Friends of Christopher Park
Home of the "Where in the World is Christopher Park" Festival
The "Where in the World is Christopher Park" festival is a free festival funded by a grant from the SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development, as well as contributions from our festival sponsors and donors. The festival is intended to raise awareness for a beautiful and hidden park, and to build community. It's a blast! Music, fashion, photography, display tables, bounce houses, reptiles, hot dogs and more! See below for details and check out our new FB & Instagram pages!
Friends of Christopher Park
Friends of Christopher Park (FOCP) is a non-profit organization formed to identify and fundraise for park improvements, build community, and serve as community liaison with the Department of Recreation and Parks to advocate for the 2019 playground renovation project. Park ideas, concerns & volunteers welcome!
FOCP Achievements
- Worked closely with the SF Rec and Parks Dept., SF Supervisorial District 8, Diamond Heights Community Association, and community leaders to advocate for a great, new playground (opened 2021)!
- Preservation of original mid-century play structures in a sculpture garden as part of the playground replacement project (2019).
- Advocated for the first nature-based play area within the footprint of a playground in San Francisco (2018).
- Supported the Diamond Heights Community Association to advocate for $95,000 to repair asphalt path around playing field (completed-2017) and $419,000 for repairs to pathway connecting park with Duncan Street and Little Red Hen Community Garden (2021).
- Successfully advocated for SF Rec and Parks Dept. to resurface the tennis court in conjunction with the playground renovation & park improvement project; and to allocate $60,000 to replace the degraded softball diamond fencing (2020).
- Advocated for $45,000 in City Aback Funds dedicated to support park improvements in connection with the playground renovation & park improvement project (2020).
- Founded the “Where in the World is Christopher Park Festival” to raise awareness for this hidden park and celebrate community (2017).
- Build lasting connections among neighbors, preschools, churches, organizations and shopping center businesses that surround Christopher Park.
- Partnered with the Noe Valley Cooperative Nursery School to create and distribute a free Glen Canyon nature guide for community children called "Exploring Glen Canyon: A Guide for Curious Kids"
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