Capitola Garage Sale a Success

CVRA supports the Human Care Alliance

By Gina Velez, CVRA President

It wasn’t long ago that the Capitola Village Residents Association was awarded the “Good Neighbor Proclamation” for our efforts in last year’s Capitola Garage Sale. Last year’s $745 dollars along with this year’s $630 in sales on Saturday April 20, brings us to an impressive $1,375 two-year total!

The Human Care Alliance supports 50 nonprofit Health and Human Service Agencies that serve Santa Cruz County. Together, our used items are creating revenue that brings meals to hungry seniors, health services to those that cannot afford it, and much more in our local community … and the smiles on their face says it all. Thank you to those that really make this all possible!!

Our special gratitude to those on-hands people including Linda Hanson for her 2nd year supporting as cashier extraordinaire! Margaret Dixon for her excellent coffee and peanut butter cookies keeping us fueled all-day! And those Peanut Butter cookies not only brought a new member to CVRA, but also brought her back for the recipe!

Thanks to Rachael Savoca, Judith Feinman and Gina Velez for their savvy sales and floor support. Lew Feinman our infamous photographer and Ed Bottorff for logistics, signs and pickup support! I am in awe of the efforts of those that continue to be every year on-task for the greater good of others.

What a true blessing to be part of something so wonderful that supports so many!

It’s actually becoming much easier to introduce the CVRA, but for those that don’t know us “yet” … we are for the residents of Capitola Village and the nearby neighborhoods. We commit to closely follow issues of importance such as parking, traffic and the quality of life of the residents. CVRA voices to the city what residents really want through our members and membership is FREE www.Capitolacvra.org

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Wisteria Week

In case you blinked and missed it, Wisteria Week was mid-April this year!

For more information about the growth patterns of Wisteria, send an email to CapitolaCVRA@gmail.com