Alameda Women’s Golf Club and The Foodbank Players celebrate successful fundraisers, and a letter on political violence
Alameda Women’s Golf Club thanks the community
To the editor:
The service club, Alameda Women’s Golf Club (AWGC), recently held its annual member-guest golf event at Corica Park. The event was attended by 144 golfers, with almost half being guests that were new to Alameda and Corica Park. One important element of the event was the club’s efforts to raise money for two local charities—the Alameda Food Bank and the Alameda Junior Golf program.
With the generous support of many organizations, individuals, and countless volunteers, AWGC was able to raise over $4,500 for the Food Bank and Junior Golf. The organizations supporting the event were Greenway Golf as the event’s title sponsor, Jim’s on the Course as the food sponsor, and corporate sponsors Rhythm and Moves Inc., Glenn & Travis Fujinaka, DDS, Team Kelly Lux of State Farm, and Guy Blume of The Guy Blume Group.
Members and guests at the event opened their hearts and wallets to support our local food bank that has seen sizable funding cuts during a time of increased need, so AWGC was thrilled to donate $4,180 to the organization. The Alameda Junior Golf program served over 100 Bay Area and International kids during this program year and the club donated $410 to support its ongoing work.
As our club approaches its 100-year anniversary in 2029, we look forward to many more events at Corica Park while supporting our local charities, businesses, and community.
Denise Gasti
Alameda Women’s Golf Club
Thank you, West End!
To the editor:
Last weekend, The Foodbank Players closed out our production of Hamlet and our outdoor season for 2025. A crowd of more than 75 people sat on rough benches and old folding chairs in what is now called Webster Park to see and cheer our 14th play as a theater company.
For those unfamiliar, we are an all-volunteer group of actors, our plays are free, and we solicit donations for the Alameda Food Bank. Thanks to the remarkable and beautiful generosity of our audiences, we’ve raised over $45,000 in our four years.
We are supported by so many people, businesses and organizations in Alameda, including Scott Slone who designs and funds our posters, Alana Luchtman who cheers our efforts then donates with such munificence. We are thankful to the West Alameda Business Association, Tara Pilbrow and the West End Arts District, the City of Alameda Arts Council, Alameda Recreation and Parks, the Rotary Club, and the Kiwanis Club.
The Alameda Post has helped us promote our plays—thank you, Adam Gillitt.
Our neighbors on Webster street have shown us such love—Calafia Taqueria, Discount City, Pappo’s Pizzeria, the Thrifty Kitty, Diggity Dog (around the corner), and every place that lets us post our posters.
Daisy’s Mercantile was our first business sponsor, then hosted our production of The Great Gatsby. Mike and Heidi from Santoro’s Italian Market and Deli have been sponsors and loyal audience members. Julie’s Coffee and Tea has been our corporate headquarters, and Alameda Grill, The Sandwich Board, Grains and Greens, and Alameda Bicycle have shown us such love.
Special thank you to Tanoa Stewart and Sandy at the Fireside for everything from the stage to paint to hugs and handshakes. Thank you to Chris Tam for T-shirts and the All Good Living trailer, our indoor rehearsal space. And Patina and Rust, now gone, was our costume shop for three of our first four years.
We have one more play this year, A Christmas Carol, to be performed at the First Congregational Church of Alameda, then we’ll be back in 2026 to continue this project. We were born from this community and have been nurtured by this community, to entertain and serve our community, play after play, to provide meal upon meal.
Gene Kahane
Founder of The Foodbank Players
Reflections on political violence
To the editor:
As I watch the news daily, I am amazed by the brazen and too often violent behavior exhibited in the U.S. today. I was taught the golden rule as I grew up. Mom dragged me, and my sibs, to church to learn charity, to love one another, and to turn the other cheek.
I wondered what violent people learned as children? Then I realized, many are not as advantaged as I was. I had a caring mother, father, grandparents and great-grandparents who taught me their values. As I grew older, I learned about our form of government and our historical performances in relation to the world. I learned of the Rule of Law, that no one is above the law. Sadly, that is no longer true in our world today. In the era of social media and lies, we are not held to truth, honesty, and integrity, as demonstrated by the current rhetoric of our leadership.
I see today’s violence as reprehensible and a threat to our democracy. The current assault on our Constitutional Rights demands our attention and action.
The strength of corporations and the 1% must be diluted to weaken their strength over citizens’ rights.
The recent actions against our first amendment rights cannot be condoned but must be condemned. I am doing that here today.
Richard Murray,
Alameda
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