
Silicon
Valley
business
owners
and
encouraging
them
to
donate
equipment
to
the
school.
C
Through
earlier
networking,
Richard
and
other
members
of
the
Stanford
team
managed
to
obtain
equipment
and
technical
support
for
De
Anza.
That
was
worth
more
than
$400,000.
His
current
project
is
to
secure
a
personal
computer
for
every
De
Anza
student
who
cannot
afford
to
buy
one
to
that
end.
Richard
established
a
connection
with
a
local
computer
recycling
center
that
supplies
reconditioned
computers
and
software
for
students.
It's
not
unusual
to
find
Richards
skillfully
working
with
community
members,
one-day
business
and
industry
leaders
the
next
day
and
faculty
and
students
the
following
day.
C
He
has
conducted
numerous
meetings
and
talked
with
more
than
50
representatives
of
various
firms
to
develop
and
carry
out
the
consulting
teams.
Computer
networking
project
he's
also
been
actively
involved
in
the
college's
annual
night
of
magic
fundraiser,
which
last
year
brought
in
$100,000
for
school
programs.
This
year's
theme,
science
and
technology
is
right
up
Richards
alley
and
he's
hoping
the
event
will
raise
another
$100,000
to
go
toward
a
new
building
for
De,
Anza,
Science
and
Technology
department.
H
Richard
is
a
Renaissance
man
who
plays
in
the
danza
Symphony
as
well
as
taking
classes
since
the
very
beginning
of
the
school
and
still
working
in
industry
and
and
does
something
that
I
am
a
great
believer
in.
As
all
of
you
know,
and
that's
that
we
need
to
value
in
and
foster
public/private
partnerships
in
order
to
accomplish
some
of
the
things
that
we
do
in
the
city
and
in
our
universities
and
in
our
schools
that
we
cannot
do
with
public
funding
alone,
and
he
is
an
example
of
someone.
Who's
been
very
successful.
H
I
So
we
could
open
it
with
the
technology
that
students
needed
at
the
time
and
since
that
time,
that
was
in
94
when
we
opened
it
since
that
time,
he
he
just
has
continued
to
help
us
grow
in
ways
that
we
couldn't
have
imagined.
Two
years
later
in
96,
a
number
of
our
faculty
wanted
to
take
advantage
and
develop
a
Cisco
Systems
training
program
for
students.
Richard,
went
out
and
had
to
access
a
lot
of
very
complicated
equipment.
I'm,
not
a
technologist
I,
come
from
a
background
in
clinical
psychology.
I
He
put
together
Cisco
and
HP
partners
and
a
whole
variety
of
community
people
and
got
us
networked
right
into
Cisco
the
day
that
program
opened.
It
was
impacted
and
it
has
filled
every
year
since
that
time
it's
grown.
It's
been
updated
now.
The
latest
project
that
he
has
is
to
try
to
get
a
computer
for
every
student
who
is
economically
disadvantaged
and,
as
you
know,
we
have
many
students
who
are
transitioning
from
welfare
to
work.
I
H
The
second
recipient
I
have
the
honor
to
present
is
Orrin
Mahoney
and
I
ran
into
Orrin,
as
I
was
walking
up
to
this
building,
and
he
was
complaining
to
me,
which
of
course
he
never
does
was
complaining.
We
didn't,
he
confined
him
bike
racks
around
Quinlan's
center,
which,
which
is,
if
it's
true
and
I
honestly,
don't
know.
That
is
thank
you
for
bringing
it
to
his
attention,
but
this
is
Bike
to
Work
Week,
and
this
is
a
man
who
really
values
commitments
and
he's
committed
to
that.
H
C
Boren
mahoney
secret
to
living
a
balanced
life
can
be
told
in
two
words
community
volunteerism.
He
says
his
involvement
in
local
government
and
service
groups
helped
surround
him
out
as
an
individual
and
in
the
process.
I
meet
a
lot
of
really
neat
people.
He
says
for
more
than
20
years,
Orrin
has
been
performing
a
balancing
act
between
his
family,
his
career
at
Hewlett
Packard
and
his
work
in
the
community
during
that
time,
he's
organized
a
wide
range
of
Cupertino
events
from
an
elementary
school
carnival
to
last
year's
fourth
of
July
celebration
for
the
city.
C
This
year
he's
chairing
the
Rotary
clubs
annual
Oktoberfest,
an
enormous
task
that
will
require
countless
hours
of
planning
and
preparation
before
it's
done.
Oren's
interest
in
local
government
was
piqued
about
12
years
ago.
When
he
sat
on
the
city's
goals
committee.
As
the
representative
from
HP
from
there,
he
was
appointed
to
the
Cupertino
planning
commission
a
position
he
held
for
eight
years.
His
expertise
in
business
and
government
was
put
to
further
use
by
the
Cupertino
Chamber
of
Commerce
or
an
initiate
of
the
Chamber's
political
action
committee,
and
he
served
on
his
Economic
Development
Committee.
C
Because
of
his
sharp
intellect
and
his
helpful
community
insights
Orrin
is
a
much
sought-after
candidate
for
local
boards.
His
volunteer
efforts
have
benefited
numerous
groups
and
agencies,
Cupertino
schools
and
city
government,
the
Rotary
Club,
the
Chamber
of
Commerce,
but
the
work
that
has
touched
him
most
deeply.
Esa's
has
been
his
involvement
with
Goodwill
Industries,
a
goodwill
board
member
for
20
years.
C
Orrin
finds
immense
satisfaction
and
watching
people
with
disabilities
become
confident
productive
members
of
society
through
Goodwill's
training
programs,
whether
he's
quietly
working
behind
the
scenes
or
thoughtfully
analyzing
a
government
policy
or
heading
up
a
major
community
event.
There's
no
question
that
Orrin
Mahoney
does
make
a
difference
in
our
community
a
big
difference.
H
One
of
the
things
that
you
didn't
learn
about
Orrin
and
that
tape
is
that
he
ran
for
City
Council
twice,
and
anybody
that'll
do
that.
You
know
really
deserves
a
hand.
I
think
Orrin
is
everywhere.
You
see
him
at
rotary
meetings
to
see
him
at
Chamber,
Board
meetings.
You
see
him
out
putting
up
signs
along
the
roads
for
anything,
that's
going
on
biking
around
town
and
his
efforts
really
permeate
almost
every
part
of
the
community
in
every
fabric
of
the
community.
We
are
truly
pleased
to
have
you
and
honored
to
give
you
this
award
on.
J
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
thank
both
the
the
Nominating
Committee
or
the
nominating
person
and
the
and
the
selection
committee.
It
really
is
nice
to
be
recognized
for
for
all
of
the
activities,
although,
like
most
of
the
people
that
are
getting
the
award
tonight,
we
don't
do
it
for
the
recognition,
or
at
least
I,
don't
do
it
for
the
recognition.
I
probably
do
it
for
two
reasons.
J
You
know,
and
that's
given
me
the
opportunity
to
do
a
lot
of
the
things
that
you
see
there
and
the
time
and
and
the
support
both
my
family
side
and
a
work
side,
so
so
I
also
feel
the
obligation
to
give
back
to
give
back
to
the
community
in
any
way
that
I
can
just.
The
second
reason-
that's
more
selfish
I
guess
is-
is
the
relationships
that
I
built,
while
I've
been
doing
that
the
friendships
that
I've
made
throughout
the
city.
J
K
Thank
You
sandy
Cupertino
is
a
city
with
a
lot
of
people
doing
community
services.
It
is
also
a
city
that
values
family
is
my
pressure
tonight
to
present
Janice
my
attica
as
a
recipient
of
the
crest
award
she's
a
super
mom
with
two
children
and
she's.
Also
a
vice
president
manager
of
Cupertino
national
band
and
I.
Don't
know
how
she
can
she
did
it.
She
has
fun
a
lot
of
time
doing
a
lot
of
volunteer
services.
Let's
see
what
she
has
done
so
far.
C
Spider-Man's
got
nothing
on
Cupertino
super
mom,
Janice
Mia
talk
a
while
her
feats
of
derring-do
may
not
involve
capturing
bad
guys.
She
is
able
to
weave
a
web
of
volunteerism
throughout
the
city
with
one
hand,
while
juggling
family
and
career
with
the
other.
Janice
began
her
history
of
community
service.
About
six
years
ago,
when
she
joined
the
quota,
Club
of
Cupertino,
her
oldest
son,
was
still
in
diapers,
but
she
soon
became
a
dedicated
member
of
the
group.
C
She
has
served
as
treasurer
director
of
ways
and
means,
and
chairperson
for
major
fundraisers
one
year
after
joining
quota,
she
added
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
her
to-do
list.
She
was
a
Chamber
ambassador.
Served
on
the
board
of
directors,
is
a
member
of
the
Asian
American
Business
Council
and
currently
serves
as
the
vice
president
of
membership
in
her
professional
life.
C
Janice
is
a
vice
president
and
manager
for
Cupertino,
National
Bank
and
she
credits
the
Bank
for
encouraging
its
employees
to
become
involved
in
their
community
during
the
Chamber's
annual
Art
&
Wine,
Festival
Janice
handled
the
finances
and
contributed
countless
hours,
collecting
and
counting
money
and
working
with
vendors.
She
says
during
that
weekend.
She
lives
at
Memorial,
Park
Cupertino,
Community
Services
has
also
benefited
from
the
volunteer
efforts
of
this
supermom
for
several
years.
C
Janice
has
helped
organize
the
check-in
and
checkout
procedure
for
the
annual
barbecue
and
auction
a
task
that
involves
a
tremendous
amount
of
organization
always
on
the
lookout
for
more
ways
to
become
involved.
Janice
also
participates
in
the
children's
holiday
shopping
event,
put
on
by
the
quota
and
Rotary
Clubs
and
she's
active
in
Midori
Kai,
a
Japanese
professional
women's
group.
Even
time
spent
with
her
two
sons
as
time
spent
volunteering
she's
a
dead
leader
for
Boy
Scouts
tiger
cubs,
a
helper
at
soccer
and
basketball
games
and
a
Sunday
school
volunteer.
C
L
I
couldn't
have
done
this
without
my
family
support
and
the
support
from
Cupertino
National,
Bank
and
especially
Donnell
and
from
day
one
Thane
go
out
there
get
involved
in
the
community,
try
and
make
a
difference,
and
through
that
you
could
seen
some
of
the
organizations
this
quota,
Club,
the
Boy
Scouts
Midori,
Kai
CCS
and
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
I
have
to
thank
all
my
friends
and
family
again
for
all
the
support
when
I
need
them
for
fundraisers
or
activities.
So
thank
you.
M
C
Cathi
steak,
he
believes
a
library
is
the
pulse
of
a
community
and
she's
devoted
heart
and
soul
to
the
one
in
Cupertino.
She
was
appointed
to
the
city's
Library
Commission
three
years
ago,
and
last
year
served
as
its
chairperson.
She
also
sits
on
the
city's
library
steering
committee,
a
group
that's
involved
in
developing
ideas
for
the
new
library,
the
hours
she
spends
in
library
meetings
and
on
library,
events
impact
her
full-time
job
as
a
realtor
in
Cupertino,
but
Kathy
doesn't
begrudge
that
volunteer
time.
C
She
says
she
loves
the
library,
the
positive
feelings
that
generates
between
staff
and
community
and
especially
the
influence
it
has
on
Cupertino
'he's
younger
residents.
Cathy
coordinates
all
of
the
high
school
volunteers
during
the
library's
three
book
sales
throughout
the
year,
giving
up
12
workdays
herself
to
help
with
the
sales
the
teams
from
school
interact
in
key
clubs
and
other
groups
work
alongside
the
adult
volunteers,
sharing
responsibilities
and
gaining
valuable
experience
and
community
service.
C
She
says,
working
with
the
students
gives
her
a
chance
to
see
their
strongest
qualities
emerge
and
she
is
amazed
at
the
energy
they
bring
to
the
events.
Her
efforts
with
the
teens
have
brought
such
a
good
response
from
high
school
groups
that
she
now
must
limit
the
number
of
young
volunteers
who
can
help
with
the
book
sales
an
avid
reader
with
a
passion
for
libraries.
Cathy
has
a
pride
in
the
Cupertino
facility
that
shines
through.
C
In
every
conversation
she
points
to
the
children's
section,
calling
it
the
best
in
the
system,
and
she
says
story
times
are
inspiring
because
Cupertino
library
has
represent
all
cultures
of
our
community.
A
true
and
dedicated
friend
of
the
Cupertino
library,
cathy,
has
an
obvious
answer.
When
people
ask
her
why
she
loves
the
library
she
just
tells
them.
Why
go
in
and
look
around.
M
I
must
must
tell
you
why
I
faltered
a
moment
when
I
was
gonna,
say
Cathy's
name
in
every
speaker,
will
tell
you
not
to
correct
your
mistakes
but
go
on
as
if
you
never
made
them.
As
you
see
in
the
program,
Cathy's
name
is
printed
as
Katherine
and
we
have
this
mini
conversation
at
the
beginning
of
this.
She
says
only
when
I'm
in
trouble
do
my
parents
call
me
Katherine,
of
course.
N
Thank
you,
I'm
gonna,
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
to
talk
about
the
library,
we're
building
a
new
library
and
I
really
really
am
proud
of
our
cupertino
library.
If
you
go
in
there,
I
know
you
will
not
question
this.
The
staff
is
has
the
highest
morale
in
there
that
I
have
ever
seen
and
I
absolutely
and
positively
know
it's
because
of
our
library
and
director
Marianne
Wallace.
So
we
have
the
best
library
in
the
system
use
it
and
we
are
going
to
be
building
a
new
library
and
we
need
your
support
to
make
that
happen.
N
M
B
Now
why
do
you
always
clap
when
it's
my
last
presentation
well
I'm
honored,
to
to
be
able
to
present
another
award
tonight?
It's
to
a
fellow
who,
frankly
speaking,
I
met
for
the
for
the
first
time
tonight,
but
a
gracious
fellow
and
somebody
who's
been
nominated
by
his
friends
as
it
should
be.
This
is
his
name
is
Bob
well
Robert,
Bob,
Yee
and
Bob.
Well,
I
think
the
tape
will
probably
speak
for
for
him.
Let's
roll.
C
When
it
comes
to
getting
people
together,
Bob,
he
knows
all
the
right
moves.
An
active
member
of
the
Cupertino
Senior
Center
bob
has
been
sharing
his
twin
passions
exercise
and
music
with
local
seniors
for
more
than
20
years.
Through
his
Tai
Chi
golf
and
music
classes,
he
has
provided
a
common
meeting
ground
for
people
from
all
walks
of
life
from
all
cultural
backgrounds.
He
says
he
just
wants
to
put
a
little
fun
in
people's
lives
and
what
better
way
than
to
get
them
moving.
C
If
the
soft
Qigong
exercises
are
everyone's
cup
of
tea,
Bob
says
how
about
some
music
in
1981
after
he
retired
Bob,
joined
the
local
hayseed
band.
As
a
guitar
and
ukulele
player,
the
band
later
became
the
rhythm
airs
and
still
performs
throughout
the
community.
He
was
also
a
founding
member
of
the
Cupertino
swing
band.
Although
Bob
doesn't
play
professionally
anymore.
C
He
gives
freely
of
his
time
expertise
and
funds,
teaching
classes,
making
custom
golf
clubs
as
donations
for
fundraisers
pitching
in
financially
to
ensure
that
homebound
seniors
are
not
forgotten,
whether
he's
finding
someone
to
give
hula
dancing
lessons
at
the
Senior,
Center
or
assembling
ukuleles
for
his
class
Bobby
brings
a
joy
and
zest
for
life
that
makes
the
world
a
brighter
place.
He
brings
the
warmth
of
his
native
Hawaii
to
the
Cupertino
community.
He
brings
us
all
together
into
a
circle
of
welcome.
O
It's
a
great
honor
to
be
here
tonight,
I'd
like
to
say
something
about
the
Cupertino
Senior
Center,
my
second
home
great
place
to
be
and
I
want
to
thank
all
the
people
at
the
center
that
made
all
of
this
possible
Julia,
Lambie
and
I
haven't
forgotten,
diane
snow
who's
back
here
tonight
and
Theresa
Linda
Joan.
All
of
the
volunteers
at
Cupertino,
I
want
to
thank
them
for
making
all
of
this
possible,
and
this
is
not
a
complaint.
O
Okay,
but
all
my
life
in
school
in
the
army,
everything
was
alphabetical
order
and
and
I
was
always
the
last
person
and
then
one
half
what
happened
in
school,
young
Japanese
girl
came
in
class
when
I
was
in
the
eighth
grade,
her
name
was
Sandra
Zhu
Quran,
but
I
was
always
last
and
when
I
was
in
the
army.
Also
I
was
in
the
last
platoon.
Thank
you.
B
So
he's
also
a
comedian
among
all
those
other
things.
So
why
don't?
We
have
everybody
come
up
here,
so
we
can
take
one
one
more
look
at
all
of
you.
So
all
the
awardees,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
stepping
up
to
the
stage
and
bring
your
awards
with
you
for
a
few
photos,
Bob's
got
something
to
add
now
he
I
think
he
likes
being
last.
Here
we
go.