Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Report

West Valley Community Services
Inspiring People
and Community
2012-2013
Message from the Executive Director
A minimum wage worker in Santa Clara County needs to work 164 hours a week, 52 weeks a year to afford Fair Market Rent.
There are only 168 hours in a week! Since learning this statistic, I’ve been more conscious of those around me who are probably
not earning a living wage. In my day-to-day routine I often interact with a variety of people…the newspaper carrier, the school
crossing guard, the baristas at the coffee shop, the gas station attendant, the clerks/baggers/stockers at the stores that I shop at,
the fast food/restaurant workers, the housecleaner, the gardener, etc., etc. These are the very people who make life easier for me.
I often wonder how easy are their lives? I wonder how they are making it. If they have other jobs, if they are going to school,
do they have others who they pool resources with? Close to half of the clients we serve at WVCS have some source of earned
income. This means that they have jobs, but their jobs do not earn them enough to get them past the poverty guideline. They are
working to provide for their families and themselves, but it isn’t enough to sustain them. They are making the tough choices daily
of putting less food on the table, not going to the doctor, being late on rent, the list goes on. This year WVCS reached a bittersweet
milestone of 40 years. There is reason to celebrate 40 years of being able to successfully serve our community and be thankful for
all those who have developed and supported our critical life line agency. There is however a humbling realization that we have
needed to be here these 40 years. We continue to see a steady increase of clients as each year passes. This past year, we have had
a 15% increase of new clients seeking services. As we come to the end of 2013, I’d like to thank you for your support in helping
WVCS to prevent hunger and homelessness here in the west valley region. Although the economy is improving, it continues to be
a tough year for WVCS, and even more for those we serve. The gift of your time as a volunteer or as a donor or as an advocate/
supporter has helped us to stretch those limited resources to ensure that we serve as many as we can. We look forward to 2014
with hope and optimism, as we work in partnership with all of you to continue to serve our neighbors and community.
In gratitude and community spirit,
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, LCSW
Message from the Chair of the Board
This has been a year of significant transition for our Board of Directors. We have experienced the loss of two long time, strong board
members, who passed away last spring. To help us deal with that loss and support the development of several new board members,
we welcomed back Barbara Nunes and Dolly Sandoval. We are extremely grateful for the excellent work of our staff. Every member
of our team is dedicated to providing service to our clients in a caring and professional manner. We also are deeply in debt to our
scores of volunteers who give their personal time to serve at our front desk, glean food from local stores and work in the food pantry.
Others help out with special programs throughout the year. Without the generous gift of time and talent from these wonderful people,
West Valley Community Services could not exist. I also want to acknowledge the generosity of the local merchants who provide
fresh fruit, veggies, bread and a variety of food items that we are able to put into the hands of our clients every day. Together we are
able to serve our neighbors who need our help. As you will see in other parts of this report, we continue to provide critical services to
our clients who find themselves in need of food, transportation, housing and counsel as they struggle to get back on their feet. Your
donations are providing this safety net for our neighbors in Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, West San Jose and Cupertino every
week. Without your support, our services would be severely limited.
Thank you for making a difference in our community.
Stan Barkey, Board Chair
2012-2013 Board of Directors
Stan Barkey, Chair
Sunita Maheshwari, Secretary
George Tyson, Treasurer
Cornelius Solomon, At-Large Representative
Ellen Bartholomew
Diane Heckman
Barbara Nunes
Rich Parker
Dolly Sandoval
Don Staub
Cristina Consunji Teplitxky
Our Mission
The mission of West Valley Community Services is to encourage the sharing of community resources, to provide basic human
needs in a caring and dignified environment, and to provide opportunities for volunteers to participate in
West Valley Community Services’ activities.
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Clients served by Family Type
10%
10%
Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Couple
Couple
- 10% - 10%
23%
23%
16%16%
Couple
w/ Children
- 16% - 16%
Couple
w/ Children
SingleSingle
Men - Men
24% - 24%
Single Men w/ Children - 2%
community
benefits
7,419 clients
served
Single Men w/ Children - 2%
24%
24%
Single Women - 24%
Single Women - 24%
24%
24%
Single Women w/ Children 23%
2%
Clients served by Ethnicity
18%
34%
23%
4%
Asian - 18%
• 35,010 volunteer hours donated
White - 23%
• 631 individuals volunteered
Latino - 20%
• 81 families received financial aid
Black - 4%
• 295 children recieved a birthday
celebration
Mixed & Other - 34%
20%
4%
6%
Cupertino - 35%
35%
Los Gatos - 11%
San Jose - 41%
Saratoga - 4%
Sunnyvale - 4%
41%
Other Cities - 6%
11%
• 197 families received Holiday
Food Baskets
• 199 families participated in the
Holiday Adopt-A-Family and
Holiday Shopping Spree
Clients served by City
4%
distributed
$48,073 financial aid
provided
Native American - 1%
1%
767,519 lbs. of food
Single Women w/ Children 23%
2%
• 164 school-aged children
participated in the Back-to-School
Programs
• 235 homeless individuals received
information and referral services
• 17 homeless individuals
successfully placed into
permanent housing
• 23 placed in BMR rentals
• 4 placed in BMR sales
Health - Providing Food & Nutrition Services
Food Pantry
Qualified families and individuals can visit our food
pantries in Cupertino and Los Gatos weekly for fresh
food and staples such as rice, beans, canned and dried
goods sourced from Second Harvest Food Bank and
generous donations from local grocery stores such as
Safeway, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods. In addition
to food, families can get basic need items such as
diapers, household items, and special dietary and
ethnic food items.
• 11,189 households or 27,915 individuals servered
• 767,595 pounds of food distributed
Community Access to Resources &
Education (CARE)
Provides access to valuable health and nutrition
resources during times of need. CARE provides
education on existing services and resources in
the community such as Food Stamps, SSI, SSDI,
CalWorks, and Earn Income Tax Credit (EITC) that
will help provide long term solutions to families and
individuals in need.
• 115 clients enrolled food stamps, free/reduced
lunch, and health insurance
• 75 clients participated in Cooking on a Dime
workshops
• 83 clients attended educational workshops on legal
rights, healthcare, and parenting
Financial Workshops & Education
Free financial workshops on setting a budget,
establishing spending and saving priorities, avoiding
predatory lenders and making sound financial
decisions for the future. Free tax assistance during the
tax season.
• 15 clients attended financial workshops
• 26 individuals recieved credit coaching
• 55 tax returns were filed resulting in $84,403
in tax refunds
“Thank you very much for your
kindness, generosity and for all
your help during these difficult
times. One day, I hope to give
back with my family.”
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Home - Providing Shelter & Housing Assistance
A minimum wage worker earning
$8.00/hour would need to work
164 hours a week, 52 weeks a
year to afford Fair Market Rent
in Santa Clara County.
Vista Village Apartments
A 24-unit complex of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments for
very low-income qualified candidates.
Below Market Rate Housing (BMR)
Haven to Home
A program working with homeless clients towards
housing stability. Provides access to resources such as
food, transportation, toiletries, and other items.
• 235 individuals served
• 7 clients moved into permanent housing
• 5 clients received $5,780 in rental assistance
• 117 clients benefitted from resources such as bus
passes, food vouchers, and gas cards
WVCS administers the BMR rental & sales program
for the City of Cupertino.
• 277 persons attended a BMR orientation
• 69 rental applications submitted
• 23 apartments rented
• 69 sales applications submitted
• 4 homes closed escrow
Transitional Housing Program
Case managed, very low income housing for working
homeless men, and working or school-bound
homeless women with one child under age 6.
• 10 clients moved into permanent housing
• 4 clients received $3,847 in rental assistance
• 38 clients benefitted from resources such as bus
passes, food vouchers, and gas cards
Stories of success
Tony, who is currently 26 years old, had been homeless several times since he was 18 years
old. He was trying to support his son but with employment being sporadic, he found himself
unable to provide for his family. As a result, he became homeless, started using drugs and was
eventually arrested. Tony was referred to WVCS’ Transitional Housing Program by the
Department of Drugs and Alcohol and he moved in at the end of September 2012. In his short
4 months of utilizing the program, he was able to complete drug treatment, maintain his
sobriety, obtain a full time position with better pay, save money, pay most of his fines, and find
permanent housing. With an affordable and stable housing secured Tony reunited with his son
and now lives with his son.
Heart - Providing Family Support & Emergency Assistance
Case Management & Referrals
Case managers assist individuals and families to develop
personal budgets, saving plans and other stabilization
plans. Referrals to access other local resources not
available at WVCS.
• 1,102 households received case management
Emergency Financial Assistance
One-time financial assistance due to an unexpected
financial setback for housing and utilities.
• 35 households maintained housing after receiving
rental assistance totaling $33,801
• 3 households prevented utility shut-off after receiving
utility assistance totaling $1,156
• 30 households were referred to LIHEAP for utility
assistance
• 13 households moved into permanent housing after
receiving deposit assistance totaling $13,116
“Thank you West Valley Community
Services for your hard work, time,
dedication to help those in need and
your generous deeds to the community.
It is very much appreciated.”
Special Programs
Seasonal based activities and programs designed to help
families and individuals experience the small joys of life.
• 16 children went to summer camp
• 40 children shopped for new clothes
• 124 children received a new backpack
• 197 families received a Thanksgiving basket
• 196 clients attended Bluelight Cinemas event
• 199 households received holiday gifts
• 166 children received a birthday cake
• 129 children received a birthday gift
• 30 children recieved a Parks & Recreation Fee Waiver
Stories of success
Anna had lived in the same Los Gatos apartment complex for 15 years when suddenly her stability was
taken from her. Unbeknownst to Anna or her landlord, Section-8 had increased her portion of the rent
payment several months prior and she now owed the accumulated difference of nearly $1000. Anna
relied on an income of only $850 from social security to get by each month and already did not have
enough money for food. The amount of past due rent seemed insurmountable, and she was very
afraid that she would not survive homelessness with her permanent disability. Fortunately,
Anna’s apartment manager referred her to WVCS where she received one-time financial assistance
with rent, case management, and ongoing food services at the Los Gatos pantry.
Anna is so thankful for the help and feels safe in her home again.
Financials
Year ending June 30, 2013
Revenues
Donations
$176,647
Grants and Contracts
$411,796
Foundations
$212,000
Special Events
$70,876
Rent/Program Fees
$321,868
Investment Income
$141,431
In-Kind Donations
$1,265,108
TOTAL REVENUES:
$2,599,726
7%
16%
Donations
Grant & Contracts
Foundations
49%
8%
3%
Special Events
Rent/Program Fees
Investment Income
In-Kind Donations
12%
5%
Expenses
Family Assistance
$1,691,123
8%
Vista Village Apartments $407,525
Transitional Housing
$210,915
Affordable Housing
$98,032
Management & General $148,674
Fund Development
$211,085
TOTAL EXPENSES:
$2,767,354
5%
3%
Family Assistance
8%
Vista Village Apartments
Transitional Housing
61%
15%
Affordable Housing
Management & General
Fund Development
Net Assets
Increase/Decrease
At Start of Fiscal Year
At End of Fiscal Year
Endowment Fund Balance
($167,628)
$1,411,366
$1,243,738
$802,909
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Thank you to the following funders, organizations, and
individual donors for their generous monetary support
Funders
Bobby and Donna Johnson
City of Cupertino
City of Saratoga
City of Sunnyvale
County of Santa Clara
El Camino Hospital Foundation
Emergency Food & Shelter Program
FEMA
Front Porch/Sunny View Retirement Community
Hindu Community & Cultural Center, Inc.
Hogue Family Foundation
Housing and Urban Development
Housing Trust of Santa Clara County
Hurlbert-Johnson Charitable Trust
Ladera Community Church
Mao Family Foundation
Quota International
Rau Abhari Fund
Robert N. & Florence Slinger Foundation
Rotary Club of Cupertino
Rotary Club of Saratoga
Safeway Foundation
Seagate Technology
Silicon Valley Association of Realtors
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Sobrato Family Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Texas Instruments
Town of Los Gatos
United Way of Silicon Valley
Organizations
Agilent Technologies
Apple Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc.
AT&T
Axcient, Inc.
Bethel Lutheran Church & School
Bitter+Sweet, LLC
California Water Services Company
Calvary Church Los Gatos
Catherine Chen State Farm Insurance
Cisco Systems Foundation
City of San Jose
Congregation Beth-David
Coulomb Technologies
Cupertino Grange 739
Cupertino Host Lions Charities
Cupertino Odd Fellows Lodge 70
Cypress Hotel
De Anza Kiwanis
Dry Clean Pro
Evergreen Solutions LLC
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Foothills Congregational Church
Fremont Union High School District
Genesis Photography
Google, Inc.
Heritage Bank
Hope for Outdoor People
IBM Employee Charitable
Contribution Campaign
Inner Wheel
Jamba Juice
JCPenney
Kaiser Permanente
Kennedy Middle School
Kiwanis International De Anza
Community Service
Ladera Community Church
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Monta Vista High School
Morehouse Family Fund
Pacific Gas and Electric
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Peet’s Coffee & Tea
Rau Abhari Fund
Roadrunner Sports
Saint Andrews Church
San Jose Water Company
SanDisk Corporation
Saratoga High School
Savemart Supermarkets
St. Andrews School
St. John Trinity Joint Venture
St. Joseph’s of Cupertino
State Farm Companies Foundation
Steve Rudd Attorney at Law
Target
Teifeld & Company Insurance
Services Inc.
Texas Instruments
The Citti Living Trust
The Sports Basement, Inc.
Treatbot Inc.
Trinity United Methodist Church
Union Church of Cupertino
United Methodist Church of Los Altos
United Way California Capital Region
United Parcel Service
Vardy’s Jewelers
Varian Medical Systems
Weiss Family Trust
West Valley Presbyterian Church
Whole Foods Cupertino
Whole Foods Los Gatos
Wines for Humanity
Legacy Society
Cathy and Dan Cunningham
Jaclyn and David Fabre
Kim Ferm
Tom and Eleane Hall
Dolly Sandoval and Ed Hoffman
Lucie Honosutomo and Jonathan Mantz
Stella Kester
Patrick and Susan Kwok
Burrel Leonard
Richard and Ellen Lowenthal
Hugh and Janet Riddell
Frances Seward
Thommy Shwe
Wendell and Pamela Stephens
George and Stephanie Tyson
Monetary Donations
Rau and Farzaneh Abhari; Thomas
and Clara Adams; Bob and Pat
Adams; Sarika Agrawal; Sujata Aji;
Sally and Don Allen; Sheila Altmann;
Sandhya Anantharamiak; Steve and
Suzi Andrews; Mark Antipuesto;
Hariharan Arumugam; James and Jane
Asher; Jan Austin; Robert and Jayne
Babcock; Patricia Babiasz; Marsha
and Bruce Baird; Billie and Lothar
Bandermann; Steve and Beth Bangert;
Ofelia and Eliseo Baraan; Kaye
Baravidan; Linda Barber; Lonnie
Barker; Stan and Stephanie Barkey;
Rich Barnard; Harvey and Cec
Barnett; Wendy Barnett; Diane and
David Bartell; Ellen Bartholomew;
Doug Bartl; Derek Batoyon; James
Baxter; Patti Bazinett; Geoffrey
Bazinett; Jim Beall; Nancy Beavers;
Ivan Becerra; Brian and Mary
Bechtel; Maxine and Jeffery Becker;
Linelle Bell; Wanda Belton; Diane
and Gino Benedetti; Thomas
Bergesen; Olivier Bernard; Karen
Bernard-Guerin; Beverly and Harold
Berry; Andrea Berry; Sandy Betcher;
Dolores Bettancourt; Harry and Paula
Bettencourt; Rajan Bhandari;
Anudeep Bhatia; Juhi Bhatia; Ravi
Bhavanasi; Laura Bianchi Payne;
Juliana Billups; Tom Birley; Sharon
and Richard Blaine; Naomi Blais;
Imogene and Douglas Blatz; Dyan
Blozan; Elin Bolt; Terese Bommarito;
Cathy Bonnici; Timm and Blanca
Borden; John Bortner; Ellie Bortner;
Matt Bortner; Kathy Bortner; Kristi
and Steven Bowers; Carolyn Bowker;
David Bowman; Anne Branch; Sara
Brannin Mooser; Sally Brennan;
Elizabeth Brockman; Robin and
William Brockmeyer; Barbara
Brookes-Harris and Tom Harris; Paul
and Melonie Brophy; Prudence and
David Brown; Janet Brown; Judith
and John Bruzus; Laurie and Fredrick
Bryson; Stephen Buesch; Denise and
Frederick Burbank; Aaron Burcham;
Shirley Burg; Dale and Margaret
Burklund; Nancy Burnett; Maureen
Burnham; Ruth Buruin; Mitzy and
Eric Butte; Johanna Byrd; Andrea
Cabello; Robert Cain; Virginia
Calleja; Lauralon Campbell; Ana
Maria Candela; Lisa Cannon-Morrett;
Jean Caravalho; Ann Carlson; Paul
and Judith Carmichael; Malkah
Carothers; Brock and Lisa Carpenter;
Eden Carper; Evelyn Caseres-Chu;
Bridget Cash; Lindsay Catterton;
Varina Chambers; Sophia Chan;
Karen and Hal Chase; Christopher
Chen; Elaine Chen; Lois Chestnut;
Cynthia Cheung; Richmond Chua Bun
Pho; Seema and M. A. Cicerone;
Stephanie Clarke; Bob and Chris
Cloke; Susan and Stephen Coates;
Carmen Coca; JA and VK Cole; Judy
Kay and Robert Colloton; Pat and
Chuck Corr; Javier Cortavitarte;
Nancy Coss-Fitzwater and Thomas
Fitzwater; Bobbi Crawford; Joe
Cucchiara; Joan and Craig Cummings;
Trish Cunningham; Nida Dagayray;
Deborah Daly; Nancy D’amato; Leslie
Davis; Kristin Davison; Elias Dayeh;
Victoria Dayeh; Jacqueline de
Guzman and Kelly Kinoshita; Heather
Dean; Temesgen Dejene; Pat and Fred
Dentinger; Tiffany DeSantis; Jalin
Dews; James Dinger; Sandy DiSalvo;
Don and Katherine Disney; Ksenia
Dmitrieva; Susan Donaldson; Mari
and Mark Donnelly; Phillip Doppelt;
Katherine Dorsch; Amy Downing;
Jane Dredge; Diane and Donald
Drucker; Rachelo Dumbrique; Helen
Duncan; Barry Durlester; Laurie
Durlester; Joan and Tom Dyer; Janice
Eaken; Bethany and Mark Ebben;
Robert Ebenhahn; Betsi Ebrahimi;
Leomi Elaog; Jenn Ellinger; May and
Edward Eng; Sarah and Robert
Erickson; Roji Esha; Robert and
Catherine Marie Etheredge; Saskia
Etling; Mark and Victoria Evashenk;
Sandra Farmer; Lyn and Steve Faust;
Gina Favero; Alicia Ferge; Tina
Ferguson; Kim Ferm; Kent and
Barbara Fielden; Martha Fisk; Ruth
and Ben Fong; Kevin Ford; Mercy and
Robert Forde; Sheila Fox; Gerry
Lappin and Julianne Franceschini;
Sally and John French; Raquel and
David Freudenst; Kimberly Frey;
Sadie Furumasu; Jean Gallup; Marilyn
and Robert Garten; Susan and Lee
Gavens; Sherman and Marsha Geeser;
Humaira Ghilzai; Mack and Patricia
Giovanni; Raghu Gollapalli; Deborah
and Larry Gonzales; Olivia Gonzales;
Kelli and Daniel Gorman; Jerry
Gosland; Margaret Govea; Nita
Goyal; Lois Gragnola; David and
Nadine Grant; Craig Green; Stephen
and Arlene Greenburg; Edna and
Rudolph Griffin; Judy Grover; Hazel
Gueverra; Guari and Harvinder
Guleria; Mohit Gupta; Shivani Gupta;
Alejandro Gurza; Kitty and Gareth
Hagen; Heidi Hagenlocher-Lambert;
Selfia Halim and Jan Fandrianto; Tom
and Eleane Hall; Annette Hancock;
George Hansell; JoAnn Hansen;
Debra Hara; Charles and Nancy
Harper; Iris Harrell; Lynn Hart;
Margaret Hartmann; Gilda Harvey;
Dan and Sue Hauer; Marie Headley;
Diane Heckman; Prajana Hegde;
Donna Henriques; Debbie Henschke;
John and Mary Ann Herlihy; Vanissa
Hernandez; Albert and Cecilia
Hernandez; Steve and Barbara Hill;
Carin Hmieleski; Alyssa Hmieleski;
Dolly Sandoval and Ed Hoffman;
Monica Hofstetter; Jim Holl; Sharon
Holley; Marshall and Roberta
Hollimon; Eleanor Holt; Evelyn Hori
and Kan Wong; Ione Hornby; ChiaChing Horng; Morris and Louise
Hosoda; Ordetta Hovland; Marilyn
Zavattero-Howard; John Hsiao; Hsiao
Ying Hsiung; Ernest Hua and Mona
Wan; Jaime Hurtado; Beverly Hyland;
Melva Irvine; Jennifer Irwin; Madelyn
and Dr. Dov Isaacs; Ruth Schlotzhauer
and Mark Isfeld; Phyllis Ishida DDS;
Kelly Iuoma; Judy Jackson; Jim and
Pat Jackson; Irwin and Laura
Jacobson; Roberta Jarvis; Joan Jaynes;
Gail and Howard Jensen; Bobby and
Donna Johnson; Gerald Johnson; Judy
Johnson; Steven Johnston; Donna
Jones and Buzz Jones, Jr.; Joanna
Marie Jonsay; Sandhya Joshi; Barbara
Juhl; Sam Kahn and Gloria Debs
Khan; Maarten Kalisvaart;
Anuradhika Kandula; Joel Karp;
Stephanie Karp; Janice Kasahara;
Stephanie Kato; Linda Kato; Ari and
Debbi Katz; Peter Kaufman; Molly
Kaufman; Elaine Kaye; Shirley
Keller; Timothy Kemp; Shari and Bill
Kerr; Chul Hoon Kim and Joo Lee
Yim; Shirley and Kim Kinoshita;
Erika and Henry Kirtland; Christine
Kolberg and Gregory Buchanan;
Sarah Aye and Samuel Kong; Mika
Kosaka; Susan Kranich; Mary Ann
and Mark Edward Kretschmar;
Margaret and Hsing Kung; Mary Ann
Kurtz; Barbara Ann Lacerenza
Amaral; Christine Lafranconi; Julia
Lamy; Gregory Lane; Roy Lardizabal;
Jeff Latourrette; Amy Laub; Tina Le;
Arthur Learn; Russell Lee; Mark Alan
Lee; Ken Leisten; Phillip and Beverly
Lenihan; George and Marion Lepow;
Helen Lewis; Shuang Li; Ellen and
Ben Liao; Ruth Lisha; Ryan Lising;
Pia Lising; Michel Liu; Ellen Loebl;
Kay Lohmiller; Charlene Loomis;
Yuri Lopez; Liane Louie-Badua and
Peter Badua; Vivian and Dennis Low;
Jeremy and Christina Lowd; Allan
Lowe; Chia-Yu and Iris Pat Lu; David
Puziol and Josephine Lucey; Marina
Lukyantseva; Margaret Lund; MinhTuyet Luong; Robin Lutgert; Danielle
Lynch; Michelle Ma; William Ma and
Catherine Leung; Meri Maben; W.
Macley; Lorette Mah; Pradipmaya
Maharana; Sunita and Dinesh
Maheshwari; Orrin and Carolyn
Mahoney; Sonia Maiello; Kathleen
Maksin; J.F and S.S Mallory; Mark
and Heather Malovos; Betty Mann;
Nubar and Carol Manoukian;
Jonathan Mantz and Lucie
Honosutomo; Laura Manzanilla;
Bonnie Marantette; Julie Mark;
Heather Marklein; Pablo Martinez;
Daniil Marynich; William and Joanne
Masters; Edith and John Matsumoto;
Robert Matsumoto and Naomi
Nakano-Matsumoto; Lloyd and
Donna McBeth; Maria Mercedes and
Bill McCarty; Mark McClenahan;
Peter McColgan; Voyle and Mabel
McFarland; Lea and Bob McGowan;
Patricia McInerny; Harriet and Allan
McLeod; Gloria Melgar Marcelino;
Julie Melton; Ruth and David
Mendes; George Mignosa; James
Mikus; Joseph Milani; Lisa Miles;
Donna Miller; Linda and Fred Miller;
Howard and Sandy Miller; Marty and
Claudette Miller; Michael and Stella
Miller; David Miller; Maria Milliken;
Katie Milliken; Brandon Milliken;
Linda Minami; Robin Montano;
Camisha Moody; Lynette Morales;
Meredith Moran; Honor and Charles
Morehouse; Chris Morosco; Lillian
and Clyde Mosier; George Moustakas;
Mylene Mukhar; Nicholas Mukhar;
Elizabeth Mulford; Terri and Bill
Mullen; Valerie Mumphrey; Randall
Muray, DDS; Dana Nachman; Usha
and K. S. Narayanan; Kathy Nellis;
Ken and Cynthia Newton; Erin Ng;
Tracy Nguyen; John Nguyen; Kathy
Nicolino; Demetra and Harriet Nile;
John Noble; Helen Nowicki; Barbara
Nunes; Max and Jon Nygaard; Hiroko
Odaka; Ronan ODonovan; Hester and
James O’Gara; Awiy Olson; Sharon
and James Orr; Julia Orr; Dave
Otewalt; Daniel and Rebecca Pagaza;
Jolene and Jim Page; Karen Ann and
Louis Pandula; Cynthia Pang; Mary
Pat Panighetti; Anup Pant; Yamini
Paranjpe; Gretchen and Richard
Parenteau; Sampada Patel; Janet
Patey; Connie Pawell; Ameena and
Ronald Payne; James and Julie Ann
Peck; Pat and Don Pecko; Christian
Perata; Karl Perron; Diane and Al
Piedmont; Dennis and Merry Pippin;
Judith Pogue; Caroline Polinski;
Virginia Pollack; Samuel Pompei;
Linda Poncetta; Gregory Prow; Paula
and Linda Quinterno; Joanne and Phil
Quon; Amitha Rajanna;
Venkatakrishnan Raman and Sujatha
Venkatraman; Alice Ramsauer; Vicki
Ratner; Sharon Rechardt; Kathy
Reclusado; Debra Reetz; Gretchen
Reynolds; Joseph Ribera and
MaryAnn Wallace; Dorinne and R. J.
Ricci; Leah Rich; Janet Riddell; Lora
Jane Riopel; Jeffrey and Emily
Risberg; Inge and Paul Roberts;
Councilmember Donald Rocha;
Summer-Lee Rodriguez; Barbara and
Patrick Rogers; Nita Romina; Joan
Rosenthal Randall; Cathy Rowe; Jerra
Rowland; Rami and Nancy Rubin;
Cynthia and Allen Ruby; Barbara
Rudnicki; Erik Kurniawan Le and
Yulia Rumalean-Le; Stuart and
Marilyn Salter; Valerie Sanders;
Kirthana Sarathy; Vidya Sasar
Anisingaraju and Padmalatha
Anisingaraju; Jeff Sass; Keiko Saxton;
Sally Schaeffer; Teresa Scharf; Martin
and Laura Schibler; Michael and
Rebecca Schumacher; Dick Schuster;
Barbara Schwalbach; Flo Scollan;
Gail Seeds and David Fox; William
Seefeldt, Ph.D.; Judi Seip; Shirley
Sells; Vinu Shah; Dorothy Shannahan;
Patrick and Pauahi Sheehy; Nancy and
Robert Sheets; Kyle Shepard; Anne
Charmaine Siroy; Lucina and Johann
Skinner; Nancy Smith; Janet Smith;
David, Kathy, Philip, Alec and
Savannah Smoley; Nancie Sowin;
Paul and Joan Spitsen; Steve and
Diane Spitts; Kristen Squarcia; John
and Susan Stager; Kathy Stakey;
Shirley Stallcop; Cornelia and Don
Staub; Vincent and Kathleen Staub;
Bonnie and Dave Stearns; Robert and
Lois Stein; Jacqueline Stenman;
Jackie Stephens; Wendell and Pamela
Stephens; Ruth Stevens; Mary Stiles
and Sheldon Chang; Alan Stocklmeir;
Lynne Marie Stout; Darryl and
Dorothy Stow; Silvia, Alexandra, and
Michael Stracey; Patricia Strandburg;
Jay Streeter; John and Margaret
Stubblebine; Minnie and Samuel
Sudarsanam; Pathi Sumana; Huixin
Sun; Lubomira Svajdova; Brandon
Sweet; Marcia and Nicholas Szabo;
Taketsugu and Lilly Takei; Sally
Takemoto; Cathy and Roberto Tam;
Judy and Joe Tembrock; Kay and Phil
Terzian; Jeffrey and Catherine
Thermond; Linda Thompson; Sara
and Richard Thompson; Allison
Thomson; Stephen Ting; Jennifer
Tirva; Leah Toeniskoetter; Hans
Toensfeldt; Daniel Toledo; Lynda and
Mark Tolley; Fran Torii; Joan
Trampenau; Kenneth Tran; Nancy and
Lane Tronson; Frank Tsai; Sandra
Tullis; Chandrashekhar Tupe; George
and Stephanie Tyson; Martha and
Gerald Uelmen; Tricia Uyeda; Kazuya
and Rose Uyeda; Carol Van Buskirk;
Janet and Hal Van Zoeren; Guillermo
Venegas; Gary Virshup; Mike Viveros;
Juliette Vo; Kathryn Vortmann; R.
Waghev; Jim Walker; Cherie
Walkowiak; Coletta Wall; Linda
Wang; Richard and Thelma Wanter;
Andrea Ward; Maria Warkentin; Kim
and Mike Wasserman; Sandy and
Velvin Watson; Scott and Katrina
Watters; Katy and Thomas Waugh;
Hung Wei; Jeffrey and Carol Weiss;
Gloria Wellman; Marcia WellsLawson; Paulene West; Claire and
Bonnie Westman; Nicholas and Lisa
Weyland; Betsy White; Penny and
Dennis Whittaker; Phyllis Wiener;
Patricia Wilcox; Amanda Williams;
Bill and Judy Wilson; Dolores Wilson;
Richard Wilson; John Winchester and
April Brake-Winchester; Jan Winters;
Rita and Bill Witmer; Debbie Witt;
Elizabeth Wolff; David and Susan
Wong; Ethel Worn; Robert and Lynn
Worsham; Geeta Yandigeri; Grace
Yang; Shihyao Yang; Shyun Duh and
Tsen-Shau Yang; Madeleine Yip; V
Bernice Yorke; Margaret and Wesley
Young; Florence Zapanta; Xiu Ting
Zhuang; Marilyn and David Zittlow;
Margalit and Natan Ziv
40th Anniversary
Celebration
Sponsors
May 23, 2013
Hsing & Margaret Kung; Jim & Pat
Jackson; Ellen Bartholomew; Darryl
& Dorothy Stow; Jane & Jim Asher
Jim Walker (in memory of Linda
Walker); George & Stephanie Tyson;
Tom & Eleane Hall; Barbara Nunes
Hung Wei; Steve & Suzi Andrews;
Wendall & Pam Stephens; Barbara
Juhl; The Original Pancake House
3rd Annual
Dash of Hope
Sponsors
July 21, 2013
New Balance San Jose, The Headache
Doctor of Campbell, Icebreaker
Merino, Road Runner Sports, Purre
Barre, CLIF Bar, Clearly Kombucha,
Fabagoo, Golden State Portables,
Larabar, Emergen-C, Silicon Valley
Ambulance, Sports Basement,
Brooks, Costco Wholesale, Jamba
Juice, Road ID, Snap Fitness, Noah’s
Bagel, Safeway
3rd Annual
Chefs of Compassion
Sponsors
September 13, 2013
Donna & Bobby Johnson;
El Camino Hospital; Palo Alto
Medical Foundation; First Tech Credit
Union; San Jose Water Company;
Pacific Gas & Electric; Far East
National Bank; Heritage Bank; Bob
& Pat Adams; Catherine Chen State
Farm Insurance; Richard & Ellen
Lowenthal; Lexus of Stevens Creek.
Wendy Eng; Bruce Factor; Leslie
Fowler; Martha Franklin; Susan
The following businesses partner with Fratus; Kathy and Bruce Fujikawa;
WVCS to provide in-kind donations of Joseph and Maria Gallo; Christopher
food weekly to our food pantry.
and Cathy Gatley; Paul and Jenny
Cupertino Farmer’s Market
Gifford; Wendy Glasser; Linda
(PFCMA); Fresh & Easy Sunnyvale;
Gohl; Daniel Goldsmith; Susanne
Fresh & Easy San Jose; Gene’s
Goodman; Suzanne Goodson; Lenore
Fine Foods; Lucky; La Patisserie;
Gotelli; Terry Grant; Mindy Grant;
Le Bolangerie; Marina Food;
Ms. Melinda Grant; Olivia Gray;
Monte Vista Market; Panera Bread
Lori Green; Eileen and Richard
Cupertino; Panera Bread Los Gatos;
Grindeland; Janis Guinn; Margarita
Safeway Cupertino; Safeway Los
Guizar; Snow Guo; Monika and
Gatos; Second Harvest Food Bank;
Sprouts; Sweet Passion Bakery; Target Vinayak Gupta; K. Gupta; Prachi
Gupta; Rohit Gurtu; Elsa and Frank
Cupertino; Trader Joe’s; Tzu Chi;
Whole Foods Cupertino
Guyre; Bob and Jewel Habeeb; Debra
Hara; Debbie and Ward Harriman;
In-Kind Contributions
Roberta Hayashi; Albert and Cecilia
Hernandez; Kristen Hitchman; Dolly
Donations of food and other items
Sandoval and Ed Hoffman; Jing
for our Food Pantry and Special
Hoi; Catherine Anne Holley and
Programs including Spring Baskets,
Peggy Lynn Bryan; Ethel Hopkins;
Back -to-School Backpack and
Evelyn Horng; Beverly Howell; Tien
Shopping Spree, Thanksgiving
Baskets, Holiday Shopping Spree, and Yi Huang; Liese Hunter; Virginia
Adopt-A-Family program.
Ichishta; Wally and Linda Iimura;
Phyllis Ishida DDS; Andrew and Lisa
Individual Donors
Iwahashi; Eleanor Jackson; Irwin and
Sunil Aggarwal; Jean Ahern;
Laura Jacobson; Lauren Jacobson;
Catherine Alexander; Peggy
Sid James; Margo Johnson; Paige
Anastasia; Jane and James Asher;
Johnson; Barbara Jones; Sandhya
Carol Avina; Alex Avodahi;
Joshi; Kelly Kanemori; Li-chun
Hina Azam; Marsha and Bruce
Kao; Moorthy Karthikeyan; Peter
Baird; Mehran Bakhtiar; Nirmala
Kaufman; Judy Keever; Kathy
Balasubramanian; John Banks;
Kelley; Tom Kemnitz; Darrell
Harvey and Cec Barnett; Ellen
Kettner; Rahul Khona; Grace Kirtley;
Bartholomew; James Baxter; Lilly
Paul Kooman; David Krahl; Saron
Benavides; Linda Berger; Alan and
Kraynick and Shannon Harrington;
Mary Jo Bernard; Amy Blocher;
Joe Kua; Sucharitha Kumar; Hema
Carolyn Booker; Ellie Bortner;
Kundayi; Martha Lucia Leon;
Martha Brownell; Robin Calhow;
Forrest Liau; Melissa Lin; Corinne
Eileen Campagna; Kristen Carlisle;
Lipman; Stephen Liu; Michelle
Shirleen Carmichael; Eden Carper;
Ma; Shekhar Mahatma; Ms. Sunita
Anuradha Chandra; Ina and Harvey
and Dinesh Maheshwari; Gertrude
Checkman; Alice Chen; Sophia
Mahoney; Rajendra Manvi; Bonnie
Cheng; Katherine Cheng; Cheryl
Marantette; Lalitha Maruvada;
Ching; Cicily Chirayath; Carolyn
Steve Masul; Kriti Mathur; Mrinal
Chu; Ms. Sharon Cianci; Susan
Mathur; Robert Matsumoto and
Clark; Karen Coder; Judy Kay and
Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto; John
Robert Colloton; Phyllis Crawford;
and Hannelore McCrumb; L’Dean
Bobbi Crawford; Selva Crovender;
and Nancy McCue; Taryn Meijra;
Jacqueline de Guzman and Kelly
Ingrid Menafra; Steve Mendez; Diane
Kinoshita; Lisa Devlin; Steve and
Miller; Amy Miller; Sherri Montoya;
Diane Douglass; Stuart Dufour;
Gary Morikawa; Terri and Bill
Louise and James Dunaway; Rinki
Mullen; Geeta Mundhoa; Puttappaiah
Dutta; Peter Edler; Kenneth and
Gleaning Partners
Muniyappa; Ms. Jennifer Murdock;
Sunil Murthy; Niruph Muruhathasan;
Nishad Naik; Robert Natarajan; Janani
Natarajan; Ms. Gayle Newgren; Bruce
Newman; Minh Nguyen; Heather
Nomi; Jacqueline Noonan; Helen
Nowicki; Max and Jon Nygaard; Irene
Okimoto; Sharon Ondry; Sharon and
James Orr; Dave Otewalt; Jolene
and Jim Page; Wendy Palmer; Dharti
Panchal; R Pangborn; Sharon Parady;
Rich and Roxanne Parker; Jenny
Parry; Pat and Don Pecko; Gregory
Phan; Savinya Phayonrat; Yodit
Phifer-Houseman; Howard Pon; Amit
Pradhan; Manisha Puranik; Nancy
Quevedo; Jenny Quiro; Miki Rai;
Ruopali Rajvanshy; Lalitha Ramesh;
Soly Retter; Jean Ricket; Summer-Lee
Rodriguez; Thomas Roellig; Bruce
and Lyn Rogers; Linda Rosiak; Akilyn
Rostege; K. Ruparel; R. Sankaran;
Rosemary Schalk; Lisa Scott-Ponce;
Carolyn Seger; Vedika Shenoi;
Vedika Shenoy; Peter Shepherd; Bob
Sherman; Virpal Sidhu; Mark Silver;
Albano Singh; Lesley Skowbo; Ed
Stafford; Don and Neale Staub;
Bonnie and Dave Stearns; Manny
and Sara Steffan; Sherri Stein; Jackie
and Berton Stephens; Ruth Stevens;
Sue and Richard Stiller; Darryl
and Dorothy Stow; Silvia Stracey;
Bob Sugitha; Dawn Suiter; Barbara
Sullivan; Vicky Sunseld; Naren
Suria; Nick Szabo; Sally Takemoto;
Cathy and Roberto Tam; Kay and
Phil Terzian; Deepa Thulasiingarsal;
Della Thurgood; Mary and Gary Tietz;
Lee Tillman; Hans Toensfeldt; Kathy
Trahan; Debbie Tryforos; Anita Tse;
Rebecca Tuton Quinh; George and
Stephanie Tyson; Anita Tysseland;
Leslie Vasquez; Shivateja Vemireddy;
Dorothy and Steve Vidlock; Asha
Vijayendra; Jennie Vijeh; Jennifer
Vijeh; Irene Wang; Anna Weber;
Paulene West; Penny and Dennis
Whittaker; Sherri and David Wiesner;
Ms. Margaret Williams; Susan
Witherspoon; Grace Witt; Debbie and
James Witt; Judy Wong; David and
Susan Wong; Suzanne Wong; Brandon
and Emily Wong; Kay Woolfolk;
Waishan Wu; Thorisa Yap; Ellen Yee;
Doris and Ben Yoshihara; Yi-Ching
Yu; Mary Zarantonello; Jennifer
Zivallo
Organizations & Businesses
5 Spot Farms; Apple Inc.; Asher
Properties; Bay Club Silicon
Valley; Bishop Elementary School;
Bitter+Sweet, LLC; Blossom Hill
Elementary School; Blue Hills
Elementary School; Bluelight
Cinemas; Boy Scout 494; Brownie
Troop #62145; Calvary Church Los
Gatos; ChargePoint, Inc.; Cub Scouts
Pack 433; Cupertino Federated
Women’s Club; Cupertino High
School; Cupertino Odd Fellows
Lodge 70; Cupertino Public Library;
Cupertino Symphonic Band; Curves;
CUSD; De Oro Club; DeLor
Montessori School; Dia Delights;
Easterbrook Discovery School; Eaton
Elementary School; El Sereno 4H;
FedEx Office; First Baptist Church
of Cupertino; First Church of Christ
Science; First Presbyterian Church;
First United Methodist Church of
Sunnyvale; Fresh & Easy; Full
Circle San Francisco; Garden Gate
Elementary; Genesis Photography;
Girl Scout Troop #60238; Girl Scout
Troop #60400; Girl Scout Troop
#60515; Girl Scout Troop #60517;
Girl Scout Troop #60598; Girl Scout
Troop #61008; Girl Scout Troop
#61379; Girl Scout Troop #61437;
Girl Scout Troop 60620; Girl Scout
Troop 60720; Girl Scouts Troop
#60129; Girl Scouts Troop #60253;
Girl Scouts Troop #60288; Girl Scouts
Troop #60316; Girl Scouts Troop
#60391; Girl Scouts Troop #60876;
Girl Scouts Troop #61438; Girl Scouts
Troop #61439; GS Management
Company; Help a Mother Out;
Home of Christ Church; Hope for
Outdoor People; Intero Real Estate
Services; John Muir Elementary
School; Junior League of San Jose;
Krazy Dazys Square Dance Club;
Legacy Partners; Lehigh Southwest
Cement Company; Los Bomberos
of Northern California; Los Gatos
Town Employee Foundation; Lotus
Preschool; Marshall Lane Elementary;
Midori Kai, Inc.; Monta Vista High
School; Monta Vista Preschool;
Montclaire Elementary School;
Mountain View Buddhist Temple;
Nano Solar; New Life Church; Nikkei
Traditions; Northwest Branch YMCA;
Oakmont Produce Market; Panasonic;
Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos;
Rebuilding Together; Recology South
Bay; Regnart Elementary; Rotary
Club of Cupertino; S.M.I.B.F.; Saint
Andrews Church; Samye Foundation;
San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin;
Sons of Norway- Nordahl Grieg
Lodge 6-52; St. Andrews School; St.
Joseph of Cupertino Parish; St. Jude’s
Youth Group; St. Mary’s Church; St.
Phillips Episcopal Church; Stevens
Creek Elementary School; SU 630;
SU 630 Troop #60043; SU 630 Troop
#60264; SU 630 Troop #60487; SU
630 Troop #60766; SU 630 Troop
#60873; SU 630 Troop #61208; SU
630 Troop #61614; SU 630 Troop
#61615; SU Troop #60217; SU Troop
#60651; SU Troop #60715; SU Troop
#60857; SU Troop #61404; Sunny
View Retirement Community; Sweet
Passions Bakery; Taj Mahal Corner
LLC; Together We Grow; Tzu Chi;
Tzu-Chi Foundation; Union Church
of Cupertino; Village Harvest;
VISTAS Program, FUHSD; Westhope
Presbyterian Church; Xpression
Dance Group
We make effort to keep as complete
and accurate donor list as possible.
Should there be any errors of either
communication or omission please
accept our sincere apology and
contact: Jacqueline de Guzman,
Director of Community Resources
at (408) 255-8033 ext. 305 or
jacquelined@wvcommunityservices.
org.
This annual report is dedicated
in memory of:
Ray Bortner
Sally Brennan
Barbara Juhl
Phyllis Wiener