Downtown Gilroy
Amoretto Boutique’s 5th Annual Summer Fashion Show
AMORETTO BOUTIQUE owner Sandra
Castenada put on the boutique’s fifth
annual summer fashion show with a
pre-show cocktail reception inside the
boutique. The runway was set up down
Martin Street. Fashion show sponsor: Fifth
Street Coffee, Fortino’s Winery, IMobile
DJ’s, Kutz and Color, Itty Bitty Beauty
Boutique, The Milias Restaurant, and Flash
of Magic Photography. The models: Sonya
Fernandez, Esmeralda Muñiz-Correa,
Mindy Marquez, Judy Sipes, Stephanie
Vegh, Nikki Dequin, Victoria Rios
Sarah Rossi, Melanie Reynisson, and
Stacey Mensosa. The Friday night event
was a hit with those in the audience.
Fifth Street Live Draws Record Crowd
DOWNTOWN GILROY was buzzing with new energy as Moveable Feast came to town on Friday nights in conjunction with the Fifth
Street Live concert series. Ten gourmet food trucks lined Gourmet Alley and Fifth Street as thousands of attendees visited the events.
Downtown businesses reaped the rewards of having new visitors to Downtown and extended their hours and offered specials in
conjunction with the event calendar. Fifth Street Live closed in August but will be back next summer.
Johnathan’s Dream
JOHNATHAN SPENCER IS A LOCAL 10-YEAR-OLD BOY who has NPC
(Niemann-Pick Type C.) For the last few years Fortino Winery has hosted an
event for Johnathan. This year on July 9 th , they hosted a Tri-tip Dinner and
Raffle. Proceeds help with Johnathan’s care and treatment.
Children with Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NPC) lack a protein that the
body needs to break down fats and cholesterol within cells. As a result, these
substances build up in cells, causing progressive damage to the brain, liver,
lungs, and other organs. Symptoms most often begin to appear between ages
4 and 10.
Johnathan is currently being treated at UCSF and just completed his 36th
spinal infusion! Johnathan is doing better and is looking forward to next year’s
event at Fortino Winery on July 8, 2017.
Readers can follow Johnathan’s progress on Facebook at Johnathan’s Dream
or at Johnathan Spencer.
GILROY • MORGAN HILL • SAN MARTIN
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
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