Turnaround Friends,
Inc. has been honored by New Yorkers for Parks, designating the
Seaside Nature Park as the 7th Best Neighborhood Park in the City
of New York . The Lynne Robbins-Steinman Foundation has
honored TFI in 2003 and 2004 for the parks beautiful gardens.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 14, 2005 9:00 1:00
Its My Park Day (all gardening tools, beverages and food will be
provided)
May 16, 2005
PS 36 Web of Life Program with Urban Park Rangers
May 18, 2005
PS 36 Web of Life Program with Urban Park Rangers
September 10, 2004
The 9/11 Living Memorial at the Seaside Nature Park at the foot of
Nelson Avenue (Great Kills, Staten Island, NY) was honored to be
selected as one of the sites where the TOWERS OF LIGHT were
displayed prior to the anniversary of September 11.
March 1, 2003
TFI's current projects include the creation of a 9/11 Memorial
Garden. The purpose of this project is to provide a tribute to
the 9/11 victims in the form of a garden where the community can
come together to share feelings, yet be surrounded by the beauty of
the garden. The Memorial Garden is located within the Wildlife
Nature Park. At the same time, the project will inspire local
residents and other groups to create similar projects.
In 2002, TFI started the construction of a Memorial Grove of
Healing and had 40 trees planted. , TFI has received and
applied for grants totaling $124,300 towards the creation of this
Seaside Nature Park. In addition, at the request of TFI, over
$200,000 of in-kind services and materials were provided to this
project at no cost.
TFI has accomplished the following in the last quarter of 2002:
* Cleared approximately 35,000 square feet of area that was an
abused, derelict dumping ground.
* Spread 400 cubic yards of quality top soil in the area where 40
trees were planted.
* Engaged the services of Bradford M. Greene "the Dean" of
licensed, professional landscape architects.
