City of Cupertino, CA / CREST Award Vignette Videos

More than 50 volunteers come together each year and put in more than 1,000 hours combined annually to ensure that the Hidden Treasures sale is a success. In its first year, approximately 10 volunteers helped raise about $1,800. Now, the volunteer committee has grown to about 60 volunteers and raises more than $10,000. All proceeds benefit the Cupertino Senior Center’s “Stay Active Fund.”

The City of Cupertino Recognizes Extra Steps Taken (CREST) Award, honors outstanding community volunteers making major contributions to the quality of life in Cupertino during the year 2012.

When Janet retired after 25 years of service of Library Adminstration in Mountain View she began giving back to her community of Cupertino. Janet has been a Board member in Quota International of Cupertino for the past eight years and currently serves as Recording Secretary. Each year in the month of December she participates in the Kiddie Shopping Day which affords a less fortunate child a shopping day for the purchase of shoes and new clothing , a pizza luncheon and a visit with Santa. She also serves on The Board of Directors of West Valley Community Services and The Friends of the Cupertino Library. Janet is also active in the Cupertino Rotary Club of Cupertino, a member of The Council of her Lutheran Church and was a founding member of Amazing Creations Preschool serving the need of growing families in the community of Cupertino/Sunnyvale.