Celebrating All That Was Accomplished
Whether you made a donation, attended a program or told your friends about us, you helped to make 2011 the fantastic year that it was for the Friends. Please take a few moments to watch this video and learn about all that we did together. Together we can do even more in 2012.
You can watch the video on Youtube directly here.
The Friends are turning 20!
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park will be turning 20 in 2012 and we need your help to celebrate. From a humble beginning in 1992, FVCP has grown to play an increasing role in maintenance of natural areas and community programming for Van Cortlandt Park. Each year FVCP generates thousands of hours of volunteer support for park maintenance, trains thousands of young people in environmental stewardship, and offers community programs to promote fitness and environmental conservation.
In 2012, we plan on hosting several 20th Anniversary events where community members can learn about what the Friends have accomplished and help us celebrate by participating in our educational and stewardship programs. Your support will help us celebrate our 20 years by doing what we do best- helping Van Cortlandt Park and its users.
For more information or to make a secure tax-deductible donation for our 20th year celebration please visit
http://www.causes.com/campaigns/179026?ref=share.
New FVCP Brochure with Map
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park are excited to unveil our New Brochure with a Map of the Park. Special thanks to Partnerships for Parks for their donation of design services and funding for printing. The new brochure will be given out at our upcoming volunteer events and mailed out to those who renew or become members of the Friends. If you would like to download a copy click here. Adobe Reader is required to open the application, to download for free visit www.adobe.com.
The Friends Become a TreeBank
TreeBanks are local community funds for tree planting, care and education. With TreeBanks across the U.S. and Canada, you can choose your local "Branch" and donate directly to improving the urban forest in that community. Donations go to qualified local TreeBank organizations in your community of choice. To find out more click on the TreeBank picture.
Friends Partner with Clean Air NY
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park have partnered with Clean Air NY in order to take action to improve the air qualitity in NY city. We ride bikes, walk, take public transportation and continue to plant trees to improve air quality in the city. To find more tips on how to improve air quality or find out if it is an air quality action day, a day where air quality is found to be in the unhealthy range, please visit the Clean Air NY website by clicking here.
