2024

Share the Spirit 2024: Thank you to these contributors!

Recognizing those that have helped those in need during this holiday season

Bay Area News Group

The spirit of giving is shining brightly in the Bay Area. Share the Spirit readers are stepping up to help their neighbors in need. As of January 20, 2025, your generous donations have totalled a heartwarming $503,729!

We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to our amazing donors. Your contributions will fuel essential programs that support countless families struggling in our local communities. Every dollar you give goes directly to work in the East Bay and will make a difference for so many. It is readers like you that make Share the Spirit a success year after year.

The following is a list of Share the Spirit donors whose generosity we’d like to publicly acknowledge. (If your name is missing or needs editing please email us at [email protected].) We are also grateful to the many anonymous donors who choose to quietly share their compassion.

Together, we can create a brighter holiday season for our neighbors in need.

All of the money raised goes to the nonprofit programs and families featured in the Share the Spirit campaign, with the East Bay Times covering all administrative costs of the program.

A

  • Steve Adachi
  • Paula Adams in memory of Graham Richards
  • Lisa Adamson
  • June Aguinid in memory of granddaughter Ryahana Hernandez
  • Diane Alexander
  • Harold Alexander
  • Gary Alpert
  • Larry & Linda Altbaum
  • Adam & Cathy Althoff
  • Catherine Althoff
  • Chris Altomare in memory of Teri Benoit
  • Leslie Alva
  • Ken and Tamera Anderson
  • Kenneth Anderson
  • Tamara Anderson
  • Les Andrade
  • Leslie Anido
  • Anido Family
  • Anonymous in honor of all the homeless people
  • Anonymous in memory of Jim Allen
  • Anonymous in memory of Rev. Dr. Douglas Baer
  • Anonymous in memory of Ludwig Betchart
  • Anonymous in memory of Jack & Frances Brecht
  • Anonymous in memory of Mary Brunig
  • Anonymous in memory of Ann Marie Carlsmith
  • Anonymous in honor of Chula
  • Anonymous in memory of Charlie Clemens & Patricia Lai
  • Anonymous in honor of James Cosgriff & Jean L. Schnaitmann Lent
  • Anonymous in honor of Aiden Croskey
  • Anonymous in memory of Walter Davenport
  • Anonymous in memory of Ordell Davenport
  • Anonymous in memory of Carolyn Depolo
  • Anonymous in honor of EE
  • Anonymous in memory of Bonnie Rey Filloon
  • Anonymous in honor of the Fitzgerald Family
  • Anonymous in memory of Dave Flori
  • Anonymous in memory of John & Jean Geyer
  • Anonymous in memory of Irene Glenk
  • Anonymous in memory of Gretchen de Golia
  • Anonymous in memory of Debra Gonsalves
  • Anonymous in honor of homeless animals everywhere
  • Anonymous in memory of Martha Hooper
  • Anonymous in memory of Roger Inman
  • Anonymous in memory of Dajion Jacobs
  • Anonymous in memory of John Jensen
  • Anonymous in memory of Shirley, Michael & Marilyn King
  • Anonymous in honor of John Knox Presbyterian Church, Dublin CA
  • Anonymous in memory of my cousin Philip Johnston
  • Anonymous in memory of Leo & Fracces King
  • Anonymous in memory of Linda C. Knox
  • Anonymous in honor of Chris La Rocha
  • Anonymous in honor of Chris LaRocca
  • Anonymous in honor of Christina Leffman
  • Anonymous in memory of Vic Leventhal
  • Anonymous in memory of Miguel & Margarita Lomas
  • Anonymous in memory of Cameron Lowell
  • Anonymous in memory of Jesse Martinez
  • Anonymous in memory of Evelyn Moss
  • Anonymous in memory of mother
  • Anonymous in honor of my grandchildren
  • Anonymous in honor of John Orr
  • Anonymous in memory of my parents
  • Anonymous in memory of Barbara & Pete Pegis
  • Anonymous in memory of Brent & Chuck Petersen
  • Anonymous in memory of Prema
  • Anonymous in memory of Janus Reijnin
  • Anonymous in honor of Katie Reineccius
  • Anonymous in honor of Nancy & Ken Scher
  • Anonymous in memory of John Schneider
  • Anonymous in memory of Evelyn Siino
  • Anonymous in memory of Hart & Wilma Smith
  • Anonymous in memory of Vamsi Sunkara
  • Anonymous in honor of those in need of prayers
  • Anonymous in memory of Michael Venema
  • Anonymous in memory of Kevin Blake Vesely
  • Anonymous in honor of Veterans
  • Anonymous in honor of Vineyard Resource Center
  • Anonymous in memory of what we never had growing up…military parents
  • Anonymous in memory of David Wilde
  • Anonymous in honor of Young Adults
  • Anonymous in memory
  • of Terry Zaumseil
  • Mike & Janet Appel
  • Janet Appel
  • Patricia Arias
  • Dori Armbruster
  • Cynthia Ashbrook
  • Charlotte Ashmun
  • Phyllis Aubin
  • Eugene Aughtry
  • Alice August
  • Shauna Avon

B

  • Dr Joseph & Rebecca Baem
  • Joseph Baem
  • Mary Baker in memory of Marie deCarli
  • Joyce Balderston
  • Peter Bank
  • Robert Barney
  • Kathleen Barrows
  • Carolyn H Bartnik in memory of Auty West
  • Greg Bartow
  • Gregory Bartow
  • Edie Bayer
  • Darlene & Nicolas Bearde
  • Richard Beaumont
  • Diane Beere
  • Margit Bell
  • David Belli
  • Marcia Bender in memory of Faye Blyveis
  • Diane Benedict in memory of Margaret & Patricia
  • Steve & Patti B Berger
  • Patricia Ann Berger
  • Helen Bernett
  • Patricia Berrey in memory of Carol McNeal & Bob Avila
  • Dan Berry
  • Marcia Berryman
  • Elisabeth Bertschi
  • Denis & Diane Bianchi in honor of Susannah Bianchi
  • Barry BIanchi
  • Ken Bick
  • Doug & Amanda Bielskis
  • Elizabeth Binder
  • Sonja Bjork
  • Richard & Donna Black
  • Sally Blackwell
  • Mary Bland in memory of Anne & Ed Balles
  • Dennis Bleile
  • Patricia Block
  • Teresa Lee Bobbitt in memory of Mary Heyen
  • Cindy Bocian
  • Burt Bogardus
  • Ronald Bogin
  • Leonie Bonarius in memory of Piet Bosboom
  • Cynthia Bonini
  • Daniel Borenstein
  • Karen Born
  • Charles Bos
  • Marilee A Bossi
  • Dianne Bostick
  • Bruce Bothwell
  • Yvonne Boyer
  • Mike Brandy
  • Ron & Liz Brazil
  • Judy Breakstone
  • Judith Breakstone
  • Alan Brecht
  • Marilyn Bressler
  • Jean Bridgeman
  • Melanie Brinkman
  • Jeff Brinley
  • John Brooks
  • Kay Brown
  • George Brown in memory of brother Nicholas
  • Judith Brownfield
  • Jeff Bruno
  • Frank & Marijean Brush
  • Marijean Brush
  • Mary Bruzzone
  • Steve Buckmann
  • Donna Buessing
  • Blythe & Gray Buetzow
  • Suzanne Burchfield
  • Linda Burden
  • Bruce Burke in memory of Eugene Burke
  • Cynthia Burnham
  • Pamela Burns & William Edick
  • Mary E Butler
James Burke, left, and his wife Anastasia, play with her son Liam, 3, in the backyard of their temporary housing at the Mountain View Family Shelter in Martinez. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

C

  • C Randy Cage in memory of Lillian J. Gibson
  • Tim Cahal
  • Kent Caldwell
  • Sharon Calhoun
  • Carol Calkins
  • Diana Cameron
  • Jim Campbell
  • Claire Capor
  • Lynda Jean Bingham Caputo
  • Thais & Joe Carlucci
  • Joe Carlucci
  • Peter Carpenter
  • Judi Carroll
  • Jeff Castronovo
  • Linda Centoni in honor of our veterans, thank uou!
  • Constance Chan in memory of Fred Kucera
  • Alice Chan
  • Susana Charm in memory of Cody
  • Patricia Cheney in memory of E James Smith
  • Orlando Chiavini
  • Harvey & Susan Chin
  • Chris Chin
  • William Cinch
  • Paul Clancy
  • Trish Clifford
  • Patricia Coleman in memory of David Coleman
  • Louise Collari
  • Michelle Collier
  • Steve Collina in memory of Helen H. Collins
  • Steve Collins
  • Maryann Connolly
  • Nona L. Cook in memory of Michael & Troy Cook and James Stonhaus
  • Barbara & William Cooper
  • Bill Cooper
  • Charlie & Karen Couric
  • Karen Couric
  • Andrea Coval
  • Charles Cowden
  • Kathy Crawford
  • Jan Fredericks Creighton in honor of Katie Van Amburg
  • Robert Crespi in memory of Sharon Crespi
  • Martha Crowe in honor of Kristen Crowe
  • Nena Cruz
  • Deena Cummings
  • Robert Cummings
  • Alan Cunningham

D

  • Lamont D. Paxton M.D. in memory of Thelma Paxton
  • Sandra Dalforno in memory of Philip Dalforno
  • Dean Damianakes
  • Marinell Daniel in honor of Susan & Kim
  • Virginia Darrow
  • Donna Davies
  • John & Denise Davis
  • Jay Davis
  • John Davis
  • Ray & Michele Day
  • Michele Day
  • Boris De Denko
  • Mr. & Mrs. G De Jong
  • Greg De Jong
  • Pamela Deas
  • Raul del Barco
  • Hank Delevati & Sidne Long, TWANDA Foundation in honor of Sidne Long
  • Delta Sport Boats Yacht Club
  • Gordon DeVetter
  • Jane DeYoung
  • Anchal and Sunil Sharan Dhawan in memory of Kuldeep S Patayl
  • Mike & Suzie Dinicola
  • Mike Dinicola
  • Patricia Diokno
  • Robert Docili
  • Doug Dorsett
  • Bryan Draper
  • Cherie Duncan in memory of Lloyd & Mildred Kirby
  • Carol Dunkle
  • Susan Dunlap
  • Rick & Marianne Dunley in memory of Stephanie Rizzuto Hernandez
  • Terri & Brad Dyer
  • Ron Dys in memory of Bobby Dys
George and Okeena Dickson, of Antioch, read to their children Nathaniel, 6 months, left, and Ramiel, 22 months, at the East County First 5 Center in Pittsburg. The family has been using the services of the center for three years. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

E

  • James F. Earl
  • Martha Eddleman
  • Cindy & John Egan
  • Jeanie Egbert in honor of Veterans
  • Lisa & Chip Eitzel
  • Sandra & David Ellingsworth
  • Jane Elliot
  • Beth Elliott
  • Marietta Elliott
  • SM Elliott
  • Trish Elliott
  • Susan Elliott
  • Lynne Ellis
  • Charles Ellis in memory of Dr & Mrs C Melville Ellis
  • Charles Ellis in memory of Mr & Mrs Lloyd Pitzer
  • Jane Emanuel
  • Andy Enzminger
  • Teri Erickson
  • Olga & Claude Etcheverry
  • Nancy & John Evans
  • Aileen Evans in memory of Roger “Bud” Evans
  • Marsha Everett
  • Susan Ewald

F

  • Cheril Fagan
  • Mary Fairman
  • Nobriga Family in memory of Rosalie & Manuel Nobriga
  • Thomas Family
  • Alvin Fargo
  • Kathleen Farley in memory of John & Clare Farley
  • Kathleen T. Farley in memory of John E. Antczak
  • James Farr
  • Hugh Fehrenbach
  • Burke Ferrari in honor of Ferrari Family
  • Jim Fiedler
  • James Filippi
  • Scott Finley
  • E.J. Finsilver
  • Jennifer Fish
  • Margaret Fisher
  • Sally Flage
  • Susan Fleming in honor of Diane Anderson
  • Rich Foltz
  • Benjamin Fong
  • David Forde
  • Natalie Forrest
  • Theresa Foster
  • Sean Fottrell
  • Alicia Fowler
  • Julie Frank
  • Vera Franklin in honor of Dorothy Phillips
  • Sherrie Fraser
  • Tiffany French
  • Simon Fresquez
  • Craig Frieders
  • Frieders Family
  • Ednah Beth Friedman
  • Robert & Vivian Fujii
  • David Fulkerson in memory of Justin Torquemada

G

  • Gwen Gallagher
  • Christine Garcelon in honor of Carol, Diane, & Lillian
  • Robert A Garcia in memory of Max Garcia, Rick Garcia, Sharon Garcia Baldivid, John R Lynch
  • Maya Gardner in honor of Beatriz Delgado
  • Maya Gardner in memory of William Denevan
  • Bret Garduno
  • Kathy & Bob Garfinkle
  • Jill Garguilo
  • Denise Gavello
  • Kathleen Geddes
  • Daven Gee
  • Barbara George
  • Karen Getman
  • Tom & Gale Gibbons
  • Thomas Gibbons
  • Ann Gillette
  • James Gillivan in honor of the beautiful, brave Judy Gillivan
  • The Gillivan Family Trust
  • Winnifred Gin
  • Joan Giovannoni
  • Barbara Glass
  • Sharon Glover
  • Michele Godinez
  • Godinez Family
  • Don Goerlitz in memory of Cecelia Goerlitz
  • Dilip & Neela Gohil
  • Neela Gohil
  • James Goldhawk
  • Carol Gonsalves in memory of Chet Gonsalves
  • Sara Goolsby in memory of Harry Burke
  • Susanna Gordon in memory of Susie & Jim Gordon
  • Gina Gotsill
  • Dennis Govan
  • D & C Grant
  • Diane Grant
  • Ann & Thom Graves
  • Howard Graves
  • Gary & Kelly Gray
  • Cheryl Gray in memory of Jana Lyn Gray
  • Kelly Gray
  • Peter Greeff
  • Linda Green in memory of Barbara Henning
  • Peggy Green
  • Donna & Bob Grier
  • Diane Griffiths
  • Debbie Griggs-Smith in memory of Charles L Smith
  • Glenn Groshans
  • Phil Grover
  • Kevin Gurney
  • Alice & Bill Gustafson in honor of Eleanore & Barbara
  • Paul Gustafson
  • Ann & Ben Guthrie
  • Helen Gutierrez
  • Julianne Guttman
Meals on Wheels driver Kim Muratore leaves meals for her client Karen Paluzzi. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

H

  • Frank Hackett
  • Sharon Hall
  • Maureen Hallisy in honor of my family!
  • Judith Hammon
  • Phillip Handin in memory of Bertha & Edward Handin
  • Michael Harding
  • Peg Harmon
  • Ron Harnish in memory of Al & Bess Gildroy
  • Ellen Harris
  • John Harris
  • Jana Harrison
  • Barry Hart
  • Jill and Steve Harvey
  • Steve Harvey
  • Doris Hasegawa
  • Janis Hashe
  • Renée Haynes
  • Pixie Hayward Schickele
  • Roberta Healy
  • John Heffernan in memory of James & Betty Heffernan
  • Mike Heller
  • Daniel & Carol Henry
  • Tim & Sharyn Henshaw
  • Sharyn Henshaw
  • Carolie Hensley
  • Lucy Isela Hernandez
  • Cheree Hethershaw in honor of Veterans
  • Sheila Higgins
  • James Hillis
  • Michele Himmelberg
  • Charlotte Himsl
  • Himsl Family in memory of Rob Himsl
  • Calista Hintz
  • Thomas Hodgens
  • Rose Hofer in memory of Kurt Hofer
  • Forrest & Constance Hoffschneider
  • Hofmann Family
  • Mary Ann Hoisington
  • Gail Holmes
  • Robert Holmes
  • Deborah Hopwood in honor of H.O.P.E. House – Brentwood
  • Howard Hornig
  • Timothy Houck
  • James Howison
  • Debra Hudson in memory of Angela & Dad
  • Gene and Robin Huffman
  • Gene Huffman
  • Tyler Hunt
  • Judith Huse

I

  • Victoria Infante in memory of Felice, Hamlet, Ciami, Jingle, Cappy, Snoozer, Nutmeg, all my pets
  • Rob Ingebretson
  • Mark Inman
  • Holly Ito
  • Janice Iverson
  • Annette Iwamoto
  • The Iwasaki Family

J

  • Alice Jackman
  • Jackman Family
  • William Jackson in memory of Mary Rabener
  • Jackson Family
  • The Jackson Family
  • Ruenell Adams Jacobs
  • Nona Jacobsen
  • Patricia Jakes
  • Andrew Jameyson
  • Cathy Jefferson in memory of Jeff Jefferson
  • Sandy Johansen
  • Nyles Johnson in memory of Anthony ‘Tony’ Gladson / Edwin ‘Ed’ Lewis
  • Rebekah Johnson
  • Kathie Johnson
  • Ann Marie Johnson in memory of Dr & Mrs John McNulty and Robert E. McNulty
  • Patricia Jones
Coyote Crossing Ranch Animal Rescue and Sanctuary founder Sonnet Rodrigues, left, and Paws in Need volunteer Germaine Miller are photographed with Crystal, a two-year old bulldog, at Coyote Crossing Ranch Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in Byron. Crystal was rescued by Paws in Need and stayed at Coyote Crossing Ranch until her adoption. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

K

  • Debra K.
  • Debra Kabrich & Denise Nelson in memory of all the pets we love & have loved
  • Diane Kamrin in honor of Kacey, Kenny, Brian, Colin, Clari, Kyle & Cory
  • Caroline M Kane
  • Bruce Kaplan
  • Christl Kasler
  • Kenneth Kasper
  • Kasper Family
  • Robert Kassawara in memory of Thomas Kassawara
  • Irene Katsumoto
  • Michael & Kathy Katz in honor of Knight-Ridder, who built peak Mercury News & East Bay Times
  • Michael Katz
  • Diane Kaufman
  • Kent Kavasch
  • Audrey Kay
  • Linda Kearney in honor of R Scott Kearny
  • Linda Keating
  • Cathy Keesee
  • Ann & Larry Keiffer
  • Laura Keller & Greg Gum
  • Bruce Kelly in memory of Lynn F Trostad
  • Ellen Kelly
  • Don Kelsey in memory of Colette Kelsey
  • Judy Kennedy
  • Judith Kennedy
  • Kathy Kenworthy
  • Barbara Kerns
  • Mathew Kessler
  • Cathy Kessler
  • Lindy Khan
  • M. Lindy Khan
  • Rodney Kilcoyne
  • Nina Kindblad
  • Merryann Kiser in honor of Sue Bachman
  • L. Patricia Kite
  • Matthew Klapperich
  • Jennifer & Jack Kline
  • Alice & Jeff Klingmann
  • Monday Knitters
  • Lawrence Kolb
  • Gregg Korbin
  • Kosich Family Insurance
  • Kenneth Read Kosich, Kosich Insurance Agency
  • Tom & Donna Kozel
  • David Krumboltz
  • Suzanne Kuba
  • Ron & Liz Kuchac
  • LInda Kulp
  • Michael Paul Kurtz

L

  • Chris La Rocha
  • P.A. Lacy in memory of Lola & Lady Love
  • H LaGrandeur
  • Heidi Lagrandeur
  • Marianne Lamberts in memory of Albert & Georgette Labarthe
  • Connie Land
  • Carol Lane
  • Marianne Langsdale
  • Debra Laris
  • Debbie Laris
  • Bernard Larner
  • Marion Larson
  • Lois Lashell
  • Susie Laton
  • Lyn Lazar
  • Rebecca Lazzarotto
  • Becky Lazzarotto
  • Marla Le Blanc
  • Le Blanc Family
  • Joanne Leach
  • Nancy Leasure in memory of John Pfarr & Robert Leasure, MD
  • Linda Ledgerwood
  • Debbie Lee
  • Jadin Lee
  • Jim Lee in memory of Diana Cabrall
  • Gary Lee
  • Julienne Lemoine in memory of James Lemoine
  • Sheri Lent
  • Susan Leonard in honor of David Leonard
  • Miriam Clare LePell
  • Cynthia Leslie-Bole
  • Lesterhuis-Grakauskas Family in memory of Aras Grakauskas
  • Lise Lewin
  • Marty Lewis
  • Midge Lewis in memory of Anthony “Tony” Gladson & Edwin “Ed” Lewis
  • Marilyn Lindquist
  • Charlotte Liniger
  • Linda Loeliger
  • Mike & Winnie Lohman
  • Michael Lohman
  • Kay Lombardini & Anne Stafford
  • Meredith Longshore
  • John Lopez in memory of Rose & Manuel Lopez
  • Fred Lorenzetti in memory of Anthony E Metcalf, Dave Flori, & Debra Gonsalves
  • Wayne & Betty Low in memory of Jonathan & Robbie
  • Rachel Lowe
  • Anthony Lowery
  • Ralph Lozon in memory of Kaye Mulligan
  • Jon Lucchese
  • Richard Lucey in memory of Ruth Lucey
  • Elma Lui
  • Curtis Lum
  • Lum Family
  • Verna Lunardi in honor of Peter Lunardi
  • Jane Lund
  • Colleen Lund
  • Louise Lunde in memory of William C. “Bud” Lunde
  • Roger Lusch
  • Pam Luther
Emelce Lozano, left, wipes tears away as she and her husband, Manuel Hernandez, recount the ordeal that they went through to be reunited with their family at their home in Pittsburg.
The couple had to take an emergency trip to Mexico to see their dying son in 2017, but they could not return to the U.S. until they obtained a visa. After several years waiting, they returned with the help of the non-profit Immigration Institute of the Bay Area.(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

M

  • Theodore Maag
  • Trish & Jerry MacIntosh
  • Jerry MacIntosh
  • Paul Mack
  • Mark & Allora MacMahon in memory of Charles MacMahon
  • A. Jane Maddalone in memory of Alice Martin
  • Julie Magilen
  • Jon Maienschein & Lisa Cline
  • Diya Malani
  • Dennis Mancuso
  • Duane Marble
  • Andrea Maroon
  • Philip & Phylis Martinelli
  • Joe Martinez
  • Vicki Martinson
  • Sharon Masingale in memory of Jim Masingale
  • Pete Mason
  • Carole Mason
  • Holly Massey
  • Carol Mathews in memory of Robert Mathews
  • Dana Matthews
  • Margaret Matthias
  • Sherry Mattson
  • Anna Maynard
  • David Mccaig
  • Andrea McCarthy
  • Brigid McCaw & William Finzer
  • Elaine McClellan
  • Carolyn McConn
  • McConn Family in memory of Diane McConn
  • Karen McCormick
  • Annette McCoubrey
  • Rachel McDonald
  • Debra McKee
  • Louella McKemie in memory of Kermit McKemie
  • Don McKenzie in memory of Ancilla McKenzie
  • Debbie & Al Medvin
  • Deborah Medvin
  • Virginia Mellen in memory of dear brother Steven
  • Lisa Meniketti
  • Gisela Merker in memory of Anna M. Merker
  • Ronnie Meza
  • Donna Mickleson in honor of Alameda County CASA
  • Anne Milkie in memory of Kit Milkie
  • Melissa & Steve Miller in memory of Patricia Miller
  • Ann Mires
  • Anne Mitchell
  • Diane Moniz
  • Tony Monroe
  • Marylou Montgomery
  • Ann Moon in memory of Fran & Ed Moon and George & Ada Warren
  • Joe Morganti
  • Teresa Morley
  • Sharon Morrison in memory of Bob Griffitts
  • Kenneth Morrison
  • Shereen Motarjemi
  • Carolyn & Devin Mun
  • Carolyn Mun
  • Christina Munoz in memory of my husband Mal and my son Glenn
  • Joan R Murakami
  • Maya Murashima
  • Kim Muratore
  • Chuck & Lynn Murphy
  • Gail Murphy
  • Joseph Murphy
  • Gail & Jim Murray
  • Carol Mushro in memory of Joe Mushro
  • Jacqueline Muttoni in honor of Alicia Regueiro
  • Linda & Dave Myers
  • Julie Myers in memory of Gerald Meyers (Dad)
  • Lee Myers

N

  • Billie Narver in memory of Robin Stone
  • Bradford and Barbara Nash
  • Barbara Nash
  • Senthil Nathan
  • Janet Neale in memory of Richard Neale
  • Keith Nealy
  • Vera Nelson
  • Chris Nepodal
  • Matthew Nethercutt
  • Nethercutt Family
  • Margie Nevis
  • David Neyer
  • Paula Nichols
  • Rich & Wendy Niewiarowski
  • Richard Niewiarowski
  • Frances Niksic
  • Laura Nixon
  • William Norman

O

  • Alda O’Neill in memory of Maria da Silva
  • Leslie Oaks
  • Debbie Ojeda
  • Jean Olds in memory of Dale Olds
  • Miguel Olea
  • Dr Rhoda Olkin
  • Julia Olkin
  • Rhoda Olkin
  • Carol Olmert in honor of Margaret Reiss
  • Dick Olsen in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Young
  • Carol Gay Olson
  • Fuad & Debra Omran in memory of Nallip; David; Omran & Zariffe Denegri
  • Sharon Ordeman
  • Ethan Orloff
  • Gary Ostenberg
  • Susan & Peter Overton
  • Susan Overton
  • Catherine A Owen
  • Bradley Owens in memory of Cecile & Richard Owens

P

  • Norm Pacheco
  • Robin Padilla
  • Trent Pagan
  • Ken Pardini
  • Mary Parenti in memory of William O. Purnell
  • Linda Parker
  • Denise Parr in memory of Richard Parr
  • Bette Peddicord
  • Bernice Pelicas
  • Corinne Pepperell in honor of Mossy
  • Nick Perrone in memory of Jo Ann Jarvis
  • Nicola Perrone
  • Carole & Richard Perry in memory of Richard J. Perry
  • Eleanor Perry in memory of Fred, Kent & Greg Perry
  • Cynthia Petersen in memory of Brent & Chuck Petersen
  • Nadine Peterson
  • Rita & Michael Peth
  • Min Pham
  • Thomas Phillips
  • Steven Picard
  • Warren Pierce
  • Jim Pierson in honor of Lynn & Horace Hines
  • James Pierson
  • Irene Pina in memory of Tom & Rose Lopez and Lino & Mary Pina
  • Linda Pirlot
  • Planchon Roofing Inc
  • Pam & Dennis Plant in memory of Mary Elizabeth Plant
  • Pam Plant in memory of Mary Plant
  • Margot Platt
  • Goody Pleasanton in memory of Pete Pleasanton & Patty Stirton
  • Mike Pocha
  • Robin Poppino-Kuntz
  • Bruce Poster
  • Mardi Potts
  • Michael Powell
  • Roxanne Prahser
  • Angela Prandini
  • Michael Press
  • Jordan Price
  • Andrea Proctor
  • R. Puppione

Q

  • Wanda Quever
  • Larry Quilici in honor of Jim Quilici

R

  • Susan & John Randazzo
  • Tom & Carol Raney
  • Robin & Paul Rankin
  • Andia Rasmussen
  • Ann Rathjen
  • Bob & Michele Redlo
  • David Reed
  • Rick Reeder
  • Richard Reeder
  • Priscilla Regalado
  • Constance Regalia
  • Kathleen & August Reinig
  • Kathleen Reinig
  • Janet Reitan
  • Cornelia Rensi
  • Anastassios Retzios
  • Pat and Pedro Reyes
  • Patricia Reyes
  • Vera Elaine Rhodes in memory of K.S.”Dusty” Rhodes
  • Robert Rieder
  • George Riggs
  • Vickey Rinehart in memory of my parents
  • Mertin Ritchie
  • Marilyn Roach in memory of Douglas William Roach
  • Linda Robbins
  • Dwight Roberts
  • Carol Rocha
  • Novalene Rodriguez
  • Cheryl Rogers
  • Matthew Rohner in memory of R.C.Rohner
  • Marion Rood in memory of Peter F. Rood
  • Joan Rose
  • Ellen Rosen
  • Doris Rosen
  • Mary Diehl Rosenberg in honor of all the wonderful groups who are dedicated to making lives better for those in need
  • Louie Rossi
  • Lynn Roundy
  • Roundy Family
  • Kris Rowland
  • Marc Russo
  • Margie Ryerson in memory of Arthur & Marjorie Strasburger
  • Margaret Ryerson
Volunteers Phil Chan, left, Karla Steiner, center, and Selam Basinger, right, sort vegetables at White Pony Express in the organizations food distribution center in Concord. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

S

  • Barbara Saito
  • Leslie Saito
  • Miriam Salazar
  • Janis Salvi
  • Vic Santana
  • Leslie Satin
  • Virignia Sauer
  • Max Scalise
  • Bill & Emily Schardt
  • Emily Schardt
  • Nancy Schick
  • Myron Schimming in honor of R.C. & Irene Patterson
  • Gregg Schluntz in memory of Nancy S Schluntz
  • Christine Schmidt in memory of Eugene & Maxine Schmidt
  • Norma Schmitz
  • Steven & Mary Schneider
  • Barbara Schonfeld in memory of Ronald Schonfeld
  • William Schumann in memory of Janet Schumann
  • Rob Scott
  • Joann Scott in memory of Brennan, Cole, Cal & Cooper
  • Maxine Scott in memory of Leonard Scott III
  • Larry Seidell
  • Seidell Family
  • Jennifer Selby
  • Stephanie Seminoff
  • Lucille Serwa
  • Gerald Severson
  • Marimuthu Shanmugasundaram
  • Shirley Shevchenko
  • Dale Shikany
  • Frances Shimek Jones in memory of Jennifer Anne Jones Knight
  • Frances Shimek Jones in memory of Sarah Bolcerek
  • Joe Sholes
  • Janice Siebert
  • Kathryn Sievers Laborde in memory of Taryn, Marc, & Scott Sievers
  • Lucia & Phil Simon in honor of Mateo Cohen Torres
  • Patricia Singer in honor of Lawrence Singer
  • Jim & Sara Sinnott in memory of John Galvin
  • Jim Sinnott
  • Shirleymae Skaredoff
  • Stephen Sklavos
  • Jennifer M Skrel in memory of Kevin Grimes
  • Kaaren Slocum
  • Elizabeth & Jeffrey Slusarz
  • Jean Small
  • Nan Smekofske in honor of JC Christopherson
  • Linda B Smith in memory of Larry A. Smith
  • Todd & Laurie Smith
  • Lance Smith
  • Laurel Smith
  • Linda Smith
  • Miriam Smolover
  • Ned & Elizabeth Soares
  • Elizabeth Soares
  • Cecilia Sores
  • Nancy Spafford
  • Spafford Colony
  • Daniel Spencer in memory of Sandra Shultz
  • Joan Spiegel
  • Diane Spieler
  • Sharon Spiller
  • Denise Spindler
  • Beverly Spurs
  • Donna Stanley
  • Erin Stanton
  • Thor Start
  • L. Steiner
  • Lynn Stelmah
  • Jutta Stephan
  • Romer Stevenson
  • Gordon Stevenson in memory of Karen Miliani Stevenson
  • Jim & Leslie Stewart
  • Leslie Stewart
  • Sylvia Stewart
  • Nora Stoffel in memory of Thomas Stoffel
  • Ann Stokes
  • Wayne Stolte
  • John Stone in memory of William Ainslow
  • Regina Stoops
  • Suzanne Stuart
  • Craig A Sundstrom
  • Rao Sunkara
  • Michelle Suski

T

  • Judy Taggart in memory of Gene Taggart
  • Glenn Takayama
  • Robert Tamillow in memory of Louisa N Tamillow
  • Victor Tanverakul
  • GE Tate in memory of George L Tate
  • Gennifer Tate
  • Robert & Carole Taunton
  • Robert Taunton
  • Wilma Telfer
  • John Templeton
  • Larry & Carol Tessler
  • Larry Tessler
  • Nancy Thall
  • Jade Thibedeau
  • William Thomas
  • Janet Thomas
  • Alan Thompson in honor of Laurel Crockett
  • Jaqi A. Thompson
  • Jeannie Thomson
  • Barbara Thornton in memory of Harold Thornton
  • Lynne Tierney
  • Terry Tierney
  • Susan Tiffany-Brown
  • Marie Timmer in honor of Louis Ferrario
  • Ronald Toombs
  • Rosalynne Torres
  • Patricia Torres in memory of Duette Bennett
  • Lucia Torres-Simon
  • Emily Toy
  • Linh Tran
  • S Travis
  • Sharon Trethan
  • Eva Trevino
  • Sharon Trott
  • Thomas & Eva Tucker
  • Eva Tucker
  • Connie Tuft
  • Dona Turner in memory of Claire Nealon Turner
  • Michele Turner

U

  • Judith Ubsdell
  • Joan Underwood
  • Elaine Unverferth in memory of Betty & Bob Aldrich
  • Allan Urbanic

V

  • Nicki Valdez
  • Robert Van Duinen
  • Nial Van Wagner
  • Robin Vanni
  • Patricia Varga
  • Gerald Veiluva
  • Lauren Venema
  • Arun Venkatesan
  • Julie Verhaeghe
  • Linda and Clark Vilas
  • Ted Von Hemert
  • Linda von Novak


W

  • Susan Wacek in memory of Patricia Howell
  • Anne Wagner
  • Kat Walden
  • Janine Walkinshaw
  • Bryan & Susanne Walley
  • Jim Walsh
  • Valerie Waltjen
  • M Wardell
  • Mr. & Mrs. Bill Watanabe in memory of Mr. & Mrs. James Kamada
  • Pamela Waysack in memory of Rober Kirby
  • Sandy Weber
  • Betty Webster
  • Paiching Wei
  • Sandra & Gary Weisbrod
  • Gary Weisbrod
  • Richard Weisgal in memory of Cheryl Morris
  • Tema Wengell in memory of David Wengell
  • Jacqueline Werblow
  • Johana West in memory of Eva Armstead
  • Ninette Wettstein
  • Idell Weydemeyer in memory of DG Weydemeyer
  • Diane Whaley
  • Victor S Wheatman
  • Victor wheatman
  • Shirley & Wayne Wiegand
  • Nettie Wijsman
  • Sylvia Wikler Finger
  • Diane Williams
  • Jess Williams
  • Lisa Williams
  • Donna Wilson
  • John & Noel Wilson
  • Judy Wilson
  • Noel Wilson
  • Cheryl Wingo
  • Lois Winter
  • Anne Winter
  • Barbara Winter
  • Richard Witczak
  • George & Carol Withers
  • Carol Withers
  • Monika Witte
  • Judy Wobleski
  • Lindsay Wong in memory of Lincoln & Annabelle Mon
  • Florence Wong
  • Tracy Wonnell & Davin Larson
  • Ron & Anne Woods
  • Kathy Woolley in memory of Al & Betty Steffe/ Al & Irene Petrini

X

  • Julian Xavier

Y

  • Betty Yates
  • Vely Yen
  • Linda Yip
  • Michael Yoshino
  • Randall & Sharon Young in memory of Chip & Mickey Imai, Rob & Dollie Young
  • Meredyth Young in memory of our parents
  • Sharon Young
  • Mary Alice Yund

Z

  • Jon & Bette Zbasnik
  • Janice Zeppa in memory of Kathy Evers
  • Paul & Laurie Zuvella
  • Paul Zuvella

 

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