Event: International Coastal Clean Up Day - Clean the lake in Prospect Park (CANCELLED)
Location: Prospect Park - Park Circle entrance
Prospect Park SW & Parkside Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218
Date: Sep 25th 2016, 9:45 am - 1:00 pm
Staff: Manager: Phyllis S
RSVP: This volunteer event has been cancelled. The non-profit event might be still happening.

Event Description:

Do you want to help clean up the largest lake (60 acres) in Brooklyn as part of an international effort to clean our waterways? 

 International Coastal Cleanup is a program that engages people to remove debris from beaches and waterways while identifying and documenting the types of debris they find. Come help this year's cleanup effort by helping to clean Prospect Park Lake's shores. All litter that is removed will be recorded accurately and included in the international totals. 

9:45 to 10.00am – Sign in and project introduction
10.00am to 12.45pm - Activity
12.45pm – Wrap up activity
Volunteers should plan to take breaks as needed during the event.

• Please bring your own water bottle; a cooler will be available for refills.
• Please remember to wear close-toed shoes and long pants that can get messy.
• Events will take place rain or shine. If you are unsure of an event’s happenings. Please call Marcia Williams at 347 986-7782.
• Bring a snack or lunch to allow you to work through the day. All necessary tools and materials will be provided. Remember, you are responsible for your belongings! Please bring only what you are comfortable carrying with you.

Meet at the Park Circle entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York.  At the corner of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Avenue.  Across from the TD Bank, 210 Prospect Park Southwest, Brooklyn NY 11218

If coming via the F train to Brooklyn from Manhattan, please exit at the rear of the train. Go through the turnstiles, exit right up the stairs, proceed straight two blocks along Greenwood Ave. to the Park and then right one block to Park Circle.


What we'll be doing:

We will work from the shore and some will be provided with waders and work from the water, and we will help clean the 60 acre lake in the Prospect Park, the largest lake in Brooklyn.

What you should know:

• Please bring your own water bottle; a cooler will be available for refills.
• Please remember to wear close-toed shoes and long pants that can get messy.
• Events will take place rain or shine. If you are unsure of an event’s happenings. Please call Phyllis Sears 917.747.9653
Bring a snack or lunch to allow you to work through the day. All necessary tools and materials will be provided. Remember, you are responsible for your belongings! Please bring only what you are comfortable carrying with you.

You can change at the Tennis Center bathrooms right across the street if you need to.

Where to Meet:

Meet at the Park Circle entrance to Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York

At the corner of Prospect Park Southwest and Parkside Ave. Across from the TD Bank,210 Prospect Park Southwest Brooklyn NY 11218

Take the F train to Ft Hamilton Parkway.  If coming from Manhattan, exit at the rear of the train.  Exit through the  turnstiles and right up the stairs.  Go straight two blocks along Greenwood Ave to the Park and a right for one block to Park Circle.

Prospect Park Alliance:

The Prospect Park Alliance partners with the City of New York to preserve and maintain Prospect Park for the enjoyment of millions of visitors each year. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the mid-nineteenth century, Prospect Park is one of Brooklyns most treasured destinations and a national landmark. The Prospect Park Alliance is a nonprofit organization founded in 1987 to restore and maintain Prospect Park after a long period of steady deterioration and decline. We preserve the natural environment, restore historic design and provide public programs and amenities for the Park, which receives more than 10 million visits each year. The Alliance plays a significant role in funding the operating budget that keeps the Park clean, safe and beautiful, and employs three-quarters of the staff that take care of the Park and engage its diverse surrounding communities. Today, Prospect Park is an international model for urban parks, and one of the premier green spaces in the United States.

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