Point Isabel Dog Owners & Friends is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. We regularly do park cleanups and weed pulls, help pay for poop bags, produce park information brochures, maintain bulletin boards to help educate park visitors, and host community events. We publish The PIDO Pointer and email members updates and important news about Point Isabel and other East Bay parks. Thanks to donors, PIDO has contributed nearly $35,000 to EBRPD over the past 10 years for improvements at Point Isabel
Thank you to our recent Donors
April - June, 2025
Mitchell & Merri Gelbard, in memory our beloved Brady.
We walked at PI almost every Saturday for most of his life —
always a highlight of the week for Brady and his siblings Quincy and Misty
Sarah Jane Kemp & Patrick Carver, in memory of Twiggy Kemp-Carver, who was the most loving dog
to walk this Earth. She spent many happy times at Point Isabel.
Meribeth Bean &
Betty Galambos
Barbara Berry
Blackbaud Giving Fund,
on behalf of Chevron Matching Employee Funds
Marianne Clark
Renate Crocker
Harold Graboske
Laia Pedreno Mateu
Glen Nethercut
Connie Rutherford
Robin Simonett
Corrine Young
January - March, 2025
Mary Barnsdale, in memory of remarkable Lina Foltz, and of Jennifer’s Tessa
Rand Careaga, to keep that paper Pointer coming
Stephen Collins, in memory of Howie…you were an exceptional dog and companion!
Judith Dickman, in memory of Farfel and Chatchka--always their happiest at Pt. Isabel
Eve Lednicky, in fond memory of Kahlua and Mocha
Stacy Lynch, in memory of Emmett Lynch. He loved all dogs but especially Mickey, Charlie, Emma & Lil’ Fella.
They are all together in the Dog Park in the Sky.
Koji Maru, in memory of my sweet, shy girl Mocha and her best pal Kahlua. They will be missed forever.
Julie Myers, in honor of Millie (mom) and Lucy (dog) Myers; we all still love the park.
M. Gay Nichols, in memory of the owls
Ellen Soohoo, in memory of Badger, who loved Pt. Isabel walks with Mayumi and Steve
Judy Bastin
AJ Benham
Donelda Bernard
Blackbaud Giving Fund, on behalf of Chevron Matching Employee Funds
Nancy Boas & David Quady
Wendy Bogin
Bretall Family Fund
Chris Brown
Jennifer Chin
Sherli Chin
Marianne Clark
Caroline Clarke
Alina Constantinescu
Pammy Cure
Thomas Diettrich
David Dolecki
Christine Eduok
Irene Elmer
Pat Finucane
Avilee Goodwin
Kerry Hamill
Marilyn Harryman
Richard Hartley & Julie Damron
Dorothy Haynes
Alisa Hofmann
Martha Jewett
Allison Kidder
Akemi Kunibe
Patti LeBlanc
Karen Lou
Daphne Markham
Deborah Marshall
Laia Pedreno Mateu
Glen Nethercut
Carolyne Orazi
Susan Papert
Nicole Perry
Carole Plum
Connie Rutherford
John Schmidt
Robin Simonett
Daniel F. Smith
Mariko & Ty Sola
Carla Soracco
Anna Stenberg
Shirley Sun
Hiroki Terashima
Third Culture Bakery
Isabella Warren-Mohr
Ellen Weinreb
Debra Weinstein
Carol Wise
Brenda & Victor Wong
Corinne Young
October - December, 2024
Mary Barnsdale, Eileen Cohen, Nan Shepard, Ellen Soohoo, & Liz Weiss in memory of
Chance (Pam and Steve), Lily (Terry and Daniel), and Matt (Kay)
Rand Careaga, in memory of Lina Foltz (1953-2024) and of Napalm (1993-2011) and Ravi (2007-2023), all of whom reveled in their afternoons at Point Isabel
Steve Collins, in memory of Helen H. Collins
Valeria Evans, in memory of Leela
Gina Mori & James Pine, on behalf of AnnaBellatrix
Diane Pinko, in memory of Sophie and Marty, who loved their playtimes at Pt. Isabel. “In my heart forever.”
Diane Williamson, Norm Ludwig, & Gus, in honor of Koji’s beloved Kahlua, who loved Point Isabel
Connie You & Richard Halpern, in loving memory of Annie
Jose Ignacio Antuna
Michelle Bashin
AJ Benham
Robert Bergman
Donelda Bernard
Blackbaud Giving Fund, on behalf of Chevron Matching Employee Funds
Chris Brown
Mary Ann Campbell
Sara Carver
Marianne Clark
Teresa Colwell & Todd Wright
Claudia Cronin
Donald Dellis
Rani Derasary
Peter & Gretchen Detre
Valerie Dow
Sheila Duignan & Mike Wilkins
Christine Eduok
David English
Sandra Flores-Lopez
John Foley
Ellen Gierson
Diana Gordon
Harold Graboske
Penelope Green
Arnold Gutlaizer
Cynthia Haden
Sharon Harris
Leslie Hilford
Anne Hoffman
Tiffany Hou
Jocelyn Iannucci
Dee Iaroli
Keith Jackson
Julie Jeffry
Rollie Katz
Joseph Kornfeld
Heinz Lankford
Leslie Lee
Stacy Leier-Valentine
Ming-Li Liu
Diane Livoti
Arlene & Maurice Marcus
Laia Pedreno Mateu
Chris Matthews
Cynthia McAfee
Linda Menegat
Colette Meunier
Paul Meyerhof
Nash Mittelman
Carol Moretti
Christian Mortgat
Hilary Naylor
Emmylou Novo
Susan Obayashi
Chris Orme
Susan Papert
Aileen Paterson
Scott Phillips
Stephen & Terri Puryear
Barbara Robben
Stan Roth
Elizabeth Rottger
Connie Rutherford
Scott St. Hilaire
Kelly Schoonmaker
Monika Schrag
Thom & Betty Seaton
Nan Shepard
Robin Simonett
Linda Skory
Stacey Steele
Rosanna & Eric Stephens
Carole M. Strauss
Carol Takaki
Linda & Richard Tarrant
Hiroki Terashima
Third Culture Bakery
Mila Visser 't Hooft
Glenn Torii
Vinh Tran
Katherine Triest
Tom & Jan Vargo
David Walters
Victor Weisser
Susan Whitman
Andrea E. Williams
Daniel Wilcox
Ron Wizelman
Stephanie Woods
July - September, 2024
Robbie Cranch, in loving memory of Dr. Carol Ballew and her beloved
dogs Augie, Idgie, Onslowe, and Daisy
Shawn McMillan & Judith Endres, in honor of Jane Stanbrough & Alice Cox
Julie Myers, in memory of Happy, a great big shelter dog and pal for her mom Ruby Lee;
loved by all on the block
Julie Myers, in memory of Perla, beloved by her mom Betty Barnes
Tiare Ordanza, in memory of her mini dachshunds Donovan and Scarlett (winners of the Barktoberfest small dog group over 10 years ago). They loved the outdoors and Pt. Isabel dog world. RIP!
Mayumi & Steve Santoro, in loving memory of Badger, who loved Point Isabel
Tiffany Stutzke, in memory of “Darling Dusty of Davis”
AJ Benham
Donelda Bernard
Blackbaud Giving Fund, on behalf of Chevron Matching Employee Funds
Jeri Boomgaarden
Jonathan Cheng
Chris Brown
Marianne Clark
John & Deborah Edack
Lori Hymel
Jocelyn Iannucci
Daniel Johnson & Herman Winkel
Laia Pedreno Mateu
Kandace Norwood
Susan Papert
Susan Reynolds
Katharina Rock
Connie Rutherford
M. Ryce
Pat Sax
Nan Shepard
Alan & Dawn Surges
Denise Svenson
Hiroki Terashima
Third Culture Bakery
Christina Tworek
Kate Trevelyan-Hall
Jim Wilts