City of San Carlos - Parks & Recreation eNewsletter

Summer is fast approaching and it�s time to select and register for our fabulous classes, camps and programs! Refer to your Spring/Summer 08 Recreation Activities Guide that was issued in March, or go to www.RecConnect.net to view the Guide on-line. Parks & Recreation can help you plan a perfect Summer of fun, play, exploration, and creativity for the whole family. Choose from Club Ed Specialty Camps in Science, Chess, GPS Adventures, Driver Education, Math, Drama, Cooking, Engineering with Legos, Magic, and more. Improve fitness and sports fundamentals by participating in camps for Baseball, Ice Skating, Rock Climbing, Golf, Lacrosse, Flag Football, Gymnastics, Tennis, Basketball, Roller Hockey, Fencing, and Soccer. Our Adventure Day Camp programs for kids ages 5-12 are filling fast, so get the kids registered now. Adults need recreation too�you�ll find many new and interesting classes for your Summer enjoyment. Call the Recreation office at 802-4382 for more information and/or for a PIN and barcode to access on-line registration. The Fun Starts Here!

Join Pamela Kurtzman, Sequoia Healthcare District's HeartSafe Program Manager, as she demonstrates the use of an Automated External Defibrillator on May 13, 10-11am, at the Adult Community Center. The program will be repeated at the Adult Community Center May 15 from 7-8pm. Free and open to the entire community, this is valuable information and training each of us should have. Please pre-register by calling the ACC front desk at 802-4384.

Celebrating 28 years of community pride, Hometown Days 2008 returns to Burton Park May 16-18 for a weekend of events including a parade, arts & craft booths, food court, games, beer garden, wine tasting, Rotary Fun Run, Kiwanis BBQ, entertainment on 2 stages, Rotary Pancake Breakfast, book sale, community exhibits, pony rides, and more. Visit www.sancarloshometowndays.com or call the Hometown Hotline at 594-2700.

We're off to San Francisco for a fascinating day exploring the rooftop gardens in the area. The tour includes Yerba Buena Gardens and a visit to three more delightful rooftop gardens, as well as a delicious hosted lunch. Trip departs from the Adult Community Center at 8:30am, returning at 4:30pm. Cost $72 per person. For registration and additional information, call the ACC at 802-4384.

Usher in the Spring season with your friends at the Adult Community Center for an evening of fine dining and dancing. The menu features Chicken Monterey, enjoy a no-host wine and beer bar, and dance to the music of �The Casuals�. Tickets are $25 in advance and are available at the Adult Community Center front desk. This is a community event for all adults. Call 802-4384 for additional information.

The Project is currently out for construction bids. Award of the construction contract will be recommended to the City Council at the meeting on May 12. The project would then begin on June 1 and the target date for completion is August 1.

A wonderful donor just informed us they will donate all 70 boulders to be used in the new playground. This will save the project approximately $18,500. We hope to be able to reveal the name of this generous donor in the near future.

We now have $774,209 for the $850,000 project in cash and commitments. The Parks and Recreation Foundation has hired LOOK Design to implement a fundraising campaign that includes a Laurel Street banner, posters being distributed throughout the community, a sign at Burton Park and a fundraising mailer sent to all residents and businesses in San Carlos. This campaign begins the week of April 21. We have also met with the Vice President for Grantmaking at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) to seek additional support from the SVCF. Our goal is within reach and soon all children will have a place to play.

San Carlos children had a fundraiser of their own for the Burton Park Playground Renovation. Chase and Natalie both turned 11 years old this April, and with their love of the TV show, �The Apprentice�, came up with a special fundraising idea. The children celebrated their birthdays together by hosting an "Apprentice� Birthday Party at Burton Park to raise money for the playground renovation. Just like the TV show, "Celebrity Apprentice", where the celebrities get to donate their winnings to their favorite charity, the children have selected Burton Park Playground renovation to benefit from their fundraising efforts. Chase and Natalie heard about the playground renovation project at Central Middle School. Since they both often play at the Burton Park Playground, they had the idea to invite about 30 of their combined friends, break them in to four groups and have them each market and sell lemonade on April 27. They contacted friends, relatives and neighbors to encourage them to come to THEIR stand. Total raised from this effort: $650.00! All donations will go toward the Burton Park Playground renovation. The Daily Journal newspaper covered the fundraiser in the April 28^th issue.

Two other young children sold lemonade last week and donated the proceeds to the Playground. Everyone is helping in any way they can.

Yet another innovative fundraiser is planned to help the City of San Carlos close the gap of funding needed to renovate the most utilized playground in town � Burton Park Playground. Buy a frozen yogurt at Harmony Frozen Yogurt, located at 1226 Arroyo Avenue in San Carlos on Saturday, May 3 & Sunday, May 4, and Harmony Yogurt will donate $1.00 for all frozen yogurts sold.

Hometown Days will be highlighted by a concert featuring Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve from Playhouse Disney. Genevieve, recipient of the 2007 Parent�s Choice Award, is scheduled to perform on Saturday, May 17 at 12:30pm and it should be a fun event for everyone. A donation jar will be at the concert, with all proceeds going to the Playground Project.

Handprint tiles are again available for purchase from April 28 � May 23, and may be completed through May 30 at Laurel Street Arts. We have a limited number of tiles left and hope to help those parents and grandparents who missed the earlier sale. Just log onto www.RecConnect.net and select course #14804. Instructions are available on the website www.cityofsancarlos.org/burtonpark.

Volunteering is your chance to give back to your community, support your favorite programs, develop new skills, and make new friends. Put your time and talents to good use at the Adult Community Center, where volunteers are needed in the following areas: Front Desk Personnel; Copy Writers; Accompanist for the Choir; Lobby Greeters; Marketing Professionals; Journalists; Morning Van Driver; Bingo Callers; Class Instructors. Contact Joan Santaga, Volunteer Coordinator, at 802-4384 or stop by the ACC front desk to pick up a volunteer application. Thank you in advance for your support!

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