Name: Pete Bianchi
Fest Job: Parking
Group: Orchard Valley Soccer
Age: 16
Residence: Palo Alto
Years as volunteer: 2
Quote: “I like to be out here helping Gilroy. I know how big this is to Gilroy.”
Name: Scott Lynch
Fest Job: Managing a beer booth
Group: Gilroy Chamber of Commerce
Age: 44
Residence: Gilroy
Years as volunteer: 10
Quote: “I love getting to talk to people and the volunteers.”
Name: Aaron Carlon
Fest Job: Selling beer tickets
Group: Gilroy Chamber of Commerce
Age: 35
Residence: Gilroy
Years as volunteer: 6
Quote: “I was surprised that people started coming up at 10am [for beer].”
Name: Keith Saslow
Fest Job: Cooking pepper steak
Group: Elks Lodge
Age: 60
Residence: Capitola
Years as volunteer: 6
Quote: “It’s tiring but quite rewarding knowing that 100 percent goes to charity.”
Name: John Guenther
Fest Job: Mixing ingredients at Gourmet Alley
Group: Unsure (working for a friend of a friend)
Age: 37
Residence: Martinez
Years as volunteer: 1
Quote: “We get to stay in the cold trucks when its hot outside, but everyone’s still hustling.”
Name: Dave Bruni
Fest Job: Preparing garlic bread sauce
Group: Severely handicapped children and Antonio Del Buono school
Age: 59
Residence: Felton
Years as volunteer: 5
Quote: “We’ve got a good group and we have our fearless leader.”
Name: Judy Filice
Fest Job: Sauce Boss
Group: Severely handicapped children and Antonio Del Buono school
Age: 77
Residence: Gilroy
Years as volunteer: 27
Quote: “I especially like working for the kids and I’ve made a lot of friends over the years.”
Name: Trixie Johnson
Fest Job: Recruiting bone marrow donors
Group: Rotary Project Sharelife
Age: 63
Residence: San Jose
Years as volunteer: 3
Quote: “This is a terrific crowd for bone marrow donor registry because there are lots of ethnic minorities.”
Name: Garrett Akin
Fest Job: Crossing guard
Group: Boy Scouts Troop 730
Age: 12
Residence: Morgan Hill
Years as volunteer: 3
Quote: “I just like it cause it’s not super hard, but not all that easy.”
Name: Janay Elson
Fest Job: Kids storyteller
Group: Barnes and Noble
Age: 26
Residence: Morgan Hill
Years as volunteer: 3
Quote: “I like getting to see kids. They get a break from the heat and we let people know we are here and involved in the community.”
Name: Kaitlyn Scheib
Fest Job: Making kid friendly food
Group: Troop 707, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Age: 15
Residence: Gilroy
Years as volunteer: 2
Quote: “We get to raise money for girls camp for our church.”
Name: Katie Blomquist
Fest Job: Transportation
Group: GHS Parent Club
Age: 19
Residence: Gilroy
Years as volunteer: 10
Quote: “A lot of people get lost on the way home [to their cars]. I get to help them and I get positive feedback.”
