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A Note from the President created a solicitation package.
CONTENTS With this in hand we increased our
Issue 1, Summer ‘08
The Kimbookai team is pleased to community outreach efforts,
bring you this first issue of the bringing in new people to our team
A Note from the Kibookai newsletter. As friends and and money to our funds.
President ....................... pg 1 supporters of our efforts to bring a
children’s museum to the tri-cities A project of this magnitude is a
Kimbookai.org............. pg 1 area, we would like to keep you tough road, but we keep persistently
informed about the steps we take moving forward knowing that not
Board Members’ Birthdays
Bring Funds to
that bring us closer to fulfilling our only the end will be rewarding, but
Kimbookai .................... pg 2 dreams. as we march through the path there
is a gratifying feeling in completing
Kids Items Only In late 2007 we implemented a new each step, in associating with
Rummage Sale ........pg 2-3 action plan which focused on people who want to make this
gaining greater support in the community a better place to live, as
Pioneer Founder’s
Club .............................pg 3 community, bringing in new well as growing and making better
volunteers, strengthening our board, people out of ourselves.
What’s Next ................. pg 3 and raising the necessary funding to
complete the planning phase. The I hope you share our enthusiasm and
Contact Us - groundwork for this plan was we can count on your support to
www.kimbookai.org carefully completed as we renewed continue moving forward.
(510) 742-6474 our Web site, refined the
marianela@kimbookai.org presentation materials, initiated the Sincerely,
52 Zacate Place Pioneers Founders Club, and
Fremont Ca 94539 M arianela P eña
Kimbookai.org | The The new website is the product The website will also provide
Museum Online of the hard work and information on ongoing and
collaborative efforts of graphic upcoming programs,
The colorful pages of designer Christina Melnarik, guidelines for contributions
Kimbookai can now be found technical supporters Marva & and volunteer opportunities,
online at www.kimbookai.org. Bradley Gelesic (CM IT as well as historical
Solutions) and content information on the
author Connie Juarez- organization. We hope that
Diroll. you find this online resource
useful. Please tell all your
Kimbookai.org will be friends and acquaintances
the principle source of about it and visit us frequently
news, updates and at: www.kimbookai.org
museum information
for the organization.
Board Members’s Kids’ Items Only Rummage
birthdays bring funds to Sale
Kimbookai
As part of our fundraising effort,
Back in early February, over the Kimbookai put together our first
sundried aromas of Carino’s Kids’ Items Only Rummage Sale.
Italian Grill, our very own Lin Lin This sale took place at Marianela
Tsou-Otani (board vice- Pena’s home on June 28th and
president) celebrated her 40th 29th. In addition to the sale, on
year with a gathering of close Saturday the 28th, we offered
friends and Kimbookai entertainment for the children
companions. It was an with a rice table for the toddlers
enjoyable celebration with a and playdough stations for the
lively atmosphere and older ones, as well as a lemon-
wonderful food. Donations to ade stand attended by children.
Kimbookai were preferred in Also we had an informational
lieu of presents and many were booth to educate guests about
happy to contribute to the the project and showcase our
project knowing what a great Pioneer Founders Club members,
present it was for Lin Lin. as well as encourage donations.
Many people stepped in to vol-
Another board member, our unteer for this event, bringing the
president Marianela Peña, also necessary energy to make it a
celebrated her 40th birthday successful enterprise. We gener-
with gifts that brought funds to ated approximately $1,300 from
Kimbookai. Don and Arlene the sale and collected addi-
Anthony, Marianela’s parents tional $700 in donations
in-law, together with her
husband David Anthony, threw Adele Williams, Kimbokai’s secre-
her a fantastic party in their tary, was the chair person for the
Walnut Creek home last June. Rummage Sale putting together
Guests enjoyed the afternoon an incredibly well organized
by the swimming pool, and the event. Our board members and
evening came along with a volunteers spread the voice
delicious Italian dinner and live among friends and acquaintan-
music. It was a great family Board Members’ Birthdays (above) & ces with the result of collecting
celebration, and generous Kids’ Items Only Rummage Sale (below) an extraordinary amount of valu-
donations were given to able articles: from big nursery
Kimbookai as a present to her. articles such as cribs, bassinettes,
A month later, the Kimbookai and strollers, to small toys,
crowd decided to treat her to a games, books and clothes for
ladies’ only dinner at the Spicy children of different ages. Some
Town in Fremont where again a even walked away with hard to
group of old friends enjoyed find items at great prices. We
catching up amid the flavors of extend special thanks to all who
spicy Chinese food and donated their precious articles
provided more contributions to to make this a distinctive sale.
Kimbookai.
In preparation for the event
Over $1,000 were donated in Adele also initiated an effort to
these celebrations. A great way recruit volunteers with several
to have fun while helping make people joining the team. We
Kimbookai happen. need to give especial thanks to:
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Interac t Partic ipants (below): Kids’ Items Only Rummage Sale
Cont.
Pressy Luu, Katrina Miravite, Monica Mellvine,
Marva Gelesic, Cynthia Hua, all the members
of the board and their families, and the crew
from Washington High School’s Interact lead
by Angela Chu (left).
Angela Chu Jennifer Gerardi
We also need to thank Trader Joe’s, and Isa
Kennis Ko Marcy Shieh and Anna Teodoro for providing well deserved
Rahul Kamath Anterpreet Kaur snacks and lunch to our volunteers.
Jeskiran Sahota Avtar Josen
Gurshawn Sahota Nayanjot Kaur
What’s Next?
We laid the groundwork to increase the number
PIONEER of advisory board members, volunteers and sup-
porters as well as to bring seed money in. We
FOUNDER’s CLUB renewed our Web site, increased our community
outreach efforts, refined the presentation materi-
Being part of bringing a project at its early als, initiated the Pioneers Founders Club, created
stages can be an exciting and gratifying a solicitation package, and started to revamp
experience. But being the first can also be other marketing materials. These efforts have
worrisome and uncertain. That’s why Kim- paid off since we count now with more volun-
bookai is so grateful to our early donors. As teers and supporters, a solid advisory board, and
a way of saying thank you to these pioneer have brought funds in to increase our account
funders, Kimbookai has decided to reward to almost $10,000. But there is still more to get
the first 50 individuals who have contrib- done.
uted $100 or more to our project by creat-
ing, the Pioneer Founders Club. The names In the coming months we’ll be refining what we
of members of the Pioneer Founders Club have called “our preliminary business plan,” or
will be included in our permanent Pioneer the path we’ll follow to complete the blue print
Founders display in the museum. We will of our proposal of what Kimbookai Children’s
also put their names in our Pioneer Foun- museum will be. The key component of this pre-
ders board at our fundraising and commu- liminary plan is the completion of the Exhibit
nity events as well in this Pioneer Founders Master Plan, a document that will describe the
Club Corner in our newsletter. exhibits together with their educational under-
pinnings, goals, and learning outcomes. The
The following individuals are current members of
our Pioneer’s Founders Club: budget for this project is $60,000.
Asif & Shaylene Haswarey Adele & Justin Williams
Marva & Bradley Gelesic, owners CM Richard Belcher And finally we will also be focused on furthering
IT Solutions of Fremont
Cherryl Figone
Leela Menon
Celine Ashley, owner Eye Design
our fundraising efforts while expanding the con-
Lin Lin Tsou-Otani Don & Arlene Anthony nections with businesses and organizations in the
Marianela Peña & David Anthony America & Craig Everhart
Sufi Advani Sam Neeman & John Matthews community. Part of this preliminary plan will in-
Kum Kum Kumar
Latha Kante
Alex & Heather Delipski
Pauline Weaver & Charles F. Scribner
clude a fundraising event to take place during
Steve & Hilary White Connie Juarez-Diroll & Rob Diroll the week of the young child in April 2009. The
Andrew & Lynne Klein Daisy Thuerk
Lani Hlavacek Presyrose & Harry Luu fundraising event will offer activities for the little
Paul & Beth Miller
Kate Amon, owner Kate’s Caring Gifts
Scott Chambers, Chiropractor
Andrew C. Wong, Orthodontist,
ones that will provide a taste of what the chil-
Janelle Hargrove D.M.D., M.S. dren’s museum experience is. With this plan we
hope we can secure the sponsorship required to
Please hurry and make your contribution.
commence our capital campaign.
There are 22 spaces left!
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email: marianela@kimbookai.org
stamp here website: www.kimbookai.org
phone: (510) 742-6474
52 Zacate Place, Fremont Ca 94539
Kimbookai Children’s Museum
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Board of Directors
Marianela Peña – President
Lin Lin Otani – Vic e President
Cher ryl Figone – Chief Financ ial Offic er
Adele Williams – Sec retary For contributions mail a check to:
Connie Juarez-Dir oll Cherryl Figone, Kimbookai Treasurer
Janelle Hargrove
36364 Bridgepointe Drive, Newark Ca
Advisory Board 94560
Paul Miller – Execut ive Dir ec tor of Kidango Contributions are tax deductible and a
Ric hard Valle – Pr esident Tr iCED Community Recycling and Union City Council Member
receipt will be mailed to you.
Ana Apodac a – Newar k City Counc il Member
Anna Wang – Pr ogr am Dir ector and Co-founder of Fr iends of Childr en with Spec ial Needs
Carolyn Nelson – Founder Childr en’ s Discover y Museum of San Jose a non-profit organization dedi-
Linda Spenc er – Gr ants Manager for Histor y San Jose and for mer ly Dir ector of Develop-
ment for the Valley Childr en’ s Museum cated to building a children’s mu-
Makiko Kambayashi – Fundr aising Consult ant
seum in the East Bay Tri-Cities area
With spec ial thanks to Marva Gelesic , resigning Board Member, for all her dedic a- of Fremont, Newark and Union City,
tion and energy
and to our volunteers for all their time and work -
California
Christina Melnarik, David Sherbarth, Pressy Luu, Katrina Miravite, Monic a Mellvine,
Marva Gelesic , Cynthia Hua, and the c rew from Washington Hig h Sc hool’s Interac t
lead by Angela Chu during the Rummage Sale: Kennis Ko, Rahul Kamath, Jeskiran
Sahota, Gurshawn Sahota, Jennifer Gerardi, Marc y Shieh, Anterpreet Kaur, Avtar For volunteer opportunities, please check
Josen, Nayanjot Kaur our website (www.kimbookai.org) or con-
tact Marianela Peña at mari-
anela@kimbookai.org.
