Happy New Year – Welcome 2019!

What a great way to celebrate the new year….by congratulating our newest docent graduates and celebrating with longtime volunteers!

Congrats to Tabatha, Lilli, Sue, Jessica, Mary and Pauline for earning your anniversary pins ranging from 5 to 40 years.

It was a warm and welcoming Holiday party thanks to our great Hospitality Committee and our generous host!

Thank you Hospitality Committee

Harla, Janice, Rafaella, Nava

& our host Michelle!!!

Thank you Harla and Janice….you made it all happen!

Congrats to our longstanding members – glad to have you on board Mary and Sue!

Congrats to the newest Art Docents – Class of 2019!

Here’s to our awesome Program Coordinator, Stefanie and our generous host, Michelle!

To our new graduates…we look forward to working with you. Class of 2019 is off to a great start and it’s so great to see your enthusiasm and energy. Thanks so much for you dedication and time.

In December we shared in the Holiday spirit in this year’s Los Gatos Children’s Holiday Parade. So nice to be so connected and committed to our awesome town of Los Gatos!

You can watch the Los Gatos Parade in December with this link.

View Full Parade – Click here

Fast forward to 53.00 minutes to see us for 30 seconds!!

The link below starts at just about that time the Art Docents are on.

Here’s to the new year in Art and Volunteering!

Julie Ferrario

President of Art Docents of Los Gatos

It’s time to CELEBRATE!

It is amazing to think that from September to December the Art Docents will have accomplished so much!

Given 147 print presentations,

Taught 60 workshops,

Trained and graduated 15 new docents who have completed 10 weeks of training,

Set up 5 different continuing education events,

4 general meetings with 3 guest speakers,

Participated in 1 fundraiser for the Art Docents (thanks to the Chamber of Commerce),

and

Completed the 1st launch of our new lesson on Big Data Art in the 6th grade math classes!

The Art Docents have really made an impact!

FAMILY-FRIENDS-TRADITIONS

Thank you to our Families for helping out, supporting our volunteer efforts, we depend on your support!

So glad to work with Friends and make new ones each year. Working together for a good cause, depending on each other, and connecting with our community is such a special reward for all our efforts.

Tradition means the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. In that way we are so fortunate here in the Los Gatos School District to have some terrific traditions to pass on. The Holiday Parade has been something the Art Docents have participated in many years (minus a few years here and there). We also have the tradition of learning and teaching art with volunteers who are passionate about making sure our students have the opportunity to include Art in their education.

Thank you to all the volunteers who have come before us for 45 years….who have led the way for us to pass on these great traditions and bring a sense of community, education and friendship to all our lives.