Thanks for great event

The sun shone brilliantly on Spring Home Tour this year lending its warmth to the overwhelming success of the day! When all is said and done, we saw more than 1,250 patrons touring our five beautiful residences, and we served more than 500 guests at our Garden Luncheon. Combined with more and new vendors, amazing opportunity drawing baskets, wonderful flower donations and incredible generosity in our underwriting campaign, our proceeds are nearly double that of just a few short years ago.

It is especially exciting to make this report during a time when our schools are in a budget crunch and so desperately in need of additional funding.

The significance of all of this is truly that which is at the heart of this amazing community. All told, we had nearly 300 parents, kids, and community members willing to donate hours and hours of their time and talent, overwhelming support from our newspapers and school newsletters, and the amazing hospitality of our five homeowners who clearly had their houses looking unbelievably gorgeous for our event! We are especially grateful to the Brooks family who has, once again, not only handled all of our ticketing free of charge, but also designed and printed all of our beautiful Home Tour and Garden Luncheon tickets.

To each of you who purchased a ticket, volunteered for a shift, or made a contribution, I humbly thank you on behalf of the LCHS 7/8 PTA. Your continued participation in the Spring Home Tour not only maintains this much loved event as an annual tradition, but most importantly enriches the educational environment of the students enrolled today and in years to come. I give special thanks to my partner, Mary Ashford, whose organizational skills and ideas will be in play again next year when she serves as chairwoman of the 2005 Spring Tour.

Please join the 7/8 PTA in thanking the following very special contributors to this year’s event: At Brooks Tickets and the Brooks Family, Adobe Design, Angeles Crest Florist, Lynn Gilford Designs, The Apple Cart, Janice McGlashan-Coldwell Banker, Arroyo Chop House, Magpies Restaurant, Roy Ashford M.D.-Orthopedic Surgery, Mayesh Wholesale Florist, 2 Be A Girl, Medical Associates Network, Blue Jay Artworks, The Mintie Family, Botanicals, Ocean Gold Candles, Burke Williams Day Spa , Paper Designs, Martha and Michael Brown, Pasadena Floral Company, Billy’s Ski and Sport, Christie Skinner-City Spaces, Patty Parker-VerizonWireless, Curves-La Cañada, Nancy and Doug Porter, David Yost Family Restaurants, PortOSan, Descanso Gardens, Jodi and Michael Powers, Dish Restaurant, Print EFX, Doncaster-Lisa Lipman, R and D Designs, Divina Cucina, Kate and Don Rhymer, Mindy El Faden, Bob Roszkos-Wells Fargo, Fishbecks Patio Center, Sandy Rose Florals, Carol Forgey, Jill and John Sayre, George’s Pipe and Supply, ShelRae Designs, The Great Indoors, Skin Deep Laser MEDSPA, Green Street Restaurant, Smitty’s Restaurant, Carmella and Kevin Grahn, Starbuck’s La Cañada, Grant Rowe and Green Street Restaurant, Patti and Richard Stumbaugh, The Great Indoors, Sweet Peas on a Sting, Mark Herzer-Stumbaugh and Associates, Tanny Holbrook, Mrs. Phyllis Herzer, Tastefully Simple, Susan Hamre-Addison and 7/8 musicians, Trader Joe’s La Cañada, Home Tour Committee and volunteers, Taylor’s Steak House, Head of Roses, Wendy and Craig Van Sickle, Janet Healy and Kevin Willmering, Bruce K. Smith Salon, Jacob Maarse Florist, Vartan’s Jewelry, J.R. Navarro and Associates, Verona Unique Shoes and Accessories, Just For Fun, Vintage Mo, Mrs. Cindy Keech, Wick’d Bean Candles, Greg Lee-Mountain Pine Shutters, Worth Collection, Wynn’s, La Cañada Valley Sun, La Cañada Flintridge Outlook, L.A. Times-News Press and the Pasadena Star News.

Alison DePew

La Cañada