Raimondi Park to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony Friday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m.OAKLAND Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. , Calif. -- City dignitaries, business representatives, local sports teams and members of the West Oakland community will be on hand Friday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. for groundbreaking ceremonies that mark Phase I of the Ernie Raimondi Park Renovation. The ceremony will be held at the 18th Street entrance to the park, which is located at 1800 Wood Street in West Oakland. "I'm especially excited about this project because as a kid I grew up playing at Ernie Raimondi Park," said Mayor Ron Dellums Ronald Vernie (Ron) Dellums (born November 24, 1935), U.S. Democratic Party politician, is the mayor of the City of Oakland, California. He was a U.S. Representative from California from 1971 until his resignation on February 6, 1998 and following that, a lobbyist until his . "The new improvements will make Ernie Raimondi Park an extraordinary asset for West Oakland and for the entire Oakland community." Friends of Oakland Parks Oakland Park is the name of several places in the United States:
An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to the improvement of parks and recreation centers has worked with the City of Oakland, the West Oakland Commerce Association, local sports teams and members of the West Oakland Community to develop a Master Design plan for Ernie Raimondi Park. The Master Plan calls for creating two multi-purposed artificially surfaced sports fields with sports lighting, a new baseball field along with new park infrastructure and elements including new tot lots, walking/jogging path, picnic area, new lighting and a putting green. The park will be created in phases with Phase 1 including one of the two multi-purpose fields, the baseball field, a portion of the tot lot and the putting green along with ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. accessible pathways and upgrades through the park. Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation are helping to raise funds through grants, donations and a "brick" campaign. Individuals and groups can purchase a brick inscribed in·scribe tr.v. in·scribed, in·scrib·ing, in·scribes 1. a. To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface. b. To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters. with their name, which will be used in the pathways. "Brick by brick, penny by penny, we will raise the funds for this park which will serve so many different groups in the immediate neighborhood and across the city. This is a public/private effort and we ask people to give generously to this wonderful vision for Raimondi Park," said Nancy Nadel Nancy Nadel is a United States politician. She is a member of the Oakland, California City Council, representing District 3 (West Oakland, most of Downtown Oakland including the Lakeside Apartments District, Pill Hill, and Adams Point). , Councilmember, District 3. For more information about the brick campaign, the project or to donate funds, contact Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation via phone, 510-465-1850, via email at oaklandparks@sbcglobal.net or online at www.oaklandparks.org. |
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