Fog City Camp at Sunset Rec
Tuesday, August 4, 2009Posted by
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Tuesday, August 4thToday I visited Sunset Recreation Center, a heavily used facility on 28th Avenue and Lawton in the Sunset District. Originally built in the early-1950s, the recreation center, playground and barn-style gym are in need of some serious work.
The playground is one of several parks and recreation centers that will be renovated under the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond, which was passed by San Francisco voters by an overwhelming majority. Without the public’s support, outdated facilities like Sunset could not be overhauled.
While at Sunset, I spent some time with the teen campers of the Fog City Camp. The camp is run by longtime rec director Tim Roff -- whose dad, Hadley, was Mayor Dianne Feinstein's chief of staff and one of the nicest people I've ever met. Tim takes after his dad. He is a captivating and totally committed recreation director.
Today, he had his kids playing European handball. Even with a lingering shoulder injury from my skateboard incident, I couldn't help but play a bit....one-handed.
Assistant Recreation Supervisor Larry McNesby, who also used to work at Sunset and run Fog City, was on hand today as well. Larry is a fountain of information on some of the more interesting and unique aspects of Sunset. The Rec Center is very heavily used. In addition to summer camp and sports leagues, Sunset Rec is home child development programs, a playground, arts and crafts, ceramics, tie chi, badminton, fencing, dance and ping pong. In fact, one of Sunset's biggest challenges -- other than the facility itself -- is its over programmed space.
Did you know? The site of the original Sunset Recreation Center and Playground was purchased by the City in 1937 for $50,676.
The playground is one of several parks and recreation centers that will be renovated under the 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond, which was passed by San Francisco voters by an overwhelming majority. Without the public’s support, outdated facilities like Sunset could not be overhauled.
While at Sunset, I spent some time with the teen campers of the Fog City Camp. The camp is run by longtime rec director Tim Roff -- whose dad, Hadley, was Mayor Dianne Feinstein's chief of staff and one of the nicest people I've ever met. Tim takes after his dad. He is a captivating and totally committed recreation director.Today, he had his kids playing European handball. Even with a lingering shoulder injury from my skateboard incident, I couldn't help but play a bit....one-handed.
Assistant Recreation Supervisor Larry McNesby, who also used to work at Sunset and run Fog City, was on hand today as well. Larry is a fountain of information on some of the more interesting and unique aspects of Sunset. The Rec Center is very heavily used. In addition to summer camp and sports leagues, Sunset Rec is home child development programs, a playground, arts and crafts, ceramics, tie chi, badminton, fencing, dance and ping pong. In fact, one of Sunset's biggest challenges -- other than the facility itself -- is its over programmed space.
Did you know? The site of the original Sunset Recreation Center and Playground was purchased by the City in 1937 for $50,676.
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