10th Annual Friends of Liberty State Park
Menu Set Weather Subscribe Sign In Search (http://www.nj.com/) 0 10th annual Friends of Liberty State Park luncheon comments on April 19 Most Read N.J. man, 100, killed sleeping wife with ax in murder-suicide, prosecutor says (http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/04/100yearold_man_killed_sleeping_wife_with_axe_fat.html#incart_mostread_hudson_article) Rutgers University bans fraternity and sorority parties (http://www.nj.com/education/2015/04/partys_over_at_rutgers_unive read_hudson_article) How police departments tackle the hidden problem of cops driving drunk (http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2015/04/linden_police_wrongway_driving_case_part_of_a_nat.html#incart_mostread_hudson_article) The Friends of Liberty State Park, also referred to as FOLSP, will host its annual fundraiser and luncheon on May 18 at Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City’s Liberty State Park, to raise money for the gardening and tree planting programs the organization runs to help beautify the park. 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FOLSP is an all-volunteer organization committed to protecting and maintaining a park suitable for all ages and cultural backgrounds. Trending Videos NJ Residents Warned To Lookout For Suspicious Deliveries CBS New York Since its start, FOLSP president Sam Pesin explained (http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/03/letter_thanks_to_many_for_protecting_liberty_state.html), members have been working to protect the park from privatization and commercialization plans. Most recently FOLSP and other environmental and community groups have lobbied legislators to reword the Hackensack Meadowlands Act consolidation bill to keep Liberty State Park development decision in the hands of the the state Department of Environmental Protection. LSP Superintendent Rob Rodriguez will give an update on the renovation plans for the historic Central Rail Road of New Jersey Terminal and the Nature Center at the luncheon at Liberty House restaurant. Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is scheduled to give the opening remarks. More videos: Regional Superintendent of North Region of the State Park Service and former LSP superintendent Stephen Ellis will receive the Morris Pesin People's Park Award for his enthusiastic leadership and dedication during his tenure as superintendent of LSP. Active Discussions 1 Pershing LCC will receive the Corporate Partnership Award for its employees volunteering on gardening days. Gardening days refers to an ongoing program "Friends Volunteer Garden Beautification Program" that occurs most Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, in which volunteers maintain more than 14 gardens through out the park. (148 comments) 2 importance of grassroots opposition to protect the park's open space and public access. Remaud is a former president of the Liberty State Park Conservancy and sits on the Liberty State Park Citizens Advisory Committee. 3 4 Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar are from noon to 1 p.m. with the luncheon beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets to attend the event are $65 in advance and can be mailed to: The Friends of Liberty State Park, P.O. Box 3407, Jersey City, NJ 07302. RSVP by phone or email 5 For more information, contact Sam Pesin at 201-792-1993 or via email (mailto:[email protected] ). Log In Share Some NJ Transit trains smell like a barnyard, and here's why (http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/04/some_nj_transit_tra commented_hudson_article) (5 comments) Tickets purchased at the door are $75. 9 N.J. man, 100, killed sleeping wife with ax in murder-suicide, prosecutor says (http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/04/100yearold_man_killed_sleeping_wife_with_axe_fat.html#incart_most commented_hudson_article) (74 comments) by Wednesday, April 15. Tw eet Christie heads north to campaign, as N.J. heads south | Moran (http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/04/christie_like_ner commented_hudson_article) (63 comments) Also, Gloria Franklin Gipson will read her new poem about Liberty State Park. Checks can be made "payable to" The Friends of Liberty State Park. Grieving mom hopes Rutgers party ban will prevent more tragedies (http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/04/grieving_moth commented_hudson_article) (45 comments) Hudson County Community College Honor Society member Oliver Pavot, will receive the annual Green Thumb award for his dedicated volunteer work. 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