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Earth Day 2009

Join the Suffolk County Parks Department and the Suffolk County Parks Foundation for our 3rd Annual celebration of “Earth Day” on Sunday, April 19th at Indian Island County Park in Riverhead. This FREE event includes interactive exhibits, nature walks, beach grass planting, live entertainment, trail clean-ups, marine life exhibits, activities for kids, face painting, demonstrations and more! Please call (631) 854-4949 for more information.

Suffolk County Parks Foundation Hosts Seminar on “Being an Effective Board Member of a Not-for-Profit Organization”

The Suffolk County Parks Foundation invited all board members of organizations that have agreements or some type of on-going relationships with the Suffolk County Parks Department to attend a special seminar to develop their skills as board members. The seminar explained the responsibilities that board members have to their organizations and outlined tips on how to improve board recruitment, board meetings and the board/staff relationship. “Knowledgeable board members translates into better organizations,” says Parks Foundation Director Tom Malanga. “The Suffolk County Parks Department relies heavily on these groups to provide fun and educational programs to the people of Suffolk County, so their success is vital, particularly in this economic climate.” More than 50 people representing 19 organizations attended the seminar, which was held at the Touro Law Center in Central Islip. The organizations were:

• Babylon Town Historical Society
• Bay Area Friends of the Fine Arts
• Bayport Heritage Association
• The Common Ground (Sayville)
• Huntington Audubon
• LI Dog
• Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference
• Long Island Maritime Museum
• Ketcham Inn Foundation
• Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society
• Old Field Farm
• Suffolk County Parks Foundation
• Peconic River Sportsmen’s Club
• Sagtikos Manor Historical Society
• Seatuck Environmental Association
• St. Joseph’s CYO
• Walter S. Commerdinger Jr. Preservation Society
• Women Sharing Art
• Yaphank Historical Society