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We create opportunities for families to work together to make Oakland a better place
In October 2007, Good Cents for Oakland launched its first City-wide Service Day for the Planet with the help of many business sponsors and community partners, including PG&E's Greening of Oakland Project, Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, the Oakland Parks and Recreation Department, East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Young Entrepreneurs at Haas (YEAH) and StopWaste.org.
Families worked together at Dimond Park in the Glenview District to clean the park, launch a community education garden and maintain the park's beautiful butterfly garden. Children learned more about the 4Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rot - as they took part in an environmental fact scavenger hunt and played games to earn prizes. They also worked with a local artist to create wonderful masks and other artwork with reusable materials. All attendees received giveaways, including a reusable water bottle and compact flourescent bulb courtesy of PG&E.
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Upcoming family service opportunities We will hold our next City-wide Service Day for the Planet at another Oakland park this fall. Check back for details in the coming months. We hope to launch our City-wide Service Day for Kids and Animals in the coming year.
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Good Cents for Oakland
2865 Broadway, Suite 1 Oakland, CA 94611
Mailing: P.O. Box 21290, Oakland, CA 94620-1290
Phone: 510-444-7100
Fax: 510-649-5162
Email: pennies@goodcentsforoakland.org
Good Cents for Oakland and its licensors
Copyright 2008
All Rights Reserved
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Directions to Dimond Park from 580 East Take Fruitvale exit. Go left at the bottom of the ramp onto Fruitvale Avenue. Cross over MacArthur Boulevard. Dimond Park is on your left opposite Safeway. Walk in the park entrance (near the tennis courts) and follow the path to the registration area near the pool.
Directions to Dimond Park from Highway 13 Take Park Boulevard exit, follow Park Boulevard and make a left on El Centro (one block past the gas station). Follow El Centro until you see the Dimond Recreation Center parking lot. Follow the one way road to the parking lot. Walk down the steps. Registration is near the pool area.
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