NWGNA Thanks:

these companies and organizations
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SILICON VALLEY - Linda Min
DREYER'S ICE CREAM - Ed Archer (the dapper ice cream man)
ARROWHEAD WATER - Gabe Escalente and resident Damon Romero
ALBERTSON'S - Fred Lee
KINKO'S - Russ Hearl
STAPLES - Mike Oestereich
ACME SANITATION - Bryan Low and Janice Shepard
VALLEY CONCRETE - Nick
RAILWAY DISTRIBUTING

our local businesses
RALPH'S SMOKEHOUSE - Montana Hutton
STARBRITE MARKET - James and Young Choy

neighborhood people
all the Delmas neighbors who let us close the street
all the volunteers who helped with
- community tables - kids' games - security - decorations - flyer distribution

neighborhood volunteers
Harvey Darnell, chair of event committee
Annette Boyer
Ed Rast
Isaias Job
Judi McComak
Art Villa
Debbie Palmer
Hector and Virginia Solario
Sylvester Lopez
Alison England
Bernadette and Bryan McCann
Bob and Evelyn Stefani
Steve and Julie Montello
Nathaniel Escobar!
Fran and Tom Anaya
Dan Erceg (the vintage vehicle wizard)
Kathryn Billington and HABLEMOS
Barbara Norman
Jay and Karen Kreshel (and Creighton, for being such a good baby)
Bill Rankin, the barbecue sous-chef
. . . plus
Karen Chamberlain
Michael Berta
Dana Rysavy
Mary Oros
Tom Smith and his trusty pencil
Una Navarro and family
Sandra DeMars
Phyllis Crabtree the barbecue wizardess
Gary Jansen and his girlfriend
Ken Eklund
Marc Bauman (his idea originally to close the street on the Fourth of July)

neighborhood volunteers, special commendation
Harvey Darnell: faith when all looked dark
Annette Boyer: service above and beyond
Ed Rast: kickstarting this thing (Ed wrote the grant for the funding)

cool community people
United Neighborhoods
Center for Employment Training (CET)
Litter San José
Special Olympics

cool city people
United Neighborhoods: insurance
Officer Ernest Hernandez, street permit
Lt. Jerry Smith, Sgts. Mike Crescini, Bill Gonzales,Jeff Smith, police support
Officers Steve Slack, Johnson Fong, Wayne Smith, and Artris Wiseman
Claudia Lopez, Art Nino, and Liz Ortiz, City of San José
Mike, foreman on the street crew

the people at the community info tables
Norma and Ray Mendez
Kevin and Karena Christman
June Hayashi and Kathy Smith, Willow Glen Library
Callie Strugs and Peggy Flynn, Redevelopment Agency
Michele Young and Ken Kelly, SJ Composting Program
Everett Wilson, Water Efficiency Program, City of San José
Russell Westbrook, Walk San Jose
Sam Garcia and Fernando Lopez, Youth Intervention Services, City of San José
Leimomi Morrow, San José Beautiful
Mike Montonye, SJPD
Melanie Kimbel, Our City Forest
Tom Everson, Keep Kids Alive Drive 25
Alfred R. Gonzales, Registrar of Voters

and lastly
Thanks, City of San José for the fireworks!