We are indebted to artist Wendy Rabin whose California fuchsia illustration grabbed the attention of native plant lovers on the splendid plant sale flyer graciously designed once again by Cheryl Koehler. Ratcliffe Architects guided customers into our nursery by donating printing of our large signs. Trader Joe's-Rockridge and Noah's Bagels-Montclair generously donated food for our fabulous volunteer team who make possible this event. Thank you to Alameda County Master Gardeners, The Spider Chick, Native Bird Connections, The Pollinator Posse, Pollinate Farm & Garden, and Harlan James Bluegrass Band who made the sale educational and entertaining. We deeply appreciate all of these contributions to our most successful sale ever (in both attendees and gross sales).

We are so fortunate to have the support of two very generous Dimond businesses.  Peet's Coffee and Tea provided coffee for our scores of Creek to Bay Day volunteers as well as for the 45 volunteers and tablers at our Native Plant Sale and Open House. La Farine outdid themselves with tasty treats for the Creek to Bay Day crowd and again delighted our September meeting attendees with their outstanding edibles. Thank you to both businesses for fueling our volunteers!

A huge thank you to Eagle Scout candidate Brendan Gerrity for raising the funds and overseeing the building of six new redwood benches for our nursery. The benches are beautifully constructed and provide much needed space for the record number of plants that we are growing for next year's large projects.

Thank you to eight-year-old Aziz Hujjat Zarehbin for donating $60 to the Friendsof Sausal Creek restoration programs. Aziz has been a restoration volunteer along with his mother, siblings, and friends in Dimond Park for over two years. In his owns words: "I had 60 dollars to give away and the Friends of Sausal Creek were the first thing that came to my head. I did it because I wanted to improve Sausal Creek and I wanted to get rid of invasive plants and bring in native plants." Thank you, Aziz!