Congratulations to McKinley volunteers

Dear Editor,
A great project was completed at McKinley Elementary last weekend (Jan. 30-31) and our community again came through for the kids. Thank you to everyone for helping to finish phase 2 of the mural surrounding our school garden.
Thank you to volunteers Michaela Guerrera, Wyatt Heidenfelder, Lana David, Donna Posin, Karen Kenyon, Richard Kenyon, Bovee Family, Moore Family, Barbara Donnell, Fregoso Family, Dearden Family, Elizabeth English, Rebecca Mulvain, Stacia Keller, Maria Soto, Mrs. January, Bette Brackett, Will Dumka, Debbie  Davis, Rogers Family, Mrs. Phillips and Family, Danielle Zdunich, Shari Schlossberg, Irene Valenzuela,  Matt and McKenna Whitaker, Anne Mery, Allison Walsh, Kenn and Isabella Morris, Luong Family, Corina Borevitz, Trish Martinelli, Darcee Gianni, Santos Family, Kelly Gaughan, Leslie and Izaiah Runyon, O’Connor Family, Cook Family, Sonny Burton, Teri Sullivan, Hale Family, Ferrier Family, Gina Honma,  Mary Reed, Kurt Van Thillo, Gyure Family, Garczynski Family, Lutes Family, Jean Walcher, Joe O’Brien, Mary Reed, Joseph and Adriana Bagby and the Mattson Family.
Thank you to company sponsors Lefty’s Chicago Pizzeria, Santos Coffehouse, Mazarra Trattoria & Italian Deli, Home Depot, Bread & Cie Café, Big City Bagels, Park Place Screen & Glass, City Deli.
Thank you to those who sponsored tiles: Patricia J. Kaszas, Patricia’s Tile Design, Schlossberg Family, Egbert Family, Bette Brackett, Maria Soto, Maizy Rogers, Rogers Family, Tom and Peggy Moore, Shirley Rogers, Dohner Family, Debbie Davis, Cervantes Family, Coronado Mobile Storage, Olga Ramirez, Anne Mery, Mattson Family, Kelly Gaughan, Margaret Ramos-Santos, Karen Kenyon, North Park Community Pre-School, Paul Wanushek /Sicilian Thing Pizza.
Thank you to materials donors Becky Baker, Greensmosaic.com, Kirstin Green, Patti Picchietti, Home Depot, Kouta Shimazaki, Coronado School of the Arts (COSA), Patricia’s Tile Design, Edkins Family, Cooke Family, Lutes Family, Awesome Artists of Coronado, Amy Miller, Mooch Designs, Ken McKernan of Park Place Screen and Glass, Joe and Nancy Ward, Surfaces USA, Lana David.
Special thank you to Sarah Scalo for securing and organizing the food/drink program for the weekend, Rob Tobin of the ARTS Foundation for using the kids art and involving the kids in creating this “masterpiece,”.Michael and Barbara Bovee for all your extra efforts and staying late both days, and Kouta Shimazak.
I encourage everyone to see the mural on McKinley Street, just off Thorn.

Jon Rogers
Chair, Octopus’s Garden
McKinley Elementary School