The new season is a great time to give back to Our Park!  We are looking for donations to help beatify Our Park! Please consider donating today, click here to be directed to ioby's secure donation site. All donations are tax deductible!

Above photographs are by Jan Arzooman, Member of Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park.

You donation will go towards helping us improve the Buz O'Rourke Playground and the nearby garden bed. 

We are looking to repaint the faded stone facades on the chessboard tables and the children's spray fountains. These were painted after being installed over 20 years ago, in 1999, when the playground received its last major renovation. Since then, only one exhibit has been added. According to NYC Parks, the playground has not seen a major improvement since 2003. 

Checking out the area behind PS 41, aka the Crocheron School, 214th Lane, hosts a garden bed. Along with a flagpole, the garden bed has a plaque explaining the dedication of the Park in 1937. 

Interpretative Board - Trees

We look to show off Our Park's diverse tree life through an interpretative board. It will explain a few different  thing that our members believe in is quality, fun, and engaging science education. Working with NYC Parks, Friends of Crocheron & John Golden Park members will create an interpretive board that will explore a number of Our Park's wonderful trees. They will be able to tour the park and find the trees.

Breakdown of Budget

Interpretive sign ---------------------------------------- $900

Plants (bushes, small trees, bulbs)---------------------- $3,190

Re-painting stone on chess boards ----------------------$400

Re-painting stones surrounding the fountain------------$400 

Project supply subtotal before fees------------ -------$4,890

ioby fees---------------------------------------------------$35

Fiscal sponsorship, estimated 3%--------------------------$75

Total to raise------------------------------------------------$5,000

Honoring a Great Teacher

In fact, the 214th Lane is known as Mrs. Geri Cilmi Way This is to honor the late PS 41 science teacher, Mrs. Cilmi. She taught at PS 41 during the 1990s and 2000s. Along with engaging students in the classroom, she created outdoor garden beds in the playground area. The native plants that will be added to the garden bed will help to bring birds to Our Park. This is because the native plants bring more bugs, and birds like to eat bugs!