Bringing Youth, Nature & Community Together
Jon Deveaux with his daughter Kim at our 20th Anniversary Celebration in October of 2012 at the Riverdale Yacht Club.
Jon Deveaux is an avid Park user, an educator who brings his students to the Park, a former (and hopefully future) FVCP Board Member, a mentor to our Executive Director, a volunteer, a Hike-a-Thon participant, a supporter, and much more. We consider ourselves very lucky to have him in our corner. Read more »
The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. After the festivities, you might be looking for some opportunities to burn off a few calories. We would like to suggest that you considering taking a hike. Did you know that Van Cortlandt Park is 1,146 acres with approximately half of that being forested with over 20 miles of hiking trails? Van Cortlandt Park is the perfect place to hone your hiking skills while getting some exercise and taking in some beautiful scenery. Here are our favorite five trails to hike in Van Cortlandt Park. Read more »
2013 Youth Farm Stand Interns at Montefiore Hospital Stand.
It is hard to believe that this is the last week of our Youth Run Farm Stand. This year, we have a group of 5 teens working in our Youth Run Farm Stand Internship. This Read more »
1.) Volunteer! We have a tendency of saying that our volunteers rock and it’s because they do. We are very lucky to have over 1,400 people volunteer with us each year. Read more »
Each month, the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park staff will nominate one of our many friends as the Friend of the Mo
nth. The Friend of the Month will be one of our volunteers, supporters and/or program participants. This is our little way of acknowledging what you all do for us.
It is our pleasure to announce that our first Friend of the Month is Charlene Dubin. Charlene Dubin is a friend who has covered many bases with the Friends: she is a long-time volunteer, Hike-a-Thon participant and fundraiser, FVCP support and has been a seasonal employee. Read more »
