Friends is one of the community groups that is working actively in cooperation with the City of San Jose Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Department in the planning and development of Fowler Creek Park.  One of our first projects is the development of this public web site that focuses on the history, master planning, and development of Fowler Creek Park as well as to solicit input from the general Evergreen Specific Plan community regarding park amenities and other park development issues and details.   After the park has been developed, Friends plans to continue to serve the park community in the long-term as the guardians and stewards of the park by working on issues related to the park community, sponsoring community events in the park, and ensuring that the park continues to serve as an enjoyable and high quality recreational area for the collective park community.

Friends of Fowler Creek Park is incorporated in the State of California (corporate seal granted 4/29/03 by the Secretary of State of California) and is a non-profit public-benefit charitable corporation under Federal Tax Code Section 501(c)(3) and under State of California Franchise Tax Board Revenue and Taxation Code 23701d.  Federal tax-exemption was granted 8/27/03 by the Internal Revenue Service.  State tax-exemption was granted 9/25/03 by the State of California Franchise Tax Board.

Mission
Statement

Support and promote the development of leisure and recreational facilities and spaces for area residents.

Preserve and enhance the quality of life of area residents and the property values of homes in the community.

Foster community pride and involvement.

Perform community services that support these goals.

Officers

(click on names for background information on officers)

Hai Chang
Vice President of Operations and Co-founder

Bonnie Tomei
Vice President of Marketing

Seeling Cheung
Secretary and Co-founder

Steve Tomei
Treasurer and Co-founder

Friends is grateful for the assistance of several individuals and organizations who have supported our start-up efforts along the way.  We would like to thank the following people for their support, guidance, and encouragement.

• David Cortese, Vice-Mayor, District 8 Councilmember, City of San Jose, Letter of Endorsement, 4/11/03
• Rabia Chaudhry, District 8 City Council Assistant, City of San Jose
• Jesus Orosco, Executive Director, Resources for Families and Communities of Santa Clara County
• Sonia Ruiz, Administrative Assistant, Resources for Families and Communities of Santa Clara County
• Margaret Wagenet, CAP Grant Coordinator, PRNS Neighborhood Services, City of San Jose
• Todd Capurso, City Parks Project Manager, PRNS, City of San Jose
• The Community Foundation Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA
• Bank of America, Evergreen Village Branch, San Jose, CA

We also wish to thank our families, friends, and neighbors for their on-going support.