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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $50,000 donation from Genentech to be used toward Parks and Recreation Department programs impacted by COVID-19. (Greg Mediati, Deputy Director of Parks and Recreation)
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $50,000 donation from Genentech to be used toward Parks and Recreation Department programs impacted by COVID-19.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Genentech Gives Back Week is a dedicated week where employees come together to donate time, money, and passion to causes they care about. For five days, employees around the organization are encouraged to take time from their busy schedules and focus on charitable projects both on their campus and in their local communities. Though many Genentech employees volunteer year-round through corporate programs, the company bands together once a year for Genentech Gives Back Week.
Last year, Genentech employees celebrated Genentech Gives Back Week by volunteering hundreds of hours of their time with the South San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department by repainting the letters on South San Francisco's iconic Sign Hill, and making improvements to ballfields. This year, volunteers were once again assigned to help with painting the letters on Sign Hill, participate in invasive weed eradication work and native planting projects, and performing landscape improvements at Callero Ballfield and Centennial Way Dog Park.
Unfortunately, in April 2020 it was determined that the planned volunteer events must be cancelled due to the COVID-19 health crisis. In lieu of the volunteer events, and largely because of staff's relationship working with Genentech in the past, Genentech selected the Department for a more substantial monetary donation of $50,000. These donations are typically given to organizations that are 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. For this reason, the Friends o...
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