Citizens for East Shore Parks

Is Marking Its 40th Anniversary

Great Egret, Point Molate. Photograph by Jack Scheinman

Please join us for brunch and an awards ceremony to celebrate four decades of successful advocacy for parks and open space along the eastern shoreline of San Francisco Bay.

Sunday, September 21, 2025, 11 am - 2 pm

Berkeley Yacht Club, 1 Seawall Drive, Berkeley

PURCHASE TICKETS OR SPONSOR

EVENT DETAILS

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Jeremy Lowe, San Francisco Estuary Institute | Golden Gate Fields Site Restoration Concept

CESP will be honoring:

Nancy Skinner, Former State Senator | The CESP Award for Extraordinary Conservation

Doria Robinson, Richmond City Council Member,

Founder and Executive Director of Urban Tilth | The Dwight Steele Award for Service for the Public Good

Gayle McLaughlin, Former Mayor of Richmond | The CESP Award for Forging Visions Into Reality

Robert Cheasty, Executive Director of CESP,

Former Mayor of Albany | The Sylvia McLaughlin Award for Environmental Stewardship

The Bennett Family | For their long-standing leadership and support for our environmental and park goals

Come celebrate the victories that we have achieved together in transforming our shoreline from a dumping ground into a linkage of parks, habitat, and recreational open space — McLaughlin Eastshore State Park, Point Molate Park, Tom Bates Regional Sports Complex, the Bay Trail connection at Golden Gate Fields, and the Albany Bulb! We also look forward to bringing the Golden Gate Fields property into the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.

Our victories are community ones — thank you all.

Shirley Dean

CESP Board President

Robert Cheasty

CESP Executive Director

Join us on September 21, 2025 for our 40^th Anniversary

Individual Tickets - $125 each | Space is limited, reserve early.

1)    Purchase tickets and sponsorships HERE OR

2)    Mail a check to:

Citizens for East Shore Parks

P.O. Box 6087, Albany CA 94706

Include your contact information – name(s), address, phone, email – and whether you are purchasing ticket(s) or sponsoring. If sponsoring, include the level of sponsorship.

Sponsorship Details

All levels of sponsorship include ‘name in event program’ as a benefit.

• Shoreline Park Friend - $500 | 2 tickets
• Shoreline Park Patron - $1,000 | 3 tickets, acknowledgment in CESP media, recognition at event
• Shoreline Park Advocate - $1,500 | 4 tickets, acknowledgment in CESP media, recognition at event
• Shoreline Park Protector - $2,500 | 5 tickets, acknowledgment in CESP media, recognition at event, quarter page ad in event program
• Shoreline Park Steward - $5,000 | 6 tickets, acknowledgment in CESP media, recognition at event, half page ad in event program, framed and autographed shoreline photograph by Jack Scheinman
• Shoreline Park Champion - $10,000 | 8 tickets (table), acknowledgement in CESP media, recognition at event, full page ad in event program, framed and autographed shoreline photograph by Jack Scheinman

THANK YOU.

CESP is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and your donation through purchase of a ticket at this event is tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. CESP’s Tax ID # is 94 302 1996. For questions, consult with your tax advisor. Additional tax information is at www.eastshorepark.org. Questions: (510) 524-5000 or email us at CESP40anniversary@gmail.com.