Bryte Time at the Movies
It's FREE and it's FUN. Responding to neighborhood interest and the requests of members of the B&BCAN, the City Parks Department will show a movie in Bryte Park this season. "Kung Fu Panda" will be the feature on Friday, September 25 at sundown. Read about it here. Next year, Bryte Park may be considered as one of the locations for West Sac "Movies in the Park" summer series.

Toy Library
The new Arthur F. Turner Community Library announces a Toy Library program. Volunteers may sign up for one or two 3 to 4 hour shifts per week to manage the toy check-out process. Volunteers will receive training and a background check and fingerprinting are required. B&BCAN is assisting in the volunteer recruitment. To apply, go to volunteermatch.org or call (916) 375-6465.

Riverbank Cleanup
The Riverbank Cleanup Committee of the Bryte and Broderick Community Action Network and volunteers will pick up litter and debris in neighborhoods of Bryte and Broderick on Saturday morning, October 17, 2009. Come to a training meeting this Thursday, September 17, 2009 from 6-8 pm at the police department community room. Help clean up your community, meet your neighbors and have fun while doing some good. Registration form, contacts, and more information are available here

Senior Transportation Summit to be Held in November
You are invited to learn about local transportation: what is available, what is possible, what are the challenges with limited resources, where to find information, and how you can get involved. Representatives from transportation and transit providers, City of West Sacramento, Yolo Bus and other transportation specialists will be included in the presentations and will provide information. Watch for details and time and date on the B&BCAN website - and bring your Senior friends to this important event.

Community Garden Pilot Project
The Community Garden Pilot Project’s (CGPP) initial phase is complete. There is a demonstrated need from the community, site with water committed, and 60% of the cost for garden infrastructure in place. The CGPP work plan was presented to the B&BCAN Board on September 1st. Next step is the official request to the West Sacramento City Council - date yet to be determined. B&BCAN City of Gardens committee and Yolo County Master Gardeners are collaborating and have presented a series of successful gardening classes at Bryte Park this Summer and Fall. Our Garden Class scheduled for 10/10 will instead be a project overview at the Galleria where we will be from 9-11 a.m. celebrating B&BCAN’s 1 Year Birthday. Stop by our gardening table for an informal presentation and Q&A’s. Classes at the Bryte Park will resume in January 2010 with a Rose Pruning Workshop.

And...
Have you ever wondered how your Police Department operates and what functions it performs for your community?
The West Sacramento Police Department would like to invite you to attend it’s first Community Academy. This academy will start on September 24th, and will be held in the community room at the Police Department. The classes will start at 6:00 p.m. and go to 9:00 p.m. There will be approximately 24 hrs. total of class time on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. See more ...

Neighbors Fair Parade is coming to your neighborhoods
The Neighbors Fair Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. on October 3 at Elkhorn Park at the intersection of Cummings Way and Douglas Street and ends at River Walk Park . See the route ...

Get Acquainted with Us
Go to our website www.BryteandBroderick.org to see more information about these activities and others on our calendar, to learn about B&BCAN, or to get involved in B&BCAN. If you have events that may be of interest to the Bryte and Broderick community, please let us know. .. and check out the photos on our website!