Ready for Summer 2011?

The volunteer library will coordinate programming with Silver City Community Partners (formerly called the Silver City Task Force). Silver City Community Partners are planning the annual free summer program which will include multi-generational gardening, cooking, and Arts experiences again this summer. Watch for updates at the post office and School House bulletin boards as well as on this blogspot, and the Silver City Facebook group page.

Silver City Plans a Summer Full of Family Fun

The Silver City Community Partners, formerly known as the Silver City Task Force, has organized a packed schedule of free community events this summer. The tightknit community of Silver City works together to offer an annual free summer youth program as well as intergenerational cooking lessons, , cultural events, a volunteer library with a summer reading program, and a community garden.

Annual Youth Summer Program: The annual summer youth program will take place this year at the Silver City School House and Park from June through Aug. 20. Plans include:

*free art lessons by well-known Nevada artist Alison Harris at 10am on June 20, June 27, and July 11 at 10am (free and open to all kids ages 4-15)

*kick off to the summer reading program with the theme, ‘One World, Many Stories”, followed by terracotta pot painting in the park Wed June 22 at 10am

*bring your terracotta pot and meet in the park to plant spider plants from Beautiful Food Farms Wed June 29 at 10am. The day will start with stories in several languages for the summer reading program theme, “One World, Many Stories”

*Silver City middle and high school students’ night: pizza making and board games on June 28 at 7pm

* job skills workshop for anyone ages 16 and up with Ashle Overlock of Community Chest on Thursday, June 30 at 6:30pm

* special projects for the Silver City community garden, including a scarecrow making party on Saturday July 16 at 2pm

* Tune into Kids Fair at the park with educational activities for children and their parents by United Way’s Nevada Early Childhood Education Project and by Michelle Wise Bellard, NASA Solar System ambassador, on July 25 at 10am (free and open to all children)

*bicycle repair for all ages with Chris Brown on Mon August 8 at 10am in the park

*Silver City families’ annual field trip to Shakespeare at Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe on August 10 at 10am

*Silver City families’ field trip to Nevada Museum of Art and the Egyptian Treasures exhibit on Saturday, Aug. 13 (time to be announced)

Funding from Silver City’s Volunteer Fire Department, Healthy Communities Coalition, local recycling, and donations of time from many volunteers make the children’s program possible this year.

Monthly Community Soup Dinners: Chefs will take a break this summer from the monthly community soup and salad dinners that are organized by lead chef Cashion Callaway and funded, in part, by Healthy Communities Coalition and matched by local donations and volunteer labor. Soup and salad dinners will resume the first Friday in September and feature ingredients from the local community garden.

Community Garden Committee: The community garden committee meets on Sundays at 10am at the garden across from the Silver City School House. This season they’ve added soil amendments, fencing, sprinklers, planter boxes, seedlings, etc. The garden is funded, in part, by Healthy Communities Coalition and matched by local volunteer labor and donations of materials and skills.

Library: The Silver City volunteer library is open during all events. This summer’s reading program theme is “One World, Many Stories” and will include stories in German, Spanish, Chinese and Sign Language on Wednesday mornings by guest readers.
Group Meets on Third Thursdays at 6:15pm: The Silver City Community Partners is a partner of Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey, and activities are funded in part by the Coalition, and by donations, volunteer labor, recycling, and fundraisers. To find out more, come to the next meeting on the third Thursday of each month at 6:15pm at the Silver City School House with group leader Sara Ross.