Saturday, December 17th, 2005 was the big day for the fund raiser. It was
held in the parking lot of Savemart in downtown Galt. The event was well
attended, though a bit cloudy and foggy. By 2 PM the rain started and we all
began to pack up. Here are a few of the highlights and activities. A
special thanks to all who volunteered time and money to make this a success.
Special thanks to
Officer Chris Smith of the Galt Police Department and his Cadets and Officer
McGruf.
Ruth & Herb Houston, AKA Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus.
Gabriel Chur, Property owner of the parking lot
Joe Riberio, Manager for Save Mart Supermarket.
Joyce Jeffries of Parks and Rec for Snowman and Reindeer suits.
The Galt Herald for the free ad
Jim Spaans of Spaans Cookies for the donation of the cookie decorating booth.
Volunteers: Dennis & Lisa Chervier, Loren Thompson, Annette Larrzo, Jamie &
Julie Nunez Eddy cotton & Family, Laura Baker, Pamela Rowe, Carl Dowdy, Lizette
Muniz,Maria Alvarez, Clarissa Williams, Stevie Choate, Heather Padilla, Allison
Pantington, Erick Ochoa, Efrain Ochoa, Bianca Ochoa, Beaths Navarro, Guadalupe
Hernandez, Christopher Solis, Nancy Aloonso, Sandra Alonso, Jose Cortes, Dana
Salazar, Reben Gallo, Carrie Coppage, Kimberly M, Scott Lethbridge, Debe Simon
Sales at various booths

Rudolf (mystery kid) and Evan Cotton helping Santa

Dana Salazar with La Raza Club at Galt High School helping one
more local charity.

Keil of Keylee's Smelly Goods. 209-745-8830

David Church and his metal sculpture, 503-572-6624

Magdalena with her offering of Christmas Gifts, She owns
BJA Flowers, 209-745-0910

Peggy Porter and Debbie Weber of "His Creation" selling
Christian gifts, 209-745-6442

Shan Drum, Amber Harrell, Melissa Bolding with
Avon products,
209-747-9323

Danielle (5) and mom Betsy Smith of "Gourdially Yours"
209-744-8165

Little Touch of Gold
745-2942, with Christmas gifts and Lucy Apodaca of "Beadworks
Design," native American Jewelry.

Heather and Stevie (both are trouble makers) helping out at the
Bounce House

Al Baldwin (all around good guy) with his (hobby only) framed
photos and poems

This is
Mary Jane Popp, talk show hostess at KSAC, 1240 AM
talk radio.

Nice guy Jon Cobett and Ashlee Gramm help with the cookie
decorating.

Selah Joy is just one of the many happy cookie decorators.

Food, we have to have food, so Pamela Rowe, Debe Feman and
Lisa Chevrier cook up a storm.

Brittney (6) is fishing and has one hooked

Reeling it in

Star with her fresh water pearl jewelry in the $10-$15 range. 745-7827

Pat Lujan, 209-748-2100, with her homemade handbags and Mary Kay cosmetics.

Amy Lee with Cookie Lee Jewelry, 209-745-5814

Dan Neider and his distinctive metal art. Neider's Metal Art, 209-748-2591

Gold Canyon Candles by "Business Flare" and Nicole and Terry Ulrich.
209-745-2942
 Here we have Oscar
Valesquez questioning two suspects, Yolanda and Tara. I wasn't able to
hear exactly what the alleged crimes are, but we are so lucky to have diligent
local police protecting us from such danger. |