November 17, 2018
Re: Invitation for schools to participate in the School Fair for the
SFGSA Green School Grounds Conference, October 8, 2004
Dear green schoolyard enthusiast,
The San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance (SFGSA) will be hosting its second Green School Grounds Conference this fall on October 8th and 9th, 2004. Building on the successful conference held in October 2002, SFGSA again plans to bring together over 200 K-12 teachers and community members from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area to learn more about creating and sustaining vibrant outdoor learning environments. We welcome your participation in this exciting event.
This year in addition to schoolyard greening-related organizations, we are inviting Bay Area schools to showcase their existing green schoolyard projects during the resource fair scheduled for Friday evening, October 8, 2004. If you would like to show off your school's garden, wildlife habitat, energy system, water system, composting projects, green building projects, or other related school ground greening work, register now to reserve a booth. A formal enrollment form is enclosed with this letter. Please review the bullet points below and return your completed enrollment form to me at the address below by the specified deadline.
- School booths at the resource fair should be staffed by two students from the school who can explain the school's work in this field, and one adult chaperone who will remain with them throughout the evening. The school booths will be open from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, before the keynote address.
- School booths will be given a standard conference table for their display area. School teams can bring any visual information (posters, photos, etc.) which fit in this approximately 3’ x 6’ space.
- The cost to rent a school booth space is $10 per school. This fee helps us cover room and table rental expenses. In return, exhibitors will receive three complimentary tickets for the Friday evening keynote lecture and resource fair (one for each of the two student spokespeople and one for their adult chaperone). Additional tickets for the Friday night events will be at the usual rate of $15 per person.
- The deadline to register for a school booth during the conference is 10:00am on Monday, October 4, 2004. Space is limited, and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (415) 252-3932 or via email at . Thanks - we hope to see you at the conference!
Sincerely,
Leah Rimkus
San Francisco Food Systems
c/o San Francisco Department of Public Health, OEHS
1390 Market Street, Suite 910
San Francisco, CA 94102
School Booth Enrollment Form
SFGSA Green School Grounds Conference: October 8-9, 2004
Please print or type clearly.
School name:
School address:
School phone number:
Name of primary contact, phone #/e-mail address/ summer contact information:
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Names of students who will staff the booth and their grade level(s): ______
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Please describe the specific program or project that your school would like to exhibit during the SFGSA 2004 Green School Grounds Conference Resource Fair:
Name and signature of primary contact:
I understand that by signing this form I am committing myself and two students of ______School to present our work from 5:30-7:30 pm on Friday, October 8th during the SFGSA 2004 Green School Grounds Conference, sponsored by the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance. I have read through and understand the requirements for the evening.
Print NameSignature/ Date
Please be sure to enclose the $10 booth fee with your enrollment form and return it to the address below no later than 4:00 pm on Friday,September 24, 2004. Please make checks payable to: San Francisco Parks Trust, and include in the “Memo” section of your check: SFGSA Conference, 2004.
Mail to: Leah Rimkus
San Francisco Food Systems
c/o San Francisco Department of Public Health, OEHS
1390 Market Street, Suite 910
San Francisco, CA 94102
If you have any questions, please contact Leah at (415) 252-3932 or .