Celebrating local heroes, good deeds in pandemic
 
Los Gatos Rotarian Tina Orsi-Hartigan, right, delivers $2,000 in grocery gift cards to Dan Green, interim coordinator for the House of Hope, for local families in need.
Rotary also teamed up with Campo di Bocce and Peninsula Foodrunners to deliver meals to the Casa de Novo homeless facility and San Thomas Housing for Seniors. (Photo courtesy of Debby Rice)
By DEBBY RICE | Saratoga News and Los Gatos Weekly Times
PUBLISHED: July 6, 2020 at 6:58 a.m. | UPDATED: July 6, 2020 at 7:04 a.m.

Thanks to those whose actions are solving problems and serving our community.
It’s a festive summer atmosphere in downtown Los Gatos with new outdoor dining options. Up and down North Santa Cruz Avenue, people are enjoying California summer weather and being able to socialize, even from a distance. Loma Brewery has a large outdoor space on a portion of Gray’s Lane where people are gathering. I saw a young girl practicing cheerleading. Temporary or not, it’s nice.
 
Peninsula Foodrunners was in a tough situation when their usual donations of leftover lunches from corporate offices dried up due to COVID-19 office closures. They teamed up with the Los Gatos Rotary Club, which made a generous donation that has kept the program running and, in the process, brought business to Campo di Bocce. Residents at the Casa de Novo homeless facility and at San Thomas Housing for Seniors received fully prepared Italian meals from Campo di Bocce, delivered by Los Gatos Rotarians. The club also delivered $2,000 in grocery gift cards to Los Gatos-based House of Hope for local families in need.