Green Teen Competition - Building Soapbox Car

Hello everyone.  I hope you all had a great weekend.

Spring is here, and our Green Teens program is in full swing here in Queens.  I would like to thank the Green Teens who came out to help with the clean-up project at the Forest Park Bandshell for all their hard work. 

I wanted to share with you all the opportunity to participate in a Soapbox Derby competition.  Queens Green Teens was invited to build a Soapbox Car to use in a competition taking place on April 28th, 2012 in Manhattan.  We are looking for dedicated youth to help us design and build a soapbox car under the guidance of one of our Green Teens Coordinators.  If you are interested, feel free to email me at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov and we will forward you the specifics. 

Lastly, we are looking to organize weekly projects in specific sections of Queens.  If you are interested in volunteering on a weekly basis, email me at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov with "Looking to Volunteer weekly" in the email title, so bringing you together by neighborhood to help beautify our parkslands.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Have a great week everyone!

Calling All Green Teens! Forest Park clean-up event this Saturday

Good morning Green Teens.  I hope you all have had a great weekend.

I wanted to let you all know that there is a great opportunity to get in some volunteer hours.  Parks Supervisors Gavin and McMorrow are inviting Green Teens down for a clean-up at Forest Park.  The Clean-up effort is scheduled for this Saturday, March 24^th  from 10am – 12pm at the Bandshell, located inside Forest Park (the Bandshell is where they usually host concerts at the park).   The closest entrance to that area is at the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard & Forest Park Drive.  They are looking for volunteers to assist with raking and collecting leaves in and around the Bandshell and seating area.

If you are interested in joining the effort this Saturday,  email me by Thursday March 22^nd at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov.   As I receive the replies,  I will send out the Green Teens Registration form (which Park Supervisors Gavin and McMorrow will be collecting) and the volunteer hours sheet form that you can use and have them sign to verify your volunteer hours.  I’ll be collecting responses to let them know how many volunteers are coming.

We are also currently working on laying our volunteer projects from now through May.  If you are in need of volunteer hours and are looking for a venue to get them, do not hesitate to email me at my email address above.   

I hope to hear from you soon. Take care, and enjoy the warm weather.




Jostin Rodriguez
Queens Green Teen Borough Coordinator