On Thursday, February 22, Burlingame Parks and Recreation staff attended the California Parks and Recreation Society's (CPRS), District 4, Annual Awards and Volunteer Recognition Dinner. CPRS provides resources, tools, advocacy, and events that strengthen California's public parks and recreation industry and professionals. 

At the ceremony, BHS Senior Lola McManus, received a received a scholarship on behalf of the Youth, Teen and Recreation Services Committee.  Long-time volunteer, Nina Orlando, won a Volunteer Citation Award. The Burlingame Adventure Camp Blog won an Award of Excellence, and Recreation Supervisor, Nicole Acquisti, was sworn in as CPRS District 4 President (for the second y ear in a row!). Great job Burlingame!

Friday March 2, 2018 is national Dress Blue Day. The City of Burlingame encourages residents and visitors to "Go Blue" in support of Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation and its partners, the NFL Alumni NorCal Chapter and InSide Ann's Closet to help promote colon cancer awareness.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the US. Over 140,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer every year, with 50,000 losing their lives to this terrible disease. 5,000 of these deaths are in California, and approximately 400 deaths occur in the Bay Area. Colon cancer is 90% curable when a person is screened early with one simple test, a FIT test. A FIT test is used in the privacy of your home and resulted in a lab. Everyone 50 years or older (African Americans 45 years or older) at average risk for colon cancer should be screened.

Strides for Life Colon Cancer Foundation and its partners, the NFL Alumni NorCal Chapter and InSide Anne's Closet will distribute a free FIT test to anyone in the Bay Area who would like to be screened for colon cancer on March 2,  2018.   Contact strides4life@gmail.com or 650-692-3700 for more information.

Come play with us!  The Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department is proud to offer the Spring 2018 season of classes, programs, and events for kids and adults.  Nearly 100 summer camp options are included! 

The Activity Guide should be arriving to your home in the coming days, but is now available at the Recreation Center and online.  Registration begins Wednesday, March 7 . Click here to register online.

The first detailed map of Mills Canyon is now available through the efforts of the Burlingame Parks & Recreation Foundation, and a generous community donation. In addition to canyon entrances, trail distances, and landmarks, the map includes information about the canyon's history, flora and fauna. Click here to view the map.  Hard copies are available at the Recreation Center, Library and City Hall. The Parks & Recreation Foundation's mission is to raise funds for parks improvements, youth recreation scholarships and new recreation programs. For more information about the Foundation, click here.

March 9 is a Teacher Work Day for Burlingame School District families.  To keep kids busy and active, The Burlingame Recreation Center has partnered with Legarza Basketball. 

Legarza will be providing a basketball clinic at the Burlingame Recreation Center with half day and full day options available. At Legarza Basketball Camp, the goal is for all campers is to work hard and feel good about themselves in a safe, motivating, highly structured, and fun environment! Positive encouragement and measured fundamental improvement are trademarks of its camps. Not only will campers have a blast, but they'll also learn to work together in a team setting while playing games and tournaments. With a focus on positivity, respect, and team esteem, the camp instills life skills along with an impressive foundation of basketball skills. Click here to register.

Are you interested in finding a way to participate in your community? Then consider applying for appointment to the City of Burlingame Planning Commission! The City invites applicants to offer their interest, experience, and enthusiasm in service of their City.

           

Commissioners offer their ideas and recommendations to the City Council and staff in order to help them to make the finest, most informed decisions in the best interest of everyone living, working, and visiting our community.

 

The City is seeking to fill three (3) vacant seats on the Planning Commission. The application deadline is Friday, March 16, 2018.  Click here for the application and supplemental questionnaire.

Prevention Partnership is currently conducting a needs assessment regarding alcohol and other drugs within the central County (which includes Burlingame). A survey is being used to have community members identify what they believe are the highest need areas related to substance abuse. Click here to link to the survey. 

The City of Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department is excited to announce another summer of its Leader in Training program. Teens can apply and will be interviewed for a chance to become an LIT. This is a volunteer position, but the hours may be applied toward community service requirements. 

The LIT program's mission is to provide participants the opportunity to learn leadership skills through interacting with the youth enrolled in the summer camps and aiding staff. Last year we had over 80 LITs for the summer! Our campers benefit immensely from the support provided by our youth leaders. 

There will be a mandatory training on Saturday, June 16 at the Burlingame Recreation Center from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Applications to become an LIT are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. For more information about the program, contact the Burlingame Recreation Center at 650-558-7300.  

The Burlingame Parks and Recreation Department is searching for responsible and enthusiastic part-time recreation leaders for its youth Adventure Camp programs! Click here to apply now!

Join us for an event with New York Times-bestselling author and former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims!

In striking prose, her new memoir Real American illustrates her experience with American racism and her journey toward self-acceptance. The New York Times described it as "important and inherent and instructive to understanding how a culture of whiteness can affect a person of color."

Books will be available for sale from Books Inc Burlingame at the event.

Please join the Beautification Commission and help celebrate Burlingame's thirty-ninth annual Arbor Day Celebration. Staff from Cal Fire, City Council, school students and more, will be participating in the ceremony. The City of Burlingame has proudly been a "Tree City USA" for 39 years - the fourth longest in the State.

Repair Café is Coming Back to the Burlingame Library!

 

You can bring up to three items for repair. Most repairs are free. We have volunteers able to fix jewelry clasps, small sewing repairs, small appliance repair, and some computer hardware troubleshooting.

There will also be a free e-waste disposal location near the Bellevue entrance.

The Library is always looking for more people to help with repairs so if fixing something makes you happy, email Cynthia at rider@plsinfo.org.

Would you like to learn more about your local government? Are there concerns facing the community you would like to share with a City Councilmember? Do you have questions about projects going on around town?  Seniors in the community are invited to our second Senior Listening Session. Councilmembers look forward to listening to your ideas and addressing your questions.  Light refreshments will be served.  Please RSVP to 650-558-7300.