Survey in progress: What do you want at the Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse?

Local residents and families who use Sunnyside Playground: Please take this brief survey, so that Sunnyside Neighborhood Association will know which Recreation and Parks Department programming options to pursue for our local Clubhouse.

SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XT5Y3HT 

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

The Sunnyside Playground Clubhouse, built in 1972, and refurbished ten years ago. 2017 Photo: Sunnyside Neighborhood Association.

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This Saturday: Healthy Kids Day at Sunnyside Elementary School

This Saturday, Apr 21 (11am-2pm),  Mission YMCA will be holding their ‘Healthy Kids Day’ event at Sunnyside Elementary School.

Photo from the 2017 Mission YMCA Healthy Kids event at Sunnyside Elementary School . Source: https://www.ymcasf.org/about/blog/what-healthy-kids-look-y

About Healthy Kids Day
School’s out and it’s time to relax, decompress and have fun with friends. Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow. But for some kids, exposure to activities that stimulate the body and mind ends with the school year. In fact, research shows that kids are prone to gain more weight and fall behind in studies.  

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Participatory Budgeting is here: Your vote directly supports local projects

Participatory Budgeting voting season is here: From April 1 to April 14, all District 7 residents can vote on which community-initiated projects to fund. (D7 Map.) Your vote is the critical for bringing money to our neighborhood for projects designed by your neighbors! Please take a moment and vote here: http://sfpbd.sfgov.org/district/7/vote

Four projects were developed by Sunnyside residents, and will have a direct impact on our neighborhood–but only if they get enough votes. Vote for Sunnyside!

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The short list of Sunnyside projects to vote for (details follow):

1. Judson Traffic Calming
2. Mangels-Foerster Crosswalk
3. Sunnyside Park Plaza activiation
4. Sunnyside Elementary Playground 

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Vision Zero / Pedestrian Safety

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Mar 22: Grand opening, off-leash dog play area in Balboa Park

SF Recreation and Parks Dept announces: Balboa Park Off Leash Dog Play Area Opening Night on March 22, @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Location mapped. 

For more information, contact Gary McCoy at gary.mccoy@sfgov.org.

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Mar 11: Unity Plaza Craft Fair

From Ocean Avenue Association: Unity Plaza Craft Fair, Sunday, March 11, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Shop for locally handmade arts and crafts and live music at the Unity Plaza Craft Fair from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Unity Plaza is located on Ocean Avenue in Ingleside, next to Philz Coffee and City College.

Unity Plaza Craft Fair is a collaboration between Ocean Avenue Association, OMI Cultural Participation Project, the office of District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development

(…But don’t forget about Shakespeare at the Conservatory that same afternoon)

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SF Rec & Park survey: What do you want to see at Sunnyside Playground?

San Francisco Recreation and Parks Dept announces a new survey — they want to know how they can improve their services. Sunnyside has one medium-sized Rec & Park facility, Sunnyside Playground, as well as the Joost-Baden Mini-park and the Sunnyside Conservatory park grounds.

URL to surveys in all languages: sfrecpark.org/survey

Come Out and Play!

Playgrounds? Swimming pools? Soccer fields? Trails? Picnic tables? The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department is eager to improve the reach of our services across San Francisco and wants your perspective and ideas to guide future investment. Take our brief survey and enter to win a $50 gift card!

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Sunday Mar 11: SF Shakespeare Festival’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Sunnyside Conservatory

Sunnyside Neighborhood Association presents San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ — at the Sunnyside Conservatory on Sunday March 11, 2018. Show at 2pm, followed by Q&A with cast at 3pm.

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