The next time you run to the top of Hunters’ Point, take a short break at the top. Sit down on the bench, take a look at the Bay, and catch your breath. And say ‘thanks’ to the twelve Monta Vista cross-country runners who built the bench you are sitting on!
For the second year in a row, a dozen Monta Vista distance athletes volunteered for a day at Fremont Older park. Guided by Michael and Frank, two open space technicians from the open space district, we learned how to dig post holes in rock-like soil, assemble a bench, and mix and pour concrete. Perversely, we used none of the knowledge we have gained in APUSH or honors physics, and our highly trained aerobic-base was not taxed at all! However, the trails that we run on every week of the year are a little better off because of our efforts!
Check out the Cupertino Courier on Friday June 22; they thought that our volunteering was a pretty nice thing to do, too.
Thank you to the trail volunteers for 2012:
Sanjna Bharadwaj
Nandini Chitale+
Rohan Choudhury
Kiersten Chuc
Bridget Gottlieb*
Josiah Hoi
John Hsaio
Neha Jammu*+
Anand Rao*
Emilio Torres-Gonzalez
Salvador Torres-Gonzalez
Jenny Xu
*Bridget, Neha and Anand volunteered last year too—they are charter members of the trail volunteer group and have never missed an opportunity to pitch in!
+Nandini and Neha have graduated from MV…and they still came out and volunteered! Next year too, ladies?
