In San Francisco and across the country, recreation and parks budgets have suffered greatly as municipal funding have been cut across the board. In order to sustain our public space and maintain a high quality of urban life, we need to consider new options to grow revenue from both private and public sources, and engage a new generation of volunteers concerned with enhancing community health and beauty.

1. Craigslist Bootcamp 2010 Public Spaces: How to Save our Urban Backyards

2. In San Francisco and across the country, recreation and parks budgets have suffered greatly as municipal funding has been cut across the board. In order to sustain our public space and maintain a high quality of urban life, we need to consider new options to grow revenue from both private and public sources, and engage a new generation of volunteers concerned with enhancing community health and beauty.

3. In down economic times, are people using their parks less?

6. Every dollar we raise is one less dollar we have to cut.

7. But we can’t do it alone.

11. Volunteerism Volunteer Program Highlights Disney Partnership –“Give a Day, Get a Day” RPD hosted 10 park gardening events with a total of 228 volunteers. Volunteers received a free day at Disney. Shaklee Earth Day-- tree planting in Golden Gate Park Shaklee donated $9,999 of trees and shrubs for Golden Gate Park. Approx 160 employees planted and staked trees at four locations in the park. Port Collaboration Slated for July 2010-June 2011 to increase environmental education and park stewardship at India Basin and Herons Head Parks Habitat for Humanity Partnership Helping to fundraise for a new playground at Hilltop Park

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