World Beneath the Pavement: Friends of Brook Park

A living blog and composting archive of updates, fun announcements, crucial reports and other wonderful information for new volunteers, recent participants and stalwart supporters alike!

Friday, May 30, 2008

Volunteer Thanks!


Today is a special thanks day!


For our biannual It's Your Park Day, we want to thank the following people for dedicating their time and energy:

Frances, Ed, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Carlos, Jazmin, Danny, Dawn, Beno, Jude, Joel, John, Angel, Chawa, Salvador, Jon, Rafael, Jen, Tommy, Shaquelle, Juan, Terrence, Destiny, Cynthia, Marcus, Carla, Amber, Tomas and more!

And we are grateful for our interns
Emily Sandusky from The New School who has been working on our compost bins and sharing time with our weekly Green Team teen mentoring program with the Community School for Social Justice.

And
Tatiana Piletich from the Hunter College School for Social Work for conducting outreach in the local schools to promote our environmental education programming and increasing the participation of local youth in our efforts.

And finally, the Video Activism class of Professor Mark Read,
Chelsea, Megan, Shaina, Andy, and Christine for their efforts to create a short promotional video of our efforts to share in the community and for fundraising efforts.

And thank YOU for all you do.

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Tuesday, January 01, 2008

MulchFest 2008! and Volunteer Days



Saturday and Sunday

January 5th and 6th
10am to 2PM

Volunteer Days

Recover olde x-mas/solstice trees, celebrate winter!
MulchFest 2008: Chip In! Mulch Your Tree! Help NYC Grow.

Saturday, Jan 05, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Citywide

MulchFest provides New Yorkers an opportunity to bring their Christmas trees to designated sites where they are ground into wood chips. The chips can then be placed in tree pits and gardens.

Parks & Recreation encourages New Yorkers to help the environment and their community by participating in this event. MulchFest takes place on January 5 & 6, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring bags to take advantage of the free mulch provided.

Please note:
* All lights, ornaments, and decorations must be removed from the trees prior to drop-off.
* Participants will be able to take wood chips and/or mulch home from designated chipping sites. Mulch will not be available at sites marked as "Drop-off Only."
See here for other sites: http://nycgovparks.org/services/mulchfest/mulchfest.html

Once again we host the city-wide MulchFest with the NYC Department of Parks
and Recreation. Bring your tree, or help us get some. Bring a bag to take
home woodchip mulch for your garden or fire-escape.

We invite you to join us in giving active and loving care to our Brook
Park. We welcome both skilled and unskilled alike to join our team in
making improvements to our physical environment. Depending on needs at the
time and the uniqueness of the group, we will tackle a variety of tasks
and/or a joint project. Please join us for a fun period of service through
focused and joyful work.


Please let us know if you are intending to participate and
sign
up through our website via the Volunteer section

http://www.friendsofbrookpark.org/volunteer

if you haven't done so already in the past.
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On the 6th, which is three kings day, some of us may go to an
anti-gentrification march in el barrio...so bring your bike!
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Great Youtube video with Friends of Brook Park!
Leave a comment there!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qPQIWnNqew&eurl
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Jan 12th Water Conference at American Museum of Natural History, table with
us for an hour or two!

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Mule in Garden & Autumn Invitation


Happy Autumn!

We at Friends of Brook Park want to invite you to join us at Brook Park between 140th and 141st Street and Brook Avenue entering through 141st Street. Thanks to our expanding community we are making great, green things happen in our neighborhood. As you know, more gardens and parks and trees improve our health and quality of life. Where else nearby can we experience such peaceful Nature?

The summer is over, and with the new school year, we have a great series of activities for students, youth and even adults. Did you get to see the mule in the park yesterweek? Or the presentation by Ed Wiley, form West Virginia, about the dangers of coal Mountain Top Removal?


Parents are welcomed to get involved to have a safe, creative space for imagination, and for teachers to bring the youth out. Some of you have hosted parties and celebrations already. Our only rules? Clean up before and after, no drugs and no alcohol. Of course.

We are providing educational experience with our “No Child Left Inside” program, growing food on 140th for the Farmer’s Market on 138th Street across from St’ Luke’s, offering volunteer and training opportunities in landscaping, and getting ready to tear up the asphalt on 141st to expand the greenspace.

In addition, we have been progressing on our waterfront projects, with support for a Harlem River Park in the South Bronx growing. Some of you have gone canoeing with us and fishing, right here in our neighborhood. We are working to reduce the pollution in the area and to protect our interests in Randall’s Island.

Please join us in Brook Park. Here is a sample of our upcoming events:

Ø September 22, Autumn Equinox Volunteer Day 10 Am – 1PM and throughout the day.
Also celebrating El Grito de Lares, commemorated as the birth of the Puerto Rican nation, when Puerto Ricans rose up against Spanish colonial rule in a revolt.

Ø October 13th and October 20th from 12-2PM join Wave Hill and the NYC Department of Parks and
Recreation as we plant fall bulbs that will blossom into beautiful flowers in Spring! Groups and classes welcomed!

And towards the Day of the Dead we will be hosting a celebration of Mexican culture, and highlighting the people of the Mexican State of Oaxaca.

As you can see, we have lots going on. And with your involvement, we can do even more. Get involved, join us at an event, or volunteer. We have a bulletin board on the corner of 141st and Brook, and we can be reached at (646) 206-5288. All of this information, and plenty more, you can see and share at:
www.friendsofbrookpark.org. There you can read more, see pics and even some YouTube videos!

Make sure to check our Calendar periodically. And volunteer and Intern opportunities abound! Even from home, you can help us with online communications.

You are Friends of Brook Park, so come and visit your garden. Try to commit to two hours in the garden a week. After school, 3-5 PM on weekdays will be helpful, and anytime on the weekends.

Please consider a monetary contribution today:

Friends of Brook Park
PO Box 801
The Bronx, NY 10454

Sincerely,

Harry J. Bubbins, for Friends of Brook Park

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¡Feliz Otoño!


Nosotros en Amigos del Brook Park queremos invitarle unirnos en Brook Park (Avenida de Brook entra las calles 140 y 141). Gracias a nuestra comunidad expansiva nosotros hacemos gran y las cosas verdes suceder en nuestro vecindario. Como usted sabe, más jardines y los parques y los árboles mejoran nuestra salud y la calidad de nuestra vida. ¿Dónde más cerca de podemos experimentamos tal naturaleza pacífica?

El verano ha terminado, y con el nuevo año escolar, nosotros tenemos una gran serie de actividades para estudiantes, la juventud e adultos. Los padres están bienvenido a adeudarnos hacer un espacio seguro y creador para la imaginación, y para maestros poder traer sus estudiantes. Algunos de ustedes nos han hecho partidos y celebraciones ya. ¿Nuestras únicas reglas? Limpie antes y después, ningunas drogas y ningún alcohol. Por supuesto.

Proporcionamos una experiencia educativa con nuestro "Ningún Niño Dejado Adentro" el programa, creciendo alimento en la calle 140 para el Mercado de Granjero en la Calle 138 enfrente de St. Lukes, ofreciendo instrucción sobre voluntar e ajardinar, y estamos preparando a despedazar el asfalto en la calle 141 para ensanchar el greenspace.

Además, estamos progresando con nuestros proyectos en las orillas de la agua, con apoyo para un Parque del Río de Harlem en el Sur del Bronx. Algunos de ustedes han hecho piragüismo con nosotros y siguen pescando, aquí mismo en nuestro vecindario. Trabajamos para reducir la contaminación en el área y para proteger nuestros intereses en la Isla de Randalls (Randalls Island).

Únenos por favor en Parque de Brook. Aquí está una muestra de nuestros acontecimientos próximos:

Septiembre 22, Día de Voluntario de Equinoccio de otoño 10 AM – 1 PM, y a través del día. También celebramos El Grito de Lares, conmemorado el nacimiento de la nación puertorriqueña, cuando lost puertorriqueños subieron contra la regla colonial española en una rebelión.

¡13 de octubre y 20 de octubre de 12-2 PM unen Onda la Colina y el Departamento de NYC de Parques y Recreación como nosotros plantamos bombillas de caída que florecerán en flores hermosas en la Primavera!

Y hacia el Día del Muerto estaremos recibiendo una celebración de la cultura mexicana, y de destacar a las personas del Estado mexicano de Oaxaca.

Como usted puede ver, tenemos muchos eventos en el calendario. Y con su participación, podemos hacer aún más. Métase, únanos en un acontecimiento, o voluntar. Tenemos un cartel en el rincón de la calle 141 y la Avenida Brook, y puedes llamarnos al (646) 206-5288, en español (646) 641-5788. Toda esta información, y la abundancia más, usted puede ver y compartir en: www.friendsofbrookpark.org. ¡Allí usted puede leer más, ver fotos e algunos videos de YouTube!

¡Usted son los Amigos del Parque de Brook, así que vengan y visitan su jardín!

Cordialmente,

Harry J. Bubbins, Friends of Brook Park

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