It is a beautiful morning in Yorktown Heights, New York and a perfect spring day is in the forecast with a high of 67 degrees.

Due to an overwhelming response the hours of the clean-up have been extended and revised program is as follows:

• 8:00 AM Begin volunteer check-in with activities commencing immediately thereafter.
• 9:00 AM Governor Cuomo expected to make an appearance
• Followed by a brief welcome to all the volunteers by the Friends of FDR
• 10:00 AM Activities continue
• 2:00 PM Conclusion

Hope to see you at the FDR State Park, Lot #6. You can stay in touch with us throughout the day via:

• https://twitter.com/FoFDR
• https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofFDR?ref=tn_tnmn
• Also check-in on FourSquare, Look for “I Love My Park Day ’13” when you are at the Park.

Finally, don’t leave your camera at home – bring it with you so you can enter your images in the photo contest and win (details below):

Win a $50 Camping Gift Card to NY State Parks!

PHOTO CONTEST
Win a $50 Camping Gift Card to NY State Parks!
Get creative! One winner will be selected from each category:
~ Best Before & After ~ Best Group Shot ~ Kids Love Their Park!

TO ENTER:
Submit photos by May 15 to ilovemypark@ptny.org
Full details at http://www.ptny.org/ilovemypark

See you at 8:00.

Thank you for volunteering and your tremendous support.

The Friends of FDR State Park

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo will make an appearance at the I Love My Park Day event tomorrow morning 9:00 a.m. (est.) in Parking Lot #6.

Friends’ would love to see you at the FDR State Park, if you can make it in early before the ILMPD activities commence at 10:00 a.m.

Thank you
FoFDR

Click on the image to register http://www.ptny.org/ilovemypark/register.shtml

It’s not too late to sign up for volunteering, you can still visit http://www.ptny.org/ilovemypark or come to the Friends Table during the event to sign up.

Please Join Friends of FDR State Park Tomorrow
Sat. May 4, 2013 at 10 am — 2 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
2957 Crompond Road, Parking Lot# 6
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Projects include planting flowers, building picnic tables, removal of invasive species etc. Bring work gloves. Friends will supply the safety vests, trash bags, and refreshments.

Time volunteered can count as community service hours.

We are social, connect on:
FoFDR.org
Facebook.com/FriendsofFDR
Twitter @FoFDR
Pinterest.com/FoFDR
Info: +1-914-721-0598

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was started in the 1930′s in a time of economic hardship in the US. From 1935 to 1942, Mohansic Park (now Franklin D. Roosevent Park) housed a proud group of CCC men. This camp was unique in that these men were World War I veterans and named Co. 2218V, who scarred by the war, now faced the battle at home of being homeless and jobless. The Friends of FDR State Park has gathered much information on the camp and with community help will uncover more. Learn about the Mohansic CCCC camp once located in the FDR State Park in Yorktown.  All programs are free & open to the public. www.yorktownhistory.org

Click to be directed to “I Love my Park Day” Facebook Event Page

For Immediate Release

April 9th 2013

Media Contacts:
Jane Daniels, President
Anwer Qureishi, Vice President
Voicemail: +1-914-721-0598
Email: info@fofdr.org

Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) to host I Love My Park Day on Saturday, May 4

Volunteers Participating at Events across New York to Celebrate NY State Parks and Historic Sites

 Yorktown Heights, NY:

Friends of FDR State Park will host volunteers at FDR State Park as part of more than 70 cleanup, improvement and beautification events happening statewide on Saturday, May 4. I Love My Park Day is an exciting statewide event to improve and enhance New York’s state parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire state park system and its needs. Volunteers from across the state will participate in cleanup, improvement, and beautification events at New York State parks and historic sites. Volunteers will celebrate New York’s state park system by cleaning up park lands and beaches, planting trees and gardens, restoring trails and wildlife habitat, removing invasive species, and working on various site improvement projects.

New Yorkers love their parks. Volunteers are willing to help maintain the beauty of New York’s treasured state parks and historic sites. Friends groups and volunteers are more important than ever to keep parks beautiful, clean, and welcoming for all to visit and enjoy.

Jane Daniels, President of Friends of FDR Park says “Everyone needs a friend and so do our state parks. So many of Yorktown and Cortlandt residents walk or jog in the park. Participating in I Love My Park Day helps a valued local resource.”

I Love My Park Day is coordinated at the statewide level by Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Friends groups and park staff will oversee cleanup, improvement and beautification projects and work with volunteers.

New York State is a leader in parks and conservation because of a long history of stewardship and generosity of private citizens. Volunteer participation in a cleanup day will help enhance these important places during lean budget times and show elected leaders that there is strong public support for our park system.

Those interested in volunteering in the project at FDR State Park can register to volunteer by visiting http://www.ptny.org/ilovemypark or by calling 914-721-0598.

Click image to register on PTNY.org website

About the Friends of FDR & DJT State Parks:

The Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump State Parks (FoFDR) is a non-profit group formed to provide a voice for the Park’s unique and diverse resources. We’re a group of park users and friends whose efforts are dedicated to supporting and enhancing an irreplaceable component for our quality of life that these parks provide. Our goal is to provide opportunities for people to develop a special relationship with the parks and to contribute to the parks’ programs and stewardship. To join the Friends group or for more information please visit http://www.fofdr.org or http://www.facebook.com/FriendsofFDR.

About PTNY:

Parks & Trails New York is the leading statewide organization working to preserve and enhance a network of parks, trails and greenways for all New Yorkers for generations to come. Since 1985, our influential reports and advocacy efforts have been critical to keeping parks and historic sites open and protecting New York’s natural, recreational, cultural and historical resources. For more information, visit http://www.ptny.org.

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The Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is a nonprofit group formed to provide a voice for the Park’s unique and diverse resources. We’re a group of park goers and friends dedicated to supporting and enhancing this park. Our organization’s goal is to provide meaningful opportunities for people to develop special relationships with the Park and contribute to the Parks’ programs and stewardship.

We are offering you an opportunity to enter our Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt (FoFDR) State Park logo contest. Contestants must be 18 years old or over. The winning logo design will represent our organization on our Internet homepage, T shirts, mugs, stationery etc.. There will be one winner. The name of the winning designer and the logo will be presented publicly at the FDR State Park “I Love My Park Day”, May 4th. The winner will receive a letter of appreciation from our organization and the park manager. Their design will be on display in the FDR park office for a limited time and their name will be announced publicly. The winner will sign over full and complete copyright authority of the winning logo design to the Friends of FDR State Park.

FDR State Park is located in northern Westchester County, New York. Our park is visited by nearly 500,000 thousand people from all over the United States annually. The park offers picnicking, boating on Mohansic Lake, a 3,500 person capacity swimming pool, licensed fishing, ice skating, disc golf, numerous walking trails, playgrounds and basketball courts, educational programs and many other enjoyable activities.

We suggest that you review FDR State Park online before creating the logo at: http://nysparks.com/parks/148/details.aspx

Rules on Submission of Logo Designs:

1. Must be an original design created by the person submitting the logo

2. Submit two variations of the logo

a) Complex design: with full name of organization (for ex. T shirts and mugs)

b) Simplistic design: leaving out some of the elements and must include the abbreviation, “FoFDR” (for ex. clothing patches, signs)

3. Must be a combination of text (stating the name- “Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park”) and image (ex. lake)

4. Should convey the ideas/concepts of community, conservation and recreation

5. May be designed by hand or by computer

6. Should contain two or three colors only. One of the colors must be green.

7. In black and white, the logo must be easily reproduced, recognizable and offer excellent contrast

8. Must be visible and scalable, at least 8″x10″, and visible and effective at 1″  

9. Must be submitted as jpegs, at least 200 to 300 ppi  

10. Must include with the submission your full name, street address and telephone number  

11. Must be 18 years old or older to enter this contest

Send to: fofdr.logo@yahoo.com   Deadline for submission: April 21, 2013 6:00 PM.

The winner of the contest will be notified by email or telephone on April 30, 2013. The public announcement of the winner and display of the logo will be May 4th at 11:00 AM, on “I Love My Park Day”, at the FDR State Park. Members of the Board of Friends of FDR State Park and their families are not eligible to enter the contest.   This is a great opportunity to display your artistic talents and help a community organization. We hope that winning this contest will further your personal ambitions and career goals.   Thank you and we look forward to your participation in this event. Please submit all questions about the contest online to fofdr.logo@yahoo.com.

Thank you,

Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park

Click on image to be directed to FoFDR Event Page

Hurricane Sandy roared through FDR State Park on Mon. October 29th left behind more than 100 down trees, and debris in her wake. Other state parks employees have joined FDR staff to remove the fallen trees, but more help is needed.

Join the Friends of FDR State Park on November 17th. between 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM! Help restore the FDR State Park and make it fully functional. We will move branches to the road for pick up and rake debris into piles for removal. Dress in layers of work clothes, bring work gloves and leaf rakes (if possible).

Groups are welcome. Participants may contact Susan Butterfass at the Park Office to sign up. Tel: 914-245-4434 x102 or via email Susan.Butterfass@parks.ny.gov | Minimum age to volunteer – 10 yrs old.

For Immediate Release        

April 20th 2012

Media Contacts:
David Rocco, Event Chair
Anwer Qureishi, Marketing
Voicemail: 914-721-0598
Email: info@fofdr.org

Yorktown Heights, NY — Friends of FDR State Park (FoFDR) will host volunteers at FDR State Park as part of the I Love My Parks Yorktown First Annual Event on Saturday, May 5 between 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. I Love My Park Day Yorktown is an exciting new town wide event to improve and enhance our parks and historic sites and bring visibility to the entire park system and its needs.

New Yorkers love their parks. Volunteers are willing to help maintain the beauty of New York’s treasured state parks and historic sites. Friends group and volunteers are more important than ever to keep our park beautiful, clean, and welcoming for all to visit and enjoy. Winter leaves debris around and FDR State Park is no exception. Pick up discarded trash – bags, gloves, and safety vests provided, Remove invasive plants that are crowding out native vegetation. Bring work gloves and water. Friends will supply the safety vests, trash bags, and refreshments when you finish. You never know who is going to find the most unusual piece of trash.  Time volunteered can count as community service hours.

For more information & to register: www.Ilovemyparksyorktown.org or contact Dave Rocco at 914-819-8792 or via email coyoteroc@verizon.net. Groups are requested to register so we can provide a host to greet you upon arrival.

Directions: Take the Taconic State Parkway to the FDR Park exit. Once past the entrance booths, proceed left to Parking Lot #1  

About the Friends of FDR & DJT State Parks:

The Friends of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Donald J. Trump State Parks (FoFDR) is a non-profit group formed to provide a voice for the Park’s unique and diverse resources. We’re a group of park users and friends whose efforts are dedicated to supporting and enhancing an irreplaceable component for our quality of life that these parks provide. Our goal is to provide opportunities for people to develop a special relationship with the parks and to contribute to the parks’ programs and stewardship. To join the Friends group or for more information please visit http://www.fofdr.org or http://www.facebook.com/FriendsofFDR.

About the FDR State Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is located at 2957 Crompond Road in Yorktown Heights. The park encompasses 960 acres of outdoor recreation opportunity and with a 1.5 million gallon swimming pool, the largest pool in the state park system, many large, rentable picnic areas and pavilions, field and court sports, as well as boating and fishing on Mohansic Lake.  Other opportunities include an 18-hole disc golf course and miles of roads and trails perfect for dog walking, running or bicycling. Visitors are welcome to bring their own equipment for snowshoeing, cross country skiing, ice fishing and snowmobiling during the winter months. The park is one of 15 state parks and six historic sites operated by the Taconic Region of New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information, please visit our websites at http://nysparks.com/parks/148/details.aspx  or www.facebook.com/FDRstatepark .

About I Love My Parks Yorktown

Click to see I Love My Parks Yortown Schedule of Events

I Love My Park Day Yorktown is part of the statewide events organized by Parks & Trails New York (PTNY) in partnership with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).  Parks & Trails New York is the leading statewide organization working to preserve and enhance a network of parks, greenways and trails for all New Yorkers for generations to come. Since 1985, their influential reports and advocacy efforts have been critical to keeping parks and historic sites open and protecting New York’s natural, recreational, cultural and historical resources. For more information, visit www.ptny.org. ###

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FDR State Park Office

2957 Crompond Road

Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

Time: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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General Meetings are open to the public. Please add the above dates to your calendar and share them with your family and friends. Send an email request to info@fofdr.org and be added to the “Friends” list to receive updates. We love social and encourage  you to connect with FoFDR on:

Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/FoFDRFacebook

Twitter @fofdr.

Membership in the FoFDR is at no charge, donations are accepted and your support is appreciated.

Thank you!

The Friends group shares an appreciation for these Parks and their inestimable value to the surrounding region. The Park’s historic, naturual, cultural and recreational facilities greatly enrich our lives. We want to make sure that these exceptional resources continue to exist today and in the future.