Celebrating Success

Thank You January – June 2018 Contributors (Accumulated Giving) 2018 Summer Summer 2018

JACK’S CIRCLE West Marine BlueFuture Lindsey Miller JACK O’NEILL John & Karen Dowdell - LIGHTHOUSE LIGHTING Troy & Leslie Daniels - Fund at the CFSCC Anonymous Fund at MEMORIAL FUND In Memory of Jack O’Neill Pacific Gas & Electric Jack O’Neill and Harry Jim & Judy Warner the CFSCC Rob & Nancy Bremner Milligan Family Foundation Bill & Brigid Simpkins Hind Fund Mary Dempniak & Bay Federal Credit Union O’Neill Brand Mary Jo May Family Fund The David & Lucile Packard John Carmack Eli Family - In Memory Robert & Carol Simpkins Ryan & Emily Coonerty Tim & Lisa O’Neill Foundation John Carmack of Warren Thoits Family Fund at the CFSCC Charles & Judith Martin-Hoyt - Jack McLaughlin CHAIR’S CIRCLE Sandra Lynn & Jack McDonald Bud & Rebecca Colligan In Memory of Tony Purcell Richard & Valerie Lapp State Coastal Conservancy David Schmaier Leon & Sylvia Panetta Mike & Ann McCabe Scott Farmer Lighthouse Bank 100k Students: David Terrazas - Santa Cruz County Bank NAVIGATOR Jim & Kimberlin Beckett Woodstock’s Pizza Nicholas & Theresa Petredis Celebration City of Santa Cruz Alicia & Merrill Newman Jan Ysselstein O’Neill Clothing Karin Estess - Brian Foss Jack O’Neill Way Highlights City of Santa Cruz Jane Orbuch Siobhan McCrane Richard & Valerie Lapp In honor of Ethan Estess Joe Hall Dedicated James Naruo Pacific Gas & Electric & Bryan Cockel Anonymous Discretion Brewing Linda Locklin Student Proposes Jon & Margie Sisk Foundation Roberta Hunter, WaveCrest Steve & Lisa John Kelly Woods Francis Garcia “Pick Up a Beach Day” MUFG Union Bank Wealth Management Rotary Club of Margaret Poindexter Jennifer Natta Cynthia Chase DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE John Carlson Capitola-Aptos Vernon & Meredith Wallace Dennis McEvoy Thomas Goddard Michael & Karena Pushnik City of Capitola Devcon Construction Ronald & Barbara Graves & Kim Worsencroft Marian & Curt Olin Paula Carmack - Rob Bremner Fund at Kate Rueter Mark Mesiti-Miller Linda Steckley Stephen Shoemaker In Honor of Dan Haifley the CFSCC Donna & Robert Blitzer Margit & Al Aramburu & Pete Weitzel Ed Larson Laurel Andres Comerica Bank Fred Keeley Patrice Riley Thomas Wilson - Albert Smith Ed Spurr Joe & Cheryl Pruss Santa Cruz County Fish & Kate Rueter In Memory of ADAM WEBSTER Karen Scott & Keith Gudger Nancy Buck Ransom Game Commission Donna Blitzer James E. Wilson MEMORIAL FUND Tom Ralston Concrete Foundation Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Capitola Public Safety Lighthouse Windows System Studies Cabrillo Host Lions Club Anonymous Michael Beck & Community Service Kirsten Liske Tom & Judy Webster Barbara Canfield Geo. H. Wilson Meg & Don Harlor County of Santa Cruz Dee & Mark Tannenbaum Foundation Mary Blanchard Salinas Valley Waste Yvonne Zannis & Greg & Sue Mendell Roxana Goin Vivian Gunnerengen Vance Landis-Carey Management Authority Demian Sherinian - John & Patricia Brissenden - Eleanor Cumming East Cliff Brewing Company Susan & Lee S. Dreyfus, Jr. Santa Cruz Rotary In Memory of In Memory of Norm Lezin Mark Johnson & Stan Jones & Sharon Sarris Joyce Wrenn Foundation George Sherinian CREW MEMBER Nell Cumming Richard Vineyard Whole Foods - Capitola City of Scotts Valley John & Annalea Collins Peter McCormick John & Kim Mel Ceil Cirillo odyssey Marilyn Rigler - ADMIRAL’S CIRCLE Mathers Rowley & In Honor of Joel Rigler Daniel Yao Rachel Whelan Charles Roskosz The Upjohn California Fund Cathy Ann Adcox Abbey Wilson John Warner Lloyd Williams Robert & Diana Schuyler Emily Reilly William Schilit & Amy & David Harrington Margit & Bert Aramburu Howard Celebrating James Reichmuth Robert Stephens Kerny McLaughlin Diane Cohan - In Memory of Janelle Takamatsu Elissa Wagner & Carolyn Susman & Baie NEWS Nonendowed Donor- Britt Powell Randy Cohan/Luca & Ruth & Michael Keeley James Turk James Skinner Advised Fund at Teresa Corwin Milla Petrecca Margaret Bennett Greig Charles & Andrea Izenstark Bill & Nancy Webster the CFSCC Gary & Marianne Livaich Elaine Kihara & David Sweet - In Memory of Jack Stephen & Ann Niemann Success Jesse & Ziggy Bregman Mike & Ann McCabe Richard & Elizabeth Svee Rosemary Brogan & Gerald Kay John & Vicki Pearse Denise Valencia Mary & Tim Haifley - Ted Balestreri, Gary Caballero Douglass & Cherie Thorne Anonymous - Barry & Lisa Keeler unday, June 24, was a special day the dedication to re-name the street In Honor of our Julia! Cannery Row Company Anonymous East Cliff Brewing Company In Honor of Ethan Estess Richard Baer & Bella Babot for O’Neill Sea Odyssey. It was a above Cowell Beach, “Jack O’Neill” Don Listwin David Gryska Marty Ackerman Ron & Mary Beth Duncan Brendan & Mary Kay Finn Fund at the Los Altos day of celebration to acknowledge City of Watsonville John Hunt Bewley’s Cleaning Mark Merritt Gordon & Kay Cumming Community Foundation Way, the site where the first O’Neill Morgan Family Trust Laura & Marc Grossman Timothy Fitzmaurice Thomas Contreras Julia Wierdsma Maureen Hill Sthe nearly 100,000 students who have Surf Shop in Santa Cruz once stood. Jack & Allison McLaughlin William & Elizabeth Engelman & Laurie Brooks Louanne Korver Law Office of Robert E. Bosso Stephen & Patti Shoemaker participated in the ocean science Sharks Foundation John Ballard Wallace J Nichols Chris Berry Newcomers Club of Leslie Leigh Haws In a surprise announcement, Edelgard Heine Kofi Busia Amica Companies Foundation Monica Hersch Santa Cruz County Sharon Carlson program and to recognize and thank Mayor Terrazas seized the opportunity Tim & Lisa O’Neill Alison & Kevin Butler Ron & Dianne Graves Milton Chen & Ruth Cox Stan Gertler - Sandra Cohen the community of supporters who have Denny & Ramona Smith Bob Warfield Christine Nickell Dan & Kathy O’Neill In Honor of Ethan Estess Tom & Maryse LePoutre- to present OSO Executive Director, The Repass-Rodgers Joe Simitian Craig Jones - Nancy Rideout Stefan & Mary Berlinski Postlewaite made it possible over the last 22 years. Dan Haifley, with a key to the City Family Foundation Marilyn Chapin In Memory of Noah Green Sheila Vince Rogue Pyes Monica Hersch In addition, the late OSO founder, Jack Community Science Workshop Stocksmith Design Cynthia & William Mathews James Turk Shadowbrook Restaurant Donald Conant in recognition of his longstanding Richard & Valerie Lapp John & Carolyn Overton Laura Martin & Phil Vandenberg - Michelle Jennings Jared & Emily Figurski Jay Poindexter O’Neill, was honored by the City of community and ocean activism. Also In Memory of Jim Wilson Randall & Cynthia Pond Anonymous Harvey Soicher Jennifer Matlock Susan & Joseph Altmann Santa Cruz. Mayor David Terrazas led The Cleo Foundation Hopkins & Carley Lincoln West Builders Jerry & Joanne Malmin Carol Hill Gerald & Geraldine Sperry recognized (‘100k’ continued inside) Brian & Patricia A. Herman Kiwanis Club of Monterey Mike Sibert Larry Pageler John Parker Ronald Dillehay Fund at the CFSCC CAPTAIN’S CIRCLE Neal Coonerty Matt Gibson Bill Henry Victoria & John Ryan Pebble Beach Company Laura Kasa Paula Haifley - Sheryl Coulston Buzz & Jennie Anderson Trader Joe’s - Santa Cruz Foundation Florence & Keith Lesar In Honor of Timothy Haifley Susan Farrar Douglas Ardley David Atkins Ron Sinoway Santa Cruz County Office Ina Jaffe Wendy King G. Brinton Jack III Anonymous SUPPORTER of Education Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria Barbara Raab Helen Jones Margery Davies Nicholas Gorlick Bailey Properties Susan & Donald Snyder Heidi Olson Dan & Claudia Rico - DANIEL MOTTA Richard & Diane Klein - Anonymous Fund at the Mike Morton & Nancy Lewis Margo Wagner In Memory of Christopher MEMORIAL FUND In Honor of Steve Burt’s East Bay Community Sigma Alpha Chapter Tara Gasta William Farinsky Neal Motta & 70th Birthday Foundation Omega Nu Vivan Vadakan Maia Negre Fine Art & Design Applied Materials Foundation Andrea Gregory Pooley - Pat O’Neill Jonathan & Susan Wittwer 100,000TH STUDENT Hannah Smith Stefan Monica In Honor of Gus Gregory Palo Alto Medical Francis Garcia CAMPAIGN Giving Assistant Anonymous Bennett & Antoinette Coplan Foundation Elaine & John French AmazonSmile Foundation Valerie Brazelton Gary & Marilyn Patton Jim & Kim Beckett K&CS Brothers Fund at The Loewenstern Fund Patrick Coulston Richard & Valerie Lapp Sara Fletcher - IN-KIND

Santa Cruz Woodies the CFSCC Robin Garmann Dream Inn Santa Cruz In Honor of Nikki Brooks Cruzio County of Monterey Fish Phyllis Rosenblum Claudia Rico - Robert & Ann Smiley John & Deborah Greenspan Team O’Neill 95062 CA Cruz, Santa

& Game Carla & Patrick Carstens O’Neill Surf Shop Jessica Locatelli In Memory of Christopher #222 Drive Cliff East 2222 Gary & Vicki Pezzi - Ted Altenberg - Anonymous William Farinsky Jim & Debbie Thoits The O’Neill Family celebrates Jack O’Neill COMMODORE’S CIRCLE In Memory of Joel Regional Artists Association New Leaf Community Markets In Honor of Dan Haifley

Mike Grilli & Michelle Molfino Sea Scott Nordic Naturals Phil Musumeci Way. From Left to Right. Bridget O’Neill, Dick & Marion Vittitow 550 NO. PERMIT

Nicholas & Theresa Petredis Thomas & Lilian Beggs Richard Hyman Carl Ruhne Jonathan Lyons Phoenix O’Neill, Pat O’Neill, Kodiak

Rowland & Pat Rebele Margaret Rose Gallagher Nancy & Bob Toney Hula’s Island Grill Santa Cruz Peggy Weber CA CRUZ, SANTA

PAID Mary & Harry Blanchard Genevieve & Mariah Young Kai Family Dentistry Thomas Hayden - REQUESTED SERVICE ADDRESS O’Neill, Mayor David Terrazas, Captain

Vernon & Meredith Wallace Lawrence Tartaglino Ristorante Avanti In Honor of Ethan Estess Marcy Liston - POSTAGE U.S. Lorraine Kinnamon’s dance troupe Te Hau Nui celebrating OSO’s milestone and Jack’s Tim O’Neill, JJ O’Neill, Connor O’Neill,

Mike Grilli & Michelle Molfino Sea Scott Nordic Naturals Phil Musumeci Way. From Left to Right. Bridget O’Neill, Dick & Marion Vittitow 550 NO. PERMIT

Nicholas & Theresa Petredis Thomas & Lilian Beggs Richard Hyman Carl Ruhne Jonathan Lyons Phoenix O’Neill, Pat O’Neill, Kodiak

Rowland & Pat Rebele Margaret Rose Gallagher Nancy & Bob Toney Hula’s Island Grill Santa Cruz Peggy Weber CA CRUZ, SANTA

PAID Mary & Harry Blanchard Genevieve & Mariah Young Kai Family Dentistry Thomas Hayden - REQUESTED SERVICE ADDRESS O’Neill, Mayor David Terrazas, Captain

Harvey & Judy Nickelson Terry Rogers - In Memory of Ernie Rideout Christen Allaman - Luke DeBrito NON PROFIT ORG. PROFIT NON O’Neill’s legacy. Photos courtesy of Nikki Brooks and Jasper Lyons. Riley O’Neill, and Shawne O’Neill. Tom Burns On Behalf of Billy Engelman Jan Crompton Jack book raffle Mark Readdie & Jen Lape Michael Hopper David & Geri Lieby Julio Gomez Anonymous Jasper Lyons Peter & Celia Scott Beth Howard ADVISORY BOARD Sam Farr, U.S. House of Representatives, Harvey J. Nickelson, President/CEO, Coast Robert Stephens, President, California BOARD OF DIRECTORS District 17 (ret.) Commercial Bank (ret.) Audubon; Owner, Elkhorn Native Founder: Jack O’Neill (1923-2017) Stephany Aguilar, Councilmember, Plant Nursery City of Scotts Valley Tim Fitzmaurice, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Ana Ventura Phares, Mayor or Watsonville, last 14 months during our 100,000th Cruz, Merrill Lynch’s The Basuino Bridget O’Neill, Chair Retired Attorney Mark Stone, California State Tim O’Neill Student Campaign and were thrilled Souza Group, and Nordic Naturals. Jeff Almquist, Judge, Santa Cruz County Sister Julie Hyer, O.P., Assemblymember, 70th District (‘100k’ continued) by the Mayor was James Beckett, M.D. Superior Court Administrator, Adrian Dominican Sisters Ellen Pirie, Santa Cruz County Supervisor (ret.) to share this milestone alongside Together we raised over $65,000 to Rebecca Aiello, a young student Donna Blitzer Dominican Hospital President (ret.) David Terrazas, Mayor, City of Santa Cruz the community. Special thanks to help educate the next generation of Rob Bremner Joyce Anderson, President, Emily Reilly, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Salud Para La Gente President (ret.) who proposed “Pick up a Beach u Joyce Anderson Productions Mark Tracy, Santa Cruz County our sponsors Dream Inn Santa ocean stewards. Mike McCabe Mike Rotkin, Santa Cruz Mayor and Day” in the City of Santa Cruz to Jack McLaughlin, Ph.D. David Jochim, Sr. VP & Manager, Sheriff-Coroner (ret.) Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara County Board Councilmember (ret.) Nick Petredis Union Bank of California protect our coastal waters and marine of Supervisors (ret.) Changes at OSO Jim Thoits Simon Salinas, Monterey County Board life from pollution. Miss Aiello was Carl Keehn, Chief Financial Officer, Albert Aramburu, Marin County Board of Supervisors awarded a Mayor’s Proclamation O’Neill Australia ’Neill Sea Odyssey Executive STAFF of Supervisors (ret.); Director, California Joe Simitian, Santa Clara Director Dan Haifley has and commended by Tucker Hirsch Dan Haifley, Executive Director Conservation Corps (ret.) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, County Supervisor announced his retirement, of Save Our Shores. Speaking to Laura Walker, Education Coordinator Waterkeeper Alliance our future by establishing a permanent Bruce Arthur, Capitola City Council (ret.) effective December 31, 2018. “With a further recognize Jack O’Neill and the Tim O’Neill, Mike Egan & Bill Simpkins, Community O endowment fund for OSO which is Justin Moore, Skippers John Laird, California Secretary of Resources O’Neill Sea Odyssey milestone were Cliff Barrett, Scotts Valley City Council (ret.) Volunteer, Boat Owner housed at the Community Foundation heart full of gratitude, I wish to announce Carl Keehn & Patrice Riley, Bookkeepers Rafael Lopez, Watsonville Brian Kilpatrick of O’Neill Wetsuits, Celeste Basuino, Senior Vice President/Senior for Santa Cruz County. that I will retire as Executive Director of City Council (ret.) Bridget O’Neill, Dan Haifley, Senator Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch We would like to invite you to O’Neill Sea Odyssey on December 31, INSTRUCTORS Terry Medina, Chief of Police, 2018, nearly 20 years after Jack O’Neill Bill Monning and Assemblymember Steve Belcher, Chief of Police, help us build a future foundation for Melissa Boyd Watsonville Police Department (ret.) hired me to run the program. I’ve been Mark Stone. City of Santa Cruz (ret.) our program, for the kids, and for the Nikki Brooks contemplating this change for a while One of the highlights under the tents Lauren Hanneman ocean. You can do this by naming Jess Brown, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Leave a Legacy and because the organization is in on the beach was the marine debris Marina Maze County Farm Bureau OSO’s permanent fund at Community TK Kim Foundation of Santa Cruz County in good shape, I believe it’s time to turn art activity which was coordinated by Kaila Pearson Harry Edwards, Ph.D., City of Oakland Parks for Youth and your estate plan. There are also many leadership over to someone who will volunteers Rachel Kippen, Theresa Joey Rodrigues and Recreation Director (ret.) take it into a bright future,” he said. Julia Schubert the Ocean ways to leave a permanent legacy and Coyle, Janice Otis and Shirley Busch. Laura Walker reap some significant financial benefits In July, Laura Walker, who has Utilizing O’Neill graphics and logos, enrolled students without collecting ou’re part of the reason we’re before hand, including: a beneficiary worked with OSO for 20 years, was event attendees adhered pieces of household applications.” here and you can also be part designation in your retirement fund or promoted from Education Coordinator plastic pollution collected from beach “Instead,” the website continues, of the reason we’ll be here 100 insurance policy, gifts from a will or to Program Manager in recognition of and river cleanups to create three Dan Haifley, OSO executive director, accepting the key to the city or many years, Program Manager “schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed Yyears from now. Since 1996, O’Neill her work across the spectrum of the living trust, an annuity that provides you unique panels designed to raise using a formula based on the percentage Laura Walker has used the Sea Odyssey (OSO) has served nearly with lifetime income, gifts of real estate, organization. “Laura manages our crew, awareness around ocean pollution. Te Hau Nui of students categorically eligible for free free and reduced price lunch 100,000 youth with a free, ocean-going and charitable trusts. curriculum and website, and works with Traditional Hawaiian woven mats OSO to Use meals based on their participation in Fprogram numbers from the California science and environment program. We would be honored to meet with the teachers who use our program. Her (created by Rachel from repurposed other specific means-tested programs, Department of Education to measure This has been possible in part you to discuss supporting our permanent work has been invaluable to the success agricultural drip-tape) were the tools New Low-Income such as the Supplemental Nutrition the percentage of low and moderate- because you have provided much- fund in a way that works best for you. of our program,’ said Executive Director for another activity where participants Assistance Program (SNAP) and Measurement Tool income status of students in school needed and deeply appreciated support Please contact Dan Haifley at (831) 465- Dan Haifley. “Laura Walker has brought created stamp art led by volunteer Temporary Assistance for Needy a high level of professionalism and classes that participate in O’Neill for OSO’s program for area youth. In 9390 or at [email protected], Jim Laske. OSO interns, Sophie Holin Families (TANF).” Many schools are great creativity to her work, particularly for Some Sea Odyssey. Some school districts are 2005 OSO’s Board of Directors made or fill out the attached form and mail it to and Tobin Zunes-Wolfe, were the adopting the CEP program, which means u when it comes to designing high-impact now switching over to the Community a commitment to raise funds to ensure us. Thank you! artist and photographer respectively, that OSO will be using it for schools curriculum and teaching tools. She will Participating Schools Eligibility Provision (CEP), which, behind the face painting and “photo according to it’s website, “is a non- that adopt it, but will continue to use be a crucial part of the team as OSO booth” activities, while Louanne pricing meal service option for schools the USDA free and reduced price lunch moved forward, and I am deeply grateful Enrollment Form Korver displayed and sold prints of and school districts in low-income program for those that have not. To learn for all she has done.” her beautiful portrait of Jack O’Neill. areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest more about the program, you can go to q I have named OSO in my estate plan (we will contact you relative to recognition) In May, Operations Coordinator Just above the water, Santa Cruz poverty schools and districts to serve www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/ Adam Steckley announced his decision q I would like to talk to someone about a gift to OSO in my estate plan breakfast and lunch at no cost to all community-eligibility-provision u to return to the east coast to be closer Sand man, Bill Lewis, created his q I wish to learn more about the OSO/Community Foundation’s gift annuity program to his family. His last day is June 30. celebratory sand sculpture. Steckley, who came in O’Neill Sea Te Hau Nui dancers performed q I would like the recommended language for including OSO in my estate plan Odyssey in 2005 after a successful for event attendees on the plaza in Want Your If you would like to opt out of the paper career in outdoor environmental a display of grace, color and flare. version of this newsletter and would Name(s):______education in Florida, brought a high Following variations of traditional hula Newsletter like a PDF emailed to you, please level of professionalism and innovation and Tahitian dance, Director Lorraine email [email protected] Kinnamon invited the public on to the Address:______to his work at Sea Odyssey, including and write in the subject line: “Email the 100,000th student campaign which dance floor for their finale. Emailed? u newsletter please.” Thank you! was his brainchild. “Adam has left an Nearing the end of the celebration, City:______State:_____Zip:______indelible mark on this organization, and the winning raffle ticket for a 2-hour Check out O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s blog we owe him a big debt of gratitude,” said private charter aboard the Team Keep Up oneillseaodyssey.org/blog and follow Telephone (day):______Telephone (evening):______Executive Director Dan Haifley. Adam’s O’Neill catamaran was drawn. us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. bookkeeping duties are being taken Congratulations to Camille Clark of On Weekly Thank you for your support! u Email______over by Carl Keehn and Patrice Riley, Santa Cruz for being the lucky winner! Happenings and the social media duties are being Thank you to everyone who joined Rebecca Aiello, a young student who Former OSO education coordinator, Please send to OSO, 2222 East Cliff Drive, Suite 222; Santa Cruz, CA 95062 undertaken by long-time crew member in the celebration! We are truly grateful proposed “Pick Up a Beach Day” in the Teresa Coyle lends her artistic expertise Nikki Brooks. u for the amazing support over the City of Santa Cruz to the marine debris art table ADVISORY BOARD Sam Farr, U.S. House of Representatives, Harvey J. Nickelson, President/CEO, Coast Robert Stephens, President, California BOARD OF DIRECTORS District 17 (ret.) Commercial Bank (ret.) Audubon; Owner, Elkhorn Native Founder: Jack O’Neill (1923-2017) Stephany Aguilar, Councilmember, Plant Nursery City of Scotts Valley Tim Fitzmaurice, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Ana Ventura Phares, Mayor or Watsonville, last 14 months during our 100,000th Cruz, Merrill Lynch’s The Basuino Bridget O’Neill, Chair Retired Attorney Mark Stone, California State Tim O’Neill Student Campaign and were thrilled Souza Group, and Nordic Naturals. Jeff Almquist, Judge, Santa Cruz County Sister Julie Hyer, O.P., Assemblymember, 70th District (‘100k’ continued) by the Mayor was James Beckett, M.D. Superior Court Administrator, Adrian Dominican Sisters Ellen Pirie, Santa Cruz County Supervisor (ret.) to share this milestone alongside Together we raised over $65,000 to Rebecca Aiello, a young student Donna Blitzer Dominican Hospital President (ret.) David Terrazas, Mayor, City of Santa Cruz the community. Special thanks to help educate the next generation of Rob Bremner Joyce Anderson, President, Emily Reilly, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Salud Para La Gente President (ret.) who proposed “Pick up a Beach u Joyce Anderson Productions Mark Tracy, Santa Cruz County our sponsors Dream Inn Santa ocean stewards. Mike McCabe Mike Rotkin, Santa Cruz Mayor and Day” in the City of Santa Cruz to Jack McLaughlin, Ph.D. David Jochim, Sr. VP & Manager, Sheriff-Coroner (ret.) Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara County Board Councilmember (ret.) Nick Petredis Union Bank of California protect our coastal waters and marine of Supervisors (ret.) Changes at OSO Jim Thoits Simon Salinas, Monterey County Board life from pollution. Miss Aiello was Carl Keehn, Chief Financial Officer, Albert Aramburu, Marin County Board of Supervisors awarded a Mayor’s Proclamation O’Neill Australia ’Neill Sea Odyssey Executive STAFF of Supervisors (ret.); Director, California Joe Simitian, Santa Clara Director Dan Haifley has and commended by Tucker Hirsch Dan Haifley, Executive Director Conservation Corps (ret.) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, County Supervisor announced his retirement, of Save Our Shores. Speaking to Laura Walker, Education Coordinator Waterkeeper Alliance our future by establishing a permanent Bruce Arthur, Capitola City Council (ret.) effective December 31, 2018. “With a further recognize Jack O’Neill and the Tim O’Neill, Mike Egan & Bill Simpkins, Community O endowment fund for OSO which is Justin Moore, Skippers John Laird, California Secretary of Resources O’Neill Sea Odyssey milestone were Cliff Barrett, Scotts Valley City Council (ret.) Volunteer, Boat Owner housed at the Community Foundation heart full of gratitude, I wish to announce Carl Keehn & Patrice Riley, Bookkeepers Rafael Lopez, Watsonville Brian Kilpatrick of O’Neill Wetsuits, Celeste Basuino, Senior Vice President/Senior for Santa Cruz County. that I will retire as Executive Director of City Council (ret.) Bridget O’Neill, Dan Haifley, Senator Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch We would like to invite you to O’Neill Sea Odyssey on December 31, INSTRUCTORS Terry Medina, Chief of Police, 2018, nearly 20 years after Jack O’Neill Bill Monning and Assemblymember Steve Belcher, Chief of Police, help us build a future foundation for Melissa Boyd Watsonville Police Department (ret.) hired me to run the program. I’ve been Mark Stone. City of Santa Cruz (ret.) our program, for the kids, and for the Nikki Brooks contemplating this change for a while One of the highlights under the tents Lauren Hanneman ocean. You can do this by naming Jess Brown, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Leave a Legacy and because the organization is in on the beach was the marine debris Marina Maze County Farm Bureau OSO’s permanent fund at Community TK Kim Foundation of Santa Cruz County in good shape, I believe it’s time to turn art activity which was coordinated by Kaila Pearson Harry Edwards, Ph.D., City of Oakland Parks for Youth and your estate plan. There are also many leadership over to someone who will volunteers Rachel Kippen, Theresa Joey Rodrigues and Recreation Director (ret.) take it into a bright future,” he said. Julia Schubert the Ocean ways to leave a permanent legacy and Coyle, Janice Otis and Shirley Busch. Laura Walker reap some significant financial benefits In July, Laura Walker, who has Utilizing O’Neill graphics and logos, enrolled students without collecting ou’re part of the reason we’re before hand, including: a beneficiary worked with OSO for 20 years, was event attendees adhered pieces of household applications.” here and you can also be part designation in your retirement fund or promoted from Education Coordinator plastic pollution collected from beach “Instead,” the website continues, of the reason we’ll be here 100 insurance policy, gifts from a will or to Program Manager in recognition of and river cleanups to create three Dan Haifley, OSO executive director, accepting the key to the city or many years, Program Manager “schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed Yyears from now. Since 1996, O’Neill her work across the spectrum of the living trust, an annuity that provides you unique panels designed to raise using a formula based on the percentage Laura Walker has used the Sea Odyssey (OSO) has served nearly with lifetime income, gifts of real estate, organization. “Laura manages our crew, awareness around ocean pollution. Te Hau Nui of students categorically eligible for free free and reduced price lunch 100,000 youth with a free, ocean-going and charitable trusts. curriculum and website, and works with Traditional Hawaiian woven mats OSO to Use meals based on their participation in Fprogram numbers from the California science and environment program. We would be honored to meet with the teachers who use our program. Her (created by Rachel from repurposed other specific means-tested programs, Department of Education to measure This has been possible in part you to discuss supporting our permanent work has been invaluable to the success agricultural drip-tape) were the tools New Low-Income such as the Supplemental Nutrition the percentage of low and moderate- because you have provided much- fund in a way that works best for you. of our program,’ said Executive Director for another activity where participants Assistance Program (SNAP) and Measurement Tool income status of students in school needed and deeply appreciated support Please contact Dan Haifley at (831) 465- Dan Haifley. “Laura Walker has brought created stamp art led by volunteer Temporary Assistance for Needy a high level of professionalism and classes that participate in O’Neill for OSO’s program for area youth. In 9390 or at [email protected], Jim Laske. OSO interns, Sophie Holin Families (TANF).” Many schools are great creativity to her work, particularly for Some Sea Odyssey. Some school districts are 2005 OSO’s Board of Directors made or fill out the attached form and mail it to and Tobin Zunes-Wolfe, were the adopting the CEP program, which means u when it comes to designing high-impact now switching over to the Community a commitment to raise funds to ensure us. Thank you! artist and photographer respectively, that OSO will be using it for schools curriculum and teaching tools. She will Participating Schools Eligibility Provision (CEP), which, behind the face painting and “photo according to it’s website, “is a non- that adopt it, but will continue to use be a crucial part of the team as OSO booth” activities, while Louanne pricing meal service option for schools the USDA free and reduced price lunch moved forward, and I am deeply grateful Enrollment Form Korver displayed and sold prints of and school districts in low-income program for those that have not. To learn for all she has done.” her beautiful portrait of Jack O’Neill. areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest more about the program, you can go to q I have named OSO in my estate plan (we will contact you relative to recognition) In May, Operations Coordinator Just above the water, Santa Cruz poverty schools and districts to serve www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/ Adam Steckley announced his decision q I would like to talk to someone about a gift to OSO in my estate plan breakfast and lunch at no cost to all community-eligibility-provision u to return to the east coast to be closer Sand man, Bill Lewis, created his q I wish to learn more about the OSO/Community Foundation’s gift annuity program to his family. His last day is June 30. celebratory sand sculpture. Steckley, who came in O’Neill Sea Te Hau Nui dancers performed q I would like the recommended language for including OSO in my estate plan Odyssey in 2005 after a successful for event attendees on the plaza in Want Your If you would like to opt out of the paper career in outdoor environmental a display of grace, color and flare. version of this newsletter and would Name(s):______education in Florida, brought a high Following variations of traditional hula Newsletter like a PDF emailed to you, please level of professionalism and innovation and Tahitian dance, Director Lorraine email [email protected] Kinnamon invited the public on to the Address:______to his work at Sea Odyssey, including and write in the subject line: “Email the 100,000th student campaign which dance floor for their finale. Emailed? u newsletter please.” Thank you! was his brainchild. “Adam has left an Nearing the end of the celebration, City:______State:_____Zip:______indelible mark on this organization, and the winning raffle ticket for a 2-hour Check out O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s blog we owe him a big debt of gratitude,” said private charter aboard the Team Keep Up oneillseaodyssey.org/blog and follow Telephone (day):______Telephone (evening):______Executive Director Dan Haifley. Adam’s O’Neill catamaran was drawn. us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. bookkeeping duties are being taken Congratulations to Camille Clark of On Weekly Thank you for your support! u Email______over by Carl Keehn and Patrice Riley, Santa Cruz for being the lucky winner! Happenings and the social media duties are being Thank you to everyone who joined Rebecca Aiello, a young student who Former OSO education coordinator, Please send to OSO, 2222 East Cliff Drive, Suite 222; Santa Cruz, CA 95062 undertaken by long-time crew member in the celebration! We are truly grateful proposed “Pick Up a Beach Day” in the Teresa Coyle lends her artistic expertise Nikki Brooks. u for the amazing support over the City of Santa Cruz to the marine debris art table ADVISORY BOARD Sam Farr, U.S. House of Representatives, Harvey J. Nickelson, President/CEO, Coast Robert Stephens, President, California BOARD OF DIRECTORS District 17 (ret.) Commercial Bank (ret.) Audubon; Owner, Elkhorn Native Founder: Jack O’Neill (1923-2017) Stephany Aguilar, Councilmember, Plant Nursery City of Scotts Valley Tim Fitzmaurice, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Ana Ventura Phares, Mayor or Watsonville, last 14 months during our 100,000th Cruz, Merrill Lynch’s The Basuino Bridget O’Neill, Chair Retired Attorney Mark Stone, California State Tim O’Neill Student Campaign and were thrilled Souza Group, and Nordic Naturals. Jeff Almquist, Judge, Santa Cruz County Sister Julie Hyer, O.P., Assemblymember, 70th District (‘100k’ continued) by the Mayor was James Beckett, M.D. Superior Court Administrator, Adrian Dominican Sisters Ellen Pirie, Santa Cruz County Supervisor (ret.) to share this milestone alongside Together we raised over $65,000 to Rebecca Aiello, a young student Donna Blitzer Dominican Hospital President (ret.) David Terrazas, Mayor, City of Santa Cruz the community. Special thanks to help educate the next generation of Rob Bremner Joyce Anderson, President, Emily Reilly, Santa Cruz City Council (ret.) Salud Para La Gente President (ret.) who proposed “Pick up a Beach u Joyce Anderson Productions Mark Tracy, Santa Cruz County our sponsors Dream Inn Santa ocean stewards. Mike McCabe Mike Rotkin, Santa Cruz Mayor and Day” in the City of Santa Cruz to Jack McLaughlin, Ph.D. David Jochim, Sr. VP & Manager, Sheriff-Coroner (ret.) Blanca Alvarado, Santa Clara County Board Councilmember (ret.) Nick Petredis Union Bank of California protect our coastal waters and marine of Supervisors (ret.) Changes at OSO Jim Thoits Simon Salinas, Monterey County Board life from pollution. Miss Aiello was Carl Keehn, Chief Financial Officer, Albert Aramburu, Marin County Board of Supervisors awarded a Mayor’s Proclamation O’Neill Australia ’Neill Sea Odyssey Executive STAFF of Supervisors (ret.); Director, California Joe Simitian, Santa Clara Director Dan Haifley has and commended by Tucker Hirsch Dan Haifley, Executive Director Conservation Corps (ret.) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President, County Supervisor announced his retirement, of Save Our Shores. Speaking to Laura Walker, Education Coordinator Waterkeeper Alliance our future by establishing a permanent Bruce Arthur, Capitola City Council (ret.) effective December 31, 2018. “With a further recognize Jack O’Neill and the Tim O’Neill, Mike Egan & Bill Simpkins, Community O endowment fund for OSO which is Justin Moore, Skippers John Laird, California Secretary of Resources O’Neill Sea Odyssey milestone were Cliff Barrett, Scotts Valley City Council (ret.) Volunteer, Boat Owner housed at the Community Foundation heart full of gratitude, I wish to announce Carl Keehn & Patrice Riley, Bookkeepers Rafael Lopez, Watsonville Brian Kilpatrick of O’Neill Wetsuits, Celeste Basuino, Senior Vice President/Senior for Santa Cruz County. that I will retire as Executive Director of City Council (ret.) Bridget O’Neill, Dan Haifley, Senator Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch We would like to invite you to O’Neill Sea Odyssey on December 31, INSTRUCTORS Terry Medina, Chief of Police, 2018, nearly 20 years after Jack O’Neill Bill Monning and Assemblymember Steve Belcher, Chief of Police, help us build a future foundation for Melissa Boyd Watsonville Police Department (ret.) hired me to run the program. I’ve been Mark Stone. City of Santa Cruz (ret.) our program, for the kids, and for the Nikki Brooks contemplating this change for a while One of the highlights under the tents Lauren Hanneman ocean. You can do this by naming Jess Brown, Executive Director, Santa Cruz Leave a Legacy and because the organization is in on the beach was the marine debris Marina Maze County Farm Bureau OSO’s permanent fund at Community TK Kim Foundation of Santa Cruz County in good shape, I believe it’s time to turn art activity which was coordinated by Kaila Pearson Harry Edwards, Ph.D., City of Oakland Parks for Youth and your estate plan. There are also many leadership over to someone who will volunteers Rachel Kippen, Theresa Joey Rodrigues and Recreation Director (ret.) take it into a bright future,” he said. Julia Schubert the Ocean ways to leave a permanent legacy and Coyle, Janice Otis and Shirley Busch. Laura Walker reap some significant financial benefits In July, Laura Walker, who has Utilizing O’Neill graphics and logos, enrolled students without collecting ou’re part of the reason we’re before hand, including: a beneficiary worked with OSO for 20 years, was event attendees adhered pieces of household applications.” here and you can also be part designation in your retirement fund or promoted from Education Coordinator plastic pollution collected from beach “Instead,” the website continues, of the reason we’ll be here 100 insurance policy, gifts from a will or to Program Manager in recognition of and river cleanups to create three Dan Haifley, OSO executive director, accepting the key to the city or many years, Program Manager “schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed Yyears from now. Since 1996, O’Neill her work across the spectrum of the living trust, an annuity that provides you unique panels designed to raise using a formula based on the percentage Laura Walker has used the Sea Odyssey (OSO) has served nearly with lifetime income, gifts of real estate, organization. “Laura manages our crew, awareness around ocean pollution. Te Hau Nui of students categorically eligible for free free and reduced price lunch 100,000 youth with a free, ocean-going and charitable trusts. curriculum and website, and works with Traditional Hawaiian woven mats OSO to Use meals based on their participation in Fprogram numbers from the California science and environment program. We would be honored to meet with the teachers who use our program. Her (created by Rachel from repurposed other specific means-tested programs, Department of Education to measure This has been possible in part you to discuss supporting our permanent work has been invaluable to the success agricultural drip-tape) were the tools New Low-Income such as the Supplemental Nutrition the percentage of low and moderate- because you have provided much- fund in a way that works best for you. of our program,’ said Executive Director for another activity where participants Assistance Program (SNAP) and Measurement Tool income status of students in school needed and deeply appreciated support Please contact Dan Haifley at (831) 465- Dan Haifley. “Laura Walker has brought created stamp art led by volunteer Temporary Assistance for Needy a high level of professionalism and classes that participate in O’Neill for OSO’s program for area youth. In 9390 or at [email protected], Jim Laske. OSO interns, Sophie Holin Families (TANF).” Many schools are great creativity to her work, particularly for Some Sea Odyssey. Some school districts are 2005 OSO’s Board of Directors made or fill out the attached form and mail it to and Tobin Zunes-Wolfe, were the adopting the CEP program, which means u when it comes to designing high-impact now switching over to the Community a commitment to raise funds to ensure us. Thank you! artist and photographer respectively, that OSO will be using it for schools curriculum and teaching tools. She will Participating Schools Eligibility Provision (CEP), which, behind the face painting and “photo according to it’s website, “is a non- that adopt it, but will continue to use be a crucial part of the team as OSO booth” activities, while Louanne pricing meal service option for schools the USDA free and reduced price lunch moved forward, and I am deeply grateful Enrollment Form Korver displayed and sold prints of and school districts in low-income program for those that have not. To learn for all she has done.” her beautiful portrait of Jack O’Neill. areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest more about the program, you can go to q I have named OSO in my estate plan (we will contact you relative to recognition) In May, Operations Coordinator Just above the water, Santa Cruz poverty schools and districts to serve www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/ Adam Steckley announced his decision q I would like to talk to someone about a gift to OSO in my estate plan breakfast and lunch at no cost to all community-eligibility-provision u to return to the east coast to be closer Sand man, Bill Lewis, created his q I wish to learn more about the OSO/Community Foundation’s gift annuity program to his family. His last day is June 30. celebratory sand sculpture. Steckley, who came in O’Neill Sea Te Hau Nui dancers performed q I would like the recommended language for including OSO in my estate plan Odyssey in 2005 after a successful for event attendees on the plaza in Want Your If you would like to opt out of the paper career in outdoor environmental a display of grace, color and flare. version of this newsletter and would Name(s):______education in Florida, brought a high Following variations of traditional hula Newsletter like a PDF emailed to you, please level of professionalism and innovation and Tahitian dance, Director Lorraine email [email protected] Kinnamon invited the public on to the Address:______to his work at Sea Odyssey, including and write in the subject line: “Email the 100,000th student campaign which dance floor for their finale. Emailed? u newsletter please.” Thank you! was his brainchild. “Adam has left an Nearing the end of the celebration, City:______State:_____Zip:______indelible mark on this organization, and the winning raffle ticket for a 2-hour Check out O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s blog we owe him a big debt of gratitude,” said private charter aboard the Team Keep Up oneillseaodyssey.org/blog and follow Telephone (day):______Telephone (evening):______Executive Director Dan Haifley. Adam’s O’Neill catamaran was drawn. us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. bookkeeping duties are being taken Congratulations to Camille Clark of On Weekly Thank you for your support! u Email______over by Carl Keehn and Patrice Riley, Santa Cruz for being the lucky winner! Happenings and the social media duties are being Thank you to everyone who joined Rebecca Aiello, a young student who Former OSO education coordinator, Please send to OSO, 2222 East Cliff Drive, Suite 222; Santa Cruz, CA 95062 undertaken by long-time crew member in the celebration! We are truly grateful proposed “Pick Up a Beach Day” in the Teresa Coyle lends her artistic expertise Nikki Brooks. u for the amazing support over the City of Santa Cruz to the marine debris art table Thank You January – June 2018 Contributors (Accumulated Giving) 2018 Summer Summer 2018

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