Solano PLAY

Dear friends and neighbors of SolanoPLAY!

Our famous and most beloved event is coming up! Please join us to celebrate with us our 5th Egg Hunt & Spring Celebration!

When: Sunday, April 13, 1-3 p.m.
Where: Solano Playlot at 38th Street and Solano Ave.

Rain location and time:
Noah’s Ark, Preschool, 555 37th Street @ Roosevelt, 2-4 pm

There will be an egg hunt, crafts table, games, face painting, park cafe, raffle, information tables and more … For questions please call 510.612.1219510.612.1219 or email info@solanoplay.org

We look forward to seeing you all!

See also our Spring Event flyer!

Yes, the Solano Playlot success story continues! To make our playlot even more beautiful we are planting trees, flowers and decorative grasses. Planting days are Saturday, 10/26/2013 from 9 am – 1 pm and Saturday, 11/2/2013 from 9 am – 1 pm. There is a lot to do and we need your help. So please join us in this effort to improve our park and get enthusiastic about the great neighborhood where you live.

This is what you need to bring: gloves, hat, sunscreen and water bottle.

Please contact Amalia at pereira_amalia@hotmail.com to register for volunteer work. Also, a flyer will be available soon and posted on this site – so stay tuned for more information …

Playlot supporters and volunteers,

Happy New Year! I’m excited to announce that on Saturday, January 19 we’re hosting a tree planting event in and around the Solano Playlot, and we need more volunteers to get these lovely trees into the ground. We’ll be planting 6 new trees in the Playlot, and another 8 or more as street trees for the neighbors who live around the park. If you can volunteer between 10am and 1pm, please send a quick email to Nancy or leave a comment here.

• When: Saturday, 1/19 from 9am-1pm
• Where: Meet at the Solano Playlot
• Bring: Work gloves

We’re proud to be joined by members of Richmond Trees, the fantastic new community organization that has been working to plant hundreds more trees in neighborhoods throughout Richmond. The Rotary Club of Richmond has generously donated funds to purchase the new trees, supports and other necessary materials, and will be turning out some volunteers. The City of Richmond’s Parks and Landscaping Department is also helping to supply all the equipment we need for the planting, is working on tree placement and supporting us in many other ways.

This tree planting is the first step toward landscaping the park, which remains one of our biggest outstanding projects. We’ll provide water, coffee, and healthy snacks.

Thanks for your support throughout 2012, and we look forward to another year of improving the Solano Playlot and our North and East neighborhood in Richmond.

Thank you,

Melanie

Our third annual spring festival is happening on April 7th, from 2-4 PM.  This is a very special day because it will be our last event before we begin rebuilding the park. We’ve received some special funding to help make this year’s celebration bigger and more fun than ever. We hope you and your loved ones will join us!

Highlights:

For adults:

• Raffle with lots of great gifts from local businesses, including gift certificates to nearby restaurants, El Cerrito Natural Grocery, free oil changes, plants, and many more
• Plant sale and swap – bring a plant to swap, or buy a few to color your garden
• Bake sale and cafe where you can pull up a chair and chat with neighbors
• Live music from a local musician
• Information tables about many great things going on in our neighborhood

For kids:

• a fantastic egg hunt, with separate areas for younger and older kids
• bounce houses
• seed planting activity table
• lots of fun games
• balloon twister
• creativity table
• possibly a visit from a spring bunny

We look forward to seeing you there!

Once again, we are gearing up for our annual Halloween festival. We will have gifts for the kids, a costume parade, a bake sale, and a visit from our fabulous Richmond Fire Department. We will also have a raffle, which includes gift certificates to local restaurants, salons, automotive services, and much more! If you were here last year, you will remember how popular this was. Expect it to be just as amazing this year!

And new this year, a produce swap! Bring fruits, vegetables, and herbs from your garden and trade them for goodies from your neighbor’s gardens.

As always, this event is FREE and everyone is welcome. Put on your most clever costume and bring the whole family! Festivities are from 2-4 on Sunday, October 30th. Tell your neighbors!

As always, we could use a few helping hands to make this a fabulous event for everyone. Please consider volunteering any amount of time that you would like…before, during, or after the event. Contact melanie at solanoplay dot org or call 510-612-1219. Thank you!

See you at the playlot and Happy Halloween!