[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- December 2, 2020

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Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  Observation Wheel Temporarily Ceases Operations with SF in Purple Tier We’ve temporarily suspended operations of the SkyStar Wheel as of Sunday, November 29 after health officials announced San Francisco entered the state’s purple tier due to a surge of Covid-19 cases. The Conservatory of Flowers is also temporarily closed. The San Francisco Botanical Garden and Japanese Tea Garden remain open. All SkyStar Wheel ticket holders with reservations beginning Sunday, November 29 can reschedule their rides by visiting www.skystarwheel.com. The number one priority is public safety and stopping the spread of Covid-19. Together we will recover, and the observation wheel will be here waiting for us. Covid Resources Holidays in our Parks With the beginning of December, we have officially entered the holiday season! Though the holidays will look a lot different this year in our parks, we’re excited to have begun installing the new Entwined art installation in Peacock Meadow, as well as the traditional lights on Uncle John’s tree outside of McLaren Lodge this week. Entwined, by Charles Gadeken, will open to the public on Thursday, December 10. No tickets required! There will not be the traditional tree lighting event this year outside of McLaren Lodge, though the tree will illuminate the east entrance of Golden Gate Park as usual for the holiday season! 2020 Greenager Graduation Congratulations to our 2020 Greenagers, who graduated right before Thanksgiving in a virtual ceremony that featured District 10 Supervisor Supervisor Shamann Walton, Recreation and Park Commissioner Joe Hallisy, San Francisco Parks Alliance CEO Drew Becher, Port of San Francisco's Carol Bach, and more! The 22 graduates of this class completed 24 program days, visiting six local San Francisco parks and completing 963 volunteer hours. Thank you for all of your work and we look forward to you continuing to positively impact our parks and community! The Greenager Program is a youth stewardship and leadership program led in partnership with the Port of San Francisco. Teens play an important role in the community by improving the city’s green spaces, raising awareness, and creating place-based projects on issues participants value. For more information on the program, visit the Greenager program page. Greenager Program Page Summer Solutions Leadership Series This past month, 700 summer and out-of-school time leaders, advocates, policymakers, funders, and partners participated in the first-ever, virtual Summer Solutions Leadership Series, hosted by the National Summer Learning Association. Youth development professionals from across the country gathered virtually to share strategies on utilizing high-quality summer programs to close education, opportunity, and racial equity gaps for families and communities. You can watch the full panel series, which includes our own General Manager Phil Ginsburg at the link below! Summer Solutions Leadership Panel Discussions Esprit Park Community Meeting December 3 Join us for the virtual Esprit Park Project community meeting tomorrow, December 3 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Be sure to join and learn more about the project, provide feedback, and help shape the future of this park! Randall Museum Craft 'n Go Fundraiser Looking for some holiday fun this season? Join the Randall Museum for Randall Craft 'n Go, a fundraiser for the museum. For each $150 gift, you get one candy house kit to take home, and another will be provided for free to a child at a San Francisco community hub. Each kit has everything you need to make your own candy house at home, along with an invite to a virtual Randall-inspired holiday event on Saturday, December 5 via Zoom. At this event, you can meet one of the museum's animals, see the Randall Railroad in action, and assemble your kit along with museum staff. Reserve your kit below! Randall Craft 'N Go #GGP150 Birthday Celebration and Merchandise Pick up brand new official #GGP150 merchandise featuring Sesqui, the bison named for the Park's 150th anniversary for the holidays! Stop by the Pop-Up Welcome Center across from the Conservatory of Flowers on JFK Drive or order yours now online at GoldenGatePark150.com. Other merchandise includes baby onesies, t-shirts, and face masks featuring the adorable gal proudly sporting her crown of dahlias. Shop for yourself or others, knowing that a percentage of every sale goes to the Golden Gate Park 150 Fund. We continue to celebrate Golden Gate Park's 150th Birthday this year, which brings the iconic park's nature, art, history and music to park lovers regardless of location. Free content from park partners and supporters includes: Exclusive concerts from artists who have performed in Golden Gate Park over the years Podcasts and playlists with audio stories about the park and favorite music selections Free books to download and digital newspaper archives about Golden Gate Park Photo albums, webcams and videos for visitors to explore and discover the park Online learning activities for kids and adults The ability to share personal stories, memories and special moments from the park Visit GoldenGatePark150.com World AIDS Day - A National Conversation Our Video of the Week comes courtesy of the National AIDS Memorial and recognizes Worlds AIDS Day, which was on Tuesday, December 1. This virtual conversation happened in lieu of the annual event that occurs at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. 2020 marks 40 years since the first cases of AIDS were reported in the United States, a pandemic that has led to nearly 700,000 lives lost in this country, and that still has no cure. This pandemic is put into further context as our nation struggles through another one -- the fight against Covid-19. San Francisco Recreation and Parks | sfrecpark.org ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SF Recreation and Parks | McLaren Lodge-Golden Gate Park, 501 Stanyan Street, San Francisco , CA 94117 Unsubscribe house at digitalkingdom.org About our service provider Sent by rpdinfo at sfgov.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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