Deep Roots in the Community

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June 3, 2016

Each year the B'game Lions Club selects a Citizen of the Year. The Lions do a number of great things around town that involve a great number of people so when they select an honoree, you know they have done their homework. For example, back in 2010 they selected Dan Andersen whom the Lions knew well as one of their own. Yesterday, Lions President Kevin Osborne told the assembled Lions and guests that the honoree was widely known around town for her activities that benefit B'game in preserving history, garnering nationally recognized trees for B'game, supporting art and street intersections with "inconveniently located trees" along with fighting certain dangerous encroachments like High Speed rail.

This year's Lions Citizen of the Year is Jennifer Pfaff. Jen is no stranger to the Voice community as our Queen of Trees and provider of many other valuable contributions on a variety of topics. Here is Kevin making the announcement that caught Jen completely by surprise! Kudos!!

Jennifer Citizen of the Year1

Posted in Burlingame’s Best, Gems of Burlingame, Historical, Trees

11 responses to “Deep Roots in the Community”

Becca

June 3, 2016

Congratulations Jennifer!
Cathy Baylock

June 3, 2016

Can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor. Thank you to the Burlingame Lions Club for all your do for our community and for recognizing a kindred spirit in Jen Pfaff!
pat giorni

June 4, 2016

As far as I’m concerned, Jennifer is Citizen of the Decade and then some!!!
Bruce Dickinson

June 4, 2016

An unheard of 30 cowbell rings for Jen! Jen-baby, look, I gotta tell ya, that is what I would call one crowning achievement, if ya know what I mean? Bruce Dickinson recalls that ludicrous Caltrans plan to remove a bunch of trees at the Floribunda intersection. Talk about barking up the wrong tree and poking a stick right in Burlingame’s eye! I saw the footage of a dynamtie defense by Jen-baby and Joe’s better half, our very own Burlingame Grande Dames, if you will, who would give life and limb in defense of our precious resources. These actions almost immediately bore fruit in stopping the Caltrans’ plan to remove the trees and instead convince the agency branch out and explore far less invasive, and more common-sense alternatives! All the work that you and the historical society have done sowed the seeds of establishing the trees along El Camino as a protected historical resource, providing a fitting canopy of our own Grand Boulevard, as WE define it!
Hopefully this acts as inspiration for turning a new leaf and aggressively protecting and preserving what makes Burlingame great!
Samiselfie

June 5, 2016

Jennifer is Burlingame’s jewel.
We thank you for all you do for OUR TOWN.
This is a gal who gets things done in her own gracious way.
Congratulations on being picked as Citzen of the Year!!!
Jennifer

June 5, 2016

‘Lovely comments– I am very appreciative 🙂
Linda Lees Dwyer

June 6, 2016

I am so glad to see Jennifer recognized and honored for her years and years of work for this community. She has a brain a voice and a heart–amazing combination of gifts these days! Cudos Jennifer!
Russ

June 7, 2016

Very well deserved.
Sir Paul

June 7, 2016

Congratulations Jennifer.Job well done.Thankyou for my Knighthood from some years back.Truth will always prevail an it was great honor to run for City Council years back.Im thinking of doing it again next year ,but realize people will say omg he’s putting on his Dean Martin Show again ,,Ladies an Gentleman direct from the bar ,here’s Sir Paul…
Peter Garrison

June 13, 2016

Wonderful article today in the San Mateo Daily Journal concerning our wonderful Jen.
Cathy Baylock

June 13, 2016

My girl, Jen! http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2016-06-13/preserving-a-passion-for-community-activism-2/

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