Riverside Park Fund: Conserving, Improving, Beautifying

Riverside Park Fund

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Volunteer Program Activities (August 2008)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Fresh Youth Initiatives volunteers will be working at the Riverside Valley Community Garden (138th Street & 12th Avenue).

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Volunteers from Columbia Law School will be weeding and mulching the St. Claire Rose Garden St. Claire Rose Garden (125th Street under the viaduct).

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
NY Cares volunteers will be weeding in the area of the Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House (107th Street, along the uppper path).

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Volunteers from Artscape will be weeding the slope at 143rd Street.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
NY Cares volunteers will be weeding & mulching the azaleas on Ralph Ellison Island (150th Street & Riverside Drive).

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Volunteers from The Juilliard School will be weeding the planters at the 107th Street Ballfield.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Volunteers will be pruning in the area of the Peter Jay Sharp Volunteer House (107th Street, along the upper path).

10:00 am – 1:00 pm
NY Cares volunteers will be working at the Riverside Valley Community Garden (138th Street & 12th Avenue).

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Volunteers from Genzyme will be weeding and mulching the 105th Street Triangle.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
North Park Community Volunteer Day with Music & Food at 151 Overlook
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Volunteers from Marymount Community College will be pruning and mulching the shrubbery at the 91st Street Vale.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Volunteers from NYU’s Stern School of Business will be removing weeds at Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Plaza.

1:00 – 3:00 pm
Volunteers from NYU’s Stern School of Business will be removing weeds at the 153rd Street Slope.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Volunteers from the School of Visual Arts will be removing weeds at Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Plaza.

10:00 am-1:00 pm
Volunteers from the School of Visual Arts will be removing weeds at the 151st Street Slope.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
10:00 am-1:00 pm
Hill & Knowlton volunteers will be pruning and mulching the shrubbery at the 91st Street Vale.

10:00 am-1:00 pm
Hill & Knowlton volunteers will be working at the Riverside Valley Community Garden (138th Street & 12th Avenue).

10:00 am-1:00 pm
Hill & Knowlton volunteers will be cleaning up both sides of the stairwell at 148th Street.

Riverside Park Fund
475 Riverside Drive/Suite 455 New York, NY 10115
P: 212-870-3070 F: 212-870-3079 E: mail@riversideparkfund.org
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