morgan hill community happenings
CHOCOLATE & WINE
FOR VALENTINE
Presented by the Teacher’s Aid Coatliton
Attendees spent a sweet Saturday,
February 7 afternoon at the Down-
town Community Center sampling
wonderful chocolates and fine wines,
and enjoying fabulous finger food.
Many took home something fun from
the silent auction and /or beautiful
works of art made locally. The Teacher’s
Aid Coalition (TAC), is a non-profit
group founded in 1999 by Dr. Jon
Hatakeyama and Bob Davis. It is an
umbrella organization of the Morgan
Hill Community Foundation and is
run by volunteers with educational
and professional backgrounds.
Monies raised from this event, and
supplies donated to TAC, go directly
into teachers’ classrooms.
ABOVE: (l-r) Jona Denz-Hamilton (DJ, 94.5 KBAY), Mike Tatarakis (Sound Technician), Mario
Banuelos (TAC Board), Steve Betando (MHUSD Superintendent), Cecelia Ponzini (Woman
of the Year), Peter Anderson (President MH Rotary Club), Mayor Steve Tate, Jon Hatakeyama
(Co-founder, TAC), John Horner (President/CEO MH Chamber), Ron Woolf (VP, MHUSD), and
Don Nguyen (Vice President, TAC).
Ann Sabrato High School teachers Demetra Messorloras Hanson and
Jim McDonald presented artwork by their students.
Artist Jackie Starkovich shows her cut glass
paper weights to David de la Cuesta.
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Cheryl Hassan, Yvette Castanon, Ava Serna, and Jon Hatakeyama
Seven wineries and five chocolatiers joined four restaurants and may artists/vendors at the
event. Pictured above are Clos La Chance, and Castillo’s Hillside Shire.
G M H T O D A Y M A G A Z I N E
MARCH / APRIL 2015
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