Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time: 11:30am – 4: 00pm
The Grand Opening of Plaza Adelante at the southeast corner of Mission & 19th Street, headquarters for Mission Economic Development (MEDA), Good Samaritan and other community-serving nonprofit groups. Baoabab Village is pleased to participate and welcome its new neighbor across the street.
Little Baobab restaurant will be open during the festival street closure beginning at 12 noon. There will also be a special Happy Hour at the Baobab Village Cafe next door as the festival winds down at 4pm. We’ll keep the party going well into the evening.
Here’s the official schedule
11:30 – 12:15 Press Conference and ribbon cutting with Mayor Newsome, Supervisors Campos and Daly, State Senator Leno, Assemblymember Ammiano.
12:15 – 4:00 Community Festival & Resource Fair will begin at the closing of the press conference and ribbon cutting ceremony. This will feature live entertainment, food, kid’s games and services from community-based nonprofits.
The schedule of entertainment for the event is:
12:45 – 1:00 Aztec Dancers
1:00 – 2:00 Mariachi
2:00 – 3:00 Bayonics
3:00 – 4:00 DJ – Just confirmed. It’s WALT DIGZ!
Committed groups for the resource fair are:
Arriba Juntos
Bank of the West
CAMINOS Pathways Learning Center
Census
El Tecolote/Accion Latina
Instituto Familiar de la Raza
MEDA
San Francisco Housing Development Corporation
Small Business Development Center
Trabajo Cultural Caminante Inc./Fundación Caminante
Women’s Initiative
Boys & Girls Clubs
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco
Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
Green Card Campaign
La Raza Centro Legal, Inc.
Mission Asset Fund
Mission Community Financial Assistance
Mission Housing Development Corporation
Mission Neighborhood Center Inc.
One Economy
San Francisco Health Plan
SF Urban
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