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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be A Sponsor for our May 22 Tea Dance & Garden Party ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 As someone that believes change is possible, even required, in these
A Tea Dance and Garden Party with a Silent Auction
Saturday, May 22 from 2:00 to 5:00 pm
Mission Creek Senior Community, 225 Berry Street
The Community Living Campaign is celebrating two exciting years with our "First Annual FUN-Raiser" - a Tea Dance Party and Silent Auction - great music, dance demos including ballroom, swing and line dancing, tea time refreshments and Silent Auction. What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than basking in a beautiful garden, eating and dancing with friends - all while you're shopping an auction for great bargains and supporting seniors and people with disabilities have happier lives in the communities of their choice.
As an event sponsor or Silent Auction donr, your generosity will be acknowledged in our event program, on our website, in our newsletter, and at events all over the City. Sponsor at the  HEART  HOME and  HOPE levels. For your convenience, it is possible to download a Sponsorship Form HERE. You may also provide your sponsorship on-line at Eventbrite (a small service fee is added) - just click the link for On-Line Donations HERE. You will also be listed in the program if we receive your gift by May 1. We hope that you can help us make this first event a grand success by becoming a listed sponsor or auction donor. For more information, contact Judy Auda at 415.826.3194. |
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Still Sessions to Learn About Tyze at the San Francisco Public Library!
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 The Community Living Campaign (CLC), in partnership with the San Francisco Public Library, has four remaining introductory sessions about social networking and Tyze, a free on-line service to end isolation and loneliness and help rebuild community for people facing life's challenges.
Sessions will showcase Tyze (www.tyze.com) and provide hands-on assistance for those wishing to establish a Tyze personal network for themselves or someone they care about. Tyze networks are fun, easy places to plan events, tell stories, post pictures, and even securely store important documents on-line. Come join the San Francisco Tyze Team at one of the following sessions:
Wed. March 31 10:30 to 12:00 Chinatown Library, 1135 Powell Street
Wed. March 31 2:30 to 4:00 Glen Park Library, 2825 Diamond Street
Wed. April 7 2:00 to 4:00 Mission Bay Library, 960 4th Street
Frid. April 16 1:30 to 3:30 Ingleside Library, 1298 Ocean Avenue
All programs at SFPL are free. Participants will benefit most if they have an active email account and can access their email from the web. Please sign up to assure your space by emailing tyze@sfcommunityliving.org or calling 415-821-1003. Please help us spread the word - download a flyer HERE and post. | |
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Seeds of Hope Garden Event - April 10 in the Richmond
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Remember how nice it is to sit in the front yard, enjoy the plants and birds, say "Hi" to your neighbors and just visit with friends? Well, now you can relive that experience even if you don't have a front yard. Join us at the next Seeds of Hope Community Garden event and bring someone who doesn't get out much. As always, there is delicious food, good drinks and interesting company.
The next Community Garden Event is Saturday, April 10, 11:00 to 1:00, Argonne Community Garden next to Argonne Child Development Center (ACDC), located at 16th Ave., between Cabrillo and Fulton streets in San Francisco's Richmond District - best to enter from 16th Ave for accessible entrance. Click HERE to view a map.
See pictures from our previous garden parties and more information about our Seeds of Hope blog HERE. Want to invite one of our CLC Garden Parties to come to your neighborhood? Contact Judy Auda at 826-3194. |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Hearings on the FY 2010-2011 City Budget
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It's time to assure that San Francisco's seniors, persons with disabilities and their hands-on care providers are treated fairly and provided dignity with the decisions in this year's budget. Let your voice be heard at one of the following budget townhall meetings:
Wednesday, April 7th, 6:00 p.m.
District 3 Budget Townhall Meeting at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School
Wednesday, April 14th, 4:00 p.m.
Off-site Budget & Finance Committee Meeting at Horace Mann Middle School to consider impact of Mayor's proposed budget cuts to neighborhoods in Districts 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11
Wednesday, April 21th, 4:00 p.m.
Off-site Budget & Finance Committee Meeting at Hamilton Recreation Center to consider impact of Mayor's proposed budget cuts to neighborhoods in Districts 1, 2, 4,5, and 7
Wednesday, April 28th, 3:00 p.m. Budget Hearing on City's Proposed Cuts to Spending on Children, Youth and Family programs. City Hall-Board Chambers. |
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Community Grows As A Part of Beauty Shop Culture
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Award-winning photographer, writer and cultural critic Candacy A. Taylor presents Beauty Shop Culture, an exhibition that explores the beauty shop as a community-based institution and addresses issues of gender, race, class and identity. For centuries hair salons have functioned as makeshift communities where people gather to discuss everything from intimate family sagas, food, and pop culture, to finances, politics, philosophy and health. For the exhibition Beauty Shop Culture, Taylor employs photographic documentation, installation and sculpture to explore the contemporary manifestations of beauty shops as a form of community space, and to highlight traditions and history of hair, hair care products, potions and pomades from various cultures throughout the world beginning in the sixteenth century.
Opening: Friday April 2 through Saturday April 24, 2010
Artist Talk: Friday April 2, 6:30 - 7:00 PM
Opening Reception: Friday April 2, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 - 7:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Special Event: Candacy Taylor - Artist Discussion on Beauty Shop Culture
Saturday, April 17, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
SOMArts Cultural Center Main Gallery
932 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Enter through yellow doors at the end of the long driveway
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 - 7:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
www.somarts.org. For more information, go to www.taylormadeculture.com. |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Long Time Trailblazer and Loving Campanion Passes On
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Henry Miller, long time companion and service dog for Ana Aureolas, pass away after providing more than a decade of service and affection. Ana and Henry were a team everywhere, including the days when they were part of a Peer Advocate Training Program for seniors and persons with disabilities several years ago. They helped raise our awareness of the importance of pets, service and companion animals and provided much of the information to develop a special hand-out about services and support for seniors and persons with disabilities and their animal companions, which became Planning for Elders' Senior Survival School Sheet #20. When Ana required surgery, Henry accompanied her to the hospital. Learn more about how Ana and Henry helped lead the way for others seeking accommodations when facing hospitalization at the UCSF Website. Henry will be missed. A memorial service is pending. |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Talent Extravaganza - Friday, April 16!
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Performed by San Francisco's Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities.
Where: War Memorial Building, Room 223, 401 Van Ness Avenue
When: Friday, April 16, 2010
10:00 to 11:00 Social Time and Set-up
11:00 to 12:00 Town Hall Meeting with Special Guests
12:00 to 2:00 Talent Show and Refreshments
Calling all poets, musicians, dancers, singers, and other performers - they are still looking for talent. Please RSVP by April 5.
Call Cathy Spensley at 474-7310 cspensley@fsasf.org or Lolita Kintanar at 487-3780 lkintanar@ecs-sf.org. Organized by the Day Support Center/Community Integration Services of Family Services Agency and Canon Kip Senior Center of Episcopal Community Services, with support from Senior Action Network and American Legion Post 230. | |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Make a secure donation to the Community Living Campaign at Our New Website!
or send a tax deductible check to the Community Living Campaign, P.O. Box 460400, San Francisco, CA 94109
No money, but want to give your time and talent? Contact us at (415) 821-1003 or email info@sfcommunityliving.org. More information about us is available at www.sfcommunityliving.org. |
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