Youth commission schedules Opportunity Fair with 30 vendors; setup set for March 20 and fair on March 21 at Wheeler Gym
March 10, 2026 | Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California
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The youth commission reviewed plans for an Opportunity Fair that organizers said currently has 30 confirmed vendors and three likely participants and set logistics for vendor setup the day before and the fair on March 21.
The chair said the vendor committee has "30 confirmed vendors, and then 3 are likely guesses," and asked commissioners to follow up with specific organizations to confirm participation. Commissioners were asked to copy a previously circulated confirmation email when contacting organizations, and staff or commissioners will send a final reminder a day or two before the event.
Greg Filios, a commissioner with the Parks and Recreation Commission, spoke during public comment and encouraged collaboration between parks and the youth commission. "We're very excited about the youth commission and all the things you're doing," Filios said, urging commissioners to promote park activities during summer programming.
Organizers named several organizations to contact or confirm participation, including AAUW, CalSOAP, Gilroy Prep STEM program, Interact Club, Levi's, Naval STEM, Old Navy, Freedom Paws, the Red Cross and STEMMesa. Commissioners were instructed to mark organizations that do not respond as a "no" and to update a shared spreadsheet tracking confirmations.
On scheduling, the commission set a setup meeting for the day before the fair, Friday, March 20, with a preferred start of 4:30 p.m. (some commissioners noted 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. as an alternative). The fair itself will take place Saturday, March 21, at Wheeler Gym; commissioners were asked to arrive by 9:00 a.m. and organizers said vendors will begin arriving at 9:30 a.m. The fair was scheduled to run until approximately 1:30 p.m.
Commissioners discussed marketing and outreach: posters and flyers are being posted in classrooms and hallways, ParentSquare will distribute English and Spanish flyers to families, and commissioners planned in-class presentations and social-media reposting to boost attendance. One staff member said they would email English and Spanish flyer files to commissioners so they could use them in outreach.
The commission unanimously approved the minutes from Feb. 9, 2026, earlier in the meeting, recorded as a 9-0 vote. The transcript did not specify the meeting date for this recorded session; organizers referenced materials posted on March 6, 2026.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: commissioners assigned to contact named organizations, logistics committee members will meet this week to finalize setup duties, and staff will send final confirmation reminders to vendors a day or two before the fair.
The chair said the vendor committee has "30 confirmed vendors, and then 3 are likely guesses," and asked commissioners to follow up with specific organizations to confirm participation. Commissioners were asked to copy a previously circulated confirmation email when contacting organizations, and staff or commissioners will send a final reminder a day or two before the event.
Greg Filios, a commissioner with the Parks and Recreation Commission, spoke during public comment and encouraged collaboration between parks and the youth commission. "We're very excited about the youth commission and all the things you're doing," Filios said, urging commissioners to promote park activities during summer programming.
Organizers named several organizations to contact or confirm participation, including AAUW, CalSOAP, Gilroy Prep STEM program, Interact Club, Levi's, Naval STEM, Old Navy, Freedom Paws, the Red Cross and STEMMesa. Commissioners were instructed to mark organizations that do not respond as a "no" and to update a shared spreadsheet tracking confirmations.
On scheduling, the commission set a setup meeting for the day before the fair, Friday, March 20, with a preferred start of 4:30 p.m. (some commissioners noted 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. as an alternative). The fair itself will take place Saturday, March 21, at Wheeler Gym; commissioners were asked to arrive by 9:00 a.m. and organizers said vendors will begin arriving at 9:30 a.m. The fair was scheduled to run until approximately 1:30 p.m.
Commissioners discussed marketing and outreach: posters and flyers are being posted in classrooms and hallways, ParentSquare will distribute English and Spanish flyers to families, and commissioners planned in-class presentations and social-media reposting to boost attendance. One staff member said they would email English and Spanish flyer files to commissioners so they could use them in outreach.
The commission unanimously approved the minutes from Feb. 9, 2026, earlier in the meeting, recorded as a 9-0 vote. The transcript did not specify the meeting date for this recorded session; organizers referenced materials posted on March 6, 2026.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: commissioners assigned to contact named organizations, logistics committee members will meet this week to finalize setup duties, and staff will send final confirmation reminders to vendors a day or two before the fair.
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