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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 3, 2008
SUBJECT:
Report on 2008 Dublin Pride Week Activities and Recognition of
Poster Contest Winners and Dublin Pride Partners
Report Prepared By: Roger Bradley, Administrative Analyst
ATTACHMENTS:
None
RECOMMENDATIO~ ~ReCeive the Report and formally recognize poster contest winners
U and Dublin Pride Partners.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Sufficient funds were included in the Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Budget.
Other funds and in-kind donations were provided by the following organizations: Amador Valley
Industries, citilinks, Dublin Lion's Club, Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club, Dublin/San Ramon Services
District, East Bay Regional Park District, Safeway, Pete's Coffee, Mimi's Cafe, and Zone 7.
Contributions
Expenses
City
Amador Valley Industries
$7,163
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School Giveaways
Posters &Banners
Awards
T-Shirts
Miscellaneous
$5,466
420
500
1,290
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Total
$8,266
Total
$8,266
In-Kind Donations:
Amador Valley Industries - Food Collection Containers
citilinks - Website Design and Maintenance
DSRSD - Publicity design, Artwork, and Water Wise Workshop
Dublin Lion's Club - Barbeque for Volunteers
Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club - Poster Contest
East Bay Regional Park District - Nature Walk Giveaways
Mimi's Cafe - Muffins
Pete's Coffee - Coffee
Safeway - Sodas
Zone 7 - Water Wise W orksho
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DESCRIPTION: Dublin Pride Week was celebrated from Friday, April 25th to
Saturday May 3rd. A number of activities and projects were conducted and are summarized below.
Dublin Pride Week Poster Contest
All students from both public and private schools in the .City of Dublin were invited to participate in this
year's Dublin Pride Poster Contest. The students were asked to create posters that reflected this year's
theme "Planet Dublin" As in previous years, the Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club volunteered to
coordinate the poster contest. This included distributing the materials, judging the posters, and distributing
the certificates.
Each of the participants will be receiving Certificates of Appreciation. The City awards first and second
prizes to individuals from each of the following grade categories: Kindergarten-2nd grade, 3rd grade-4th
grade, 5th grade-6th grade, 7th grade-8th grade, and 9th grade-12th grade, as well as an overall grand prize
winner. The grand prize winner receives a $100 Target gift card, the first prize winners receive a $25
Target gift card, and second prize winners receive a $15 Target gift card. The grand prize, first prize, and
second prize winners also have their posters displayed at the Civic Center and will be presented with
Certificates of Merit. Additionally, a Classroom Award is given in the amount of $200 to the teacher of
the Grand Prize Winner to be used in his or her classroom.
The Poster Contest winners are as follows:
Grand Prize Winner
Jaime Rompel
9th Grade
Dublin High School
Classroom Award
Mr. Tim Sbranti
Teacher
Dublin High School
Kindergarten-1 st Grade Category
First Prize Winner:
Riya Gupta
1 st Grade
Quarry Lane School
Second Prize Winner:
Taylor Rae Goetting
1 st Grade
Valley Christian Elementary
2nd - 3rd Grade Category
First Prize Winner:
Emily Ivey
3 rd Grade
Frederiksen Elementary
Second Prize Winner:
Hailey Lampi
3 rd Grade
Frederiksen Elementary
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4 - 5 Gra e Category
First Prize Winner:
Yei Jin Hyun
5th Grade
Frederiksen Elementary
Second Prize Winner:
Sam Koo
4th Grade
Quarry Lane School
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6th_ 8th Grade Category
First Prize Winner:
Vivian Sung
6th Grade
Wells Middle School
Second Prize Winner:
Albert Park
6th Grade
Quarry Lane School
9th_12th Grade Category
First Prize Winner:
Thomas Lau
11 th Grade
Dublin High School
Second Prize Winner:
Michelle Lee
9th Grade
Dublin High School
Volunteer Day .
Over 90 community volunteers donated significant time and energy to community clean up and
beautification projects on Volunteer Day, Saturday, April 26th. Volunteers met at 8:00 a.m. at Ted
Fairfield Park to receive instructions and supplies for the various projects throughout the community.
Mayor Lockhart began the event with a welcoming address and word of thanks to the volunteers. All
volunteers were given Dublin Pride Week t-shirts and were provided snacks, juice and water including
muffins donated by Mimi's Cafe.
At the completion of the projects, all volunteers were invited to a free barbecue provided by the Dublin
Lion's Club. Volunteer Day consisted ofthe following projects:
Senior Projects: There were over 50 volunteers that made up the 12 separate Senior Project Teams. The
teams were able to assist 27 senior homes with a variety of activities that ranged from cleaning windows
to minor home repair.
Heritage Center: Approximately 10 volunteers from the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation raked, pulled
weeds, and engaged in other beautification activities at the Heritage Center.
Wells Middle School Projects: Volunteers assisted in beautifying the school by completing landscaping
and painting projects. Approximately 30 volunteers participated in these activities.
Storm Drain Medallions: An additional 10 volunteers were engaged in pasting medallions to the City's
storm drains, which warn against dumping material into the storm drain system.
Bus Obscura
The City of Dublin sponsored this program with the Dublin Fine Arts Foundation. The Bus Obscura
traveled around Dublin, offering free 15 minute trips to interested community members. Trips were
provided on Friday, April 25th and were available to all Dublin Pride Week volunteers on Saturday, April
26th, during the Volunteer BBQ Luncheon.
Nature Day
Tassajara Creek Nature Walk: Following the Volunteer Day Activities on April 26th, naturalist and park
ranger Katie Colbert lead a nature walk along the Tassajara Creek Trail exploring the creek's diverse flora
and fauna. Approximately 12 people participated in the walk.
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Water-wise Workshop
Residents went to the Armstrong Garden Center on Saturday, May 3rd for an informational workshop on
drought tolerant gardening.
Food Drive
This year, Dublin Pride Week included a Food Drive. Food donations were collected at the City's two
Safeways. The City was able to collect approximately 36 cubic feet of food. All food collected was
donated to the Dublin Children's Emergency Council.
Electronic and Household Hazardous Waste Event
Household Hazardous Waste Event: The City sponsored another successful household hazardous waste
drop off event. The household hazardous waste event was managed by Amador Valley Industries and held
at the Micro Dental parking lot. A total 20,200 pounds of household hazardous waste was collected,
ensuring that materials such as paint, used oil, batteries, pesticides and other harmful chemicals were
disposed of properly.
Electronic Waste Event: Dublin Pride Week also included an electronic waste drop off event where
computers, televisions, and other electronic goods were collected for recycling. The electronic waste event
was managed by the Recycle for Breast Cancer Program and was held Saturday, April 28th at Dublin
GMC.
2008 Dublin Pride Partners
The 2008 Dublin Pride Week events could not have been accomplished without the City's key partners:
Amador Valley Industries
citilinks
Dublin San Ramon Services District
Dublin Lions Club
Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club
East Bay Regional Parks District
Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley
Zone 7 Water Agency
These Dublin Pride Partners will be recognized by the City Council with a Certificate of Appreciation.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that City Council receive the report and formally
recognize poster contest winners and Dublin Pride Partners.
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