Cesar Chavez Day
2008 Playground Builds
In partnership with national non-profit KaBOOM! and 3,000 community volunteers, CaliforniaVolunteers constructed 10 playgrounds across California that honor the legacy and values of Cesar E. Chavez.
- Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (Los Angeles)
- Lytle Creek Park (San Bernardino)
- Hammond Park (Eureka)
- Alta Mesa Park (Redding)
- Jerome Park (Santa Ana)
- Linscott Charter School (Watsonville)
- Rainbow Recreation Center (Oakland)
- Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (North Shore, Riverside County)
- City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department (Modesto)
- Riverview Elementary School (Lakeside, San Diego County)
2007 Playground Builds
More than 2,500 community volunteers participated in the play space builds, which included a mural celebrating the life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, an educational component for local children and the planting of an edible garden.
- Boys & Girls Club of Del Rey (outside Fresno)
- City of Fresno
- Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District (Mecca)
- Cordova Meadows Elementary School (Rancho Cordova)
- Franklin Elementary School (Redlands)
- La Unión del Pueblo Entero (Salinas)
- Leonard Flynn Elementary School (San Francisco)
- MAAC Housing Project (San Diego)
- Mayfair Head Start (San Jose)
- Watts Labor Community Action Committee (Los Angeles)