Saturday February 5, 2022

David P. Donery, Town Manager

The San Anselmo Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee presents a Celebration of Black History Month

This week, we celebrate the man who created Black History Month, 
Carter G. Woodson

Many people know that February is Black History Month, but do you know why we have Black History Month and who created it?

It was started in 1926 by a man named Carter G. Woodson. He created it to honor the triumphs, contributions and struggles of African Americans in the United States. It was initially the second week in February. That month, because the week coincided with the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln, both abolitionist. In the 1960s, it evolved into Black History Month and was officially recognized in 1976 by then President Gerald Ford.
 
Woodson was born in West Virginia, to formerly enslaved parents, he didn't start high school until he was 20, because he had to work. Woodson’s job was in coal mines, working with former enslaved men and civil war veterans who were illiterate. 

Woodson listened and learned about the important knowledge and history of the lived experiences, culture and contributions of Black Americans and he wanted that preserved. This led him to create the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1915.

Woodson earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1912, the second African American to do so. He was an American Historian, author of 16 books, a journalist and one of the first people to study and preserve the African Diaspora and African American History. He is known as known as the “Father of Black History,” for all he has contributed to our American History.
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The San Anselmo Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Please visit their webpage on the Town's website!

Community Survey for TAM School District Facilities Master Plan 

The Tam District is currently in the process of creating a Facilities Master Plan (FMP). This plan will be used to identify facility needs that exist at each of their schools, prioritize improvements based on urgency and importance, and develop a plan for completing the upgrades.

Please provide your input by completing their FMP Survey (linked here) 

The deadline for taking the survey is April 26, 2022.

Serve as a full voting member on a wide variety of Town committees. Youth Commissioner terms last one full year (July through June).

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Serve your community
• Represent your school and the youth of San Anselmo
• Learn about and participate in the municipal process 
• Boost your college application

THE FOLLOWING COMMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS:

- ARTS COMMISSION
- BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- HISTORICAL COMMISSION
- LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
- OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE
- PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION
- CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION

HOW TO APPLY:

To be eligible, you must be a student and San Anselmo resident, who will have completed their Freshman year of high school by June 2022. To apply, submit an application online. 
The deadline for applications is February 28th

Butterfield Corridor Community Survey

The Butterfield Safety Committee need your input! The committee is working to improve the safety of the corridor for everyone, in particular vulnerable users (young people and older adults) and those traveling by active modes (walking, scooting, biking, etc.). To assist in this effort, please take a few moments to complete the survey, which will ask how you and your family use Butterfield Road and about your experience with the corridor. The committee hopes to hear from everyone that uses the corridor, whether you live in the area, work in the area, bike in the area, hike in the area, etc... Please complete only one survey per household.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ButterfieldRoad
 
Complete the survey by Monday, February 7th for a chance to win an Ortlieb Bike Bag!
The survey was developed by the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association, in partnership with the office of Supervisor Katie Rice, the Marin County Department of Public Works, and Marin County Bicycle Coalition.

COVID CLINICS Testing Site at Town Hall

In the interest of providing convenient, local COVID-19 testing, the has Town provided space on the Town Hall plaza to Covid Clinic, a 501c3 nonprofit based in Southern California.  Free COVID-19 tests are  available at the Covid Clinic testing "wellness cottage". 

Town Hall is located at 525 San Anselmo Avenue. Tests are offered from the wellness cottage on the plaza's lawn area and are available everyday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Appointments may be made by visiting the Covid Clinic website - LINK.

Covid Clinic provides a no-cost-to-patient diagnostic COVID-19 PCR test for eligible insured, uninsured, and undocumented patients. A variety of expedited tests are also available, with prices ranging from $129 for a rapid antigen test to $319 for a respiratory pathogen panel.

With the onset of the Omicron variant, test results have been significantly delayed at most testing sites. Covid Clinics recommends that clients use results@covidclinic.org for all inquiries regarding the status of their test results.

HERE is a link to CovidClinic.org's San Anselmo Appointment website.
HERE is a link to the Covid Clinic's Refund Policies.