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Winter Fitness Determined to get fit in 2010? Trying to lose the bonus holiday pounds? Parks has a ton of ways to help you keep your New Year’s resolutions this year, from fitness programs to low-cost recreation center memberships. Visit BeFitNYC on the Parks website to find out more!Volunteer with ParksStart the New Year off right by helping your fellow New Yorkers. No matter what your skills are, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer with Parks, from teaching dance to helping out kids in our Afterschool program.Friday, January 1Handiwork1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.Prospect Park, BrooklynSaturday, January 2Birding Club9:00 a.m.Van Cortlandt Park, BronxHealthy Hike11:00 a.m.Bloomingdale Park, Staten IslandResolutions Kept!1:00 p.m.Prospect Park, BrooklynOne for the History Books1:00 p.m.Fort Totten Park, QueensInwood Astronomy Programs7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanSunday, January 3Siwanoy Trail Adventure10:00 a.m.Pelham Bay Park, BronxWonderful Walt Whitman1:00 p.m.Fort Greene Park, BrooklynWinter Walking Tours of Fort Tryon Park1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.Fort Tryon Park, ManhattanRecycling Resolutions2:00 p.m.Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten IslandShooting Stars: Quadrantids Meteor6:30 p.m.Fort Totten Park, Queens QUOTATION FOR THE DAY”For last year’s words belong to last year’s languageAnd next year’s words await another voice.And to make an end is to make a beginning.”T.S. Eliot(1888 – 1965)

This Weekend In Parks
New Year, New YouGet in shape for 2010 with this free fitness program. Classes are led by trained fitness instructors and include step aerobics, walking and stretching, cardio kickboxing, yoga, and weight training. MulchFest The holidays are over, but it’s not too late to give Parks a gift! This weekend, bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city. Saturday, January 9Winter Wilderness Survival11:00 a.m.Fort Greene Park, BrooklynWinter Hearth Stories1:00 p.m.High Rock Park, Staten IslandFamily Art Project: From Sheep to Shapes1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Wave Hill, BronxDenizens of the Dark5:00 p.m.Alley Pond Park, QueensInwood Astronomy Program7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.Inwood Hill Park, ManhattanSunday, January 10Winter Tree ID2:00 p.m.Central Park, ManhattanCitizen Science: Great Backyard Bird Count2:00 p.m.Greenbelt Nature Center, Staten IslandQueens Historical Society Documentary Series Film Screening2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.Weeping Beech, QueensBook Blitz3:00 p.m.Marine Park, Brooklyn QUOTATION FOR THE DAY”New York will be a great place if they ever finish it.”O. Henry(1862 – 1910)

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This Weekend In Parks
Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Volunteer in Brooklyn with City Year New York. Visit one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s namesake parks: Brooklyn’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Manhattan’s Martin Luther King Playground, or the Bronx’s two Martin Luther King Triangles–Austin Place & East 149 Street and West 168 Street and Shakespeare Avenue. Attend the King Classic Basketball Tournament. On Monday, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated at St. John’s Recreation Center as the community leaders of today take to the court to meet the community leaders of tomorrow. This second annual ‘King Klassic’ is a fun and innovative way of inspiring our youth and teens to emulate their success while fostering healthy relationships between the community’s current and future leaders. Teens ages 17 and under are eligible to participate in this fun and free exhibition. Any youth interested in playing should register in advance by calling the Brooklyn Recreation division of the Parks Department at (718) 965-8935. Learn more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Other Parks Department Events This Weekend Saturday, January 16 Journey Through Time: Fort Greene 11:00 a.m. Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Are You Smarter than a Park Ranger? 1:00 p.m. Fort Totten Park, Queens Dabbling Ducks 2:00 p.m. Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island Sunday, January 17 Wacky Winter Waterfowl 10:00 a.m. Pelham Bay Park, Bronx Winter Survival 11:00 a.m. Blue Heron Park, Staten Island History Club: Hot Dogs 1:00 p.m. Marine Park, Brooklyn Nature Scavenger Hunt 1:00 p.m. Central Park, Manhattan CONTRIBUTE TO HAITIAN RELIEF EFFORTS AND HELP THOSE IN NEED! Call 311 and ask for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York to learn how you can donate. The Mayor’s Fund will direct contributions to well-established reputable organizations such as the American Red Cross that are working on the scene. QUOTATION FOR THE DAY “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968)

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