The Sam Mazza Lodge has been converted to an exercise room with new workout equipment, new flooring and new interior paint. The improvements and the equipment (with more being purchased this summer) are made possible through generous grants from the Valley Foundation and the San Jose Sharks Foundation.  The grants are funding two physical fitness and nutrition programs - one starting this summer and one this fall.
The Association of General Contractors (AGC) donated hundreds of volunteer hours to build a paved switchback trail with railings leading up to the Sports Court.  With the completed trail and the newly paved road, everyone will have easier access to an area where games and sports are played daily.    

AGC of California's Santa Clara District Board and SJSU

 Student Chapter members at Via West

• Improvements have been made to the bathrooms in two of the sleeping lodges and the men's bathroom at the main lodge thanks to the generosity of the  Martha Sanfilippo Foundation.
• New kitchen equipment, including one new cooking kettle, have been installed and another new kettle and oven are scheduled to be installed this summer.  The equipment is being purchased through the generosity of the Rotary Club of San Jose, the Hugh Stuart Center Charitable Trust and Silicon Valley Realtors Charitable Foundation.
• In memory of former Via Board Member and President, Stuart Ganz, the Ganz Family donated funding for the conversion of the fire circle (a popular spot at Via West) next to the barbecue pit to gas operations and added a commemorative bench to the new trail. 

Left to right is Barbara Ganz Persin, Via CEO Kay Walker,

Stu Ganz, Jr., and Nancy Ganz Lindley

• Volunteers from LSI Corporation and Armanino McKenna CPA/Consultants painted several of the buildings on site.