Editor:

We would like to thank all of the participants who were part of the Friends, Food & Fun at the Brentwood Senior Center.

Vendors: Acupuncture/Acupressure, A Place for Mom, Artwork by Kaethe, Attorney at Law, Bedford Center, Brentwood Senior Center, Brentwood Library, Brentwood Police Department, California Access, City Center Pharmacy, Classy Cottage Salon, Commons at Dallas Ranch, Contra Costa Hearing Aid, Costco Tracy, Cypress Meadows, Comfort Care Dental Office, Doctor Beer, Elderly Wish Foundation, Epic Care Cancer Center, Edward Jones, Eskaton Lodge, Gold Refinery, Grief Baskets, Hannah Nicole Vineyards, HICAP Counseling, Hospice of the East Bay, John Muir Senior Center, Madrona Naturopathic, Marilyn Ellis, Park and Recreation Department, Mayor of Brentwood, Neptune Society, New York Life Insurance, Ombudsman Service, Painter, Premiere Jewelry, PG&E, Silpada Jewelry, Senior Helpers, Snap Group, Sweet Medical Inc., The Residences – Antioch Care Home, Thrift Shop Hospice of the East Bay, Trader Joe’s, Special Walk-in Tubs, Vet Tech Pet Care, and WR. Properties – Brentwood.

Raffles not from vendors: Bed, Bath & Beyond, Doctor Jolin’s, Doggie Diner, Elder Living Solutions, Les Schwab Tires, Mel’s Diner, Mike’s Brew, Nine Golf Course, Pacific Periodontal, Ortega’s, Quilting Bee’s, and Safeway’s

Food Donations: Chili’s, Commons at Dallas Ranch, Costco Tracy, Black Bear Redcurrant, Byron Inn Cafe, Digger’s, Eskaton Lodge, Kinder’s, Melo’s Pizza, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, and Trader Joe’s.

Entertainment: Heritage High School Jazz Band, Liberty High School Jazz Band, Jack Convery, banjo player, ARM parked in the parking lot for people to see inside the ambulance and ask questions.

A special thanks to Ernie Rodrigues, President of the Brentwood Senior Citizens Club, and Poldina Scherff of the Park and Recreation Department for helping us make this event successful. Thank you, Robert Taylor, Mayor of Brentwood, for coming to our event.

Thanks to Joann Joaquin and Bev Rossi for helping and thanks to the wonderful volunteers who helped at our event.

Donna Veatch, Hospice of the East Bay

Marianne Wiesen and Tove Johnston, Brentwood Senior Citizen’s Club