Be a vital part of the Green Foothills community with your pledge to sponsor our premier celebration and annual fundraiser, Nature’s Inspiration, on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Your sponsorship supports the protection of open space, natural resources, and farmland in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties for the benefit of all.
We need your support. Nature’s Inspiration underwrites a significant portion of Green Foothills’ annual operating budget and our organization depends on funds raised from this event. To sponsor this year’s Nature’s Inspiration, please fill out this pledge form. Tickets will be available for purchase in July.
Sponsors of this year’s Nature’s Inspiration are invited to attend a special Healing in Nature Experience, a restorative gathering led by local healers, in which we walk through protected parks and open spaces with guidance from expert docents who tell us about the local ecology. On the day of Nature’s Inspiration, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. we will be offering one of these gatherings especially for sponsors, giving you a chance to experience healing in nature at Sanborn County Park. Space is limited so make a pledge today to reserve your spot!
We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors and donors.
Make your pledge today!
We will collect your pledge payment as the event gets closer.
Our Growing List of 2023 Sponsors
Nature’s Inspiration underwrites a significant portion of Green Foothills’ annual expenses. The generous support of our Nature’s Inspiration sponsors makes it possible for us to champion land use decisions that affirm and support open space, biodiversity, climate resilience, and natural resources in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.
O’Brien Family Charitable Fund
Ranae DeSantis Morgan Elizabeth Google KPMG and Lisa & Edward Munro Ann & Mark Monroe Myrtle L. Atkinson Foundation Laura Wells
Anonymous Ben Hammett Gary & Patricia Hedden Insperity Peter & Sue LaTourrette Law Offices Of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy Peter & Beverly Lipman Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Peninsula Open Space Trust PG&E Lennie & Mike Roberts Sempervirens Fund Nancy & Greg Serrurier
Steve Abbors Applied Materials Brandenburg Family Foundation Linda & Sid Liebes William Reller Save Mount Diablo Silicon Valley Community Foundation Maxine Terner & Keith Weber
| Anonymous ACLU Foundation of Northern California Jon Adams Leslie Airola-Murveit & Hy Murveit Tamara Alvarado Marilyn & Bill Bauriedel Steve Beck & Jane Baxter Barbara Bessey Steve Betando Greg & Lauren Boro Craig Britton & Carleen Bruins Phyllis Browning Matthew Burrows David Cohen, San Jose Councilmember Martha Cohn Mike Danzenbaker & Lee Hung Marshall Dinowitz & Lisa Kelly Rod Diridon, Sr. & Gloria Duffy Barbara Erny Megan Fluke & Jeff Prentice The Foster Museum Smita Garg Sequoia Hall Susan Hansch & Richard Wright Jerry Hearn & Rebecca Reynolds Cayce Hill & Joe Zullo Tracy & Julie Hutcheson Lee Ann Jarrell Sergio Jimenez, San Jose Councilmember Pitch & Cathie Johnson Alice Kaufman & Scot Griffin Margaret Laffan & Shashank Arora Richard & Alanna Lanman Charlie Lum Tor & Nancy Lund Theresa Lyngso & Joseph McClintock Margaret & Jamis MacNiven Shelley & Andrew Meyer Dan & Helen Quinn Katie Sanborn & Barbara Wright Roberta Saxon & Mike Sasnett Jeff Segall & Helen He Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor, & Mary Hughes SPHERE SRT Consultants Carolyn & Edwin Tognetti Valley Water The Walt Disney Company Terrell Watt & Mark Karwowski Bart & Nancy Westcott Wisdom Revealed Ciddy Wordell John Zotz |
| African American Community Service Agency Jeffery & Sharon Allyn Blanca Alvarado Lawrence Ames Garnetta Annable Ian Bain Bryan Beck & Kaia Eakin Josh Becker, California Senator Manjeet Bhamra Phil & Mary Bobel Jo-Ann Byrne Sockolov Dan & Helen Chapman Colorprint Constance Crawford Cooney Family Paul & Jade Davis Gabriel de la Rosa Michelle Domocol Paul & Maureen Draper Craige & Jan Edgerton Linda & Jerry Elkind Sandy Emerson Ron Erskine Anna Eshoo, United States Congresswoman Nazy Fahimi Nancy Federspiel Pam Foley, San Jose Councilmember Steve & Leslie Furney-Howe Linda Gass & Rob Steiner Marian Goldeen & Arthur Ogawa Jeffrey Gong Shruti Gopinathan & Vishal Gupta Melissa Hippard Kristine Karnos Arthur Keller Bill & Kathy Korbholz Los Gatos Birdwatcher Andrea Mackenzie & Jenni Martin Anand Madhavan Chris Manning & Laura Salcido Barbara Marshman Mary L. Reber Trust Hyma Menath John and Valerie Metcalfe Allen Olivo & Robin McKnight Teresa O'Neill David Oppenheimer & Elaine Sulzberger Oppenheimer Smita Patel Mike Potter, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Director, & Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor Emily Ann Ramos, Mountain View Councilmember Diana Reddy Emily Renzel & Enid Pearson Curt Riffle & Karen Scussel San Mateo County Parks Foundation Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority Kathryn Schmidt Ben & Annette Segall Sequoia Audubon Society Joan Sherlock Diane Siemens David Simon & Lynn Gordon Sharon Snyder Jackie Speier Rene Spring, Morgan Hill Mayor Pro Tempore & Mark Hoffmann Carolyn A. Straub & Stephen L. McHenry Hartono Sutanto & Tom Myers Arpana Tiwari Charlie Tomberg George Tucker & Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Director Jessica Vernon Don Weden Mariquita West Jim Wickett & Magdalena Yesil |
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Why I Became a Sponsor
“Many of the most important decisions affecting our natural environment involve land use decisions made by our local governments. For almost 60 years, Green Foothills and its allies have worked diligently and effectively to assure that local government decisions in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties have protected open space and prevented sprawl.”
Don Weden
Nature’s Inspiration Supporter