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- Chinatown Aftershock Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Kids Hunt for Clues to the Rebirth of Chinatown After the
1906 Earthquake
Over 200 elementary and middle school students attending
schools in Chinatown and North Beach will go on a community
treasure hunt to learn how the community survived two calamities:
the 1906 earthquake itself and subsequent efforts to relocate
the Chinese population to swampland at the outskirts of
the City.
The Chinatown Aftershock Treasure Hunt will take the kids
through several social service agencies, hunting for clues
about life in Chinatown a century ago. Through this, the
students will gain a greater sense of the community’s
resilient history and learn about the wide array of services
available to their families. Then they will tour the Chinese
Historical Society of America Museum to view the new exhibit
“Since the Quake: The Rebirth of San Francisco Chinatown
1906-2006.”
- Sunset Neighborhood Beacon
Center Annual Spring BBQ
Join the Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center for
free food, music, fun and games. All ages are welcome, we
hope to see you there!
When: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 from 4pm-6pm
Where: SNBC: 3925 Noriega St @ 46th Ave.
- Family Summer Resource Fair
Saturday, March 11, 2006, 10 - 3pm
This FREE event will feature over 200 exhibitors showing
everything for children and youth to do this summer.
For more information, go to www.dcyf.org
for more details.
- FAMILY APPRECIATION DAY!
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Let's celebrate
San Francisco's families! For one special day...all San
Francisco families with children 0-18 will receive FREE
or discounted admission to museums and attractions --plus
restaurant and other discounts-- throughout the city.
Adults accompanied by their children must show proof they
live in San Francisco to receive these extraordinary family
discounts.
Family Appreciation Day is coordinated by the San Francisco
Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF).
Visit www.dcyf.org for
details and updates.
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Gateway to Fitness Celebration
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Mayor Gavin Newsom joined more than a hundred Beacon youth
on Tuesday, November 15 at James Denman Middle School,
home of the OMI/Excelsior Beacon, to celebrate the successful
first session of the Gateway to Fitness program.
Mayor Gavin Newsom was the keynote speaker, highlighting
messages about the importance of fitness and health. The
Gateway to Fitness youths demonstrated a variety of games
and physical activities and even got Mayor Newsom to join
in and shoot a few baskets. Gateway participants from
Beacon Centers across the city joined in the celebration.
The Gateway to Fitness program has three key components:
a variety of fun physical activities, nutrition information,
and parent involvement. For more details on the program,
click here. The next
session of the Gateway to Fitness program will begin enrollment
in the spring of 2005.
The program’s success was highlighted by other speakers
that included Denman Principal Gary Pacini, OMI/Excelsior
Beacon Director Dave MacGillis, Kaiser Permanente Area
Manager Michael Alexander, San Francisco Beacon Initiative
Executive Director Virginia Witt, Dr. Chuck Wibbelsman,
and YMCA CEO Chuck Collins.
The YMCA of San Francisco generously provided free year-long
memberships to every youth (and a parent) completing the
Gateway to Fitness program, ensuring that the impact of
this program will last well beyond the fall session. The
youth who attended also received T-shirts, giftbags, and
backpacks that were generously donated by Kaiser Permanente.
Special thanks: To Dave MacGillis and his wonderful
staff at the OMI/E Beacon Center, who did an amazing job
of managing an event that included many VIPs and over
a hundred kids from across the city. And many thanks to
our partners: Kaiser Permanente, Team Up for Youth, The
California Endowment and the YMCA of San Francisco for
their support of the Gateway program.
Click here to learn
more about the Gateway to Fitness program.
-
The Youth Voices Report by Dr.
Milbrey McLaughlin.
The Youth Voices report and Executive Summary are available
for download.
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The Public/Private Ventures evaluation
report on the Beacons.
The Public/Private Ventures evaluation and Executive Summary
are now available for download.
- The latest evaluation findings for all
8 Beacon Centers are available for download.
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Chinatown
Beacon Center Summer Adventure Camp & Beacon Summer
Challenge
Monday-Friday, June 20-August 5, 8:30-4:00
p.m. (entering grades 1-5) or 10:00-4:00 p.m. (entering
grades 6-8) @ Gordon J. Lau ES (950 Clay St.)
The Chinatown Beacon Center will be providing
a full-day camp for youth going into grades 1-8. For more
information contact Kiyomi Noguchi @ kiyomi@chinatownbeacon.org.
Join Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor
Fiona Ma at the WILD FOR AFTERSCHOOL Celebration
and Fundraiser in support of the Sunset
Neighborhood Beacon Center. Light dinner and entertainment
will be provided! For more information call (415) 759-3690
or E-mail wildforafterschool@snbc.org
Friday, May 13, 2005
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
The Great Hall at the San Francisco Zoo, Sloat Blvd.
- Chinatown
Beacon Center
Spring Family Festival: May 6, 2005, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Come join and support Gordon J. Lau ES (950 Clay
St.) for a day of fun, games, and performances. For more
information, contact Jenny Arcilla-Gonzalez @ jenny@chinatownbeacon.org.
Between the Bricks: May 7, 2005, 1:00-4:00 p.m. @ 965 Clay
St. in Joice Alley
Come join the Chinatown Beacon Center for a free
youth concert featuring hip hop and spoken word poet Denizen
Kane, youth poetry group Ill-Literacy and pop singer Natalise,
in celebration of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage
Month. For more information visit the Chinese
Historical Society.
Honey Bee Jamboree: May 14, 2005, 11:00-3:00 p.m. @ Jean
Parker ES (840 Broadway St.)
Come join and support Jean Parker ES for a day
of food, fun and games! For more information, contact Jenny
Arcilla-Gonzalez @ jenny@chinatownbeacon.org.
- SNBC Fall Film Fest
The Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center invites you
to an evening of film and celebration of creativity in our
community! Light refreshments will be served.
November 17, 2004, 7:00-8:30 p.m. @ Christ Church Lutheran,
Community Room (1090 Quintara Street @ 20th Avenue). RSVP
to Megan Agee, 415-759-3690 or email magee@snbc.org. To
find out more about the event, log onto www.snbc.org.
- Chinatown Beacon Center's Family Thanksgiving
Dinner
November 23, 2004, 6:00-8:00 p.m. @ Gordon J. Lau Elementary
School (950 Clay Street, SF)
Come join us for a family dinner and entertainment!
- National Night Out Community BBQ!!
Come join your Sunset neighbors for free BBQ, music &
fun! Meeting your neighbors will help make the community
stronger, safer and healthier. There will be a special presentation
program at 6:00 p.m.!
Questions? Please call Megan at (415) 376-3614
When: Tuesday, August 3 @
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: SNBC Office, 3925 Noriega Street @ 46th Avenue
- Visitacion Valley Beacon
Center's new website!
Congratulations to the Visitacion Valley
Beacon Center on the launch of their new website! Learn
more about them by clicking
here.
- A Citywide Rally for Children
& Youth
Thursday, April 15th, 11:00-Noon @ Civic Center Plaza
Featured Guest: Mayor Gavin Newsom - 100 day report on the
"Year of the Children"
Guests also include Members of the Board of Supervisors
and other Civic Leaders.
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