Sunnyside Community Center has been closed to the public since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. During its closure, the space was rented out to the Yakima Health District, UW Labs, and Columbia Safety LLC to provide COVID-19 Testing to the community for free. The COVID-19 operation will close down on April 21, 2022 at 3pm. The week between the COVID Testing Closure and the Community Center re-opening will be used to clean the facility and train reception staff. 

 The parks and recreation department is looking forward to re-opening the community center’s doors to the public, and will be providing free drop-in activities throughout re-opening week, May 2-6, starting at 3pm each day. Tentatively planned the activities are as follows: May 2 will be a scavenger hunt in South Hill Park. May 3 is Coffee & Conversation with the Recreation office. May 4 and 5 are “Taste of Soccer” activities, and May 6 is a Parkinglot Picasso activity. All activities are open to participants ages 5 and up, parent supervision is required for children ages 5-12. For questions about re-opening, call the recreation office at 509-837-8660.