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Press Releases 2022:

October 28, 2022

GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 GRANTS/DONATIONS FROM NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING GARDEN GROVE

June 6, 2022

GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES  WINNERS OF 62ND ANNUAL GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL CONTESTS & FOLLOW-UP REPORT

May 25, 2022

FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 62ND ANNUAL GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, “CELEBRATING ESSENTIAL WORKERS” TO BE HELD ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MAY 27 – 30, 2022 IN GARDEN GROVE, CA 

March 23, 2022

KATHY GARVER, “CISSY” FROM FAMILY AFFAIR NAMED CELEBRITY GRAND MARSHAL OF THE 62ND ANNUAL GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PARADE

March 10, 2022

PATRICK “PAT” CATLIN, PRESIDENT OF THE  GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, ANNOUNCES  “CELEBRATING ESSENTIAL WORKERS” AS THEME OF THE 62ND ANNUAL GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, MAY 27 – 30, 2021 IN GARDEN GROVE, CA

News Stories of Note 2022:

July 2022

KTLA 5 Story: Vera Jimenez, My Very Own Story. On Saturday, May 28, 2022 KTLA5’s Meterologist, Vera Jimenez attended the 62nd Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. Currently KTLA5 is celebrating their 75h Anniversary. As such, the television station asked all their talent what their favorite childhood memory was. For Vera Jimenez, the answer was attending the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival. So to kick off the Series of My Very Own Story, Vera Jimenez’s story about her memories of the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival https://ktla.com/morning-news/vera-jimenezs-garden-grove-upbringing/

Garden Grove TV3’s coverage of the 2022 Festival:
Parade – https://youtu.be/kaYmWttOkfU
Story – https://youtu.be/gg4iBq2_n2o

June 2022

Orange County News – A Fantastic Festival

Westminster Herald Journal – Strawberry Festival Draws Thousands

https://orangecountytribune.com/2022/06/11/following-up-on-ggs-festival/

https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Winners-Announced-For-62nd-Annual-Garden-Grove-Strawberry-Festival-Contests-20220607

May 2022

CBS2 and KCAL9: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNiuyrxHw8

ABC7: https://abc7.com/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-things-to-do-in-orange-county-location-family-fun-events/11902033/

KTLA5: https://ktla.com/morning-news/a-preview-of-the-garden-grove-strawberry-festival/

https://patch.com/california/orange-county/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-returns-after-two-year-hiatus

https://ggcity.org/events/strawberry-festival-back-2022

https://www.festhund.com/events/2022-garden-grove-strawberry-festival-listing-27345-115173.aspx

https://dailytitan.com/lifestyle/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-returns-in-person/article_6f53a30c-e1f9-11ec-aec7-4ba279b8b6b1.html

https://curated.tncontentexchange.com/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-returns-after-2-year-hiatus/video_fb93902c-54b0-5b63-8608-ab09aaa31170.html

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/29/having-a-berry-good-time/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2618185082322/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-is-back-after-2-year-hiatus-due-to-covid

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2618123267791/let-them-eat-strawberry-cake

https://lasentinel.net/olympians-rosalyn-and-breanna-clark-featured-at-strawberry-festival.html

https://lasentinel.net/tag/rosalyn-bryant-clark

https://ourweekly.com/news/2022/05/26/local-olympians-featured-in-memorial-day-event/

https://www.theepochtimes.com/62nd-annual-garden-grove-strawberry-festival-coming-this-weekend_4494518.html

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/23/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-returns-memorial-day-weekend/

https://mommypoppins.com/lakids/garden-grove-strawberry-festival

https://10times.com/garden-grove-strawberry-festival

https://www.ocregister.com/2022/05/23/garden-grove-strawberry-festival-returns-memorial-day-weekend/

https://www.tasteatlas.com/garden-grove-strawberry-festival

http://www.seecalifornia.com/festivals/garden-grove-strawberry-festival.html

https://www.oc-breeze.com/2022/05/17/213276_heavy-traffic-and-road-closures-during-garden-grove-strawberry-festival/

https://localanchor.com/events/garden-grove-strawberry-festival/https://10times.com/garden-grove-strawberry-festival

https://www.fairsandfestivals.net/events/details/2022-garden-grove-strawberry-festival

Story in Not Born Yesterday on Kathy Garver

Gabbin Cabin – Kathy Garver – Listen to the part 10:28 to 11:19 of note: https://youtu.be/TljmpmHrbc4

April 2022

Story on Neile Adams McQueen in Not Born Yesterday

Story in The Country Journal in Arizona

Cover Story on Neile Adams McQueen in Jaguar Journal

Story in AAA Westways magazine

K-WAVE 107.9 FM, The Update Program with Michael David, with Special Guest Kathy Garver talking about the 62nd Annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival: https://youtu.be/oxHsSH_eBi4

March 2022

https://orangecountytribune.com/2022/03/12/essential-workers-celebrated/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2540266410455/essential-workers-celebrated

https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/855ed0b6604f011a1a45ad99e282d362-The-Garden-Grove-Strawberry-Festival-is-back-from-May-2730

Orange County News, Volume 114, Number 11, Thursday, March 16, 2022, Pages 1 and 2 – click to view

https://newsantaana.com/the-garden-grove-strawberry-festival-is-back-from-may-27-30/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2543879922893/the-garden-grove-strawberry-festival-is-back-from-may-27-30?s=oldSite&ss=dmg_local_email_bucket_3.web2_fromweb

https://newsantaana.com/the-garden-grove-strawberry-festival-is-back-from-may-27-30/

Valley Scene Magazine, March 18-21, 2022, Volume 23, Number 6, spring Festivals Are Back by Barbara Beckley, Page 8

https://orangecountytribune.com/2022/03/24/cissy-is-parade-grand-marshal/

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2551368262961/cissy-is-parade-grand-marshal