On February 27th, employees from Sports Basement came out to show their love for their home field and give back to the community. If you'd like to participate in their effort to keep the field in great shape, visit www.friendsoffranklinsquare.org/playfield or email Richard Sloan at sloangroup@gmail.com
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Volunteer of the Month: Joyce Pedersen
Joyce Pedersen has been working with NPC over the last several years contributing to the "I Love My Park" section of the monthly newsletter. Joyce's work has always been compelling and engaging, and this month we are recognizing her efforts.
1. What do you love about volunteering with NPC?
I love exploring a different park each month. Volunteering with SFNPC to cover the “I Love My Park” feature has introduced me to less publicized parks throughout the city. Each month I meet great San Franciscans who love the parks and city.
2. What was one of your favorite or most memorable submissions?
The park interview in Buena Vista Park featuring two friends hula hooping. They were cute and loved hooping while enjoying the views of the city.
3. How do you choose the people you highlight in ILMP?
I look for people doing something that I’ve not captured before in an interview. Over the years that has involved; Frisbee, soccer, tennis, hula hooping, reading, picnicking, walking a dog.
Discussing India Basin's Future
The India Basin Neighborhood Association has crafted a Community Vision for their neighborhood, which includes some interesting ideas about open space. Check out their presentation about this vision here. You can also join the group on a walking tour of the neighborhood. Click here to find out more.
GreenTrustSF Planning Updates
From the GreenTrustSF Board Chair
Greetings,
Soccer Skills Competition Brings Out Neighborhood Youth
On Sunday, November 15th volunteers and neighborhood youth came to Garfield Square to enjoy a fun afternoon of soccer in the park.Showplace Square Open Space Planning Update
NPC Board Member Isabel Wade has participated in the Showplace Square Open Space planning process from April-November of 2009. Recently, she spoke at the January 28th Planning Commission meeting to highly commend the process and the guidance of City Planning staff, Steve Shotland and Steve Weirtheim. She indicated to the Commission that it was an exemplary public process that NPC would like to Friends of Kimbell Park Host Community Meeting
In anticipation of their upcoming bond planning process, the Friends of Kimbell Park hosted a community meeting on January 12th, 2010. Held at the Garvey/King Cooperative, the meeting also marked the group's one year anniversary, having started in January 2009 when mother Callen Taylor approached NPC with concerns over an unsafe playground.McLaren Park to Receive Dedicated Planning Attention
The Recreation and Park Department working with Neighborhood Parks Council and Parks Trust is hosting three public workshops to discuss improvement needs at McLaren Park.
Blue Greenway Programming Update
The Port of San Francisco is in the process of developing the Blue Greenway Planning and Design Guidelines through a Community Planning process. For more information on this, go to the Port’s Blue Greenway web site at www.sfport.com/bluegreenway. This planning process is funded by the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond (link), and is being coordinated with all City Agencies
