Earlier this year Glimmerglass, working with the Entrepreneurs Foundation, agreed to take on a "Thistle Extraction" project at the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center. The company assigned teams and established rewards for the most productive group of thistle-extractors. The teams brought their gardening tools, set innovative "extraction" strategies and benefited from excellent weather. All-in-all, thousands of non-native thistles were removed and good fun was had by all - a very productive day. In the end, everyone learned more about the Bay as well as making a tremendous contribution to the Wetlands.
As part of this new partnership, Glimmerglass has committed to return quarterly to lend it's talents to future projects at HSIC. Mark Housley, CEO of Glimmerglass, says of this new partnership, "Silicon Valley is all about smart, motivated people working together as a team to achieve and accomplish ambitious goals. Working with EF and the HSIC has made it possible to take our talents and give something tangible back to the community, improving our effectiveness as a team, and have fun doing it!"
