The spirit of giving is shining brightly in the Bay Area. Share the Spirit readers are stepping up to help their neighbors in need. As of January 23, 2026, your generous donations have totalled a heartwarming $512,059!

We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to our amazing donors. Your contributions will fuel essential programs that support countless families struggling in our local communities. Every dollar you give goes directly to work in the East Bay and will make a difference for so many. It is readers like you that make Share the Spirit a success year after year.

The following is a list of Share the Spirit donors whose generosity we’d like to publicly acknowledge. (If your name is missing or needs editing please email us at [email protected].) We are also grateful to the many anonymous donors who choose to quietly share their compassion.

Together, we can create a brighter holiday season for our neighbors in need.

All of the money raised goes to the nonprofit programs and families featured in the Share the Spirit campaign, with the East Bay Times covering all administrative costs of the program.

A

• Steve Adachi
• Paula Adams in honor of Graham Richards
• Joy Addiego
• Ben Aguilar
• Kanda & Kamala Alahan
• Mike Alden
• Mary B Alexander
• Catherine Althoff
• BIll, Pat Anderson in memory of Donna and Don Lawler
• Anonymous in honor of Aidala
• Anonymous in honor of all teachers everywhere
• Anonymous in honor of Ayashe
• Anonymous in honor of caregivers
• Anonymous in honor of Colin, Clari, Kyle & Cory
• Anonymous in honor of Dad
• Anonymous in honor of friends & family
• Anonymous in honor of Hijas del Campo, all of our immigrants and all of the farmworkers
• Anonymous in honor of Ken & Nancy Scher
• Anonymous in honor of Kenn Van Cleve
• Anonymous in honor of Kevin Gross
• Anonymous in honor of Martha Bates
• Anonymous in honor of Patricia and William Graham
• Anonymous in honor of Sisters of the Heart
• Anonymous in honor of Stan Peters
• Anonymous in honor of Susandra and Bruce Philpott
• Anonymous in honor of the Christmas season
• Anonymous in memory of Angelina McElroy
• Anonymous in memory of Arthur and Marjorie Strasburger
• Anonymous in memory of Bonnie Filloon
• Anonymous in memory of Carol Eicher
• Anonymous in memory of Charles M. Davis
• Anonymous in memory of Chet Gonsalves
• Anonymous in memory of Claude E Stedman
• Anonymous in memory of Daniel M. Jacobo
• Anonymous in memory of David Wilde
• Anonymous in memory of Donald Bouchet
• Anonymous in memory of Frances Sutliffe
• Anonymous in memory of Fred & Lorna Meredith and Jack & Lorraine Aiken
• Anonymous in memory of Gretchen de Golia
• Anonymous in memory of Hector Gutierrez, Donaclano Gutierrez & Michael Harner
• Anonymous in memory of Ida Mae Veikos
• Anonymous in memory of Janus Reijnin
• Anonymous in memory of John and Jean Geyer
• Anonymous in memory of John Eilers
• Anonymous in memory of Jon Cornelius
• Anonymous in memory of Laurel Crockett
• Anonymous in memory of Linda Knox
• Anonymous in memory of Liz Roach
• Anonymous in memory of Louis Lucivero
• Anonymous in memory of Louise Salmon
• Anonymous in memory of Lynn F Trostad
• Anonymous in memory of Marney
• Anonymous in memory of Michael Middleton
• Anonymous in memory of Miguel & Margarita Lomas
• Anonymous in memory of Mike Venema
• Anonymous in memory of my husband Mal and my son Glenn
• Anonymous in memory of my loving pets Felice, Hamlet, Nutmeg and Snoozer
• Anonymous in memory of Pete Pleasanton & Patty Stirton
• Anonymous in memory of R.C. Rohner
• Anonymous in memory of Rev. Dr. J.A. Smith, Sr
• Anonymous in memory of Rick Del Bonta
• Anonymous in memory of Robert Watkins
• Anonymous in memory of Roger “Bud” Evans
• Anonymous in memory of Russell M Harvey
• Anonymous in memory of Sarah & Eel Al Olmert
• Anonymous in memory of Toby LaBounty
• Anonymous in memory of Tom & Rose Lopez
• Anonymous in memory of Vamsi K Sunkara
• Anonymous in memory of Wallace & Catherine Bowen; Nell & Phil Haish
• Mike and Janet Appel
• Robin Aquino in memory of Carolyn Ulyate
• Dori Armbruster in honor of Madonna Kohler
• Cynthia Ashbrook
• Georgette Aubin in memory of Charles Aubin
• Phyllis Aubin

B

• Mary Baker
• Joyce Balderston
• Greg Bartow
• Brigitte Bastrenta
• Richard Beaumont
• Don Beeson in memory of Richard Beeson
• Margit Bell
• Jennifer Belton
• Diane Benedict
• Harry Bergland
• Helen Bernett in honor of Sofia and Max Bernett
• Patricia Berrey in memory of Bob Avila
• Herman Betchart in memory of Ludwig Betchart
• Douglas Bielskis
• Richard Black
• Dennis Bleile
• Teresa L. Bobbitt in memory of Mary Heyen
• Burt Bogardus
• Leonie Bonarius in memory of Piet Bosboom
• Goldie Bond
• Will Border in honor of the Blessings of the Buddha…
• Daniel Borenstein
• Charles Bos
• Marilee A Bossi
• Madeleine T Bratt
• Lynn Brear
• Alan Brecht in honor of Jack and Frances Brecht
• Karen Bresler
• Marilyn Bressler in memory of Richard Bressler
• Lisa Breuner
• Jeff Brinley
• Gordon Brown
• Janet Brown in memory of Emma DeCastro
• Kay Brown
• Anne Bruenn
• Karalee Brune in memory of my grandmothers & mom
• Jeff Bruno
• Marda Buchholz
• Linda Buckmann in memory of Steve Buckmann
• Bruce Burke
• Pamela Burns
• Mary & Rich Butler

C

• C Randy Cage in memory of Lillian J. Gibson
• Carol Calkins
• Linda Campbell
• Jaime Campos
• Claire Capor
• Lynda Caputo
• Dan and Pam Carleton in memory of Margarito and Jessie Echavia
• Helen Carlson in memory of Alfred Carlson
• Linda Carter
• Susan Cassanello in memory of Katie, Frank & Jerry
• Laurann Castillo in honor of David Borden
• Jeff Castronovo
• Linda Centoni in honor of all our veterans
• Constance Chan in memory of Fred Kucera
• Michael Chandler
• Susana Charm in memory of Dixie Fincher
• Patricia Cheney
• Cheung Family
• Orlando Chiavini
• Dwayne Childress
• Harvey and Susan Chin
• Marie Chun
• Joanne Ciazinski
• Tom Cipriano
• Paul Clancy
• Ann S Clarkson in honor of Geraldine Shenton
• Carol Click in memory of Bella
• Gerald Cockrill
• Ericka Coe
• Coit Family Foundation
• Patricia Coleman in memory of David Coleman
• Louise Collari
• Paulette Collins
• Steve Collins in memory of Helen Collins
• Terry Ann Cort
• Charlie Couric
• Andrea Coval
• Kathy Crawford
• Joan Cross in memory of my mother, Violet Gregory

D

• Sandra Dalforno
• Cary Dalziel
• Mary Damianakes
• Marinell Daniel
• Linda Darling-Hammond
• Jim Davidson
• Denise Davis
• Vickie Dawes
• Catherine De Martini in memory of deceased family & friends
• Pamela Deas in memory of Beryl Deas
• Sharyn DeLano
• Lisa Dell’Anno
• Delta Sports Boats YC in memory of Rosemary College, Bob Vila & Darrell Wolfe
• Judith Del Tredici in memory of Richard Del Tredici
• Gale Denels
• Gary Depolo in memory of Carolyn Depolo
• Gordon DeVetter
• Sunil Dhawan in memory of Kuldeep Singh Patyal
• Patricia Dobson in memory of Paul Gibrault
• Robert Docili
• Monica Doran
• Dianne J Dorn
• Glenda Dugan
• Cherie Duncan in memory of Lloyd & Mildred Kirby
• Carol Dunkle
• Terri and Brad Dyer

E

• Michelle Edwards in memory of Stacey Edwards
• John & Cindy Egan
• Jeanie Egbert
• Beth Elliott
• Marietta Elliott
• S M Elliot
• Trish Elliott in honor of Teri Bleckner
• Lynne Ellis
• Jane Emanuel
• Olga Etcheverry
• Nancy Evans
• Marsha Everett
• Susan Ewald

F

• Kathleen Farley in memory of John Antczak with all my love, Kathleen
• Feklhr in memory of Jezebel and Kismet
• Rose Marie Ferrante in memory of David Farrante
• Burke Ferrari in honor of Ferrari Family
• Jim Fiedler
• Scott Finley
• Leslie Finta in memory of Brandon Chase, Recovering, Rebuilding Life.
• Margaret Fisher
• Sally Flage
• Rich Foltz
• Benjamin Fong
• James Fong
• Stewart Fong
• Fontana Family Foundation
• Vera Franklin in memory of Dorothy Phillips
• Sherrie Fraser in memory of Cameron Miller
• Susan Freeman
• Craig Frieders
• Ednah Beth Friedman
• Harold & Janet Freiman
• William H Frohlich in memory of Irene Frohlich
• Vivian Fujii in memory of May W. Louie & Ven Y. Louie
• David Fulkerson in memory of Justin Fulkerson

G

• Christine Garcelon in memory of Carol, Dale, Diane, & Lillian
• Robert Garcia in memory of Max Garcia, Lucy Garcia, Rick Garcia, Sharon Garcia Baldivid, John R Lynch, Joe Brown, Renee Marchan
• Maya Gardner in memory of William Denevan & Beatriz Delgado
• Sharon Geier
• Barbara George
• Karen Getman
• Laurie Getz
• Pam Giarrizzo
• Tom & Gale Gibbons
• Betty Gladden
• Sharon Glover
• Taise Godinho
• Neela Gohil
• Ruth Goldenberg in memory of Barbara Fenichel
• Vince Golla
• Merry Beth Gong
• Sara Goolsby in memory of Harry Burke
• Susanna Gordon in memory of Dr James P. and Susie Gordon
• Barbara Gottlieb
• Dennis Govan
• Ann & Thom Graves
• Howard Graves in memory of Harriet Baller
• Cheryl Gray in memory of Jana Lyn Gray
• Gary Gray
• Don Green
• William Green
• Bob and Donna Grier
• Jackie Grissom
• Phil Grover
• Lenore Gunst in honor of Janice Roberts
• Gustafson, W & A in memory of Eleanore and Barbara
• Ben Guthrie
• J Gary Gwilliam

H

• Sharon Hall
• John & Geri Handa
• Phillip Handin in memory of Bertha and Edward Handin
• David Harder Harder
• Natalie Harnish in memory of Al & Bess Gildroy
• Ellen Harris
• Paula Hartman
• Steve Harvey
• Marjorie Hatfield
• Alison Haux
• Renee Haynes
• Roberta Healy
• Ellen Heathcote
• John Heffernan in memory of James & Betty Heffernan
• Peggy Heiman
• Mike Heller
• Tim & Sharyn Henshaw
• Cheree Hethershaw
• Jim Hillis
• Calista Hintz
• Gayl and Harlan Hirschfeld
• Rose Hofer in memory of Kurt Hofer
• Forrest Hoffschneider
• James J Hogan
• Linda J Holloway
• Deborah Hopwood
• Gloria Horinouchi
• Linda Howard in memory of Duayna Pucci
• Sylvia Howard
• Mary Ann Behlen Hruska
• Debra Hudson in memory of Ralph Likens.
• Amy and Graham Huey in honor of Graham and Amy Huey
• Robin Huffman
• Stan Husted
• M Hutchinson

I

• Annette Iwamoto

J

• William Jackson in memory of Mary Rabener
• Nona Jacobsen in memory of Robert Jacobsen
• Patricia Jakes
• Teresa Jimenez
• Katherine Johnson
• Anne and Steve Jones
• Patricia G Jones

K

• Christl Kasler
• Pat Kassawara in memory of Thomas Kassawara
• Robert Kassawara in memory of Thomas Kassawara
• Helena Katz
• Leslie Katz in memory of Cherie Skillman
• Kent Kavasch
• Lanning Kay Trust in memory of Lanning & Joan Kay
• Gary Kefer
• Larry Keiffer
• Ellen Kelly
• J. Kendall
• Judy Kennedy
• The Kenworthy-Barale Family
• Mathew Kessler
• Lindy Khan
• Nina Kindblad
• William King in memory of Susan King
• Jack & Jennifer Kline
• Gregg Korbin
• Kosich Family
• Donna Kozel
• Carl Kress
• Donna Kruger
• David Krumboltz
• Shirley Kruse in memory of Robert Kruse
• Paul & Didi Kubicek
• David Kurrent
• Michael Kurtz

L

• Kathryn Sievers Laborde in memory of Taryn, Marc, Karra & Scott Sievers
• Patty A Lacy
• Irene Lafayette
• Heidi Lagrandeur
• Marianne Lamberts in memory of Albert & Georgette Labarthe
• Connie Land
• Marianne Langsdale in memory of Max
• Barbara Larios-Simpson
• Debra Laris
• The Lawrence Family
• Roland and Becky Lazzarotto
• The Le Blanc Family
• Joanne Leach
• Nancy Leasure in memory of John Pfarr & Robert Leasure, MD
• Debbie Lee
• Jean Lee
• Miriam Clare LePell
• Marty Lewis
• Midge Lewis in memory of Anthony “Tony” Gladson & Edwin “Ed” Lewis
• Andrea Lingenfelter
• Charlotte Liniger
• Meredith Longshore
• Lupe Lopez in memory of Edmundo Lopez
• Fred Lorenzetti in memory of Tony Mello & Rally Rounsaville
• Rachel Lowe
• Ralph Lozon
• Carole Lucas
• Jon Lucchese
• Art Lucero
• Caren Lucich
• Jane Lund

M

• Theodore Maag
• Jerry MacIntosh
• Paul Mack
• Sarah Mack
• Mark MacMahon
• A. Jane Maddalone in memory of Alice Martin
• Jon Maienschein
• Rosemary Mann
• Barry Margesson
• Joseph Martinez
• Markley Mason in memory of Carolyn Mason
• Pete Mason
• Dana Matthews
• Elaine McClellan
• Lee & Sandra Marona
• Karen McCormick in memory of Janette Russey
• Joan McIntosh in memory of Gene McIntosh
• Debbie McKee
• Sabina McMurtry
• Yu Mei
• Lisa Meniketti
• Johanna Meyer-Mitchell
• Ronnie Meza
• Donna Mickleson in memory of Tim Gordon
• Steve and Melissa Miller
• Peg Miller
• Lisa M in memory of Mrs KYM
• The Mitchell Family
• Karen Mitchoff
• Marylou Montgomery
• Ann Moon in memory of Fran & Ed Moon and George & Ada Warren
• Kristine Morley
• Jason Morrella
• Sharron K Morrison in memory of Lucille (Parde) Griffitts
• Shereen Motarjemi
• Muller and Ferrari Families
• Peggy Mullins in memory of Jeff Anthony
• Joan Murakami
• Maya Murashima
• Linda Myers

N

• Billie Narver in memory of Robin Stone
• Janet Neale in memory of Richard Neale
• Nelle Neighbor-Alonzo in memory of Ricardo Alonzo
• Suzanne Nelson
• Paula Nichols
• Richard Niewiarowski
• Nobriga Family in memory of Rosalie & Manuel Nobriga

O

• Candace O’Brien
• Jean Olds
• Miguel Olea
• Julia Olkin in honor of Vicky Austin
• Rhoda Olkin
• Rhonda Olmsted in memory of my sister Marsha
• Dick Olsen in memory of May Ong
• Carol Gay Olson
• Linda Olvera in honor of undocumented immigrants who have died in detention
• Linda O’Maley
• Fuad & Debra Omran in memory of Nallip Omran, David Omran, Zariffe Denegry & Richard C. Millner
• Alda O’Neill in memory of Maria da Gloria da Silva
• Donald A Osborn Jr.
• Gary Ostenberg
• Bradley Owens in memory of Cecile and Richard Owens

P

• Trent Pagan
• Linda Paricio in memory of Sarah Sonoda
• Ronnie Parker-West
• Lamont Paxton, MD
• Liz Pentacoff in honor of Bev Lauderdale & Ruth Gorman
• Corinne Pepperell in honor of Mossy
• Carole Perry in memory of My Beloved Husband, Richard Perry
• Eleanor Perry in memory of Fred, Kent & Greg Perry
• Ronald G Peterson in memory of Liz Peterson
• Rita Peth
• Matt Phillips
• Fred Piazza in memory of Father Al Moser, CSP
• James Pierson in memory of Claudia Pierson
• Irene Pina in memory of Tom & Rose Lopez and Lino & Mary Pina
• Linda Pirlot
• Pam Plant in memory of Mary Plant
• Goody Pleasanton in memory of Patricia Derickson
• Cindy Pond
• Bruce Poster
• Michael Powell in honor of Jesus Christ
• Rita Press
• Jordan Price
• Andrea Proctor
• Samantha Proxmire

Q

• Wanda Quever
• Larry Quilici in honor of Jim Quilici

R

• Susan Rainey in honor of Richard Rainey
• Tom & Carol Raney
• Eugenia Rangel-McArthur in memory of Virginia Rangel LaFaille
• Ann & Don Rathjen
• Bob and Michele Redlo
• Arlene Reed
• Priscilla Regalado
• A retired veterinarian in honor of all the pets lost because surgery was unaffordable
• Anastassios Retzios
• Richard Rex
• Chester Rhoades
• A. Ric Ricard in honor of Jean Ficklin
• Robert Rieder
• Vickey Rinehart in memory of Margaret Duncan Knight
• Mertin Ritchie
• Marilyn Roach in honor of Helen Frances Carlson
• Marcelle Roise
• Marion Rood in memory of Bogie
• Bernard F Rose
• Gloria Rose
• Joan Rose
• Ellen Rosen
• Noah Rubinstein
• Claudia Russell + Bruce Kaplan

S

• Barbara Saito
• Leslie Saito
• Evelyn Sanchez
• Teri, Pete, Taz & Rosalie in honor of The Animal Fix Clinic for providing an invaluable service for pet owners
• Jill Schalet
• Bill & Emily Schardt in memory of Richie & Ginny
• Nancy Schick
• Pixie Hayward Schickele
• Carolyn G Schimming in memory of Irene Patterson
• Gregg Schluntz in memory of Nancy Schluntz
• Julie Schnur in memory of Terry Zaumseil
• Barbara Schonfeld
• Steven E Schramm
• William Schumann in memory of my wife Jan & my brother Jim
• Bette and Stewart Schuster in memory of Geoff Butner
• Maxine Scott in memory of Leonard Scott
• Rob Scott
• Pat Seaman
• Leona Seidell
• Shirley Semenza
• Gerald Severson
• Stephanie Shell
• David Shikany
• Cynthia Shon and Gary Kohler
• Patricia Singer
• Jim Sinnott
• Kaaren Slocum
• Jeff and Liz Slusarz
• Miriam Smolover
• Cecilia Soares
• Elizabeth Soares
• Daniel Spencer
• Beverly Spurs
• Anne Stafford
• Joyce Stein
• Laureen Steiner
• Jutta Stephan
• Gordon Stevenson in memory of Karen Miliani Stevenson
• Annette Stiefbold
• John Stone in memory of William Ainslow
• Frances Strykowski
• Sui-Bernhard Family
• Craig Sundstrom
• Alan Surges
• Mr. & Mrs. Hal Swanson

T

• Robert Tamillow in memory of Louisa Nguyen Tamillow
• Beverly Tanaka
• Donna Taylor in memory of My Mom Suzy Taylor
• Arthur Tenbrink in memory of B.G. Shell
• Larry Tessler
• Kevin & Christine Donohoe
• The Gillivan Family Trust in memory of The beautiful, brave Judy Gillivan
• Janet & Ramsay Thomas
• Lynne Tierney
• Susan Tiffany-Brown
• John Tinger in memory of Dennis King
• Susie Tom
• Ronald Toombs
• Rosalynne Torres
• Emily Toy
• Stacey Travis
• Sharon and Mike Trott
• Sonny Tsuboi
• Thomas Tucker
• Dona Turner in memory of Claire N Turner
• TWANDA Foundation

U

• Elaine Unverferth in memory of Betty & Bob Aldrich

V

• Nial Van Wagner
• Robin and Dean Vanni in honor of Neurodivergent Individuals
• The Vasil Family
• Karen Vesely in memory of Kevin Blake Vesely
• Linda vonNovak in honor of my daughters

W

• Janine Walkinshaw
• Bryan & Susanne Walley
• Valerie Waltjen
• Carolyn Wang in memory of Sherman Wang & Buddy
• Patricia Ward
• Nadine Watanabe in memory of Mr. & Mrs. James Kamada
• Sandy Watts
• Pamela Waysack in memory of Bob Kirby
• Ruth Weimann
• Beth Weinberger
• Gary and Sandi Weisbrod in memory of Mary Ruflin
• Richard Weisgal
• Mike Weiss
• Melanie Wendell
• Jacqueline Werblow
• Johana West in memory of EvaLou Armstead
• Carolyn Wetzel
• Idell Weydemeyer in honor of David & D.G. Meremeyer
• Aria White in memory of Lois & Bill White
• Carol Wiley
• Diane Williams
• Nancy Williams
• Paula Williams in memory of Jim & Jeff
• Judy Wilson
• Noel Wilson
• Cheryl Wingo
• Anne Winter
• Richard Witczak
• Tracy Wonnell
• Ron & Anne Woods
• Woof Dog Daycare and Boarding in memory of Jamie Pass
• Kathy Woolley in memory of Al & Betty Steffe and Al & Irene Petrini
• Janis Workman

X

• Julian Xavier

Y

• Mary Young
• Sharon and Randall Young in memory of Chip and Mickey Imai and Rob and Dollie Young

Z

• Jon Zbasnik
• Steven Zolno
• Carol Chan Zuckerman
• Barbara Zuniga

This was only possible with the support of our corporate partners, foundation friends and individual supporters like you.

Thank you for your generosity!