July Newsletter
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Newsletter | July 2015
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| Did You Know?
The auditorium is available free to community groups for meetings on Wednesday nights.
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Movie Night / Summer Social Fall Registration Aug 1 Rec Center Hours Changing August 16 Girls’ Volleyball Co-ed Football Maintenance Recent Happenings Canine Corner Community Events Volunteer Opportunities
All proceeds benefit the arts, field trips, and after-school programs at Fairmount Elementary School. Hosted by Fairmount School PTA, Upper Noe Community Recreation Council and FNVRC, and these local merchants: Bom Dia Market, Bricks 4 Kidz, Chuck’s Sun Valley Grocery, Church Produce, Curator, DAVIDsTEA, E & J Market, Edible Excursions, K9 Scrub Club, La Ciccia, Olive This Olive That, One Stop Party Shop, Pomelo, The Buzz, Twin Peaks Pizza, Café XO.
Fall Registration Aug 1
Rec Center Hours Changing August 16
Girls’ Volleyball Passion for volleyball has grown for all ages. Upper Noe added an additional net last spring and has expanded free adult Drop-in Volleyball sessions to include Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30.
Maintenance Tots and their toys are taking a toll. As disappointing as it was to have the floor-refinishing job for the auditorium and gym cancelled last spring, July brings a new budget cycle and renewed hope for some much-needed attention. Maintenance has scheduled the floor job tentatively for the last two weeks of December. Keeping the Playfield Safe. Despite a persistent drought, Rec & Park gardeners will continue to water and maintain athletic fields at county parks. At Upper Noe, gardeners scaled back on a much-needed, extensive renovation of the field that was planned for last winter but curtailed by the lack of rain. Our heavily used field plays host to throngs of small children and healthy turf makes for a safer play surface.
Recent Happenings FNVRC reminded Speier and Lehnertz that, as an integral part of San Francisco’s necessary open space, any measure to curtail recreation in the GGNRA has the potential to strain our local park system.
Upper Noe Neighbors San Francisco State Political Science Instructor David Lee presented the Open Government Act ballot initiative created by his students and headed for the polls this November. It seeks to make City meetings more accessible through live-stream video, remote commenting and time-certain scheduling of comment periods. San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Authority sent two communications reps to note neighbors’ detailed and passionate concerns about the changes to San Jose Avenue, Randall and Dolores Streets.
Canine Corner Much of the current seating is structurally sketchy and while efforts to make visits more pleasant and homey, the comfort visual appeal can be lacking. This heavily used but tiny facility is just 10,000 square feet but carries the load of some much larger facilities. Users take responsibility for most day-to-day maintenance. Big thanks go out to everyone who grabs a broom or a rake and takes initiative to keep it nice for others. At the Rec Center
Aug 1 , 10 am – 2 pm Aug 1 , 4 – 7 pm Aug 8 , 9 am – noon August 19 , 7 pm Outside the Center
August 4 , 5 – 8 pm Contact info@noevalleyreccenter.com if you have an event that you would like to list. • Help advise the city on what classes should be offered at the Upper Noe Rec Center. Serve a term on the Upper Noe Recreation Center’s Community Recreation Council and help shape programming at the Center. A teen member is still needed! Please contact Cheryl Woltjen at 970-8061. The form is available on our website and at the center. Please either drop it off or mail it to: Cheryl Woltjen, UNRC, 295 Day Street, SF, 94131. Thanks for your interest and support of your park! Please contact us with any questions or suggestions. Let us know about any community events you are planning at the park so we can promote them. Please forward this newsletter to your friends and neighbors who use the Noe Valley Recreation Center. We want this newsletter to help build the park community — please help us connect with members of the community. Enjoy your Park! Friends of the Noe Valley Recreation Center |
Open Gym
You asked for it, you got it. It has been seven years since Upper Noe had a facelift. Gradually, the heavy use of our lovely park has started to show. No one had a focus yet on the chipping and peeling paint on the walls, fences and equipment around the entryway and playground. But it bothered Friends’ Molly Sterkel, who pointed it out and asked, “Why can’t they keep this place looking nice?” Rec & Park took notice. Work orders went in and got immediate response from the painters. They made this area look brand new within the month. We love these guys. It pays to speak up. So, if you see something that needs improvement, please bring it to the attention of Cheryl in the office.
It was standing room only at Jackie Speier’s town hall meeting at Nick’s in Pacifica on July 18. Recently appointed Golden Gate National Recreation Area superintendent Christine Lehnertz introduced herself and spoke passionately about the Centennial of the National Park Service next year on August 25. She heard first hand and at length about the importance of recreation in our daily lives. Congresswoman Speier was clear of her expectations for GGNRA management plans to reflect the interests of the community.
On Wednesday, July 8, Upper Noe Neighbors hosted their first meeting without long-term president, Vicki Rosen, who passed away June 11. In the spirit of her leadership, Acting President Marianne Hampton held a traditional and lively roundtable discussion.
Friends of Upper Noe Dog Owners Group is applying for a SF Police Officers Association Community Investment Grant to upgrade the landscaping and seating for Joby’s Run. Plans would also install a new gate mid-section to make supervision and management easier. The $5000 grants foster positive experiences for the community like park equipment and urban beautification.