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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)
Posted to March 27th, 2013
Support the Annual CFF fundraiser:
Edible Crawl for a Cure
Sponsored by sacramento.downtowngrid.comThe Faces Of Cystic Fibrosis
We would like to introduce you to some of the local faces of cystic fibrosis (CF). They all wear the same smile and in their eyes you see reflections of hope and optimism for the day when a cure for their disease is found. With your help24one day soon24we will find a cure and then cystic fibrosis won’t have a face at all.What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective cystic fibrosis gene. The disease occurs in one of every 3,900 live births and about 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed each year.When the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation began, few children with CF lived to attend elementary school. Today, thanks to the efforts of scientists, caregivers and the development of new treatments supported by the Foundation, the median age of survival for a person with CF is nearly 37 years. A remarkable improvement24although it is not good enough as we continue to lose at least one precious life to cystic fibrosis every day.
Who Is The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF)?
Since 1955, the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the development of the means to cure and control CF and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease. The Foundation tirelessly pursues this mission by supporting innovative research dedicated to discovering and developing new therapies and by funding and accrediting specialized care centers to treat people with the disease.The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is one of the most efficient voluntary health organizations of its kind and has been recognized by such publications as Forbes, SmartMoney and USA Today for its innovative approach to curing a disease. In 2005, almost 90 cents of every dollar raised was available for investment in vital cystic fibrosis program services.
Never before in the history of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has the feeling of optimism for defeating this disease been so great. Progress has been made because the Foundation has seized every opportunity to support the best minds in science and to recruit the finest team of caregivers to the CF cause.
When you support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, you are investing in the lives of those with cystic fibrosis. Working together, we can give children and adults with CF the quality of life and the future that they deserve.
Become a Volunteer Today!
Help us add tomorrows for someone with cystic fibrosis!Make CF History
No matter what your interests are, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has an opportunity for you. Help make a difference in the lives of children and adults living with cystic fibrosis (CF) by becoming a volunteer. You don’t have to be a scientist to help cure a disease!By volunteering your time, talent and/or dollars, you can help make the letters “CF” stand for “Cure Found”. Contact the Sacramento Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to sign up today: 916-979-7080 or sacramento@cff.org
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Californians Against Waste
Posted to March 27th, 2013
Mission:
Californians Against Waste is dedicated to conserving resources, preventing pollution and protecting California’s environment through the development, promotion and implementation of waste reduction and recycling policies and programs.Who we are:
Founded in 1977, Californians Against Waste is a non-profit environmental research and advocacy organization that identifies, develops, promotes and monitors policy solutions to pollution and conservation problems posing a threat to public health and the environment. Californians Against Waste’s history has demonstrated it to be the nation’s oldest, largest and most effective non-profit environmental organization advocating for the implementation of waste reduction and recycling policies and programs.What we believe:
Californians Against Waste believes that when manufacturers are required to internalize the environmental externalities (costs) of material extraction, processing and manufacturing pollution, and end-of-life waste management in a product price, the market-place motivates them to reduce consumption, replace virgin resources with recycled materials, reduce toxicity and waste, design for maximum life and recyclability, and generally improve sustainability. This concept of Extended Producer Responsibility lies at the root of virtually every legislative policy that CAW has pursued for the last 30 years.Our work includes:
- The development of policies and incentives to motivate manufacturers to reduce toxicity and waste, design for recyclability, and increase use for recycled materials.
- Lobbying policy makers to implement and extend producer responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products and processes.
- The design of programs and funding policies that provide the public with information and convenient opportunities for recycling and responsible waste management.
Our Funding:
As reflected in our annual Financial Statements, the work of Californians Against Waste and our sister organization, Californians Against Waste Foundation is funded primarily from small contributions from individuals. -
Center For Sacramento History – CSH
Posted to March 27th, 2013
The Center for Sacramento History (CSH) is the repository and research center for City and County historic collections. The collections consist of official records of City and County government, personal manuscript collections, business records, photographs and artifacts. Operating costs are shared by the City and County of Sacramento.
Visit the Center for Sacramento History website for more information.
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95811
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Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sacramento
Posted to March 27th, 2013
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Sacramento is for children ages 6 to 18. We offer a safe place for these children to learn, play and develop citizenship and leadership skills. Programs
Downtown Location:
1117 G Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Art Beast – Midtown
Posted to March 27th, 2013
Art Beast studio is a licensed preschool!
Our preschool retains Art Beast’s celebration of creativity and child-led learning, while offering full time care in a vibrant community. See our preschool page for details. -
Alliance Francaise de Sacramento
Posted to March 27th, 2013
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE de SACRAMENTO
welcomes you!
CLICK on the PROGRAM TAB for Information on our French Classes.
Want to Learn French? Do you enjoy French culture? Bonjour et Bienvenue!
The Alliance Française de Sacramento is the place for you to enjoy:
- Language instruction for all ages and levels
- French movies
- Informal conversation groups
- Holiday events and fêtes
- Library/Film library
- Concerts
The Alliance Française is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote French language and culture throughout the world. Created in Paris in 1883, there are more than 1,100 branches worldwide. Over 140 chapters are represented in the United States. Our local Sacramento branch has about 600 members. Un coin du monde francophone dans la vallée centrale!
Nous espérons que notre association francophone vous incitera à garder des liens avec la culture française. Nous vous proposons de nombreuses activités qui vous donneront l’occasion de parler notre belle langue. Soyez les bienvenus!
Be sure to mark you calendars for November 20th, 2009 for the 8th annual
Fête du Beaujolais Nouveau!
For information please call us at 916. 453-1723. The office is staffed each afternoon as well as some mornings. At other times please leave a message. -
Alhambra Mail & Parcel
Posted to March 27th, 2013
We’re Good for Your Business!
Mail Boxes
Notary
Keys
Metered Mailing
Greeting Cards
Gifts
Ink Cartridges
Fax Services
Quality Copies
International & domestic shipping
Packaging SuppliesOur services give your business or organization the professional image that is otherwise too expensive to establish.
A street address with a suite number instead of a Post Office Box lends prestige to your business, and a private mailbox protects your mail.
In addition to offering convenience, stability and longevity for receiving mail, we provide many other services!
Come in and:
Copy your own documents
Meter your mail
Get a rubber stamp made
Get a key cut
Buy stamps
Get a document notarized
Pick out a greeting card
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A Directory of Sacramento Area Parks
Posted to March 27th, 2013
Sacramento City Parks
Boulevard Park 16th and D Street
Bertha Henschel Park -160 45th Street
This 2.5 acre park includes a wading pool, adventure play area, tot play area, shade structure, bantam soccer field, two basketball courts, picnic areas and restroom.
> City SiteCalifornia State Capitol Park – Downtown Sacramento – 10th Street and L Street
State SiteCesar Chavez Plaza – 910 I Street
Cesar Chavez Plaza is in the Center of Downtown Sacramento, has cafés, and a beautiful Fountain. There is a farmer’s market in the plaza every Wednesday from 10-2pm from May through October. During the Summer Chavez Plaza, hosts Friday Night Concerts, Sacramento’s best loved free music concerts.
> City Site
> Farmer’s Market
> Friday Night Concerts in the Park ProfileCrocker Park – 211 O Street
Across from the Crocker Art Museum, Crocker Park is a beautiful tree lined park, providing shade and a rest area for Families visiting the Museum of Downtown Sacramento.Curtis Park – 349 West Curtis Dr
A Beautiful Park with an Adventure Play Area, Grassy Picnic Areas, 2 Ball Fields, 2 Lighted Tennis Courts, 1 Basketball Court, Perimeter One Mile Walking/Jogging Trail.
> City SiteEast Lawn Memorial Park – 43rd St. & Folsom Blvd.
Beautiful tree filled park, and cemetery.
for more information: www.eastlawn.com
East Portal Park – 1120 Rodeo Way near L Street
The 7.48 acre park includes, Picnic Areas, Adventure Play Area, Tot Play Area, Ball Field, 2 Bocce Courts, a Clubhouse.
City Site
ClubhouseFremont Park– 1515 Q Street
Fremont Park has a new adventure playground, central seating area, and individual picnic tables. It also has a farmers market every Tuesday from 10-2 from May to October, and is the site of the Annual Chalk It Up! Festival every Labor Day weekend.
> City Site
> Farmer’s Market
> Chalk It Up! Festival Profile
> Fremont Community Garden
Glen Hall Park- 5415 Sandburg Drive
Glen Hall Park has a pool, volleyball courts, soccer field, baseball diamond, tennis courts, playground, and river access
> City Site
Grant Park – 205 21st Street
Grant Park has a large field with a baseball diamond, a picnic tables. Grant Park also has a 2 acres dog park, open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Amenities include a drinking fountain for dogs, turf, and dog waste bag dispensers. Lights are scheduled to be installed in December 2007. There is also a Skateboarding park nearby.
> City Site
J. Neely Johnson Park – 516 11th Street
Johnson Park has a playground, grassy field, picnic tables, and a community garden. From late Spring to early fall Alchemist has a Farm Stand every Tuesday evening in the park
> City Site
> J. Neely Johnson Community Garden
> Alchemist Farm Stand
Marshall Park – 912 27th St
Ethel MacLeod Hart Multipurpose Senior Center (916) 264-5462
> City Site
McClatchy Park – 3500 5th Ave
McClatchy Park has Picnic Areas, Adventure Play Area, 2 Lighted Ball Fields, 2 Basketball Courts, 2 Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, Wading Pool, Amphitheater.
> City Site
McKinley Park – 601 Alhambra Blvd.
McKinley Park Features: BBQ grills, Pets allowed, Picnic tables, Playground, Tennis courts, Running Path, Duck Pond, Wheelchair Accessible
> City Site
John Muir Park – 1515 C Street, Sacramento, CA
Southside Park, 6th and U Streets
Features: Picnic tables, Playground for all ages. Very cool park, plus a pool and a pond with ducks (not to mention the space ship!!). Southside Park also has a community garden with About 40 spaces and a kids’ garden area.
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> Southside Park Community GardenCalifornia State Indian Museum – 2618 K Street,
916-324-0971
Hours: Daily 10:00am – 5:00pm
Closed:Christmas, New Years, and Thanksgiving holidays
> City SiteSutters Fort – 2701 L Street,
916-445-4422
Operating Hours: Daily from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
> City Site
> Teacher’s ResourceTahoe Park – 3501 59th St.
Tahoe Park features include two soccer fields, a soft ball field, basket ball and volley ball courts, a play area, picnic benches and a swimming pool.
City SiteWinn Park 28th & P St,
Winn Park features include picnic tables, and a playground
> City SiteWilliam Land Park 4000 S. Landpark Drive
William Land Park is one of Sacramento’s best parks. It’s where the Zoo, Fairytale Town, and Funderland are as well as pony rides, and a full golf course. Lots to do for the whole family!! The SPCA also holds their Annual Doggy Dash event in Land Park every spring.
> City Site
> SPCA Annual Doggy Dash
