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Top Stories
- "Free
The Roses Deadheading Day" 9-16-07
Local news coverage of the September Deadheading and weeding day in September.
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Volunteer Efforts
Key To Future 9-23-07
Mercury News Editorial on the volunteer efforts in the Rose Garden and San Jose.
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Volunteers come out Smelling Like Roses
10-1-07
Councilmember Oliverio's blog on proposing corporations being allowed to allow employees to volunteer in parks. -
Volunteers aim to get
San Jose garden smelling like a rose again
12-17-07
Mercury News Article about Four Volunteer's connection with the garden and this groups efforts to bring it out of probation. - Mercury News Video from Article above 12-17-07
- Mercury
News Columnist Sal Pizarro announces pruning day 1-7-08
Rose garden adopted, sent into "rehab"! - Duo sets out
to restore famed local Rose Garden 1-10-08
Rose Garden & Willow Glen Resident outline formation of the volunteer group - Mercury News Editorial "Rose garden showcases city-volunteer
teamwork" 1-11-08
Mercury News uses success of this group to promote more Public/Private partnerships with a full time volunteer coordinator -
NBC11 Covers our Compost spreading day 2-21-08
A slide show of photos showcased on NBC11's web site
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