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Caring Across The Community
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January 18, 2017
Hello friends,
Welcome to the New Year! We have so much inspiration within our community, spanning all ages and interests. This month, we have both helpful and creative events and stories surfacing, and we hope to have as many people involved as possible! We look forward to 2017 with high hopes of our community sticking together to foster unity, knowledge, and health. Read more to find out what our community is up to.
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“Hey, Where’d You Get That Jacket?”
This past November, at the outset of winter heating season, a class of MS 126 6th graders visited the school’s boiler room to observe the installation of new energy-saving technology that will reduce the schools’ greenhouse gas emissions while saving money: a thermal jacket for the boiler. MS 126 students have been studying how their behaviors and habits contribute to the production of greenhouse gases and, as part of the Greenpoint Eco-Schools program, have set an ambitious goal to reduce energy usage by 10% or more!
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History of Lead Contamination in Soil
Let’s hop on in a time machine for a second. Picture a vast, biodiverse, open space
inhabited by the Lenape Indians peacefully living alongside bears, wolves, songbirds, and salamanders, fish, and porpoises and whales in the harbor. In fact, with over 55 different ecological communities.
Then look out your window. Before the 19th century, the north corner of Brooklyn was owned by only a few families with farms. But as the borough expanded at a great rate, Greenpoint (or Green Point, named for its abundant, green farmland) soon transformed into the “industrial hub of Brooklyn.”
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Starting with Greenpoint: Reflections and Recommendations from Greenpoint Eco-Schools Students
2016 was a great year for Greenpoint Eco-Schools. Among many other accomplishments, the four Greenpoint Eco-Schools (PS 31, PS 34, PS 110, & MS 126) kept thousands of pounds of waste out of landfills, created new native plant learning gardens, and took action to make their neighborhoods cleaner and greener.
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City Parks Foundation 2017 Partnerships Academy Fellowship Introductory Meeting – Jan 19th
Are you a leader of a community park group that supports NYC parks and green spaces? Would you like some support to get to the next level of development in such areas as membership, fundraising, 501c3 status, and group structure? We invite you to apply for the Partnerships Academy Fellowship, a program designed to help you to take on new challenges and succeed.
WHEN: January 19, 2017 6:30pm-8:30pm
WHERE: Arsenal Building 830 5th Avenue New York, NY 10065
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NBBC Book Club: January Meeting
We welcome you to join the NBBC Book Club for our monthly off-season reading series.
Settle into a local Greenpoint bar to discuss At Sea in the City: New York from the Water's Edge, by William Kornblum. Thematic snacks will be provided; contributions in the potluck style are encouraged!
WHEN: January 31, 2017 6:30 PM
WHERE: Greenpoint Beer & Ale, 7 N. 15th Street, Brooklyn NY 11222
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City Parks Foundation 2017 Partnerships Academy Fellowship Introductory Meeting – Feb 6th
Are you a leader of a community park group that supports NYC parks and green spaces? Would you like some support to get to the next level of development in such areas as membership, fundraising, 501c3 status, and group structure? We invite you to apply for the Partnerships Academy Fellowship, a program designed to help you to take on new challenges and succeed.
WHEN: February 6th, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
WHERE: Gold Street Conference Room (3rd Floor), 100 Gold Street, New York, NY 11038
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2nd Annual City Growers Education Conference
City Growers' Education Conference will engage educators in a day-long event geared towards facilitating conversations around urban farm education best practices, and creating links between educators, farmers, community gardeners, public employees and funders in New York City.
WHEN: February 11, 2017
WHERE: P.S. 20 Clinton Hill 225 Adelphi Street , Brooklyn, NY 11205
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2017 Newtown Creek Fund Request For Proposals
The Newtown Creek Environmental Benefits Program (NCEBP) was created as part of an agreement between New York State and New York City to upgrade the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant and provide environmental benefits to the community. Funding is being administered through two organizations: the City Parks Foundation (CPF) and the Hudson River Foundation (HRF), through its New York City Environmental Fund (NYCEF).
WHEN: Application deadline February 17, 2017
WHERE: Anywhere!
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2017 Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest
New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s 31st annual Water Resources Art & Poetry Contest. Second through twelfth grade students attending public, independent, charter or parochial schools (or homeschooled) in New York City and East and West of Hudson Watersheds are invited to create original art and compose poetry that reflects an appreciation for our shared water resources.
WHEN: Ongoing until March 8th, 2017
WHERE: Anywhere!
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President’s Environmental Youth Award
Your project – or one you are sponsoring – could be an award winner. Apply or encourage a student you know to apply for PEYA and see what a difference they can make for the environment with an award-winning project. Applicants from all 50 states and U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a regional certificate of special recognition and a national Presidential award.Applications are now being accepted for the PEYA program. Applications are due March 1, 2017.
WHEN: Ongoing until March 1st, 2017
WHERE: Anywhere!
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The Go Green Brooklyn Hub expands upon the popular long-standing Go Green! Greenpoint Festival by Town Square, a volunteer community-based 501(c)(3) organization in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.
We are a year-round digital hub connecting the North Brooklyn community through local green initiatives. This newsletter will provide resources to help you #GoGreenBK and to stay up on local eco news, stories and events. For more info, check out our site:
http://www.gogreenbk.org/
Do you have an interesting story that needs to be heard, or an event that needs the support of the community? Submit news stories, interview requests, and events to
Community@GoGreenBK.org
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