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By Kathy Korbholz

Lynne Fritz, Ricardo Trejo, Mary Burns, Rick Munds	Bill Korbholz, Carol Belew, Jerry Hill

Approximately 40 Friends of Edgewood members and guests gathered for a potluck and general meeting at the Day Camp on Sunday October 18 at 3 p.m. After we enjoyed the delicious food that people brought, Bill Korbholz called the meeting to order.

The following special guests attended the meeting:

• Jerry Hill, San Mateo County Supervisor-elect
• Mary Burns, new Director of San Mateo County Parks and Recreation
• Lynne Fritz, San Mateo County Parks Superintendent
• Nick Ramirez, new Volunteer Coordinator for San Mateo County Parks
• Jean Struthers, President, Santa Clara Valley Chapter, CNPS
• Ricardo Trejo and Rick Munds, Edgewood Rangers

After introducing FoE officers and committee chairs, Bill presented his president’s report. He cited the three major challenges facing FoE this past year:

1. Transitioning to operation as a corporate entity.
2. Supporting Parks & Rec in implementing Edgewood’s Master Plan.
3. Redefining and strengthening relationships with County Staff and other volunteer groups.

After we heard reports from committee chairs, Vice President Peter Ingram summarized the special process to be followed this year to elect Directors and amend and adopt the corporate bylaws. By unanimous consent, the new corporate bylaws were adopted and the following new Directors were elected:

• Carol Belew
• Toni Corelli
• Peter Ingram
• Kathy Korbholz
• Lennie Roberts
• Bob Young

Bill then turned to the presentation of awards for the year. In a new award category, Jean Struthers, President of the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of CNPS, accepted a certificate of appreciation given to CNPS for recognizing the special nature of Edgewood and for having the vision to fight for its preservation.

Jean Struthers	Dianne Hunt	Carol Hankermeyer

This year two Best Friends awards were presented. Dianne Hunt was honored as a Best Friend for her enthusiastic leadership, creativity, and tireless efforts coordinating the docent-led wildflower walks and training new docents during the 1997-1998 season.

Carol Hankermeyer was honored as a Best Friend for her innovation, perseverance, and patience in conceiving, developing, and conducting the first Friends of Edgewood community outreach program for local school children.

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