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HIGH LINE HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
Donate toys to benefit local families from
Hudson Guild and Fulton Youth of the Future
Saturday - Sunday, DECEMBER 10 & 11, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friends of the High Line is teaming up with Hudson Guild, Fulton Youth of the Future, Chelsea Market, Posman Books and Chelsea Market Baskets to launch the first ever holiday “High Line Holiday Toy Drive” which will take place on December 10 and 11, at 10:00 AM—4:00 PM. During these times, there will be two collection sites:
On the High Line at 15th Street
Inside Chelsea Market, in the Main Concourse
Due to the lagging economy, two local community centers, Hudson Guild and Fulton Youth of the Future, are having a hard time getting toys donated for the families they serve. They reached out to Friends of the High Line and Chelsea Market to help fill the gaps by co-hosting this drive.
Please bring new, UNWRAPPED toys for ages 4 to 14 to the collection locations. Or, stop by Posman Books or Chelsea Market Baskets to buy a toy or donate money toward the drive.
Organizations:
About Fulton Youth of the future
Fulton Youth of the Future is a non-profit resource center for underprivileged youth based in Fulton Houses. Each year, they provide toys to between 300 and 400 local children for the holidays.
About the Hudson Guild
Hudson Guild is a multi-service community organization that provides services to residents in Chelsea, with a focus on high need residents in both the Elliott-Chelsea and Fulton Houses. Each year at the Guild, 450 children receive high quality day care, after-school programs and summer camp for free or little cost.
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Official Site for the High Line
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Past Events:
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Divide & Grow Garden Workshop
Learn About The Different Plants That Live On The High Line
Learn how to divide grasses and perennials with the High Line gardeners on Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Participants will learn about the different plants that live on the High Line during the workshop and take home a special plant from the park to grow in their own garden.
The event is for participants ages 13 and up. Please purchase tickets for the meeting location. Tickets are $15 for members of Friends of the High Line, and $20 for non-members. Purchase tickets for meeting location
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High Line Karma Chain
Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:00 am
In Buddhism, karma is the collective effect of an individual’s actions in forming his or her destiny in the next life. But can words be considered actions? What are the consequences of linguistic actions? And how do words travel and mutate as they pass from one person to the next? Find out when Pema Wangdak, a Tibetan lama, utters a sutra—an aphorism—into the ear of one person who will relay the sutra to another and another on down a chain of people extending over the length of the High Line.
The message will migrate as in a game of telephone until it reaches the chair and founder of the PEN World Voices Festival, Salman Rushdie. Rushdie will relay the original precept and its reinterpretation to the crowd and on Twitter.
This event will take place along the entire High Line.
FREE, Registration required on the day of the event. Register on the High Line under The Standard, New York.
- EVERY TUESDAY: Stargazing on the High Line
During the warmer months of the year, Friends of the High Line and the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York invite you to gaze at the stars using high-powered telescopes, and get a lesson from the experts on the celestial wonders of New York City's night sky. Stargazing on the High Line takes place every Tuesday at dusk, weather permitting. Stargazing's location is dependent upon night sky conditions each week.
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