Ferry Point Park East & West Side Volunteers and Views

FERRY POINT BRONX (General Website and Home of Fur Fins & Feathers of FP) plus links to archives

Click here for UTUBE 9/11 video to Watch & Remember. Our Living Memorial Forest and View Shed Grove are here for you.

Future Album of recent Construction phase 1 West side

NEW Renderings by Thomas Balsley and Associates

East side of park along future Golf Course

check out the water taxi beach at south street seaport...this is what we hope for at this section of Ferry Point Park

http://www.watertaxibeach.com/south_street_seaport

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COPY OF OUR POWER POINT SHOW below the list of volunteers

that we prepared to DISPLAY the work we have accomplished over the last few years.

We hope that with some consideration from our elected officials when they plan their budgets,

the Parks Department when they give out permits,

the Police and PEP Officers when they monitor the visitors that use the park....

we should be able to enhance this Park to a point where people from all over will enjoy a healthy, safe, diversified Ferry Point Park on a regular basis.

VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH "FRIENDS OF FERRY POINT PARK"

NYPD Explorers: Group led by Police Officer John Kiernan and Captain Celeste of the 45th Precinct. 50 plus NYPD Explorers

These volunteers were brought at the request of Dorothea Poggi after she attended the 45th Council meeting and gave out flyers.

Dotti asked for help at the park to plant the remains of the 3000 sapling trees donated by the Prince of Monaco to create a 9/11 Living

Memorial Forest at FP Park. This event later turned into a Million Trees NYC planting as well.

These volunteers registered through a public service initiative with the Green Apple Corps.

Friends of Ferry Point Park is one of the groups that works along side the Green Apple Corps. a public service initiative of NYC Department of

Parks and Recreation.

We supplied volunteers, time, leadership, water, gloves and snacks or lunch for many of the volunteers.

300 Hotdogs with all the trimmings/Halloween candy and haunted trail decorations/refreshments/signage/flyers were supplied through Friends

of FPtPk.

We continue to lead Tree Stewardships throughout the summer helping children to obtain a passion and love for their environment while

building their integrity and pride by being part of a hands on work force that accomplishes with "action as well as words".

Girl Scouts Troops: 1302, 1322, and 1352 originally joined "Friends" through the American Littoral Society website which lists volunteer

participation events throughout the globe.

At the Oct. 2007 event they were registered through "Friends" along with Partnership for Parks, a nonprofit joint venture of City Parks

Foundation and City of New York Parks and Recreation.

This group of girls and their troop leaders was our first group of volunteers back in Spring of 2004 and has been our core group for most events

since.

We appreciate their help and devotion to Friends of Ferry Point Park.

Each Event is led by Dorothea Poggi plus other leaders to make sure the volunteers are accounted for and have instruction.

The girls always have a great time as they continue to clean up Hindu Debris, Weed around Trees, Spread mulch, Rake Leaves, and plant

daffodils.

"The girls had a great time. Many have visited between events with their families and friends". states Girl Scout leader Maddy McCormick.

The Girl Scouts not only planted trees but also daffodils; just like their spirit, the daffodils will brighten up Ferry Point Park.

Antonia Panjora: group led by Steve Ritz (Thank You Bob Bieder for recommending Steve to help us get a secure footing for volunteers).

2004- Planted first garden boxes along Schley Avenue with Girl Scouts

First Waterfront cleanup (girl Scouts and members)

2005- Previous members collected 600 signatures to keep park public instead of becoming extention of Golf Course

It's My Park Day Spring and Fall (Partnership for Parks)

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2007-Planted 9/11 Memorial Forest 3000 trees with Parks

2000 trees counted in the Million Tree NY2007-Awarded Honors from Partnership For Parks 2008-Planted daffodils in 9/11 Memorial Hilltop Grove

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2006/2007 Planted first 2 attempts of Throggs Neck Memorial Grove and then the 12 added more mature trees to the now existing triangle.

2008-Planted circles of daffodils around the TN Triangle

2008- FPC Advocates helps to create NEBC

2008- F o FPP helps to create HRRP

2008- Governor Paterson sent Certificate of Thanks to Dorothea Poggi for her continued Volunteer work

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2009-Millenium Arts Academy 150 students do various project throughout the Park

2009-Millenium Arts Academy Included Friends in the Awards ceremony for their Community Service Day

2009-"Friends of FP Park" Gave a Power Point Presentation to Community Board 10 May

2009- City Island Fair tabling for HRRP

2009-Dotti joined Hutchinson River Restoration Project, Safe Streets in Co-Op and Wild Metro cleanup at Pelham Bay. This day turned into a canoe expedition to inventory needed removal of debris along the Bird Sanctuary for HRRP Grant Proposal.

Building with Books: and later "Build On" groups were led by Missy...

Millenium Arts Academy: groups led by Kimberly Safran

Monsignor Scanlan: Groups have been led by Marianne Sheridan

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2010- Millenium Arts Academy:April 30th 3rd annual Community Service Day

100 students plus leaders

2010- Monsignor Scanlan:-- May 15th It's My Park Day

Groups led by Dotti, Alice and Marianne. BBQ'S "R" Us Committee (Sal, Lucia & Geanine)

200 Hot Dogs, Vegetarian Chili plus all the fix'Ins

2010- Girl Scouts Troops: 1302, 1322, and 1352---May 15th It's My Park Day