HomeMy WebLinkAbout111220-5.2 ATTACHMENT ACreating Community through
People, Arts, Parks & Programs
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REFLECT THE MISSION OF PARKS AND RECREATION:
• Strengthen Community Image and Sense of Place
• Strengthen Safety and Security
• Facilitate Community Problem Solving
• Protect Environmental Resources
• Provide Recreational Experiences
• Support Economic Development
• Promote Health and Wellness
• Increase Cultural Unity
• Foster Human Development
STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IMAGE AND SENSE OF PLACE
Fall has now come and turf renovation projects and planting replacement projects town-wide have
begun. At Danville South Park, the grass was removed around the basketball court and replaced with 40
new plants, which included renovation of the irrigation system and installation of 15 yards of mulch in
this area in eorts to conserve water. At Diablo Vista Park, the turf around the tennis courts was
removed and replaced with 160 yards of recycled mulch; this will also enable the Town to reduce water
usage in this area. On the roadsides, plant material was replaced on the Sycamore Valley Road median
and roadside at the corner of Camino Tassajara. On Crow Canyon Road and Greenbrook Dive, turf
removal and plant replacement areas are at the beginning stages.
Weekly maintenance of both dog parks at Hap Magee Ranch Park occurs every Tuesday morning,
conducting irrigation checks and repairs, cleaning and adjusting all fountains and drains, and pot holing
of turf areas dug out by the dogs. Monthly cleaning and grooming of synthetic elds at Sycamore Valley
and Diablo Vista Parks was completed and weekly cleaning and adjusting of nets on tennis courts at
Diablo Vista and Osage Station Parks was performed.
STRENGTHEN SAFETY & SECURITY
Bi-weekly playground and hardscape inspections and repairs continue in all parks, with minor repairs
being performed on site. At Hap Magee Ranch park, repairs were made to remove ruts in the decom-
posed granite pathway and the main sewer line was cleaned due to intermitted ooding in the public
bathrooms.
These items may also reect how Parks Make Life Better! Parks and Recreation make lives and communities
better now and in the future by providing access to nature, outdoor space to play and exercise, free-time
fun in positive spaces, and socializing and learning in a gathering place.
FACILITATE COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
The Senior Meal Program went “Facebook Live” on Friday, October 16 to spread the word about the
program that has provided over 1,000 frozen meals to seniors since July. Program volunteers demonstrat-
ed social distancing protocols and always wear masks to keep everyone safe.Protect Environmental
Resources
PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Irrigation checks and repairs continue in the parks and roadsides during this fall season, repairing two
mainlines, replacing one 3” remote control valve, performing ten repairs to sprinklers and replacing one
controller. Tree pruning was completed on 11 trees at Diablo Vista Park and Osage Station Park, while one
tree at Sycamore Valley Park and four at Osage Station Park were removed. All park sports elds were
aerated and slit seeded. All turf areas in the parks were treated for grubs, monthly weed spraying, month-
ly pruning of all shrubs, weekly mowing and bi-weekly edging was performed. Monthly rodent control
continues in all parks.
PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Two pre-registration pickleball events were oered in October with social distancing protocols, health
screenings and temperature checks. Participants could register for pickleball on the basketball courts at
Sycamore Valley Park or the tennis courts at Diablo Vista Park. All who attended, greatly enjoyed! Each
session had at least one registrant who had never played before. The more seasoned pickleball players
helped keep score and share insights.
Virtual French classes are back! 34 students have enrolled in French classes for the Fall/Winter session and
are advancing their language knowledge via Zoom. Trè bon!
Creepy makeup and outside youth yoga added fun and relaxation to the Fall contract class oerings. The
special eects makeup class was picture perfect and really captured the spooky season. Six tween girls met
on Zoom every Wednesday in the month of October to learn how to apply gory and scary makeup with
Josie, a new contract instructor. For three consecutive weeks, nine boys and girls ranging from 4-8 years
old did yoga together on the grass
at Hap Magee Ranch Park. Partici-
pants were excited to be together
again in masks on their yoga mats
performing kid friendly poses.
On October 28, Danville contin-
ued the tradition of celebrating the
annual Spooktacular Celebration
with a drive thru carnival. The
evening consisted of socially
distance & sanitary car-based fun.
Highlights from the event includ-
ed a tennis ball bazooka Star Wars
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shooting gallery, Trick or
Treat doors, car decorat-
ing contest and an excel-lent local DJ playing
music through FM radio
for each car to enjoy.
Town of Danville served
a total of 370 participants at this spooktacular
event.
The Agents of Discovery
app is still going strong! Participants can venture downtown and enjoy a scavenger hunt
like game. So far the activity has prompted over
76 participants to embark on a walking tour of
town. Fifteen clues are hidden from the inter-
section of Hartz Way and Railroad Ave to the intersection of Danville Blvd and La Gonda
Way. This activity will remain open until
November 1.
Spirit days may be on pause at schools but Movin’ After Zoomin’ still includes dress up
days in their schedules! Participants have been
dressing up in their Halloween costumes and
pajamas for themed days planned by the amaz-
ing sta. The children and sta even took a few laps around Oak Hill Park to gure out who
killed Mr. Boredom in Danville’s Game of Clue!
With a lot of strategizing and teamwork, the
kids gured out the answer and won goody bags lled with bracelets and bubbles!
The Danville Youth Council was excited to
return to volunteering for the Spooktacular
Drive Thru Celebration. Council members that felt comfortable volunteering in person, showed
up to the Danville Community Center in masks
and gloves to play games with participants, pass
out candy and provide a helping hand to this
event. Members who could not come to the event, popped by the community center to pick
up supplies to prepare goody bags for the event.
SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Public Art Exhibit, Hearts Around Hartz,
was a boost to economic development for the Town in that people from all over the Bay Area,
and residents of Danville who don’t normally
come downtown, all came downtown to look at
the Hearts. While here, they also noticed and
solicited businesses and restaurants they don’t normally go into. Local business owners provid-
ed feedback that there was an increase in
foot-trac as a direct result of people coming
out to see the Hearts. Also, there will be a
couple of local artists who will now be doing art commissions of hearts for people who did not
win at the auction, so the Town has also helped
facilitate and generate new income opportuni-
ties for artists in Danville.
For the rst time ever, the Scarecrow Stroll has
begun in Danville! Nineteen businesses applied
and received a scarecrow kit which included the
“bones” of a scarecrow that could be decorated
and designed however businesses wanted. Resi-
dents are encouraged to download the scare-
crow map and stroll to all the participating
businesses to nd their favorite fall friend.
When people nd their favorite scarecrow, they
can vote for their favorite on the Find the Fun
page! Scarecrows can win “people’s choice”
award and a favorite from each town council
member.
PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS
On October 23 at
7pm, the Village
Theatre hosted its
rst cooking class
via Zoom. Carol
Jeha, a seasoned
cook, specializes in
adding modern
twists to classic
dishes including
making gluten free
and vegan variations. This series is designed to
provide a fun date night experience for couples
at home along with helping anyone who wants
to improve their cooking skills. For October,
the dish was a taco salad with guacamole and
bean dip perfect for watching sporting events
and future gatherings. On November 20, Carol
will be giving instruction on an Adult Mac and
Cheese dish.
INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY
From October 15-20, the Town had its rst
online auction event to auction o the Hearts
Around Hartz. This was very successful with
over 450 registered to bid, all 16 hearts that were
up for auction found new homes. The monies
raised from the auction make it possible for the
Town to have future public art exhibitions.
People came all day long for each day that the
hearts were on display on the patio to admire
them and compliment the Town for the exhibit.
On October 30, The Town partnered with For
the Valley to host another drive-in movie experi-
ence for families at CPC. For October, the classic
animated lm, “Nightmare Before Christmas”
was shown to a full lot of cars.
FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
After months of youth online art classes not
running, October saw several art workshops run
with to up six students enrolled!
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER
From October 19-30, the Town of Danville hosted
a live version of the board game, Clue! Partici-
pants were given a list
of suspects, weapons
and locations that
could have been
involved in the murder
of Mr. Boredom. They
were then instructed to
nd the clues at Oak
Hill Park and gure out
who didn’t have an
alibi. Nineteen detec-
tives were able to solve this mystery. It was Colo-
nel Mustard with a red vine at the Town Green!
FACILITATE COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
The Senior Meal Program went “Facebook Live” on Friday, October 16 to spread the word about the
program that has provided over 1,000 frozen meals to seniors since July. Program volunteers demonstrat-
ed social distancing protocols and always wear masks to keep everyone safe.Protect Environmental
Resources
PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Irrigation checks and repairs continue in the parks and roadsides during this fall season, repairing two
mainlines, replacing one 3” remote control valve, performing ten repairs to sprinklers and replacing one
controller. Tree pruning was completed on 11 trees at Diablo Vista Park and Osage Station Park, while one
tree at Sycamore Valley Park and four at Osage Station Park were removed. All park sports elds were
aerated and slit seeded. All turf areas in the parks were treated for grubs, monthly weed spraying, month-
ly pruning of all shrubs, weekly mowing and bi-weekly edging was performed. Monthly rodent control
continues in all parks.
PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Two pre-registration pickleball events were oered in October with social distancing protocols, health
screenings and temperature checks. Participants could register for pickleball on the basketball courts at
Sycamore Valley Park or the tennis courts at Diablo Vista Park. All who attended, greatly enjoyed! Each
session had at least one registrant who had never played before. The more seasoned pickleball players
helped keep score and share insights.
Virtual French classes are back! 34 students have enrolled in French classes for the Fall/Winter session and
are advancing their language knowledge via Zoom. Trè bon!
Creepy makeup and outside youth yoga added fun and relaxation to the Fall contract class oerings. The
special eects makeup class was picture perfect and really captured the spooky season. Six tween girls met
on Zoom every Wednesday in the month of October to learn how to apply gory and scary makeup with
Josie, a new contract instructor. For three consecutive weeks, nine boys and girls ranging from 4-8 years
old did yoga together on the grass
at Hap Magee Ranch Park. Partici-
pants were excited to be together
again in masks on their yoga mats
performing kid friendly poses.
On October 28, Danville contin-
ued the tradition of celebrating the
annual Spooktacular Celebration
with a drive thru carnival. The
evening consisted of socially
distance & sanitary car-based fun.
Highlights from the event includ-
ed a tennis ball bazooka Star Wars
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shooting gallery, Trick or
Treat doors, car decorat-
ing contest and an excel-lent local DJ playing
music through FM radio
for each car to enjoy.
Town of Danville served
a total of 370 participants at this spooktacular
event.
The Agents of Discovery
app is still going strong! Participants can venture downtown and enjoy a scavenger hunt
like game. So far the activity has prompted over
76 participants to embark on a walking tour of
town. Fifteen clues are hidden from the inter-
section of Hartz Way and Railroad Ave to the intersection of Danville Blvd and La Gonda
Way. This activity will remain open until
November 1.
Spirit days may be on pause at schools but Movin’ After Zoomin’ still includes dress up
days in their schedules! Participants have been
dressing up in their Halloween costumes and
pajamas for themed days planned by the amaz-
ing sta. The children and sta even took a few laps around Oak Hill Park to gure out who
killed Mr. Boredom in Danville’s Game of Clue!
With a lot of strategizing and teamwork, the
kids gured out the answer and won goody bags lled with bracelets and bubbles!
The Danville Youth Council was excited to
return to volunteering for the Spooktacular
Drive Thru Celebration. Council members that felt comfortable volunteering in person, showed
up to the Danville Community Center in masks
and gloves to play games with participants, pass
out candy and provide a helping hand to this
event. Members who could not come to the event, popped by the community center to pick
up supplies to prepare goody bags for the event.
SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Public Art Exhibit, Hearts Around Hartz,
was a boost to economic development for the Town in that people from all over the Bay Area,
and residents of Danville who don’t normally
come downtown, all came downtown to look at
the Hearts. While here, they also noticed and
solicited businesses and restaurants they don’t normally go into. Local business owners provid-
ed feedback that there was an increase in
foot-trac as a direct result of people coming
out to see the Hearts. Also, there will be a
couple of local artists who will now be doing art commissions of hearts for people who did not
win at the auction, so the Town has also helped
facilitate and generate new income opportuni-
ties for artists in Danville.
For the rst time ever, the Scarecrow Stroll has
begun in Danville! Nineteen businesses applied
and received a scarecrow kit which included the
“bones” of a scarecrow that could be decorated
and designed however businesses wanted. Resi-
dents are encouraged to download the scare-
crow map and stroll to all the participating
businesses to nd their favorite fall friend.
When people nd their favorite scarecrow, they
can vote for their favorite on the Find the Fun
page! Scarecrows can win “people’s choice”
award and a favorite from each town council
member.
PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS
On October 23 at
7pm, the Village
Theatre hosted its
rst cooking class
via Zoom. Carol
Jeha, a seasoned
cook, specializes in
adding modern
twists to classic
dishes including
making gluten free
and vegan variations. This series is designed to
provide a fun date night experience for couples
at home along with helping anyone who wants
to improve their cooking skills. For October,
the dish was a taco salad with guacamole and
bean dip perfect for watching sporting events
and future gatherings. On November 20, Carol
will be giving instruction on an Adult Mac and
Cheese dish.
INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY
From October 15-20, the Town had its rst
online auction event to auction o the Hearts
Around Hartz. This was very successful with
over 450 registered to bid, all 16 hearts that were
up for auction found new homes. The monies
raised from the auction make it possible for the
Town to have future public art exhibitions.
People came all day long for each day that the
hearts were on display on the patio to admire
them and compliment the Town for the exhibit.
On October 30, The Town partnered with For
the Valley to host another drive-in movie experi-
ence for families at CPC. For October, the classic
animated lm, “Nightmare Before Christmas”
was shown to a full lot of cars.
FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
After months of youth online art classes not
running, October saw several art workshops run
with to up six students enrolled!
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER
From October 19-30, the Town of Danville hosted
a live version of the board game, Clue! Partici-
pants were given a list
of suspects, weapons
and locations that
could have been
involved in the murder
of Mr. Boredom. They
were then instructed to
nd the clues at Oak
Hill Park and gure out
who didn’t have an
alibi. Nineteen detec-
tives were able to solve this mystery. It was Colo-
nel Mustard with a red vine at the Town Green!
FACILITATE COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
The Senior Meal Program went “Facebook Live” on Friday, October 16 to spread the word about the
program that has provided over 1,000 frozen meals to seniors since July. Program volunteers demonstrat-
ed social distancing protocols and always wear masks to keep everyone safe.Protect Environmental
Resources
PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Irrigation checks and repairs continue in the parks and roadsides during this fall season, repairing two
mainlines, replacing one 3” remote control valve, performing ten repairs to sprinklers and replacing one
controller. Tree pruning was completed on 11 trees at Diablo Vista Park and Osage Station Park, while one
tree at Sycamore Valley Park and four at Osage Station Park were removed. All park sports elds were
aerated and slit seeded. All turf areas in the parks were treated for grubs, monthly weed spraying, month-
ly pruning of all shrubs, weekly mowing and bi-weekly edging was performed. Monthly rodent control
continues in all parks.
PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Two pre-registration pickleball events were oered in October with social distancing protocols, health
screenings and temperature checks. Participants could register for pickleball on the basketball courts at
Sycamore Valley Park or the tennis courts at Diablo Vista Park. All who attended, greatly enjoyed! Each
session had at least one registrant who had never played before. The more seasoned pickleball players
helped keep score and share insights.
Virtual French classes are back! 34 students have enrolled in French classes for the Fall/Winter session and
are advancing their language knowledge via Zoom. Trè bon!
Creepy makeup and outside youth yoga added fun and relaxation to the Fall contract class oerings. The
special eects makeup class was picture perfect and really captured the spooky season. Six tween girls met
on Zoom every Wednesday in the month of October to learn how to apply gory and scary makeup with
Josie, a new contract instructor. For three consecutive weeks, nine boys and girls ranging from 4-8 years
old did yoga together on the grass
at Hap Magee Ranch Park. Partici-
pants were excited to be together
again in masks on their yoga mats
performing kid friendly poses.
On October 28, Danville contin-
ued the tradition of celebrating the
annual Spooktacular Celebration
with a drive thru carnival. The
evening consisted of socially
distance & sanitary car-based fun.
Highlights from the event includ-
ed a tennis ball bazooka Star Wars
shooting gallery, Trick or
Treat doors, car decorat-
ing contest and an excel-lent local DJ playing
music through FM radio
for each car to enjoy.
Town of Danville served
a total of 370 participants at this spooktacular
event.
The Agents of Discovery
app is still going strong! Participants can venture downtown and enjoy a scavenger hunt
like game. So far the activity has prompted over
76 participants to embark on a walking tour of
town. Fifteen clues are hidden from the inter-
section of Hartz Way and Railroad Ave to the intersection of Danville Blvd and La Gonda
Way. This activity will remain open until
November 1.
Spirit days may be on pause at schools but Movin’ After Zoomin’ still includes dress up
days in their schedules! Participants have been
dressing up in their Halloween costumes and
pajamas for themed days planned by the amaz-
ing sta. The children and sta even took a few laps around Oak Hill Park to gure out who
killed Mr. Boredom in Danville’s Game of Clue!
With a lot of strategizing and teamwork, the
kids gured out the answer and won goody bags lled with bracelets and bubbles!
The Danville Youth Council was excited to
return to volunteering for the Spooktacular
Drive Thru Celebration. Council members that felt comfortable volunteering in person, showed
up to the Danville Community Center in masks
and gloves to play games with participants, pass
out candy and provide a helping hand to this
event. Members who could not come to the event, popped by the community center to pick
up supplies to prepare goody bags for the event.
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SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Public Art Exhibit, Hearts Around Hartz,
was a boost to economic development for the Town in that people from all over the Bay Area,
and residents of Danville who don’t normally
come downtown, all came downtown to look at
the Hearts. While here, they also noticed and
solicited businesses and restaurants they don’t normally go into. Local business owners provid-
ed feedback that there was an increase in
foot-trac as a direct result of people coming
out to see the Hearts. Also, there will be a
couple of local artists who will now be doing art commissions of hearts for people who did not
win at the auction, so the Town has also helped
facilitate and generate new income opportuni-
ties for artists in Danville.
For the rst time ever, the Scarecrow Stroll has
begun in Danville! Nineteen businesses applied
and received a scarecrow kit which included the
“bones” of a scarecrow that could be decorated
and designed however businesses wanted. Resi-
dents are encouraged to download the scare-
crow map and stroll to all the participating
businesses to nd their favorite fall friend.
When people nd their favorite scarecrow, they
can vote for their favorite on the Find the Fun
page! Scarecrows can win “people’s choice”
award and a favorite from each town council
member.
PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS
On October 23 at
7pm, the Village
Theatre hosted its
rst cooking class
via Zoom. Carol
Jeha, a seasoned
cook, specializes in
adding modern
twists to classic
dishes including
making gluten free
and vegan variations. This series is designed to
provide a fun date night experience for couples
at home along with helping anyone who wants
to improve their cooking skills. For October,
the dish was a taco salad with guacamole and
bean dip perfect for watching sporting events
and future gatherings. On November 20, Carol
will be giving instruction on an Adult Mac and
Cheese dish.
INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY
From October 15-20, the Town had its rst
online auction event to auction o the Hearts
Around Hartz. This was very successful with
over 450 registered to bid, all 16 hearts that were
up for auction found new homes. The monies
raised from the auction make it possible for the
Town to have future public art exhibitions.
People came all day long for each day that the
hearts were on display on the patio to admire
them and compliment the Town for the exhibit.
On October 30, The Town partnered with For
the Valley to host another drive-in movie experi-
ence for families at CPC. For October, the classic
animated lm, “Nightmare Before Christmas”
was shown to a full lot of cars.
FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
After months of youth online art classes not
running, October saw several art workshops run
with to up six students enrolled!
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER
From October 19-30, the Town of Danville hosted
a live version of the board game, Clue! Partici-
pants were given a list
of suspects, weapons
and locations that
could have been
involved in the murder
of Mr. Boredom. They
were then instructed to
nd the clues at Oak
Hill Park and gure out
who didn’t have an
alibi. Nineteen detec-
tives were able to solve this mystery. It was Colo-
nel Mustard with a red vine at the Town Green!
FACILITATE COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
The Senior Meal Program went “Facebook Live” on Friday, October 16 to spread the word about the
program that has provided over 1,000 frozen meals to seniors since July. Program volunteers demonstrat-
ed social distancing protocols and always wear masks to keep everyone safe.Protect Environmental
Resources
PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
Irrigation checks and repairs continue in the parks and roadsides during this fall season, repairing two
mainlines, replacing one 3” remote control valve, performing ten repairs to sprinklers and replacing one
controller. Tree pruning was completed on 11 trees at Diablo Vista Park and Osage Station Park, while one
tree at Sycamore Valley Park and four at Osage Station Park were removed. All park sports elds were
aerated and slit seeded. All turf areas in the parks were treated for grubs, monthly weed spraying, month-
ly pruning of all shrubs, weekly mowing and bi-weekly edging was performed. Monthly rodent control
continues in all parks.
PROVIDE RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Two pre-registration pickleball events were oered in October with social distancing protocols, health
screenings and temperature checks. Participants could register for pickleball on the basketball courts at
Sycamore Valley Park or the tennis courts at Diablo Vista Park. All who attended, greatly enjoyed! Each
session had at least one registrant who had never played before. The more seasoned pickleball players
helped keep score and share insights.
Virtual French classes are back! 34 students have enrolled in French classes for the Fall/Winter session and
are advancing their language knowledge via Zoom. Trè bon!
Creepy makeup and outside youth yoga added fun and relaxation to the Fall contract class oerings. The
special eects makeup class was picture perfect and really captured the spooky season. Six tween girls met
on Zoom every Wednesday in the month of October to learn how to apply gory and scary makeup with
Josie, a new contract instructor. For three consecutive weeks, nine boys and girls ranging from 4-8 years
old did yoga together on the grass
at Hap Magee Ranch Park. Partici-
pants were excited to be together
again in masks on their yoga mats
performing kid friendly poses.
On October 28, Danville contin-
ued the tradition of celebrating the
annual Spooktacular Celebration
with a drive thru carnival. The
evening consisted of socially
distance & sanitary car-based fun.
Highlights from the event includ-
ed a tennis ball bazooka Star Wars
shooting gallery, Trick or
Treat doors, car decorat-
ing contest and an excel-lent local DJ playing
music through FM radio
for each car to enjoy.
Town of Danville served
a total of 370 participants at this spooktacular
event.
The Agents of Discovery
app is still going strong! Participants can venture downtown and enjoy a scavenger hunt
like game. So far the activity has prompted over
76 participants to embark on a walking tour of
town. Fifteen clues are hidden from the inter-
section of Hartz Way and Railroad Ave to the intersection of Danville Blvd and La Gonda
Way. This activity will remain open until
November 1.
Spirit days may be on pause at schools but Movin’ After Zoomin’ still includes dress up
days in their schedules! Participants have been
dressing up in their Halloween costumes and
pajamas for themed days planned by the amaz-
ing sta. The children and sta even took a few laps around Oak Hill Park to gure out who
killed Mr. Boredom in Danville’s Game of Clue!
With a lot of strategizing and teamwork, the
kids gured out the answer and won goody bags lled with bracelets and bubbles!
The Danville Youth Council was excited to
return to volunteering for the Spooktacular
Drive Thru Celebration. Council members that felt comfortable volunteering in person, showed
up to the Danville Community Center in masks
and gloves to play games with participants, pass
out candy and provide a helping hand to this
event. Members who could not come to the event, popped by the community center to pick
up supplies to prepare goody bags for the event.
4 OF 4
SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Public Art Exhibit, Hearts Around Hartz,
was a boost to economic development for the Town in that people from all over the Bay Area,
and residents of Danville who don’t normally
come downtown, all came downtown to look at
the Hearts. While here, they also noticed and
solicited businesses and restaurants they don’t normally go into. Local business owners provid-
ed feedback that there was an increase in
foot-trac as a direct result of people coming
out to see the Hearts. Also, there will be a
couple of local artists who will now be doing art commissions of hearts for people who did not
win at the auction, so the Town has also helped
facilitate and generate new income opportuni-
ties for artists in Danville.
For the rst time ever, the Scarecrow Stroll has
begun in Danville! Nineteen businesses applied
and received a scarecrow kit which included the
“bones” of a scarecrow that could be decorated
and designed however businesses wanted. Resi-
dents are encouraged to download the scare-
crow map and stroll to all the participating
businesses to nd their favorite fall friend.
When people nd their favorite scarecrow, they
can vote for their favorite on the Find the Fun
page! Scarecrows can win “people’s choice”
award and a favorite from each town council
member.
PROMOTE HEALTH & WELLNESS
On October 23 at
7pm, the Village
Theatre hosted its
rst cooking class
via Zoom. Carol
Jeha, a seasoned
cook, specializes in
adding modern
twists to classic
dishes including
making gluten free
and vegan variations. This series is designed to
provide a fun date night experience for couples
at home along with helping anyone who wants
to improve their cooking skills. For October,
the dish was a taco salad with guacamole and
bean dip perfect for watching sporting events
and future gatherings. On November 20, Carol
will be giving instruction on an Adult Mac and
Cheese dish.
INCREASE CULTURAL UNITY
From October 15-20, the Town had its rst
online auction event to auction o the Hearts
Around Hartz. This was very successful with
over 450 registered to bid, all 16 hearts that were
up for auction found new homes. The monies
raised from the auction make it possible for the
Town to have future public art exhibitions.
People came all day long for each day that the
hearts were on display on the patio to admire
them and compliment the Town for the exhibit.
On October 30, The Town partnered with For
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 20:
Compassionate Cravings Date Night In
October 30-November 30:
Scarecrow Stroll
December 5:
Preschool Performance with magician
Brian Scott
December 6:
Comedy with Liz Grant & Friends
the Valley to host another drive-in movie experi-
ence for families at CPC. For October, the classic
animated lm, “Nightmare Before Christmas”
was shown to a full lot of cars.
FOSTER HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
After months of youth online art classes not
running, October saw several art workshops run
with to up six students enrolled!
PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER
From October 19-30, the Town of Danville hosted
a live version of the board game, Clue! Partici-
pants were given a list
of suspects, weapons
and locations that
could have been
involved in the murder
of Mr. Boredom. They
were then instructed to
nd the clues at Oak
Hill Park and gure out
who didn’t have an
alibi. Nineteen detec-
tives were able to solve this mystery. It was Colo-
nel Mustard with a red vine at the Town Green!