Partners
● City of Belmont Parks and Recreation
● Footsteps Child Care, Inc.
● Made Out of Dough
● Rotary Club of Belmont Redwood Shores
Goals
● Create awareness and momentum around the
community center project.
● Bring community together to see the current
state of Belmont’s community center, and to see
the vision for the future.
● A day of fun for the community!
● Fundraising is always a goal…
Marketing
● Got the word out in every way we possibly could - Thank you BCF Team, especially Karen and Clarissa!
● Great graphics (thank you Mandy Gibbs!!)
● Fantastic Interns helping with social media and Tshirt design ○ Alex Farrell
○ Lindsay Wong
○ Veronica Libov
○ Abby Goldman
○ Jolie Zheng
○ (and big thank you to Huan Phan who recruited and managed them!) ● Craft and Food vendors strategically placed to draw people in on day of Imagine Together
Thank you to
our awesome
sponsors!!!
Festival Components
● Craft vendors - Thank you Michele DeSmet, Made Out of Dough!
● Food vendors
● Play Area
● Community and Wellness Area
● Emergency Preparedness Area
● Video (big thank you to Steve Sunwoo!!)
● Tours
● DJ Leo (thank you Leo Leung)
● Ambassadors
● Carlmont’s Drumline
● Architect’s Presentation
Focus of
the event!
Nearly 200
people in
the room.
Drove traffic to
presentation
through
ambassadors,
drumline,
incentives and
social media
Community Booth Participants
Rotary Club of Belmont
Footsteps
Samtrans
Belmont Library
Waterdog Run
Belmont FD
Belmont FD CERT
Belmont PD
Samaritan House
UC Master Gardener
Community Garden Tour
UC ANR (Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Cub Scout 301
Girl Scouts
HeartBeat Dance Academy
Stepping Stones After School
Belmont Historical Society
San Carlos Belmont Parents Club
AYSO
BRSLL
City of Belmont climate preparedness
Belmont Greek Festival
Unable to join us….
Park Boosters
SM County Sustainability...
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
Loneliness Initiative
Take Aways
● Great turnout
● Excitement in the community
● Interest and need for a community center is strong
Ambassador impressions
“People were excited about the size of the turnout and felt like there was genuine momentum with the community to make this happen.” “Very positive energy & great assortment of activities to involve all different ages. Also loved the food and artist stalls. Felt like a very welcoming & energized community festival.”
BCF Team
● Clarissa Naftzger
● Karen Shornstein
● Nancy Zhang
● Soojin Wong
● Ulla Foehr
What’s Next?
● Continue the dialogue with the
community!
● BCF Team planning next steps…
● Belmont Night Out at the Warriors!!
January 9th!