Volunteers Needed To Help Spruce Up MacDonald Park

Saturday, June 15
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

Help out for an hour or two if you can. Rain or shine. 

More information on Facebook: Friends of MacDonald Park

Call for Volunteers for Mulch and Plant Event This Saturday!

Friends of MacDonald Park is sponsoring a Mulch and Plant Day on Saturday, October 13^th, 9:30-12:00. We need more volunteers to help apply mulch around nearly 100 of the trees that were planted in 2011. These trees replaced those that were destroyed by the 2010 Macroburst.

We will also be planting seasonal plants throughout the park.

If you can spare an hour or two, it would be greatly appreciated.

As always, we provide gloves, tools, and refreshments.

Students receive Community Service Credit too!

Email smelnick718@gmail.com with any questions. Those interested can just show up at the park tomorrow at 9:30. 

Yellowstone Community Mural Meeting Monday, June 18th

Special thanks to the Forest Hills Asian Association for notifying Edge of the City about this event!

Info: FHAA11375@gmail.com

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A Call for Volunteers at MacDonald Park

This Saturday, June 16 at 10 a.m. - -

Volunteers will be landscaping and replanting the Yellowstone Blvd entrance of MacDonald Park for a brand new and inviting look.

We need at least 50 people to help accomplish this project**.  Just 2  or 3 hours of well-spent community effort will do it!

We start at 10:00 and should be done by 1:00. Help out for as long as you can.

Tools, gloves, and water will be provided.

We hope you can assist us.  Please pass this along to friends and neighbors.

Email Steve with any questions at: smelnick718@gmail.com

**This project is sponsored by Councilmember Koslowitz through the NYC Council’s Parks Equity Initiative, in partnership with Partnerships for Parks and City Parks Foundation.

Volunteers Needed! MacDonald Park Spring Cleanup

After several postponements due to Old Man Winter hanging on way past his welcome, they are finally going to do the cleanup and planting bed preparation this Saturday, April 14, 10:00-12:30.

There are no other dates available in April that they can do this.

Tools and gloves provided.

There is no snow on the horizon and temps will be in the balmy 70s.

We are looking to make some nice improvements to the park this year with our $10,000 NYC Council grant.

Picture of the Day -- And a Need for Volunteers

Thanks to Steve for the photo... and he also sent along this item:

Volunteer Day at MacDonald Park Nov 14th—Farewell to 2015

The final Volunteer Cleanup Day for 2015 is this Saturday, Nov 14^th from 10:00-12:30. We need help planting new shrubs, raking leaves, pruning, and cleaning.  If you could spare just one hour or two, that would be great...  As always, gloves, tools, and refreshments will be provided. And students receive Community Service credit. 

MacDonald Park Cleanup Dates

Open to anyone who wants to help clean up our park:

As usual, all supplies and gloves will be provided and credit for community service will be given to students. 

Thanks for your continued support in helping make MacDonald Park a great part of our community. 

September 19th,   Saturday 10:00-1:00

October 17th,    Saturday 10:00-1:00

November 14th,  Saturday 10:00-1:00

It's My Park Day - Tomorrow!

It's My Park at MacDonald Park

Saturday, May 9, 2015

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

This It's My Park season, volunteer with Friends of MacDonald Park to help clean, rake, weed, paint and generally spruce up MacDonald Park in Forest Hills. We'll also be planting near the entrance gardens at Macdonald Park starting at 10AM. Please dress appropriately for projects. Please email info@QueensBLVD.org to register for the cleanup. We look forward to a great day of cleaning up MacDonald Park!

Location

MacDonald Park Entrance in MacDonald Park

Queens Boulevard and 69th Road

Queens

Directions to this location

Cost

Free

Event Organizer

Friends of Macdonald Park

Contact Number

(917) 558-3802

Contact Email

info@QueensBLVD.org

 

Join the Queens Blvd. Restoration Group of Forest Hills & Rego Park!

Click here for more information:
https://www.ioby.org/project/continental-avenue-tree-guards

Status:

Open, Accepting Volunteers

The project will promote attention to our environment while at the same time enhance the appearance of our community and protect our trees. We will create a more uniform and dynamic look to our urban streetscape.

The Project

In an effort to enhance the streetscape of Continental Avenue and complement the tree beds maintained by local volunteers, our project aims to repair and replace several damaged tree guards. Continental Avenue is located in the heart of Forest Hills, home of America's first planned community and the birth of the U.S. Open.
We hope to improve the appearance of the area where thousands of commuters, shoppers, and diners pass through every day and at the same time continue to protect our cherished street trees.  

The Steps

Tree guards will be professionally replaced while volunteers enhance the tree pits along Continental Avenue.
Volunteers will be assigned jobs that include digging, planting, and mulching. This project will ultimately create an aesthetically pleasing look for the community while more importantly protecting our street trees.  

Why We're Doing It

The protection of street trees in an urban environment is of the utmost importance.  Trees help purify the air, absorb excess rain water and provide shade. They are an essential part of our urban environment. We hope to highlight this through our community project.

My Park Day at MacDonald Park

One of the event's organizers, Steve Melnick, sends out a sincere BIG thanks to all who participated in Saturday's community volunteer event, saying "It was a lot of work, but we accomplished practically everything as scheduled...in just over 2 1/2 hours! An extra thanks to the Rutgers students who drove in from Newark to help out.  And thanks to the NYC Parks Dept crew along with Partnerships For Parks coordinator, Nichole Henderson, for their support. A big thanks to Ed O'Neil,  our district gardener, for showing us the ropes."

Some numbers:

40 bags of leaves picked up

500+  daffodil bulbs planted 

7 trash bins painted

30 seasonal plants planted

22 volunteers - priceless

It's My Park Day Volunteer Event at MacDonald Park

  Just a reminder for anyone who can help out for an hour or two this Saturday, 9:00-11:30.

Volunteers are needed to:
Rake leaves
Pick up litter 

   Plant bulbs

Mulch
Weed
Clean park benches and tables
Paint litter baskets

Gloves and supplies will be provided. Open to all ages.
Meet at center of park, 70 Av and Queens Blvd, across from the Forest Hills post office.
Weather forecast : Sunny/ 55 degrees

MacDonald Park Stewardship Event - Saturday Nov 9th

Our Parks Dept district gardener, Ed O'Neill, has started planting new shrubs at the center entranceways of MacDonald Park. It's looking pretty good so far!

To all volunteers:
There will be a Spruce Up the Park Day at MacDonald Park on Saturday, November 9th,
9:00-11:30
It will be held under the auspices of the NYC Parks Department.
Volunteers are needed to:
Rake leaves
Plant bulbs
Mulch
Weed
Clean park benches and tables
Paint litter baskets

Gloves and supplies will be provided. Open to all ages.
Meet at center of park, 70 Av and Queens Blvd, across from the Forest Hills post office.

I hope you can lend a hand. Bring a friend. Thanks!

Steve Melnick
Forest Hills Green Team
Friends of MacDonald Park