Ms. Mary Bates This is Me

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 Web References

1. 1. Hillbarn Theatre

   www.hillbarntheatre.org/redesi - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/3/2008   Last Visited: 2/3/2008

   Mary Bates, President, a native Californian and raised her four daughters in the Bay Area. She began her life-long passion of working and volunteering in the leisure field more than 30 years ago. She has worked for a myriad of organizations including private, public, commercial and non-profit entities. Ms. Bates' community and professional involvement includes the American Red Cross ( as a volunteer instructor for the past 33 years), Girl Scouts of America, Rebuilding Together, Kiwanis Club and is a graduate of the San Mateo Leadership Program. She is a member of the California Parks and Recreation Society, the National Parks and Recreation Association, and is the San Mateo County CARD (Collaborating Associations Responding to Disasters) Executive Board Treasurer. Mary currently resides in the City of San Carlos and has been employed by the City of Foster City Parks and Recreation Department for the past 10 years.

2. 2. Board of Directors

   www.hillbarntheatre.org/board/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2003   Last Visited: 11/16/2004

   Mary Bates-Vice President

3. 3. Inside Bay Area - Fourth of July display canceled

   www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateo - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/2/2006   Last Visited: 6/3/2006

   "City Council has decided that fireworks is a priority, so they fund it," said Foster City's recreation superintendent, Mary Bates. "As long as they continue to give us money for it, the city will have its fireworks."
   
   Though Redwood City and Half Moon Bay both have plans to resume their displays in the future, Foster City is preparing for this year's increase in spectators, since it will be hosting the only show in the county.
   
   Bates said the city's entire police force will be working on the Fourth along with the regular shift of firefighters. And though parking is not usually a problem for the thousands of spectators at Leo Ryan and Catamaran parks, she advises that people use public transportation, as the area gets heavily congested.
   
   "Last year, it took 45 minutes to an hour to clear all the traffic," Bates recalled.