This month we honor Sarah Davis and Kim Drutz of Mission Bay Famlies as our Volunteers of the Month.
Sarah Davis (left) grew up in what is now Mission Bay, on a floating home. She is the mother of a 4-year-old daughter, and is an event and party planner. Kim Drutz (right), the mother of a two year old, teaches 7th grade at Burlingame Intermediate School, and has lived in Mission Bay since 2004.
Sarah and Kim have been working with parents and other neighbors in and around Mission Bay to advocate for families in San Francisco’s newest neighborhood. Their current project is building a children’s garden and playground in Mission Bay. They encourage all families in the area to join them. Check out their project at: http://www.missionbayfamilies.org.
What are your favorite aspects of volunteering to improve Mission Bay?
Getting to know all the new families in the area.
What inspired you to volunteer?
When Mission Bay is complete there will be 4,300 market rate and 1,700 affordable apartments and condominiums. Only about one-fourth of the housing is built, and we already have over 300 children living here! More and more families are deciding to settle and raise their children here. We need to be ready with playgrounds, childcare, and schools!
What is your vision for your project and the future of the neighborhood?
We are planning for the playground to open in the summer of 2010! Next steps: Get more child care in the area, and work on getting a new SFUSD public school in Mission Bay!
