Showing posts with label Thanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thanks. Show all posts

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Get Moving in Your Home Park - Astoria Park #NYRROpenRun


Where are you running this week? 



Every week on Saturday


 





New York Road Runners Open Run: 

Run for Life - Astoria Park


Saturday, November 28, 2015
8:00 a.m. –9:00 a.m.
This event repeats every week on Saturday between 9/19/2015 and 12/26/2015.
Open Run is a new community-based initiative that launched in St. Mary's Park in the Bronx on National Running Day, June 3, 2015. Through this initiative, New York Road Runners is empowering local volunteers to bring free weekly runs to local neighborhood parks all over NYC. 
All runs are directed by volunteers and are free to all participants. The finish line is open until the last person is done. The courses vary based on park, but they are between 2.5-3 miles.

Participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes before the start of the run and to leave their valuables at home--bag check is not provided.
  • No advance registration is required; register and sign a waiver on site
  • Open to all ages
  • Open to all experience levels; walkers are welcome
  • Strollers and dogs on leash are welcome
Volunteers help make Open Run happen every week. Each location is supported by three to eight volunteers who track the timing, marshal the course, and ensure that waivers are signed. No experience is necessary. You can sign up to be an Open Run volunteer on the location's Facebook group.

No need to do anything before the run, just show up. Open to all levels, walkers, strollers, dogs: All are welcome!
This program is in coordination with NYC Parks' Community Parks Initiative.

Location

Astoria Park Track in Astoria Park





Run for Life in Astoria Park, an open run organized by @nyrr

— Green Shores NYC (@GreenShoresNYC)


Where are you running this week? #NYRR



NYRR Open Run Astoria Park 11/7/15 #nyrr #nyrropenrun



Where are you planning to run? Join free , all ages


Astoria Park Running Track

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#sunset #nyc #astoria

vinnie_milsThere's just something magical about finishing a #run at #track. ~
#keeppushing #Astoria #kitty



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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Thank you partners. New York City Parks [#GivingTuesday]


What is 
#GivingTuesday?

What is #GivingTuesday?

Created by 92nd Street Y — a cultural center in New York City that, since 1874, has been bringing people together around the values of service and giving back — #GivingTuesday connects diverse groups of individuals, communities and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. A team of influencers and founding partners joined forces — collaborating across sectors, offering expertise and working tirelessly — to launch #GivingTuesday and have continued to shape, grow and strengthen the movement.




The Big Ideas Behind #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday harnesses the potential of social media and the generosity of people around the world to bring about real change in their communities; it provides a platform for them to encourage the donation of time, resources and talents to address local challenges. It also brings together the collective power of a unique blend of partners — nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals — to encourage and amplify small acts of kindness.







Provide a day of nature programs at the Park for a public school class
A gift of any amount will help the Park! 

Thank you for your contribution.




[No official endorsements. Learn more about giving at:]
Environment : Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers

City Parks Foundation


www.charitynavigator.org /index
www.charitynavigator.org / support

Charity Navigator




Thank you partners. New York City’s Low-Profile Parks to Get Conservancies’ Help .




Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, said, “We value the City's long-standing partnership with our conservancy partners and look forward to working together to not only promote the long-term vitality of our flagship parks but to develop new ways of bringing their expertise, resources, and passion to community parks where there is great need.”
The partnership between the City and these park non-profit organizations has been vital to ensuring that many of New York City’s most utilized parks are more vibrant today than ever. Their work over the years has supported enhanced maintenance, thousands of volunteers, dynamic programming and critical capital improvements in these parks through millions of dollars in private funding. Now these organizations will expand on their record of assisting community parks by dedicating resources and expertise to reviving park sites for New Yorkers who need them the most through the Community Parks Initiative.
Conservancy contributions to CPI are: 
  • Bryant Park Corporation (BPC)
  • Central Park Conservancy (CPC)
  • Friends of the High Line (FHL)
  • Madison Square Park Conservancy (MSPC)
  • New York Restoration Project (NYRP)
  • Prospect Park Alliance (PPA)
  • Randall’s Island Park Alliance (RIPA)
  • The Battery Conservancy (TBC)


NYRP has reclaimed, restored and revitalized more than 400 acres of the city’s most-needed public green spaces and their adjacent communities. - See more at: www.nyrp.org





Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today to
City Parks Foundation for the APA.
Donations by check should be made out to:

Please put ASTORIA PARK ALLIANCE  in the
memo note of your check. Mail to:


Astoria Park Alliance


3811 Ditmars Blvd #849
Astoria, NY 11105





qgazette.com/news/ 2014-11-12 /PDF
Thank You 2014

Astoria Park Wine & Spirits

28-07 24th Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 606-1142
Warm, tin-ceilinged shop offering 300+ labels of wine, small batch spirits & tastings.
Astoriapark wineandspirits.com /about-us


“The fact that they’re stepping up voluntarily is great news.”
http://thevillager.com /2015/11/26/ Conservancies-will-pitch-in-to-help-smaller-parks

Conservancies will pitch in to help smaller parks



Small Business Saturday Retail Crawl! 
Favorite local stores will be participating on SBS, 11/28




Inside Astoria

28-07 Ditmars Blvd., (718) 956-4000
The Astoria Bookshop

The Little Soap Shop


Lockwood & Lockwood Style


Bowery Bay












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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Giving Thanks - Proof That Saying "Thank You" Matters [NewYorkCares]





Proof That Saying "Thank You" Matters
Nov 20, 2013

www.newyorkcares.org / blogs / proof-saying-thank-you-matters




I owe 600 people an apology for not saying thank you.
It’s the holidays – the time of giving back – and as often happens for me, my mind turns to gratitude. But this season I feel a little guilty about 600 volunteers whom New York Cares never thanked. These dedicated New Yorkers helped underserved kids learn to read; gave warm meals to people living on the streets; visited lonely residents of nursing homes, and more. And we never said thank you.
A while back, we received a grant from Points of Light to test strategies to increase volunteer engagement. We had a theory that if we thanked volunteers and let them know we appreciated them, they’d feel even better about their experience and be more likely to do it again. We wanted proof that saying thank you really matters. And we wanted to measure it.
So we did.
We tracked 4,600 volunteers who hit a range of service milestones over the course of a year. We systematically thanked them after their 5th project, after 50 projects, on anniversaries of their years of service, and more. We thanked 4,000 people individually one or more times and let them know we not only noticed, but appreciated, their efforts.
At the same time, we randomly selected a control group of 600 volunteers from the same pool – 13 percent of the total. We didn’t thank these generous New Yorkers at all. We communicated via standard newsletters and other mass correspondence. But not one received an individual, personalized token of thanks.
What happened?
We proved that when we said thank you, people volunteered more. Thanked volunteers completed four more projects during the year, on average, than people we left alone. Volunteers in the recognition group volunteered 15 times during the year; unrecognized individuals just 11 times. Sixteen percent of our total 97,000 volunteer opportunities filled just because we said thanks.
The recognized group also became volunteer leaders at a faster rate: 8 percent versus 6 percent for the non-recognized group. This generated 50 additional Team Leaders ready to start new projects and expand to meet the needs of our Community Partners.
We also measured the impact on our bottom line. Previous cost-analysis work, undertaken with the help of Morgan Stanley, allowed us to calculate the cost of recruiting and training new volunteers. We determined that we saved $40,000 in incremental staff time by filling projects with people who were already volunteers. In a year when funding was tight, 80 percent of our growth came from saying thank you.
To be sure, there are additional factors at play – such as the quality of a volunteer’s experience, personal passion for a cause, whether someone is employed, and more. And saying thank you is not exactly revolutionary. But what is new is being able to prove conclusively that recognition has a tangible impact on volunteer engagement.
So as volunteer ranks swell with people eager to give back in the midst of Thanksgiving celebrations and holiday gift giving, I’m grateful we’ve been able to use studies like this to help New York Cares expand its programs by 20 percent to better serve New Yorkers during a difficult economic time.
And if you’re one of the hard working volunteers we ignored, I hope you can accept this as my public apology. Your time matters.
Thank you!
By Gary Bagley
get to know new york cares


APA Thanks New York Cares and the entire community of volunteers.

@newyorkcares  @NewYorkCaresED


Someone drew a smiley face on the back of this NYC Parks truck. (at Astoria Park)
  instagram.com/Megcotner


www.nycservice.org




www.nycservice.org

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy New Year [GreenShoresNYC]


Happy New Year & Here's to a Bright & Glorious 2015

Thank you for making 2014 such a success for us 
and our member organizations!
Not only is it a New Year but, it is also 
our 10th birthday! 
In January 2005, a group of concerned community members and community organizations were brought together by Parternships for Parks Catalyst Project to join forces and collectively advocate and care for the Queens East River Waterfront. 
Ten years later, Green Shores NYC is still growing and our work continues for a greener, cleaner, more connected and accessible shoreline!


Stay tuned for information about our 2015 calendar of events, details about our birthday party and other news. 
In the meantime, we invite you to visit, explore and enjoy our eight-plus miles of East River Waterfront this winter and beyond!
   












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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Historic New York: Astoria Park Highlights [ Dec 07 ]


www.NYCgovParks.org / / AstoriaPark / events

Historic New York: 

Astoria Park Highlights


1:00 p.m.
Location: Astoria Pool Deck (in Astoria Park)

Free!
Historic New York: Astoria Park Highlights
Saturday, December 7, 2013
1:00 p.m.  

Urban Park Rangers specialize in interpretation of historic turning points, both natural and man-made, in our city’s long history.
All programs are historic walking tours unless otherwise noted. Certain popular programs have limited space and may require registration.

Astoria Pool Deck

Directions to this location
Meet at the lot on Hoyt Avenue and 19th Street.
Cost Free

Event Organizer
Urban Park Rangers




Location



Map data ©2013 Google
Map



Contact Number
(718) 846-2731
CategoriesEducation, History, Waterfront



www.NYCgovParks.org / programs / rangers

Urban Park Rangers   

The Urban Park Rangers connect New Yorkers to the natural world through environmental education, outdoor recreation, wildlife management and active conservation.


For over 30 years the Urban Park Rangers have helped New Yorkers of all ages to discover the great outdoors, uncovering the natural wonders that exist right here in their own backyard.
With a NYC Park Ranger as your ambassador to the natural world, you can experience the marvels of an urban ecosystem. NYC Park Rangers welcome school children and their teachers through The Natural Classroom, high school students through the Ranger Conservation Corps, families and adults through Weekend Adventures, and groups looking for team building opportunities through the Adventure Course and Custom Adventures.
NYC Park Rangers serve all levels of interest from the novice to the seasoned nature lover. No matter which activity you choose, the Urban Park Rangers will help you get in touch with the Big Apple’s wild side. Adventure, discovery, and the natural world are just blocks away.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Star of Queens: Jules Corkery, co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance [Queens Courier - 2013]


Star of Queens: Jules Corkery, co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance


QueensCourier.com / 2013 /
 Star-of-Queens-Jules-Corkery-co-Chair-of-the-Astoria-Park-Alliance

Star of Queens: Jules Corkery, 

co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance




1 comment

By Queens Courier Staff
Monday, April 8th, 2013

BY ANTHONY O’REILLY

COMMUNITY SERVICE: 
In order to ensure that Astoria Park is maintained properly, Jules Corkery, co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance , works with all city agencies, including the Parks Department, to ensure necessary services are carried out.

Expanding from south of the Triborough Bridge to north of the Hell Gate Bridge, the park is close to 60 acres. The Astoria Park Alliance is entirely made of volunteers and not only works to maintain the park, but works to hold activities there.
BACKGROUND: 
Corkery, originally from Maine, moved to Astoria in 2003 and immediately fell in love with the neighborhood. Aside from working with the Alliance, Corkery enjoys bird watching and gardening.

INSPIRATION:
Corkery’s love of the park stemmed from her bird watching hobby. The park is home to a variety of birds, including red-tailed hawks. When Corkery spotted the animals, she became inspired to make sure that the park was safe for them.

FAVORITE MEMORY: 
Corkery says she looks forward every year to the local Girl Scout Troop #4301 helping out on “NY Cares Day,” held on April 20. “It’s always great to see them come out and take part in the day,” she noted.
Corkery said the tradition will continue this year and is anticipating working with the local troop.

BIGGEST CHALLENGE: 
For Corkery, reaching a diversity of volunteers is the most difficult challenge for the Alliance.
“How do we overcome the language and cultural barrier? We live in Queens, which is one of the most diverse boroughs.”
The Astoria Park Alliance creates activities such as arts and crafts to get different people involved and is constantly coming up with new techniques.

Meet this week's Star of Queens: Jules Corkery, co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance
Meet ... Star of Queens: Jules Corkery, co-chair of the Astoria Park Alliance

Jane
What a wonderful thing to do for her friends, neighbors and all of the animals that call the park home. It is the parks that make the city feel like home….so she is keeping a good home. Congratulations on your volunteerism and your good citizenship of the earth!!!
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