HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME INFANT CARE CENTER SPRING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

WHEN: SATURDAY APRIL 23rd, 9AM - 1:30PM
WHO: ALL GEORGETOWN ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
WHAT: SPRING CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
WHERE: HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME INFANT CARE CENTER - 675 Minna Street(located between 7th and 8th Streets AND Mission and Howard Streets)San Francisco, CA 94103Easily accessible from Muni and BART
WHY: To celebrate the spirit of giving back to the community and have fun!Join us for the 2nd annual Spirit of Georgetown Week Holy Family DaySpring Cleaning.

We had a great turn out last year helping our friendsat the Holy Family Day Home make their school a better place to be.This year, we will help at the infant center. The projects that we arehoping to complete are:- painting the walls in the office and toddler room- spring cleaning of the furniture and room/steam cleaning the rugs- maintenance on the yard (securing netting on the play structure,good sweeping, light gardening)Holy Family Day Home we will provide all the supplies except gardeninggloves (we have latex gloves but not gardening gloves). TheGeorgetown Club will provide lunch!PLEASE REPLY TO sfhoyas@gmail.com and let us know if you will be ableto make it!For more information about the Day Home, please visit the website atwww. holyfamilydayhome.org and specifically about our Infant CareProgram, visit http://www.holyfamilydayhome.org/services/minnastreet.html-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Minna Street Infant Program is designed to be a "nest" for youngchildren — a completely safe space in which they may freely exploretheir environment. The children interact with one another and developtheir natural sense of independence and curiosity.The Program serves nine infants ages three to 18 months and sixteentoddlers ages 18 – 30 months.The Program is located in a beautiful facility at 675 Minna Street atEighth Street, part of the new Canon Barcus Community House, alow-income housing project owned by Episcopal Community Services. TheCanon Barcus Community House facility contains apartments for familieswho have a history of homelessness and qualify for a rental subsidy.The facility also houses services for Case Management and SupportiveServices, a Health Clinic, After-school Youth Program, a SkillsCenter, and a Family Literacy Program.Holy Family Day Home is proud to partner with Episcopal CommunityServices to offer early education services to the residents of thefacility as well as other families in our service area.The Infant RoomThe infant room has an excellent infant to caregiver ratio of 3:1.This ratio allows for highly individualized infant care. Each child isassigned a primary caregiver who is responsible for meeting the basicneeds of the child and regularly communicating with the infant'sparents/ guardians. Caregivers follow each child's feeding andsleeping cycle and provide routine care and nurturing supervisionaccording to each child's needs.The physical environment has soft areas for indoor play and an outdoorarea that is separate from the toddlers. The separate play areasmaximize the infants' safety while providing open areas for movement.Infants are seen as competent human beings, capable of communicatingtheir personal needs and getting those needs met. Infants may explorethe indoor or outdoor environments as they wish, always accompanied bya caregiver.To learn more about our programs, schedule a tour, or enroll yourchild go to Parents SectionThe Toddler RoomThe toddler room, for children ages 18 – 30 months, has a toddler tocaregiver ratio of 3:1. As in our infant room, each child is assignedto a primary caregiver. A group of four toddlers and one caregiverforms a "pod." The pod usually eats and naps together.The classroom is a busy place, bustling with quiet activity. Thechildren learn by exploring the carefully chosen materials and thewell-prepared environment. Children may choose to explore the indoorclassroom environment or the outdoor play yard throughout the morning.Materials for art making, science experiments, reading, and pretendplay are available throughout the day.Through pretend play, children learn important personal care skillssuch as dressing and grooming. They also develop the social skills ofgrace and courtesy by respectfully interacting with one other. Theconsistent daily routine of the classroom also provides lessons inpersonal hygiene; we wash our hands before meals and brush our teethafter eating. Developmentally, toddlers are beginning to function ingroup settings, but attention is still given to each child'sindividual needs.Breakfast and lunch are served family style and children may also havehealthy snacks in between if they become hungry. Toddlers nap as agroup after lunch to the sounds of soft music. In the afternoon, uponwaking from their nap, snacks are offered and the children are thenallowed to play in the outdoor area.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE INVITE BAY AREA RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THIRD-ANNUAL WINDERMERE COLLEGIATE CREW CLASSIC

STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE INVITE BAY AREA RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THIRD-ANNUAL WINDERMERE COLLEGIATE CREW CLASSIC Top universities from across the nation converge at Redwood Shores for two days of competition
Stanford University, in partnership with Windermere Real Estate, announced the line-up of teams for the third-annual Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic, an invitational rowing regatta held at Redwood Shores, in Redwood City, California. This two-day regatta and free community festival takes place on Saturday, April 9 from 9am to 5:30pm, and Sunday, April 10 from 9am to 4:30pm. The regatta features crew races between 17 of the nation's top universities as well as nearly 400 Bay Area community and high school rowers
Drawing hundreds of athletes and thousands of spectators each year, the Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic has become one of the most anticipated rowing events on the West Coast. In addition to Stanford University, visiting teams include Georgetown, the University of California, Clemson, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Michigan State, Oregon State, Princeton, Sacramento State, San Diego State, Texas State, UC Davis, UCLA, University of Washington, University of Virginia, Wisconsin State, and Yale. Athletes will compete in two days of Henley style racing, a one-on-one or a two-boat race used for competition at the famous Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England.
For more information contact:
Joe Gurriere joeg@windermere.com 206/527-3801