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Dear Neighbors,
Welcome to April! Our office heard from many of you about our newsletter
format. We decided to change the way we send our newsletter so that more of
you will be able to easily read and benefit from the information.
Thank you for your feedback, and I look forward to seeing you out in the district!
Katy
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MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERVISOR

ADVANCING RIGHTS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERVISOR

ADVANCING RIGHTS FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES
:

Accessibility legislation rally in July 2015

20157

Each day, individuals with disabilities

face numerous challenges. It can be

easy for many of us to ignore the
fact that others may struggle with
daily tasks, such as riding public
transportation;
eating
at
a
restaurant; or even putting ones
shoes on. One of my goals has been
to ensure that individuals with
disabilities have the ability to access

the services they need in our city.

Although there are state and federal

requirements regarding accessibility,

the
reality
is
that
many
improvements must still be made to
better

assist

individuals

with

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disabilities.

With the assistance

rights
advocates

of disability
and
city

departments, our office introduced

groundbreaking legislation on the
25th anniversary of the enactment of

the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA) last year. The legislation
requires that the front entrances of
places of public accommodation are

made accessible to people with

disabilities. In addition to mandating
accessibility, the legislation creates a
Disability Access Compliance Unit
comprised of multiple department
representatives that will assist
property owners in complying with

the mandate in a more efficient

manner.
The legislation also empowers the
Access Appeals Commission to hear
cases
when

and make determinations

a property owner faces

challenges
with
making
the
accessibility improvements, such as

technical infeasibility, unreasonable

hardship (economic factors), or the
need for equivalent facilitation of
services. This formal documentation
is important, as many property
owners
attempt

and/or businesses who

to
make
accessibility

improvements often have difficulties

given the historic nature of a
building
or
topography.

the

surrounding

Over the years, many businesses

have also expressed concern over

drive by lawsuits. Under the ADA,

both property owners and business

tenants can be liable if sued for non-

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(driveby)(

(CouncilofDistrictMerchants
Association,CDMA)
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:http://sfosb.org/ada
requirementsandyoursmall
business

compliance.
The Budget Committee supported
the legislation at its March 23rd
meeting, and the legislation will be

voted on by the Board of Supervisors

on
April
5th.
Through
this
legislation, San Francisco is leading

the way to ensuring that everyone

has access to the services they need.
To read and track the legislation,
click here.

More information from the Office of

Small Business here:
http://sfosb.org/ada-

requirements-and-your-smallbusiness.

DISCOVER YOUR DISTRICT (DYD) UPCOMING EVENT

THE ART OF BREWING WITH
SUNSET RESERVOIR BREWING COMPANY
(DYD)
Sunset Reservoir

Discover the art of brewing, take a

tour of Sunset Reservoir Brewing

SunsetReservoir

Company, and sample their beers at

this behind-the-scenes event! Our

office is partnering with the Sunset

Reservoir Brewing Company to learn
the process of beer-making as part

of our Discover Your District (DYD)

!
SunsetReservoir

(DYD)
422
1 30 3 30 Sunset

series. This event is free and will take

place on Friday, April 22 from 1:30

Reservoir (Noriega 1735

24)

Brewing Company (1735 Noriega

pm 3:30 pm at Sunset Reservoir

Street at 24th Avenue). Space is

limited so register today here.

SunsetReservoir

Visit Sunset Reservoir Brewing

Company at

http://sunsetbeersf.com/
For more information on DYD events,

:
http://sunsetbeersf.com

DYD
:
www.sfbos.org/DiscoverYourDistrict

visit

www.sfbos.org/DiscoverYourDistrict

FRONT YARD AMBASSADORS APPLICATIONS

OPEN NOW THROUGH MAY 31ST
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BEFORE and AFTER Photos of the Front Yard Ambassadors Program

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Our Front Yard Ambassadors Program

helps Sunset residents remove concrete

and install landscaping in their front

yards with the assistance of experts and
volunteers.

Through

the

Front

Yard

Ambassadors Program, we have installed

62 gardens on 14 blocks and removed

7,035 square feet of concrete in the

Sunset District thus far, which will divert

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84,420 (and counting) gallons of water

from our combined sewer system. All

1500

tolerant

(
)

gardens

are

and

planted

low

with

drought

maintenance

landscaping that grows well in the Outer

Sunset.

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2016531
Participants

receive

approximately

$1,500 of improvements and are only

required to pay a nominal $100 fee to
participate. Applicants must partner with

a minimum of four houses on their block

(five total).

:
www.sfbos.org/FrontYardAmbassadors

ashley.summers@sfgov.org(415)
5547460

Applications for the Front Yard

Ambassadors Program will be open
through May 31, 2016 and can be
found online at

www.sfbos.org/FrontYardAmbassadors.
If you have questions about this
program, please contact

ashley.summers@sfgov.org or call our

office at (415) 554-7460.

FIRST PARKLET ON TARAVAL COMING SOON!

Taraval (Parklet)!

Taraval Street will soon have its first

parklet at Rolling-Out Caf (1722 Taraval

Street near 28th Ave). Owner Bruno Tse

brought his vision of an outdoor caf and

community gathering space to life with the
help of volunteers, landscape architects
from

SF

Public

Works,

the

Planning

Department Pavement to Parks program,

(Parklet)
RollingOut (Taraval1722
28)BrunoTse

PavementtoParks
(OEWD)100

funding from the the Office of Economic

over 100 individual donors.

and Workforce Development (OEWD) and

The parklet is nearing completion, and a

grand opening celebration is being

planned to occur in the coming weeks. If

you would like to join the ribbon cutting

and celebration, and take in the ocean view

from the new parklet, please contact
Rolling-Out Caf at

(415)5136054RollingOut
(
https://www.facebook.com/KatyTangSF/)

(415) 513-6054.

We will also notify neighbors about the

celebration via social media at

https://www.facebook.com/KatyTangSF/.

SUNSET BOULEVARD GREENWAY UPDATE

Recently,

you

may

have

noticed

construction and landscaping taking

place on Sunset Boulevard. As part of

Project, the San Francisco Public

(Rain Garden)

the

Sunset

Utilities

Boulevard

Commission

Greenway

(SFPUC)

is

installing rain gardens strategically

along the western side of Sunset

Boulevard to reduce stormwater from

entering the sewer system and allow

for water to directly infiltrate the soil

(SFPUC)

201511
TaravalSloat
20164

to help replenish our groundwater.

OrtegaTaraval

The Pilot Phase of the construction

was completed in November 2015.

Ortega20168
20172

201648Irving

Phase1 construction between Taraval

Street

and

currently

Sloat

happening

Boulevard
and

will

is

be

completed by April 2016. Phase 2

construction between Ortega and

Taraval Streets will occur from April

to August 2016, and Phase 3

(415)554-3289

www.sfwater.org/sunsetgreenways

construction

between

Irving

and

Ortega Streets will occur August

2016 to February 2017.

For more information,

contact (415) 554-3289

or visit

www.sfwater.org/sunsetgreenways.

UPDATE ON
WESTSIDE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS REPORT

Supervisor Tang, in her role as a

Commissioner on the San Francisco

County

Transportation

Authority

(SFCTA), requested that the SFCTA

conduct a Strategic Analysis Report

(SAR) regarding transportation for
west side residents. This report,

which was adopted by the SFCTA on

March 22nd, analyzed the options
for improving access to west side

transit hubs, especially West Portal

and Daly City BART stations, with the

ultimate
goal
of
encouraging
alternatives

to

driving

alone

to

access transit hubs or downtown.

One of the key recommendations

that came out of the report is to

leverage

underutilized

routes

to

strengthen connections to hubs. In

particular,
Supervisor
Tang
is

(San
FranciscoCountyTransportation
Authority,SFCTA)SFCTA

(StrategicAnalysisReport,SAR)
322SFCTA

WestPortal

66Quintara

interested in re-purposing the 66-

Quintara line to not only serve the

existing route, but to serve an even

greater

ridership

between

the

various transit hubs. Please stay

tuned for our work on this idea. You

can read the report here.

PLAYLAND AT 43RD AVENUE - VOLUNTEER WITH US!

43 Playland!

We had a great Community Work Day

319

on March 19th, where volunteers

helpedassemblethecommunitygarden

beds and plant them. (Supervisor Tang

!)

is looking forward to having fresh

lemons from the lemon trees that were
planted!)
Seeourworkdayphotoshereand

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104

here.
We hope you will join us for our
upcomingcommunityworkweekendon
Saturday April 9th from 10:00am
4:00pm. We will be completing the
gardening work. Playland at 43rd
Avenue

is

project

aimed

12

43
Playland43
1360(Judah43)
FSKeyAnnex

at

transforming the Francis Scott Key

Annex, an underutilized site at 1360

43rdAvenueintoacommunityresource

forfamilies.
Formoreinformationaboutthisproject,
clickhere.

RSVPonlinehere.

SUBMIT A LEGISLATIVE IDEA TO SUPERVISOR TANG

Do you have a legislative idea to

improve the quality of life for District 4
residents and fellow San Franciscans?

One of the many ways we ensure that

our constituents concerns are being
heard is by developing legislation based
on your input and ideas. We urge our

constituents to think critically about

everyday local issues, and bring forward
legislative ideas that could bring

positive changes to our neighborhoods.

Whether it be modifying existing local

codes or bringing forward a new

legislative idea, we want to hear from

www.sfbos.org/legislativeideas

you.

To submit your legislative idea, visit

http://www.sfbos.org/LegislativeIdeas.

YOUTH COMMISSION APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2016-2017

20162017

Dont miss this opportunity for you

or a young person (12-23 years old)
you know to serve the City as a
policy
advisor.
As
a
Youth

Commissioner, you can learn about

local advocacy, city government, and
the city budget while helping to build
youth voice and engagement in local
government.
The
Commissions
regular meetings take place every
1st and 3rd Monday at 5:15pm in

room 416 at City Hall and are open

to the public. Participants at the

meetings can engage in public

comment and bring attention to
issues they would like the Youth

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Commission to take action on. Please

review and return the application to
Youth Commission by Friday, April
22nd (if submitting in person) and

Sunday April 24th (if submitting

electronically).
Find the application online here.

:
http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?
page=5585

For more information about the

Youth Commission visit

http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?
page=5585.

SFUSD SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS:

DEADLINE FOR ROUND 2 IS APRIL 8TH
SFUSD
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Families across the city are currently

navigating
the
student
assignment
process for the 2016 - 2017 school year.
The deadline to participate in the 2nd of
5 rounds of the process is April 8th.
Parents for Public Schools San Francisco
(PPS-SF) is available to help families until
the end of this process.

If you do not register by the deadline,

then your child will lose the spot and you
will have to start the process over. If you
do register in time, then your child will
hold that spot even if you submit an
application for Round 2 or any

subsequent round. If you register, your

20162017

48
(ParentsforPublicSchoolsSan
Francisco,PPSSF)

48

held spot will only be released if you are

assigned to another school that you

http://newsroom.ppssf.org/enrollment
support/sfusdenrollmentapplyingforround2

prefer. If you are pleased with your

assigned school, then you only need to
register by April 8, and you are finished
with the assignment process.

For more information, visit:

http://newsroom.ppssf.org/enrollmentsupport/

STERN GROVE'S EARTH DAY

By: Stephanie Chan, District 4 Intern

STERN GROVE

We invite you to join the Handson

Bay Area Youth Advisory Council for

an Earth Week clean up at Stern

Grove on Saturday, April 16th, 2016
from 9:30am-12:30pm. Volunteers

will meet at the Stern Grove

Trocadero Clubhouse and then work
on projects that will help restore,
replenish, and preserve the natural

Handson
(andson Bay Area YouthAdvisory
Council)2016416
9301230
Stern
GroveTrocadero

Vale
Crestlake

habitat in the park. Free parking is

available at the entrance on Vale
Avenue and Crestlake Drive. A light

SternGrove!

enjoy a fun day restoring Stern Grove

with the San Francisco community!

lunch will be provided at the end of

the project. Bring your family and

Register online here.

For more information please contact

Joey@handsonbayarea.org
JoeyGuerin

the coordinator Joey Guerin at

Joey@handsonbayarea.org.

STERN GROVE FESTIVAL SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM

By: Susie Gonzalez, District 4 Intern

Stern Grove

4Susie Gonzalez

Stern Grove is offering free Summer Art

Programs for children, which include Kids
Camps for children between the age of 8-12

and Kids Days for children between the ages of

4-11. Kids Camps include a three-day
cumulative
program
and
will
offer
songwriting/spoken word, dance, and rhythm.

The Kids Days are single day programs taught

by organizations such as Dance Mission,

Tacuma King and Company, and the San

Francisco Ballet. Adult guardians must attend
with participants. All programs take place at
Stern Grove, located at 19th Avenue and Sloat
Boulevard. Registration is now open.
For more information and to register,

please visit:
http://www.sterngrove.org/home/education/

SternGrove
812
411

DanceMissionTacumaKing
andCompany
19
SloatSternGrove

:
http://www.sterngrove.org/home/education/

WALK TO WORK DAY IS APRIL 7TH

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Join Walk to Work Day by walking

just 15 minutes of your commute.
Stop by the Walk to Work Day hubs
across the City for FREE Clipper Card,

totes, coffee, snacks and more! You

can register for an employer toolkit
or blog your own commute to share
your story. You can also enter to win
prizes for the longest commute,
most interesting sight, and best
shoe bling by using the #Walk2Work
hashtag.

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#Walk2Work

www.walksf.org/take
action/walk2work

Visit
www.walksf.org/takeaction/walk2work
to find out more.

MERCHANT SPOTLIGHT: FAR OUT GALLERY

By: Aric Phuong, District 4 Intern

: Far Out Gallery (FOG)

4AricPhuong

Anne Herbst

Anne Herbst

Photo credit: www.Hoodline.com

Photo credit: www.Hoodline.com

Far Out Gallery is a fine art gallery

inspired by Ocean
envisioned by the

Beach and
artist Anne

Marguerite Herbst. Herbsts brilliant

yet tranquil artwork frequently
incorporates a blend of vibrant
colors and rhythmical arrangements
by
hand
and
fingerprints,

representing precisely how she

brings a part of her persona into
each and every art piece. The gallery
is intended to be inclusive and
accessible to other artists to display
their work, and to hold film and
music events for the public. Begin

your imaginative adventure at Far

Out Gallery and allow the art to
inspire and clear your mind of all
troubles.
Far Out Gallery

3004 Taraval St & 40th Avenue

(415) 463-5537; Appointment
Number: (415) 681-3674

FarOutAnne
MargueriteHerbst
Herbst

FarOut

Far
Out

FarOut
Taraval300440
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http://www.faroutgallery.com/

Email: fogsfca@gmail.com
Business Hours: Thursday, Friday &
Saturday (12pm - 6pm) and by
appointment

http://www.faroutgallery.com/

NATIONAL PET MONTH PHOTO CONTEST

!

May is National Pet Month, and our

office is celebrating by sharing
photos of your Sunset District pets

on Facebook! Send us a picture of

your four-legged, furry, feathered or

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scaled friend by May 15th. Starting

in May, we will begin sharing
pictures of our Sunset pets on our
Facebook page. The pet with the
most likes by the end of May will win
a $50 Gift Certificate, courtesy of
Sunset Pet Supply, located at 3809
Noriega Street.
Sunset residents,
please send photos of your pets to

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(like)
Noriega3809
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ashley.summers@sfgov.org
4

ashley.summers@sfgov.org
to be included in the National Pet
Month Contest for District 4.

UPCOMING EVENTS

PLAYLAND AT 43RD AVENUE COMMUNITY WORK WEEKEND

April 9 | Saturday | 10:00am 4:00pm
Playland at 43rd Avenue | 1360 43rd Avenue (Judah-Irving St.)

Playland at 43rd Avenue is a project aimed at transforming the

Francis Scott Key Annex, an underutilized site at 1360 43rd
Avenue into a community resource for families. Stop by to help
paint with the final gardening day. For more information about
this project, click here. RSVP online here.

CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND YOUR INVESTMENTS

April 5 | Tuesdays | 7:00pm 8:00pm
Parkside Library | 1200 Taraval Street (22nd - 23rd Ave.)
Arlene Ericson of AXA Advisors will provide an educational
seminar on investing and current market conditions. Learn the
right investment strategy for you! For more events at Parkside
Library, click here.

IRVING STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOLLOW-UP

MEETING
April 6 | Wednesday| 6:00pm 8:00pm
Jefferson Elementary School auditorium
1725 Irving Street (18th - 19th Ave.)
For more information, please contact Michael Rieger, Irving
Streetscape Improvement Project Manager at
Michael.Rieger@sfdpw.org.

PLANTING FOR A NEW TRAFFIC MEDIAN AT KIRKHAM/GREAT

HIGHWAY
April 9 | Saturday| 10:00am-12:00pm
Kirkham Street and Great Highway
Please join our office for this planting day in an effort to beauty
our neighborhood by installing landscaping at the new traffic
median. For more information or RSVP, please contact
ray.law@sfgov.org or call our office at (415) 554-7460.

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR SMALL SPACE FOOD GARDEN

April 9 | Saturday| 10:30am
Ortega Library | 3223 Ortega St. (39th Ave.)
Golden Gate Gardening author Pam Peirce presents a talk and
slide show, covering timing, crop choice, microclimates, and pest
control. She will include tips for easy preparation ideas as well as
recipes. For more events at the Ortega Library, visit
http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100001601

PEOPLE OF PARKSIDE SUNSET (POPS) MONTHLY MEETING

(formerly Taraval Parkside Merchants Association)
April 12 | Tuesday | 7:00pm
Taraval Police Station | 2345 24th Ave. (Santiago-Taraval St.)

POPS sponsors special events, advocates on behalf of the

neighborhood, and works with residents and other merchants to
improve the community. For more information, visit www.sfpops.com.

UPCOMING NERT TRAININGS

April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 19, 26| Thursdays | 6:30pm 10:00pm
The Urban School | 1563 Page Street
The Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) is a
program to help the citizens of San Francisco be self-sufficient in
a major disaster situation. NERT training helps citizens develop
multi-functional teams that are trained in basic emergency skills.
Through this program, individuals learn how to prepare
themselves and loved ones for a disaster while also creating a
resilient community. All trainings are free. For more information
and to register, click here or call (415) 970-2024

THE ART OF BREWING WITH SUNSET RESERVOIR BREWING

COMPANY
A Discover Your District (DYD) Event
April 22 | Friday | 1:30pm 3:30pm
Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company | 1735 Noriega Street at 24th
Ave.
Discover the art of brewing, take a tour of Sunset Reservoir
Brewing Company, and sample their delicious beers at this
behind-the-scenes event! (Free; Limit 15). For more information,
call (415) 554-7460 or register here.

PARKSIDE LIBRARY BOOK CLUB

April 26 | Tuesday | 7:00 8:30pm
Parkside Library | 1200 Taraval St (22nd - 23rd Ave.)

Parkside Library | 1200 Taraval St (22nd - 23rd Ave.)

Join the Parkside Librarys monthly book discussion group! This
month, members will be discussing Flight Behavior by Barbara
Kingsolver. New members are welcome! For more events at
Parkside Library, visit http://sfpl.org/index.php?
pg=2000172901&month=4&year=2016&loc=24
Outer Sunset Parkside Residents Association (OSPRA)
April 28 | Thursday | 6:30pm 8:00pm
Ortega Library | 3223 Ortega Street and 39th Avenue

Join a cohort of residents from the Outer Sunset and Outer

Parkside (representing the area west of Sunset Boulevard) to
discuss key issues and opportunities in the neighborhood
including public safety, land use, transportation and more. This
particular meeting will feature a forum for candidates running for
State Senate. Contact Susan Pfeifer at mediasusan2@gmail.com

ST. GABRIEL SCHOOL CARNIVAL

April 29, 30 | Friday, Saturday | (Fri) 4:00pm 10:00pm and
(Sat) 11:00am 4:00pm and 6:30pm 10:00pm (Sat)
St. Gabriel School | Ulloa Street (40th 41st Ave.)
Stop by St. Gabriels annual Spring Carnival for rides, raffles, a
silent auction, live music, games, and beer/wine tasting. For more
information, visit http://new.sgsparents.com/carnival.html.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Parkside

Irving
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Jefferson|Irving1725(1819)
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MichaelRieger

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KirkhamGreat

!ray.law@sfgov.org
(415)5547460

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Ortega|Ortega322339
(GoldenGateGardening)PamPeirce

Ortega
:http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=0100001601

PeopleofParksideSunset(POPS)
(TaravalParkside)
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Taraval|242345
POPS
:www.sfpops.com

NERT
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:TheUrbanSchool|Page1563
(NERT)
NERT

:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerttraininghaightashburytickets
22554884266(415)9702024

SunsetReservoir
(DYD)
422||130330
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SunsetReservoir
!(15)
(415)5547460

Parkside
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Parkside!

BarbaraKingsolverFlightBehavior
!Parkside:
http://sfpl.org/index.php?
pg=2000172901&month=4&year=2016&loc=24

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mediasusan2@gmail.comSusanPfeifer

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St. Gabriel
/
: http://new.sgsparents.com/carnival.html

MARCH 2016 - AT A GLANCE

2016:
For more photos from March, click here.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HONORING

SANFORD JOHNSON OF SUNSET PET
SUPPLY
:
SANFORDJOHNSON

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: HONORING

JANE GONG FOR CREATING THE SF
BUSINESS PORTAL
:
JANEGONG

READ ALOUD DAY AT SUNSET

ELEMENTARY

BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD ASSEMBLY
AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN

DISCOVER YOUR DISTRICT WITH EAGLE

PIZZERIA
:EAGLEPIZZERIA

GARDENING WITH NEIGHBORS AT

PLAYLAND AT 43RD AVENUE
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