tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11197527842710243082024-03-05T18:08:26.432-08:00Goettingen Neighbors Group (GNG)A Beautification OrganizationGNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-73957526111569616992019-03-10T23:44:00.000-07:002019-03-10T23:44:01.481-07:00COMING SOON - Prize Calendar Fundraiser<b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;">What’s New for GNG in 2019!</span></span></b><br />
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fund <i>The Goettingen Cascade</i> project, </span><span style="margin: 0px;">a glow-in-the-dark mosaic tiled mural on the staircase located at
the Goettingen and Dwight Streets in the Portola district of San Francisco! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">This April GNG is </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;">kicking off a new fundraiser - the <b>PRIZE CALENDAR</b>!
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where an organization sells special calendars to supporters. Local businesses
sponsor a prize each day on the calendar and donate gift cards, products or
services. Each calendar sold is assigned a number. Every day the numbers are
put into a container and a designated person pulls out a number. The
person owning that calendar number wins the prize for that day and the number
is resubmitted to win again and again. There can be multiple winners and prizes
on certain days AND <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">more than 31 chances</b>
to win some great prizes like a $200 VISA CARD, and a Sonoma Winery Tour for
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CALENDERS for $20 each on<b> April</b> <b>1st.</b><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Winners will be posted daily on </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/Mikki/Downloads/GNG%20PRIZE%20CALENDAR"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>GNG
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notified via email or by phone. All tickets are eligible for daily drawings and for a special bonus
drawing on the last day of May - a <b>Fireboat Ride for 10</b> donated by the San Francisco Fire Department. . </span></div>
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GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-77135150461143585822015-03-05T14:28:00.001-08:002015-03-05T14:57:01.942-08:00Plant Sale, Saturday, April 25, 2015<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #134f5c;">Our non-profit plant sale will be Sat, April 25th, 2015, 9am to 2pm, <span style="line-height: 22.71px;">Church of Christ for All Nations parking lot, corner of Goettingen Street and Woolsey Street. Please join us!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07635317234431756775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-91770872407760756702010-04-29T09:26:00.000-07:002010-04-29T09:27:58.033-07:00GNG 3rd Annual Plant Sale<span style="font-family:lucida grande;">The Goettingen Neighbors Group 3rd Annual Plant Sale was a great success! Each year we get more people involved in our neighborhood activities, such as our neighborhood garage sale, block party and our various clean up days. We had a strong turnout on a sunny Saturday. Our members educated people about plants, discussed neighborhood issues and raised money to maintain the Goettingen Neighbors Garden. We had a celebratory dinner together when the work was done. It was an all-around success. We hope to see you at our plant sale next April!</span>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-59799834051690331482010-03-29T12:51:00.000-07:002010-03-29T13:03:46.068-07:00WEEDS GALLORE!!!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thanks to all the volunteers who helped us weed over the weekend. The hill and garden is lookin a lot better. Though there is a lot more to do, a great effort was made. - Today brings more rain and in turn more weeds. ) : We have monthly clean-up days scheduled, usually towards the end of the month, so please look for those dates and come support your community garden for a hour or two. Please also tell your neighbors and friends about us and our upcoming <span style="color:#33ff33;">3rd Annual Plant Sale</span>. Ciao for now and stay GREEN. </span>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-42403242447176566492010-02-13T12:39:00.000-08:002010-02-13T12:40:37.645-08:00Rain, Rain<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">We can’t keep up with the weeds that the February rains have brought! Although the California poppies are doing very well, they have to compete with “uninvited guests,” as one gardener likes to call weeds. We are getting out there when we can but it often is raining when we have free time.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">The planning is coming along well for our 3rd Annual Plant Sale. April 24, 2010 is the date. We are hard at work soliciting donations of plants and pots, as well as potting the plants that we have. This year started earlier so it might be a bit easier plus our plants will be more mature than previous years, which will hopefully mean that they will sell for a better price. Feel free to contact us if you have donations or if you wish to volunteer.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">See you April 24th!</span></p>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-66291399778142030092010-02-02T19:57:00.001-08:002010-02-02T20:08:43.046-08:00Good news...Good news on the horizon...we have set tentative date of Saturday, April 24, for our Annual Plant Sale. In the next month, we'll need help potting plants, and soliciting and collecting donations. We invite anyone who is willing to help out to contact us at our email <a href="mailto:gngcore@gmail.com">gngcore@gmail.com</a>, one of us will answer any of your questions. If you have plants or starter plants that you would like to donate - you may drop them off to us or we can pick them up. We are also accepting gardening books, decor, or tools, or gently used items for our BIG raffle. Ciao for now and happy planting.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-75392763070833706132010-01-25T19:42:00.000-08:002010-01-25T20:05:16.593-08:00Unfortunately our garden was badly hit by the recent storm. An old large Cypress Tree uprooted and fell. Several of our beautiful plants were damaged by the fallen tree. The City came to remove some of the tree limbs they thought posed a safety issue, and a couple of the neighbors worked over the weekend to remove more of the tree and roots, however, plenty more work left to do. Thanks Larry and Chris!<br /><br />Eventually, new plants will be needed to replace those damaged. Stay tuned for further development and if you wish to give us a hand, please email us at <a href="mailto:gngcore@gmail.com">gngcore@gmail.com</a>. Also, heads up...we are in the planning stages of our next fundraiser - the Annual Plant Sale tentatively scheduled for last week of April 2010.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-84644470118248038732010-01-03T16:15:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:27:10.966-08:00In November 2009 the Goettingen Neighbors Group (GNG) welcomed a new addition to the Goettingen Community Garden - BIG BEAUTIFUL BOULDERS. Thanks to the SF Parks Trust Innovator Award, GNG was able to purchase several boulders for the top and bottom of the hill. The boulders totally complete the look of the garden - they look great. Thanks also to Paul from Broadmore Landscaping for helping us to stretegically place the boulders. Could not have done it without cha! What a big job, litterally. Please stop by to check out the new look of the garden and enjoy the beautiful view from the top of the garden.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-44505845562381484992009-07-10T08:38:00.000-07:002009-07-10T08:41:40.734-07:00Block Party & Garage SaleSaturday, July 11th<br /><br />Join us for our 3rd Annual Goettingen Street Neighborhood Garage Sale and Block Party.<br /><br />A portion of the garage sale proceeds will benefit the Goettingen Neighborhood Garden!<br /><br />Enjoy an afternoon BBQ and Ice Cream party with your neighbors.<br /><br />Goettingen Street between Olmstead and Dwight Streets.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-29833681209522707252009-04-06T19:57:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:01:39.719-07:00Thank youThank you, Thank you, Thank you!<br /><br />We had a fantastic plant sale on Saturday and we owe you all a great big thank you. We had beautiful weather, we met many, many new neighbors, and we sold quite a bit of plants. I think the estimate of our sales is in $800-900 range.<br /><br />A thank you to each of you and also to our wonderful supporting businesses. Silvestri donated a unique, solid, gorgeous urn which was won by one of ourneighbors, the Sandoval family. yea! Subway and J.Georgie's donated snacks. Timi at The Botany Shop Florist donated a few great plants. Lowe's (down in S.SF) donated 12 large plants, including a few fruit trees. Rainbow Grocery gaveus a $100 donation which we used to purchase organic vegetable starters, hello<br />cheddar cauliflower and heirloom tomatoes plants!<br /><br />And a big thank you to Joan Loeffler for including us in her last Zephyr Real Estate Newsletter. Thank you for supporting us Joan!<br /><br />We also received plant donations from Ruth and Darlene and Betty and Kim...surely I forgot someone, so thank you too!<br /><br />Until our garage sale in July....<br />All the Best,<br />Goettingen Neighbors Group<br />Trish, Mikki, Laura, Paki, Jeanette, Larry, Chris, & CharlesGNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-37494346468838058262009-03-29T18:24:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:26:29.809-07:002nd Annual Plant Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please join us this Saturday, April 4th</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:00am -2:00pm</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">GNG will host our 2nd annual plant sale fundraiser this Saturday. Please come by to say hello. We will have light refreshments available.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-68542911418252796712009-01-23T21:45:00.001-08:002009-01-23T21:47:21.793-08:00The NEN (Neighborhood Empowerment Network) Awards & Community Challenge Grant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBgYHo1DwEohKXDmET_AdurxTBmqFxcuzkYseYwmqXgBAmLMoppoblfmj8ZW9VHiz74kBxKQSAEIfbEMr4oKGlFsfZcNWQe_HPerZ0mprbXzk63KLYpnjunB0a1iIlZctmdAwS2Tk-A/s1600-h/DSCF9729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBgYHo1DwEohKXDmET_AdurxTBmqFxcuzkYseYwmqXgBAmLMoppoblfmj8ZW9VHiz74kBxKQSAEIfbEMr4oKGlFsfZcNWQe_HPerZ0mprbXzk63KLYpnjunB0a1iIlZctmdAwS2Tk-A/s200/DSCF9729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294732514068365810" border="0" /></a><br />It’s always nice to know that the hard work you put into a project is appreciated. Especially when that acknowledgement is given to you by the community and recognized by the Mayor of our great city, San Francisco. A couple of months ago, back in November 2008, Goettingen Neighbors Group (GNG) was recognized at the Neighborhood Empowerment Network’s 2008 NEN Awards. We shared an award with another group; we were chosen as “Best Community Building Project” for our Goettingen Neighborhood Garden Project!<br /><br />The Neighborhood Empowerment Network (NEN) is the first of its kind partnership of city agencies, local non-profits and neighborhood organizations.<br /><br />During this evening, we were also recognized as winners of a Community Challenge Grant. The funds from this award will be used to set the bib and hose for our water meter as well as continue our efforts to stabilize the hillside. The grant was awarded to us to install a water meter for the hillside; however, the water meter has been secured within the previous Fiskar’s grant we received last August. Perhaps we can use the funds to stabilize the hillside with edging along the staircase to keep the hill from eroding or maybe even the beginnings of another retaining wall at the extreme slope on the hill. We are still working out the details of the Community Challenge Grant, but hope to have them finalized in the next couple of weeks.<br /><br />I have to agree with Mayor Newsom when he states, “ By celebrating what’s right in our communities and providing crucial resources directly to neighborhood groups to assist them in taking the lead in improving their quality of life, these two programs [The Neighborhood Empowerment Network and the Community Challenge Program] are ultimately making a difference in the lives of every San Franciscan.”<br /><br />We are excited and motivated to continue our work throughout 2009!GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-44759222252238099062008-09-10T09:41:00.000-07:002008-09-10T11:30:53.147-07:00Thank You for a Beautiful Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HN9cYOKrMN02dGm2R88hi26LozwWrLP-grtJJciam1JpI7OtBQ_WuEqPQnFe_CzmEMz4G4vx6cb0ZO5gMOp6R_jMjJinLNbgcYpcHIKJxijqzLCb98hbtouK1d8wjFL030YeBlXiCA/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HN9cYOKrMN02dGm2R88hi26LozwWrLP-grtJJciam1JpI7OtBQ_WuEqPQnFe_CzmEMz4G4vx6cb0ZO5gMOp6R_jMjJinLNbgcYpcHIKJxijqzLCb98hbtouK1d8wjFL030YeBlXiCA/s200/sf-goettingen-159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244440299038951938" border="0" /></a>This is an informal thank you to all those who contributed to the fantastic effort that transformed the hillside into a lovely neighborhood garden. Without <a href="http://www.fiskars.com/content/garden_en_us/Garden/Community">Project Orange Thumb</a> and the forward thinking people at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Fiskars</span>, it would have taken months to come this far.<br /><br />Lowe's was also a<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBlnq3QmqGbG-76mPUT6P7k5yeMp06HIxW0DzttfNujNs3IeQNu-ZmXLyerna11mIESfg_lfml3OX5htBqfeFc4GE2o40cbX4KYyIFZboOXglu8aJSRlCnnXfz-j96I_c1SCUvPQmTg/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzBlnq3QmqGbG-76mPUT6P7k5yeMp06HIxW0DzttfNujNs3IeQNu-ZmXLyerna11mIESfg_lfml3OX5htBqfeFc4GE2o40cbX4KYyIFZboOXglu8aJSRlCnnXfz-j96I_c1SCUvPQmTg/s200/sf-goettingen-100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244440658178872194" border="0" /></a> big part of the make-over. They supplied the materials and even sent a team of volunteers to assist with the hands-on gardening.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9Eb8FQcVGmojLrbi4lZBrfAx8HGY_5mje_aaxxW5Qc4F5CvZom5vqbQyaYtEIIK0LvyIBT7lUW0k7ctyyr51tj_w2Vlg1m0-g74-nu5CzdTNn2lOFoOaKrhyphenhyphenFGPmiun8J29nt_5cOw/s1600-h/IMG_5211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9Eb8FQcVGmojLrbi4lZBrfAx8HGY_5mje_aaxxW5Qc4F5CvZom5vqbQyaYtEIIK0LvyIBT7lUW0k7ctyyr51tj_w2Vlg1m0-g74-nu5CzdTNn2lOFoOaKrhyphenhyphenFGPmiun8J29nt_5cOw/s200/IMG_5211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244459081175384818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The San Francisco Master Gardeners sent a team of expert helpers. They were instrumental in overcoming some of the more challenging aspects of gardening on such a steep slope.<br /><br />Without the guidance of <a href="http://www.sfpt.org/">SF Parks Trust</a>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">GNG</span> would not have become as well organized or focused. We joined their organization as a Parks Partner in January this year. They provide us with fiscal sponsorship and give our group direction in areas such as fundraising, grant writing and project management. Thanks to Maria, Kiersten, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jasime</span> and Julia, who worked hard on the that hot sunny day.<br /><br />Liz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lerma</span> and the folks at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DPW</span> assisted <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Fiskars</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">GNG</span> with choosing appropriate trees for the hill. They made sure in <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZsehvir03mnHvqtXgwXqdn0giztPmJvbJXs_y4jjRK_AixPyv6wHwO7FSYvokb2XmNrDbUI4wYrteE_x0BFDRYNePzGp1GPDj_FrNWFd9fg-YZCAD_5FaFOZW0NS1OyDmqPxbwN3Pw/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZsehvir03mnHvqtXgwXqdn0giztPmJvbJXs_y4jjRK_AixPyv6wHwO7FSYvokb2XmNrDbUI4wYrteE_x0BFDRYNePzGp1GPDj_FrNWFd9fg-YZCAD_5FaFOZW0NS1OyDmqPxbwN3Pw/s200/sf-goettingen-149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244441077912626866" border="0" /></a>the days <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">preceding</span> the event and during that waste and compost were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">discarded</span>. Thanks to all those <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DPW</span> people who worked and celebrated at the ribbon cutting ceremony. The garden received a special native blessing with burning sage.<br /><br />Before and after the event Louis sculpted the terrain to help create a garden that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">GNG</span> will be able to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">maintain</span> for years to come. We are extremely grateful to him and his crew. They brought in power tools to break the rocky, clay-like topsoil that is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">prevalent</span> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Portola</span>. No easy task!<br /><br />If it weren't for the consistent effort of all five contributors at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">GNG</span>, the hill wouldn't have been on the map. Laura, thanks for your tireless networking. Trish thanks for being the backbone of our administrative and communications needs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjchC-1vDRe17A0vQZTqty5ElISt9sZdN5oqhffuHS2XOSmFuwP1sygQwoVw9QcwgxgS18rMJ5CGtIEhC0jlypYd7yI-Ir1X6-GSkNijMyZ5Ml8njelko9bS9nBT_PU2hix8T1hOoDqQ/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjchC-1vDRe17A0vQZTqty5ElISt9sZdN5oqhffuHS2XOSmFuwP1sygQwoVw9QcwgxgS18rMJ5CGtIEhC0jlypYd7yI-Ir1X6-GSkNijMyZ5Ml8njelko9bS9nBT_PU2hix8T1hOoDqQ/s320/sf-goettingen-176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244441799391872194" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Mikki</span>, is not only a gracious host to most of our meetings, she is our S<a href="http://www.sfsafe.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">AFE</span> Neighborhood Watch</a> captain and<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17"></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18"></span> generates a huge amount of support from her family and friends.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIiIPgt0xPCFZyY5WaXovzUGXDcXm_9XnxpSGRAlBvxhJdn5ZtqXvNKMlYUCFtJiD1jk9e9ryeZxzMz4fFBdmuQcYE03x95VkfA36pKdJZAuk6aHFbHikN1GfYeDnJ8FjBgOanFs2SQ/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIiIPgt0xPCFZyY5WaXovzUGXDcXm_9XnxpSGRAlBvxhJdn5ZtqXvNKMlYUCFtJiD1jk9e9ryeZxzMz4fFBdmuQcYE03x95VkfA36pKdJZAuk6aHFbHikN1GfYeDnJ8FjBgOanFs2SQ/s200/sf-goettingen-045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244444531982177426" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Paki</span>, without your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">diligence</span> in watering the hill, those wonderful plants would have wilted by now. Thank you too for bringing your family members (and photographer of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">slide show</span> to the right). Lastly, the blogger, Cybil. I'm just happy to be a part of such an amazing group of ladies. Thank you, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">GNG</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br />Along with the following photos of friends who helped on August 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">th</span>, the following <a href="http://gmedia.fiskars.com/sanfrancisco/">link will show photos from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Fiskars</span> website</a>. There is also a <a href="http://gmedia.fiskars.com/sanfrancisco/">time-lapsed video</a> of the entire event! Again, thank you to everyone who made it happen!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU7tevYtvD6n5FqqIoLSY33QR4qfftIat3ZIcNWY8cJr0EJzNOzgNDGtxKFHwy2jwlnV6N5B-fdmfpIS-lIce40AjjEok1Eh6PBn_WinB0SCcbrAGlO3occxR_x1jvj-D-CGAvi0W9w/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-088.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwU7tevYtvD6n5FqqIoLSY33QR4qfftIat3ZIcNWY8cJr0EJzNOzgNDGtxKFHwy2jwlnV6N5B-fdmfpIS-lIce40AjjEok1Eh6PBn_WinB0SCcbrAGlO3occxR_x1jvj-D-CGAvi0W9w/s200/sf-goettingen-088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244446228310548674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZVekz2uNQmewkGPuVoUgqkezZiuIaPRcH1-lLkemXiWefYk0KH8-pr4DAHTH94_oIHMuCBnWCymmrxwh4-kQKp0ECBR73dUNzEbTBVVF91zhjsOJL0mrh130rH-fg6v8y2iXE1FxBA/s1600-h/sf-goettingen-028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZVekz2uNQmewkGPuVoUgqkezZiuIaPRcH1-lLkemXiWefYk0KH8-pr4DAHTH94_oIHMuCBnWCymmrxwh4-kQKp0ECBR73dUNzEbTBVVF91zhjsOJL0mrh130rH-fg6v8y2iXE1FxBA/s200/sf-goettingen-028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244456431493110562" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7_e0LiTzO8khwqRYtjB1c_brDYDYtgBQ1XhE69p27EstZM-eRMin9ZPx9PNDYwKjbJJxqyANQqZCPnWeQpwFowIMmfTRty8g4J0iSrKR5vTSugPdJQrJpxGnqZZrmP0cPD1cv33PvA/s1600-h/IMG_5254.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7_e0LiTzO8khwqRYtjB1c_brDYDYtgBQ1XhE69p27EstZM-eRMin9ZPx9PNDYwKjbJJxqyANQqZCPnWeQpwFowIMmfTRty8g4J0iSrKR5vTSugPdJQrJpxGnqZZrmP0cPD1cv33PvA/s200/IMG_5254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244458029675770642" border="0" /></a>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-50517554662339900022008-08-31T17:28:00.000-07:002008-08-31T17:55:34.842-07:00Fiskars: Revitalized San Francisco Neighborhood Gets Garden Makeover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oar4WYOefoE/SLs9Ou7362I/AAAAAAAADSg/-DlQ6v2UhIc/s1600-h/IMG_5252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oar4WYOefoE/SLs9Ou7362I/AAAAAAAADSg/-DlQ6v2UhIc/s400/IMG_5252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240849914702326626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Press Release - Source: Fiskars<br /></span><br />Tuesday August 26, 9:36 am ET<br />Fiskars Project Orange Thumb and Lowes transform bare ground into a thriving garden - in a single day<br /><br />SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Where this morning there was a steep, bare slope dotted with struggling bushes, tonight Goettingen Street boasts a verdant hillside garden. Brightly flowering ground cover holds the fragile soil, while colorful vines and bold colors peek over new terraced walls.<br /><br />ADVERTISEMENT<br />The most amazing part: the entire transformation took just a single day – thanks to the combined efforts of a determined team. Fiskars joined with Lowe’s to bring nature back to San Francisco’s Goettingen neighborhood through Fiskars Project Orange Thumb initiative.<br /><br />A team of over 50 tilled and planted from early morning to late afternoon at the revitalized garden site on August 26. The makeover included all donated labor, design time, project coordination, tools and all necessary supplies. Fiskars selected the Goettingen Neighborhood for this project and coordinated, developed, designed and managed the day long makeover. Lowe’s donated all planting materials and supplies for the project.<br /><br />“The Goettingen Garden is the second in a series of national gardening projects for Fiskars. Our successful garden transformation in Chicago (May, 2008) proved the importance of gardening to provide beauty, sustainable food resources and a place of community,” said Paul Tonnesen, President of Fiskars.<br /><br />Master Gardener Joe Lamp’l, nationally known as “Joe Gardener,” created a garden design that includes many native and drought tolerant species, such as Russian Sage, Purple Hopseed and Oakleaf Hydrangea.<br /><br />“It has been a dream come true to be selected for the Fiskars Project Orange Thumb Program,” said Trish Winum, member of Goettingen Neighbors Group. “Goettingen Neighbors Group has worked together to make our streets safer, build community, and beautify our neighborhood. Fiskars has helped us meet our objectives while putting Goettingen Street, together with the Portola District of San Francisco, in the spotlight. It's been a fantastic experience.”<br /><br />The San Francisco initiative is an extension of Fiskars’ successful Project Orange Thumb garden grant program. Started in 2003, Project Orange Thumb provides community garden groups with the tools and materials needed to reach their goals for neighborhood beautification and horticulture education. Most recently, Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb successfully completed a garden makeover on Chicago’s south side in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood.<br /><br />Fiskars Project Orange Thumb – San Francisco has additional support from: The City of San Francisco Department of Public Works, San Francisco Parks and Trust, Lowe’s, Radisson Hotels, United Industries, Hines Horticulture and the Goettingen Neighborhood Group.<br /><br />To receive high-res photos or b-roll from the San Francisco garden event, please visit: http://gmedia.fiskars.com/sanfrancisco/media.<br /><br />To receive high-res photos or b-roll from the Chicago garden event, please visit: http://gmedia.fiskars.com/altgeld.<br /><br />Interview availabilities LIVE or via telephone 8/26 – 8/27/08<br /><br />ABOUT FISKARS PROJECT ORANGE THUMB:<br /><br />Since 2003, communities across the country have received more than $200,000 in tools, plants and expertise through Fiskars Project Orange Thumb. Designed to foster neighborhood pride, the grant program has helped to install rain gardens, establish neighborhood vegetable plots, and re-vitalize local parks, creating many beautiful, bountiful spaces that share hope, lift spirits and build community bonds. For more information, visit Fiskars.comGNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-59645028801415530582008-08-20T22:42:00.000-07:002008-08-20T22:52:46.239-07:00Please join us at 5:00pm, Tuesday, August 26th to celebrate our new Garden MakeoverPlease join GNG, SF Parks Trust, Fiskars, DPW, the City of San Francisco and your fellow neighbors here in the Portola at our ribbon cutting of our new Goettingen Neighborhood Garden.<br /><br />Where: The corner of Goettingen and Dwight Street in The Portola District of San Francisco.<br /><br />When: 5:00pm Tuesday, August 26th<br /><br />Why: You LOVE the Portola and are estatic to see our new neighborhood garden.<br /><br />Who: You, your family, and all of your neighbors.<br /><br />What: A newly planted, designed, neighborhood garden at the Goettingen Hillside.<br /><br />We welcome you and are excited to meet you!<br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxVrwVmbOJEhxgUeYGrFqUuaUd7GEIC507ciem-mHE75uKqIZtaTJaaIGsFPaEEGdW4h983a3MTu24_KRVUYFouoVRMbeRhQdjvraOXYMoTtDnt2_sfaoEHK9hRXcYf3dONDjLOAJxA/s1600-h/IMG_0618.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxVrwVmbOJEhxgUeYGrFqUuaUd7GEIC507ciem-mHE75uKqIZtaTJaaIGsFPaEEGdW4h983a3MTu24_KRVUYFouoVRMbeRhQdjvraOXYMoTtDnt2_sfaoEHK9hRXcYf3dONDjLOAJxA/s200/IMG_0618.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236843984536835266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is what the hillside looks like today. We'll post the "after" photos next week.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-43385627330696931872008-08-20T22:01:00.001-07:002008-08-20T22:54:53.953-07:00The Big Day-August 26th-<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN9SlGrrVZmsk7EpmNMIZ0vgK19g86z0qeavsoED0ywOU0IXcobFjzbmbrNfepuAwpyEGaxBhP8Z81jauop9QQKjslWWe9QZwxmrJNM7qo8kia8vwsQ0i_8gObeVKbBMwq6fINPEITQ/s1600-h/August+2008.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizN9SlGrrVZmsk7EpmNMIZ0vgK19g86z0qeavsoED0ywOU0IXcobFjzbmbrNfepuAwpyEGaxBhP8Z81jauop9QQKjslWWe9QZwxmrJNM7qo8kia8vwsQ0i_8gObeVKbBMwq6fINPEITQ/s320/August+2008.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236839127808780962" /></a><br />We have been awarded a $75,000 grant from <a href="www.fiskars.com">Fiskars</a> for a complete garden makeover of the Goettingen Hillside. It has been an amazing journey these past few weeks working on this project.<br /><br />But let's not get ahead of ourselves, let me start at the beginning. Approximately 6 weeks ago, Liz Lerma with DPW contacted Laura to set up a meeting. We had one day's notice to prepare for a meeting with DPW and a representative from Fiskars. The meeting went very smoothly as I thought that Laura and I projected the goals of GNG as well as our vision of building a nice community within the neighborhood for our families. The whole affair only lasted about 15-20 minutes. During the closing, I pointedly asked if there was anything left unsaid that would prevent them from awarding us the grant. I felt confident that we put our best foot forward and asked (specifically when a decision would be made. Luckily for us, it only take a day, any more time and I may have exploded from anxiety:) By 8:00pm the following evening, we received a phone call from Sandra with DPW to inform us that we were chosen for the <a href="http://orangethumb.fiskars.com/">Project Orange Thumb</a> Grant by Fiskars.<br /><br />I was so elated that I ran to Mikki's house in my slippers! Words can't describe how excited we all were. We shared a couple of glasses of bubbly as the news sunk in. We would not have been awarded this grant if we weren't a cohesive, organized, dedicated, and ambitious group. Congratulations you hard-working ladies from GNG!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw801w5i1pzq_LHEspGGT1DAvoG0HfbHXgfSVwv3Z0jMSZmWDbsw4dmVvoP7F47k6qPgzUBSR2264M3VWIedlRFctxFC3N9d9A2utugZYezmXDzJE9GqYAcG_hI3G3ToEgm2XrWH_4g/s1600-h/Larry+%26+Charles+working+on+hill+2007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsw801w5i1pzq_LHEspGGT1DAvoG0HfbHXgfSVwv3Z0jMSZmWDbsw4dmVvoP7F47k6qPgzUBSR2264M3VWIedlRFctxFC3N9d9A2utugZYezmXDzJE9GqYAcG_hI3G3ToEgm2XrWH_4g/s200/Larry+%26+Charles+working+on+hill+2007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236840866630599394" /></a>Let's not forget about the guys who do a tremendous amount of work for us! Without the amazing support of our spouses, we wouldn't be where we are today. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvwsjiVRxU2iD72Ku8pQphMx4NMThxxt3Wt7kt9xqe5wutm8Ps5J6gCQ6rLEFFqsUtx6KXfVVHhlnPvdX5LdaSQ8mXvapm28LzFwEVVWo9FrAFZ7Q3bSbghnuoIFSNewf75ZTiS2l1g/s1600-h/DSCF8519.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvwsjiVRxU2iD72Ku8pQphMx4NMThxxt3Wt7kt9xqe5wutm8Ps5J6gCQ6rLEFFqsUtx6KXfVVHhlnPvdX5LdaSQ8mXvapm28LzFwEVVWo9FrAFZ7Q3bSbghnuoIFSNewf75ZTiS2l1g/s200/DSCF8519.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236841325532985666" /></a>Larry, Charles, and Chris have put in the sweat equity by trimming trees, painting the fence, handrails, and graffiti, shoveling woodchips, picking up litter, and basically doing much of the work that is dirty and gruelling. Our support group has also grown to include other neighbors too.<br /><br />Thank you to everyone on Goettingen and Dwight Streets for coming together to make our neighborhood cleaner, safer, and more beautiful!<br />(posted by Trish)GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-91634556359494968802008-07-28T13:22:00.001-07:002008-11-12T22:47:03.446-08:00What a Party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XHFHnDfs-9OxOdSo_gWqhXfuSBOKnqrh5MCzvCVGq4F7xHKhFmDhOQoSYZIoB2QPrK-UQmxD41kqe3gWdPBL-_70xfa8EhosQPSwcgxeCa4MsrrbU_cLHorbGtxS8QMP8d1EUgiwuA/s1600-h/IMG_4869-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XHFHnDfs-9OxOdSo_gWqhXfuSBOKnqrh5MCzvCVGq4F7xHKhFmDhOQoSYZIoB2QPrK-UQmxD41kqe3gWdPBL-_70xfa8EhosQPSwcgxeCa4MsrrbU_cLHorbGtxS8QMP8d1EUgiwuA/s320/IMG_4869-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228170187398791042" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to all those who showed up in support of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GNG's</span> 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span> annual Garage Sale and Block Party. It was a fantastic success! Our neighbors had a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">gorgeous</span> day to mingle, clear-out their garages and celebrate around the hill. The children enjoyed the bouncy house and games, while everyone noshed on BBQ and homemade goodies. Also, we are grateful for our friends and neighbors who donated their garage sale proceeds and volunteered their time.<br />Please keep your ears and eyes open and subscribe to our blog.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" >We have big news to share soon!</span><br />GNG would like to thank WholeFoods and Costco for donating foods and beverages.<br /><a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/" target="_blank">www.wholefoodsmarket.com</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Ashley Paulson</span><br /><a href="http://www.costco.com/" target="_blank">www.costco.com</a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Hien Nguyen <br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoY_sHE4nvqRa4rn_-KghfTse77IoqJnrhGq5Hd1k2UKbLiYaguoENI1qjfxTLAqnf-Hvb3KtNjQLAjiKzZPO1cfWnslQQpTQR9LIIp3BB4jEYRDZZWr5AGIVIhSr9FB5ENq9covYHg/s1600-h/IMG_4940-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoY_sHE4nvqRa4rn_-KghfTse77IoqJnrhGq5Hd1k2UKbLiYaguoENI1qjfxTLAqnf-Hvb3KtNjQLAjiKzZPO1cfWnslQQpTQR9LIIp3BB4jEYRDZZWr5AGIVIhSr9FB5ENq9covYHg/s320/IMG_4940-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228172074923360306" border="0" /></a>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-83688549553288139752008-05-31T21:57:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:47:03.594-08:00GNG to host 2nd Annual Block Party & Garage Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7NKKqwf1kJm-p5tAeZ6tOaSG1I5JTNHoMrG5NfVwTPjj2z_fTeKMFIKhmXB0DAcwq7Nntu1RZGGPMGfjgaPnMoj8hhtVWNSDs84Q2BTRl0RgXJpyxH42RJsFHIaBG-HuZC7PkDyeJA/s1600-h/j0401130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7NKKqwf1kJm-p5tAeZ6tOaSG1I5JTNHoMrG5NfVwTPjj2z_fTeKMFIKhmXB0DAcwq7Nntu1RZGGPMGfjgaPnMoj8hhtVWNSDs84Q2BTRl0RgXJpyxH42RJsFHIaBG-HuZC7PkDyeJA/s400/j0401130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206776536518498450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">2nd Annual</span><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Block Party and Garage Sale</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, July 26th</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span>In an effort to bring neighbors together, enjoy a little summertime fun and raise funds for the Hillside Beautification, GNG will host it's 2nd annual Block Party and Garage Sale.<br /><br />From 9am to 1pm, families around the 700 block of Goettingen Street will open their garages full of treasure new and old. Any contributions from garage sale proceeds are tax deductible and will bring us that much closer to a safer, greener and cleaner place to live.<br /><br />The Block Party kicks off at 2pm with potluck, BBQ, bouncey house, children's games, a bubble machine, raffle prizes, music, merriment and more! Please bring friends and family, a dish to share and an appetite for fun.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-49401223844196392282008-04-09T10:43:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:47:03.834-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh0LYk1z3hQaHtqk1EXxyQt34nKsaZf4g3jreYdSRYaPIBen5ST4dupj0RYLPg2_7Bv_d1cvuJn4xCgcMoirZSM8wTAUxDMZo-SlR-Gshkq2B2JJRCFXM6DMRmgiJ50VHDnf7n6oeBQ/s1600-h/DSCF7463.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187304946971904418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCh0LYk1z3hQaHtqk1EXxyQt34nKsaZf4g3jreYdSRYaPIBen5ST4dupj0RYLPg2_7Bv_d1cvuJn4xCgcMoirZSM8wTAUxDMZo-SlR-Gshkq2B2JJRCFXM6DMRmgiJ50VHDnf7n6oeBQ/s400/DSCF7463.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank You</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="left"><strong>Thank you everyone for making our first fundraising effort a success! We raised over $800 in sales and donations during our plant sale last weekend. </strong></div><p align="left"><strong>Thank you to all of the new neighbors we had the pleasure of meeting.</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>Thank you to all of you who came by to purchase plants.</strong></p><p align="left"><strong>THANK YOU to all of the businesses who donated plants, cookies, pizza, coffee and pastries: </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Flora Grubb Gardens: 1634 Jerrold Avenue; <a href="http://www.floragrubb.com/">http://www.floragrubb.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Lowe's: 720 Dubuque Avenue, South San Francisco; <a href="http://www.lowes.com/">http://www.lowes.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>The Botany Shop Florist: 2548 San Bruno Avenue; <a href="http://www.thebotanyshopflorist.com/">http://www.thebotanyshopflorist.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Fresh Floral: 499 Golden Gate Avenue, SF; <a href="http://www.freshfloraldesign.com/">http://www.freshfloraldesign.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Cafe 450</strong></li><li><strong>Flowercraft: 550 Bayshore Boulevard; <a href="http://www.flowercraftgc.com/">http://www.flowercraftgc.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>A. Silvestri Co.: 2630 Bayshore Boulevard; <a href="http://www.asilvestri.com/">http://www.asilvestri.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Favors Estate Liquidation: 700 26th Avenue, Oakland; <a href="http://www.favorsestateliquidation.com/">www.favorsestateliquidation.com</strong><strong></strong></a></li><li><strong>R</strong><strong>ainbow Grocery Cooperative: 1745 Folsom Ave.; <a href="http://www.rainbow.coop/">http://www.rainbow.coop/</a></strong></li><li><strong>K&K Printing: 500 Larkin Street, San Francisco, <a href="http://www.sfprint.com/">www.sfprint.com</a></strong></li><li><strong>Smart & Final: 355 Bayshore Boulevard; <a href="http://www.smartandfinal.com/">http://www.smartandfinal.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Martha & Bros. Coffee Co.: 4726 Mission Avenue; <a href="http://www.marthabros.com/">http://www.marthabros.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>J. Georgie's: 2462 San Bruno Avenue; Donut, Coffee, Hamburger, Breakfast</strong></li><li><strong>Subway: 2599 San Bruno Avenue; <a href="http://www.subway.com/">http://www.subway.com/</a></strong></li><li><strong>Cindy Sixx Catering: San Franicsco</strong></li><li><strong>Jamil's Market: 153 Bacon Street</strong></li><li><strong>Domino's Pizza: 320 Bayshore Boulevard; <a href="http://www.dominos.com/">http://www.dominos.com/</a></strong></li></ul><p><strong>Thank you to all of our friends and family for donating plants and garden items for the sale: </strong><strong>Donna Kay Campbell, Cynthia Gilbert, Jennifer Holmes, our neighbors Frank & Jaqueline, Gladys, Isabella, Blanche, Emily & Sam Gaetos, Chris & Yolanda and especially Bruce for his help hauling plants. Ray Saracino and Alan Goes, Jill Heinke, Kim O'Connor, Ruth Wallace, Kent Anderson, Wayne & Jennifer Koepke, and our Craigslist donors, and everyone else!</strong></p>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-38939547784541405082008-03-26T10:03:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:08:36.805-07:00GNG Plant Sale - Reminder<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>Goettingen Neighbors Group (GNG)</b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><b>sponsors</b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">A Grassroots Plant Sale</span></b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><b><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">April 5<sup>th</sup> 10AM-2PM</span></b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We are please to announce our first fundraisor of 2008. Please visit us on April 5th at the bottom of the public access stairwell on the corner of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&q=mclaren+park&near=San+Francisco,+CA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ei=RhGyR4P5H5TCjgGk1sTTCg&cd=1&cid=37724388,-122421180,2953526710561428987&li=lmd&t=h&ll=37.723213,-122.40488&spn=0.001786,0.004227&z=19&iwloc=A&om=0">Goettingen and Dwight Streets </a>. We will be selling plants of all shapes and sizes as well as refreshments. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>To donate plants, please feel free to contact any of our core members at ... <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:gngcore@gmail.com">gngcore@gmail.com</a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">...or call 415-810-0309<a href="mailto:gngcore@gmail.com"><br /><br /></a></p>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-79128262361663606062008-03-18T10:54:00.001-07:002008-11-12T22:47:04.115-08:00Spring Clean-Up 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHudIEo2MUWewAyAhdARd33Tca84x5_W27Pz-h3SYKppwp_TIitqZF_dzUJotvVdcjmM9HEF7BuT1UFtOJYMbEYPIpuWsQiDFvkTUYVbCHAm_eAj4nPaGxHva6pTKsHZKazhyBvly7A/s1600-h/IMG_3035.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHudIEo2MUWewAyAhdARd33Tca84x5_W27Pz-h3SYKppwp_TIitqZF_dzUJotvVdcjmM9HEF7BuT1UFtOJYMbEYPIpuWsQiDFvkTUYVbCHAm_eAj4nPaGxHva6pTKsHZKazhyBvly7A/s320/IMG_3035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179145541592374978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The focus of this year's spring clean-up was to clear the sidewalk at the foot of the hill, both to prepare for our Plant Sale (April 5th) and to determine how much the hillside is sliding into the side walk. In doing so, we discovered at large area were there is no cement...a break in the sidewalk. The edge to the far right of the hill has about 2 feet of erosion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJLtucYHGjUufs0mXJLEDZ3WFr_AmJcPsH09FFbk4tp67gytyQ4JLa2a_6Lkzm5xmDzDg78YiLmuiLzaiMkLPcU-js7387dPu9FX8LfAJUmpGN6YSlYm47jR4IYALGOai79HcYX0hBA/s1600-h/IMG_3038.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJLtucYHGjUufs0mXJLEDZ3WFr_AmJcPsH09FFbk4tp67gytyQ4JLa2a_6Lkzm5xmDzDg78YiLmuiLzaiMkLPcU-js7387dPu9FX8LfAJUmpGN6YSlYm47jR4IYALGOai79HcYX0hBA/s320/IMG_3038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179145382678585010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The group also cleared the narrow strip of land that leads up the left side of the stairwell. The plan is to cover it with wood chips and continue to clean and care for the area while the landscaping plans are determined and the water meter phase is completed.<br /><br />Good work gang!GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-22351529817745138622008-02-12T19:36:00.000-08:002008-02-12T22:02:01.255-08:00A Grassroots Plant Sale<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>Goettingen Neighbors Group (GNG)</b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><b>sponsors</b></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">A Grassroots Plant Sale</span></b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b><span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">April 5<sup>th</sup> 10AM-2PM</span></b></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">We are please to announce our first fundraisor of 2008. Please visit us on April 5th at the bottom of the public access stairwell on the coner of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&q=mclaren+park&near=San+Francisco,+CA&ie=UTF8&hl=en&ei=RhGyR4P5H5TCjgGk1sTTCg&cd=1&cid=37724388,-122421180,2953526710561428987&li=lmd&t=h&ll=37.723213,-122.40488&spn=0.001786,0.004227&z=19&iwloc=A&om=0">Goettingen and Dwight Streets</a>. We will be selling plants of all shapes and sizes as well as refreshments. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>To donate plants, please feel free to contact any of our core members at ... <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="mailto:gngcore@gmail.com">gngcore@gmail.com</a></p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-16099357119597230702008-01-25T17:30:00.000-08:002008-01-25T17:31:18.063-08:00GNG becomes a Parks PartnerOne of the most important goals of 2007 was achieved as GNG became a Parks Partner with SF Parks Trust. Aligning the group with a respected fiscal sponsor was the first step in moving forward to revitalize the hillside. The Parks Partner program offers guidance in grant writing and fundraising, financial services, insurance, and administrative support.<br /><br />The funds from grant awards and GNG's fundraising projects for 2008 will be used to install a water meter. With water in place, the next phase will be landscape design, irrigation installation and then the native plant restoration.<br /><br />Updates will be posted regarding two of GNG's 2008 fundraisors, the Spring Plant Sale and a 5K run in McLaren this fall. We have just completed our first grant application and are anxiously awaiting the decision.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119752784271024308.post-86774776795669916272008-01-25T17:28:00.000-08:002008-01-25T17:29:59.500-08:00Gaining Momentum (written 9/07)Since the founding members started meeting over tea and scones, a lot has been accomplished. The first step toward making the hillside project come alive is to find an organization for fiscal sponsorship. The GNG discovered the SF Parks Trust and hopes to become a Parks Partner. In the coming weeks GNG will apply for the grant funds needed to install an irrigation system that will provide the water for the native plants to cover the hill.<br /><br />Also, GNG is organizing a SAFE neighborhood watch group. The first meeting with David Chen was held last week. There is another informal meeting with the neighbors to complete the tasks needed to move forward. Please contact Mikki Salas if you would like to learn more about protecting our block.GNGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14094042347635324964noreply@blogger.com0