ONE-PS Projects & Events

Throughout the year, ONE-PS has presented several events and projects. These are a few:

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Modernism Week --Fall Preview
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ONE-PS Picnic & Community Expo

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The first ONE-PS Picnic & Community Expo (formerly PSNIC Picnic) was held in 2008 when about 400 residents attended to enjoy a complimentary BBQ lunch and view a handful of booths. The picnic has been growing annually, and has become a favorite Annual City-wide Neighborhood Event. Each year it becomes the largest ever: over 1000 residents are expected to enjoy the BBQ lunch, DJ entertainment and more than 50 non-profit and for-profit booths. Participants range from the Desert Water Agency which provides the water to the Palm Springs Art Museum. The City of Palm Springs always has a great showing of the Palm Springs Police Department, Fire Department, Search and Rescue teams as well as the CERT Program. The neighborhoods get involved with booths and prizes to raffle off.
 
We celebrate the Palm Springs Neighborhoods and all the great things that make our City a special place to live, work and play. Everyone living within one of the Palm Springs’ 44 neighborhoods is invited.​
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Neighborhoods Guide

​Our diverse neighborhoods and their organizations—now numbering 45 and growing—are a source of enormous pride. From the northernmost Desert Highland Gateway Estates to the southernmost Andreas Hills, and from the Historic Tennis Club to the west to Lawrence Crossley in the east we are a city full of unique neighborhoods.
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In 2016 we published our first edition of the ONE-PS Guide to Palm Springs Neighborhoods. In this publication you can read about each of the (41 at that time) neighborhoods and what makes them special: history, characteristics, celebrities, architecture and much more.

The 2018 issue is now here!  Ask your Neighborhood  Organization for a copy, or, order one from the link to the left.

Candidate Forums

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For several years, first PSNIC, now ONE-PS, has been the perfect organization to sponsor Candidate Forums. We are an organization of all of the neighborhoods of Palm Springs which represent all of the various opinions which form this City. Because we are not primarily merchants, journalists or politicians, we will not be slanted in our presentation of the facts. We present a forum which can be completely non-partisan.

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​ONE-PS will sponsor a Non-Partisan informational Forum on Vacation Rentals, Thursday, May 10th 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
Click the flier for more information.

Modernism Week - Fall Preview

The Modernism Week Fall Preview is an edited version of the "Grand Week" each February (actually 10 days) which attracts international visitors. The Fall Preview October Tour attracts Southern California residents seeking to experience a weekend of Palm Springs flavor. It also offers our own neighbors a chance to experience the excitement of Modernism Week, without the crowds. ONE-PS offers a tour which includes ALL of our neighborhoods which may or may not have tours in the February larger Modernism Week. It is a perfect chance to spotlight our entire city.
 
This event also is a way for ONE-PS, a non-profit organization, to raise funds for the operation of the organization.  
"The Essentials of Palm Springs ONE-PS Home Tour will take place on October 21, 2017, from 10:00AM to 3:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the image.
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Festival of Lights Parade Balloons

The annual Palm Springs Festival of Lights Parade features lighted floats, equestrians, bands, autos, and celebrities, and Santa Claus.  More than 100,000 residents and visitors are expected to pack downtown to watch what the city calls its signature holiday event. The parade usually takes place the first Saturday of December.
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One of the highlights of the parade includes the very popular Macy’s-style holiday balloons which are wrangled by many of our ONE-PS Neighborhoods. Around 100 of our members are volunteers who participate annually in the parade.

On December 2, 2017 -- ONE-PS will supply around 164 Volunteers from all over Palm Springs to "Wrangle"  10 Balloons in this year's parade.

ONE-PS Participation in City Events

ONE-PS has made its presence known in special events in Palm Springs. Our booth has been seen at the Greater Palm Springs Pride, which celebrates diversity and community year-round with events culminating with the annual GLBTQ Festival and Parade. 
  • ​In February, 2017 ONE-PS was  in the "Black History Month" Parade. 
  • October 3, 2017 National Night Out
  • November 11, 2017 Veteran's Parade
  • November 4 and 5, Greater Palm Springs Area PRIDE

Neighborhoods USA 

NUSA (Neighborhoods, USA) is a national non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening neighborhood organizations. NUSA maintains a stable membership base, with the majority of its members coming from its annual conference attendance that attracts hundreds and hundreds of participants from across the nation and around the world. Each year NUSA solicits nominations to recognize the commitment of neighborhood endeavors, actions and neighborhood-friendly individuals or enterprises. ONE-PS has received many awards of recognition.
ONE-PS has participated by attending:
  • The 2009 Conference in Spokane, Washington
  • The 2014 Conference in Eugene, Oregon
  • The 2015 Conference in Houston, Texas
  • The 2016 Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
  • The 2017 Conference in Omaha, Nebraska
  • And Palm Springs, California will host the NUSA Conference in 2019!

Questions?  Contact Us at PalmSpringsNeighborhoods@ONE-PS.org

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