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RECEIPT OF DONATIONS INFO MTG. DATE: 6/17/13
ACTION
STAFF
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive donations and recommend acceptance by the City Council.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Below is a summary of donations received by the Parks & Recreation Department:
CARLSBAD MEMORIAL BENCH AND TREE PROGRAM
In the past fiscal year, the Carlsbad Parks Memorial Bench and Tree Program has been the recipient of the following
two donations for a memorial bench and a memorial tree:
• Mr. Seven Nelson $ 850
• Ms. Lorraine Edwards $ 650
The memorial bench and memorial tree were installed at Pine Avenue Park.
JOAN KINDLE DONATION TO THE CARRILLO RANCH TRUST FUND
Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park staff received a generous donation of 212 custom embroidered “Flying LC” logo
baseball caps from Joan Kindle valued at $1050.
Thanks to Joan’s continued generosity and support, the Ranch expects to more than triple her original donation, as
100% of the sale price of the hats will be used to exclusively support the ongoing development, operations and
maintenance of Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park via the Carrillo Ranch Trust Fund.
A letter of appreciation was sent to Joan thanking her for the donation and for her ongoing support of the Carrillo
Ranch Trust Fund.
ADOPT-A-TRAIL PROGRAM
Community service groups, including scout troops, are encouraged to volunteer on the city’s trails and are a vital
component of the city’s trails program. Recently, life scout Ben Schafer, Troop 748 donated materials and
constructed a trail footbridge to cross a creek tributary on one of the many trails in the Lake Calavera preserve.
Ben’s donations for this trail improvement totaled $573. In addition his troop donated over 150 hours of volunteer
service to construct the footbridge
A letter of appreciation was sent to Ben thanking him for the donation. Ben is also to be recognized for his
contributions at an upcoming City Council Meeting, July 9th, 2013.
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EXHIBITS:
1. Photos of custom-made Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park baseball caps
2. Donation letter from Joan Kindle
3. Letter of appreciation from park planning manager Liz Ketabian for life scout Ben Schafer’s services
4. Photo of life scout Ben Schaffer’s completed trail footbridge in the Lake Calavera Preserve
EXHIBIT 1
Custom-Made Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park Ball Caps