Saturday, March 15, 2008

Going Green in Queens '08 - Flushing Meadows Park - Hall of Science - March 8th...

Hall of Science - Flushing-Meadow Park - Site of Going Green in Queens 2008



Opening Ceremonies & Keynote Speaker Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski




Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski



Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski


Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski with Teri and me in the background...

Teri Muroff and me...

Jean Loscalzo, Anna Franqui and Bianca Franqui

A few pics of the audience before the Keynote address...




A Parks 101 Workshops - Presented by Jill Meyers and Iris Rodriguez-Rosa - this was a very informative workshop...


Jill Meyers - Rockaway Parks Administrator


Iris Rodriguez-Rosa - Chief of Recreation


A Sampling of the some of the Presentation Tables

David Burg and son...

The Franqui girls visiting the Urban Rangers...


Lauren George with BetterTransit.org and Lixian Hantover with Citizens Committee of New York City

Corey Bearak - Queens Civic Congress and behind him is Warren Schreiber - Bay Terrace Civic

The Urban Rangers

Commissioner of Parks Adrian Benepe Doing His Rounds

Queens Civic Congress President Corey Bearak with Janet Fash, Rockways Lifeguard

Barbara Larkin, QCC VP and President, Bell Harbor Property Owners Civic Assoc and me with Parks Commissioner Benepe...


Closing Ceremonies with Commissioner Adrian Benepe & Queens Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski Selecting Raffle Winners





Ridgewood Reservoir Education and Preservation Project Table


Bob Doocey, speaking to a female visitor to the table and Lou Widerka & Gary Comorau greeting David Burg and his son


Jean Loscalzo taking care of business...Gary Comorau in foreground inputting data...

State Senator John Sabini, Corey Bearak and David M. Quintana (me)...


Lou Widerka's best side...lol...holding the book is Rocky Hill Civic Association past president Bernard Aquilino



Deputy Parks Commissioner Kevin E. Jeffrey and me...



Teri Muroff...



Heidi Steiner, me and Deputy Commissioner Kevin E. Jeffrey



Edwin Westley, a Queens Civic Congress VP with Jackson Hts Beautification Group with Gary Comorau


Lou, Jean and me...


We're all busy at work....



Jean with a female visitor...



Edward Kampermann and Bob Doocey with Jean in the background




Bob Doocey and Ed Kampermann...


Heidi and me discussing the Reservoir wiht Dorothy Lewandowski as Gary watches on...


Richard Schwartz and part of his family....


Richie's baby daughter...

Photos by Teri Muroff and Sam Franqui....