Friends of Hope Ballfield to be honored at reception
The thousands of volunteers who clean and maintain the city’s parks are a valuable asset to New York, according to the organization Partnerships for Parks, which will be handing out awards to several groups in a ceremony on Dec. 2.
Two Brooklyn-based groups, Friends of Hope Ballfield and 500 Men Making a Difference, will be among the honorees at the It’s My Park reception to take place at the Rotunda in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in Manhattan. The reception is designed to honor volunteers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and commitment to their local parks through service, advocacy and collaboration, according to a statement from Partnerships for Parks.
Across the five boroughs, 1,225 parks groups work to maintain and improve public spaces, according to Partnerships for Parks. In Brooklyn, there are 282 groups. The Golden Trowel award, which recognizes volunteers’ commitment to transforming their parks and green spaces into community assets, will be awarded to a Bushwick organization, Friends of Hope Ballfield, led Katiuska Cabral and Shy Richardson.