[House] eNews from SF Recreation and Parks- August 4, 2021

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Updates, news and events in San Francisco parks  Brandon Crawford Helps Reopen Gilman Playground After Renovation Last Friday, we reopened the Gilman Playground baseball field with a first pitch by San Francisco Bay Sox Girls Baseball pitcher Angel to San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford! The field reopened after a renovation that repaired and upgraded the field, dugout, fencing and more. Thank you to Brandon, the Giants Community Fund, and Good Tidings Foundation for making this renovation possible. Thank you as well to everyone who came out to celebrate the renovation, including Mayor London Breed, State Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember David Chiu, Giants Public Address Announcer Renel Brooks-Moon, Lou Seal, and more. Be sure to grab your mitt and get out and play here soon! Giants Community Fund Masks Required Indoors for Public Spaces in San Francisco San Francisco and seven other Bay Area health officials have issued Health Orders requiring masks indoors in public places regardless of vaccination status, with limited exceptions, effective August 3. This means that masks must be worn indoors at all times by visitors (vaccinated and unvaccinated) to our facilities. For our aquatics facilities, mask must be worn indoors at all times unless swimming or showering. While vaccines remain the most powerful tool in the fight against COVID-19, including the Delta variant, a face covering offers an extra layer of protection and helps curtail the spread. For more information on getting vaccinated, click the link below. COVID-19 Vaccine in San Francisco San Francisco Celebrates National Night Out Thank you to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD), our Park Rangers, and everyone who came out for citywide National Night Out block parties on August 3. This annual community-building campaign organized by SFPD promotes community partnerships and neighborhood comradery with the goal of creating safer and stronger neighborhoods. We were proud to have hosted many of these block parties in our parks, including Little Hollywood Park, Mission Playground, Minnie and Lovie Ward, Boeddeker Park, Duboce Park, and Balboa Park! We look forward to celebrating again next year! Now Hiring: Environmental Educator Interns We are hiring Environmental Educator Interns to help lead our Youth Stewardship Program (YSP) this coming year, from November 2, 2021 to September 13, 2022. YSP is a free environmental education program offered to the San Francisco Unified School District and youth-serving organizations. Interns will lead youth on field trips to San Francisco parks to help youth understand the role they play in building healthy social and natural communities. For more information, including hours, compensation and more, click the link below.   To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Lydia Nichols-Russell at lydia.nicholsrussell at sfgov.org by Saturday, September 11 at 6 p.m. Environmental Educator Internship Flyer Golden Gate Park Band Returns to the Bandshell This past Sunday, the Golden Gate Park Band returned to the Spreckels Temple of Music bandshell for its first concert of the season after a pandemic hiatus. The band’s tradition of Sunday concerts in the park goes back to 1882, with it surviving two pandemics and playing more than 5,000 concerts in the park. Read more about it courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle at the link below and be sure to check out other weekly concerts in our parks including SF Wednesdays, Union Square, and Stern Gove Fest. Golden Gate Park Band Returns 47th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair August 7 to 8 The 47th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair (NSF) returns this weekend from August 7 to 8 at Japantown Peace Plaza (Post and Buchanan streets) with performances, activities, Tokyo Olympics coverage and more! This event will also feature drop-in COVID vaccinations and testing. For more information, including the schedule of events, click the link below. Nihonmachi Street Fair Fall Activity Registration Begins August 14 Registration for fall activities opens on Saturday, August 14 beginning at 10 a.m. Sign up for activities such as tennis, sewing, Zumba, volleyball, skateboarding, kayaking, photography and more! Member registration for the Friends of Sharon Arts and Randall Museum will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 7. To view fall program offerings, click the link below. Register on August 14 at sfrecpark.org/register or by phone at (628) 652-2900 on August 14. Note that we are currently not able to take walk-in registrations for fall classes and hope to bring this service back for winter classes. Until then, feel free to visit one of our eight recreation centers, now open for drop-in activities on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Minnie & Lovie Ward, Palega, St. Mary’s, Joseph Lee, Betty Ann Ong, Moscone, Sunset, and Gene Friend (SOMA). Masks must be worn indoors at all times by visitors (vaccinated and unvaccinated) in our recreation facilities. Golden Gate Park Senior Center will continue virtual programming through the fall. The rest of our Recreation Centers will reopen after Labor Day. Fall Programming OpenRoad with Doug McConnell: Bay Area Ridge Trail Our Video of the Week comes courtesy of OpenRoad with Doug McConnell and highlights the Bay Area Ridge Trail, including the recently renovated Stanyan Street Edge section of Golden Gate Park! The trail began as an audacious dream in 1989 and is reaching its 400th mile in 2021 with new and awe-inspiring miles being added every year. Join Doug McConnell as he ascends recently completed trail segments and some soon to be opened on wild lands from Napa to Morgan Hill and through Golden Gate Park to a lofty peak in the heart of San Francisco. 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 Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by rpdinfo at sfgov.org powered by Try email marketing for free today!
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