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Newsletter | March 2016
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Spring Registration New Classes Day Camp Registration Summer (Camp) Resource Fair Ladybug Gardeners Birdhouse Workshop New Park Patrol Chief Eggstravaganza Broken Spica – playground update Community Events Volunteer Opportunities Spring Registration – March 5 See the daily schedule of Upper Noe programs and registration info . Remember that most classes at Upper Noe are open to drop-in guests for a small per-session fee. Check with Rec Center staff. Auditorium Free Play – hours remain the same for spring.
New Classes – that did not make the catalog
NEW! Karaoke of Adults (18+) – Fridays, 3/25 – 4/29 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Day Camp Registration – March 19
Summer (Camp) Resource Fair – March 12
Ladybug Gardeners – March 12
Birdhouse Workshop – March 26
New Park Patrol Chief The current priority for Park Patrol is hiring new rangers. This will allow better coverage of the parks and help promote their mission of safety and community policing. When a ranger walks through any park in San Francisco, Mike wants the community to feel safe, to be able to approach to ask for any assistance and guidance, and to receive an answer that is informative and delivered in a way that is professional and courteous. He wants the uniform of the San Francisco Park Rangers to be a welcoming sign. Mike is also aware that currently some issues in the parks violate park ordinances. Rangers will continue with their enforcement in these areas. In Mike’s view, the role of our Park Rangers is to keep the parks safe for all so that visitors can enjoy the parks to the fullest.
Eggstravaganza – March 26 WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Email recparkvolunteer@sfgov.org.
Broken Spica – playground update
At the Rec Center
March 9
March 16 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. • Lead a new event. Are you interested in organizing a new event at the Center? Maybe a game night or movie night? Please contact us at info (at) noevalleyreccenter.com. • Garden at the Park. Help keep the park beautiful by volunteering with the Ladybug Gardeners on the second Saturday of each quarter. The next date in 2015 will be August 8. All ages welcome, no experience necessary, community service hours credited. Even an hour would be a big help! Please email ladybugs (at) noevalleyreccenter.com. 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. Friends of the Noe Valley Recreation Center |
On-site registration for Spring Activities begins on at 10:00 a.m. See the compete catalog of all Rec & Park offerings at www.sfreconline.org or drop by the Rec Center for a catalog and assistance from Upper Noe staff.
Youth Soccer – Tuesdays 4-5 p.m. for 5-8 yrs
Sign ups start at 10 a.m See details at 
Join Joan and her crew from 9 a.m. to noon as they plant, trim, and preen the grounds in preparation for spring. Bring a hat and gloves. Children are welcome.
Rec and Park has a new Park Patrol Chief. Mike Celeste brings over 25 years in public safety field experience. He spent nine years as Director of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the San Mateo County Community College District, he was Chief of Public Safety at Skyline College, and he ran a police academy in the South Bay. He also spent 12 years with the Colma Police Department where they chose him Officer of the Year in 1998.
Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Featuring egg hunts, carnival rides, games, live entertainment, and an annual barbecue rib cook-off between Rec and Park, San Francisco Police and the San Francisco Fire Department. Cost is $8 per person; children under 2 are free.