Woodside Community Foundation Survey

Dear Woodside Community,

The Woodside Community Foundation Board is reaching out to learn where you believe we should direct our efforts in the coming years. We are eager to hear what you think of our ideas. We also welcome additional ideas you may have regarding projects that are important to you.

This survey is only 5 minutes long.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Regards,
The WCF Board

Spurred by the north bay fires of 2017, the WCF established an emergency relief fund to accept donations to support the rescue and care of livestock affected by the fires. This fund is now a permanent Local Disaster Relief Fund with a focus on large animals. This fund allowed the WCF to immediately fund rescue efforts after the CZU fires broke out last summer.

Are you supportive of the WCF's maintaining and administrating a large animal disaster relief fund?

Yes

No

What regions are you supportive of the WCF providing relief when the need arises?

Neighboring communities in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties

Throughout the the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties

Throughout California

All of the above

Other (please specify)

The WCF is exploring additional areas of need that the greater Woodside community would be interested in supporting. This is only a partial list. Please add your suggestions and comments.

The first category of projects is wildfire mitigation efforts in Woodside. Please give us your opinion on your likeliness to support a fund with the following goals.

A fund to support grants for the preventative clearing of brush on private land.

A fund to support the undergrounding of electrical wires to prevent equipment-triggered wildfires.

Do you have any other suggestions for fire mitigation projects the WCF could help support? Any suggestions are welcome.

The next category of projects is building community around environmental education, gardening, horticulture, and the arts.

A Community Garden. Residents could tend vegetables and flowers in a social and collaborative setting.

Program to educate Woodside residents on ways to reduce home energy carbon emissions.

Grants to local youth-oriented community groups, like the Woodside 4H club, to help maintain their facilities and programming in Woodside.

Restore and update the HVAC in the Woodside Village Church Sanctuary with the goal of creating a safe, up-to-date venue for hosting community concerts and lectures.

Do you have any other suggestions for building community around environmental education, gardening, horticulture, and the arts? Any suggestions are welcome.

The next category is landscaping and oak tree planting. Past projects the WCF has partnered with community groups to make possible are the native plant garden at the Woodside Library (1970); the landscaping of the 'triangle' in the center of Woodside (1972); Canada Road Oak Tree Fund (1985); Spring and Sprite - horse sculptures on the Village Hill (2011); and the North Canada Road Oak Tree Planting Project (2018). Current idea for an additional project in this category is:

Landscaping of the traffic island west of the intersection of Woodside Road and 280.

Enhance the current oak tree planting project on Canada Road north of 280.

Do you have any other suggestions for landscaping and oak tree planting projects? Any suggestions are welcome.

The last category is to establish a fund with the goal of giving grants to fund programs at Woodside High School as well as local non-profits that serve the neighborhoods and towns of Belle Haven, Fair Oaks, and East Palo Alto in the areas of education, housing, childcare, and community betterment.

Are you interested in a fund to support programs at Woodside High School?

Are you interested in a greater community fund to support programs in the the communities of Belle Haven, Fair Oaks, and East Palo Alto?

Do you have any other suggestions for projects or funds you think the WCF should consider in their future planning? Any suggestions are welcome.

Thank you very much for taking the time to give us your input. We look forward to learning from it. If you would like to learn more about past and current WCF projects and grants, please visit woodsidegiving.org.
This survey is anonymous but we plan to hold small group discussions in the near future. If you would be interested in attending or providing additional feedback by phone, please provide your name, phone number and email address below.

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