We hope you had a great time on Halloween. We sure did! With around 200 people attending, beautiful weather, and lots of fun activities and food, we made this Halloween something to remember. Please visit our photo album and add your favorite pictures from the party. One of our neighbors, DJ, made a great short […]
Solano PLAY Halloween Festival – Rain or Shine!
October 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Halloween is around the corner. Join us for our first (and hopefully annual) Halloween Festival. Where: Solano Playlot; IF RAIN, COME TO CLINTON AVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 3017 Clinton Ave at 30th St., next to Burg Park When: Halloween! Sunday, 10/31 from 3-5pm What: Lots of fun activities for kids, including a costume parade and contest, […]
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Community gain, contest loss
October 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Today Kaboom told us that Solano Playlot did not win the contest for new play equipment. Unfortunately, Kaboom has decided not to release the actual vote totals or percents, and have said only that the contest was “very close” and that we came in 4th place. While this news is disappointing for many of us […]
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THANK YOU!
October 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I just wanted to take a moment to offer a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported us in this contest. It has been an incredible experience for all of us, especially the last 2 days of the contest. Click here to check out one of the at least 7 stories that ran on […]
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New Richmond Confidential article about the Solano Playlot playground prize effort!
October 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Media Mentions
Richmond Confidential just published this story with video and photos about the Solano Playlot, our efforts to improve it and this contest. Please share with your email lists to help us win. We will likely lose this contest without many new voters voting today and EVERY DAY. We have only 6 days left in this […]
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Article about Solano PLAY efforts in the Contra Costa Times!
July 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Media Mentions
Richmond residents rejuvenate neighborhood play lot. From the article: Park adoptions like these help deter crime, said Tony Norris, parks superintendent. “It’s additional eyes on what’s happening in the park,” Norris said. “The rate of graffiti and the bad elements seem to diminish.” Residents have noticed the same. Though they were disheartened last week to […]
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Councilmember Tom Butt writes about our Solano Playlot!
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties
From the Tom Butt E-Forum: After the Juneteenth Parade, I stopped by the Solano Playlot to check out the great things I have been hearing about the neighborhood adopting and improving the park. It’s really an inspiration. See the website at http://www.solanoplay.org/. The community is totally changing the park for the better and using it […]
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A more green (and blue and purple) park
June 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Our June 19th work party was a lot of fun. We had painting and planting teams working from 10-2. Painters added beautiful blue, purple and orange colors to the park’s benches, swingset and climbing structure, and planters created another lovely raised bed of plants. If you haven’t already, stop by and enjoy all the changes […]
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Next work party Saturday, June 19, 10am
June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties
Join your neighbors for some fun, sun, and a little work as we beautify the Solano Playlot. We’ll be planting, painting and cleaning the sand, and will have lemonade, coffee and water to keep us going. The City will provide tools, so just bring your work gloves. All ages welcome, as always. More details as […]
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Greening our Playlot
June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Work Parties
Solano PLAY held its second work party on May 22, when 30+ volunteers painted, weeded, cleaned sand and most noticeably added plants. With dirt, logs and wood chips from the City of Richmond, and dozens of plants donated by neighbors, Annie’s Annuals, the Watershed Nursery and others, we began adding some green to the playlot. […]
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