Sullivan Renaissance 2014

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Revitalizing Our Community ANNUAL REPORT 2014

A S p e c i a l S u p p l e m e n t o f t h e SU LLIVAN COU NTY DE MOCR AT

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An Invitation

From Sandra Gerry

ave you noticed all of the attractive, well tended gardens and beauty spots dotting the county landscape throughout our villages and towns?

Sullivan Renaissance is very proud of the accomplishments of our many volunteers: men, women, and children . . . your neighbors . . . who create, tend and maintain these gardens!

May I take this opportunity to invite you to a special celebration and recognition of their efforts to make our communities more inviting and welcoming!

Please join us at the Sullivan Renaissance Awards Ceremony in the Events Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Monday, August 11th. The evening begins at 6:00 pm with refreshments and entertainment by the Somerville Brothers. Everyone is warmly invited to attend.

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appreciation, while enjoying an inspiring, fun-filled evening! The enthusiasm of the volunteers is so contagious that you will leave wanting to help beautify your own community!

The Sullivan County Democrat deserves special thanks for their publication which covers in greater detail many aspects of our program.

A majority of the photos represent projects still in progress, preparing for Judging Weekend! We also wish to thank all the media for their coverage and the individuals, volunteer organizations, businesses and sponsors that support these volunteer efforts!

Thank you. We look forward to seeing you! For more information or to RSVP please contact the Sullivan Renaissance office at 845-295-2445 or email sgonzalez@sullivanrenaissance.org.

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HONOR THE VOLUNTEERS Monday, August 11 in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods

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Scholarships for Sullivan Renaissance volunteers will be announced by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Counties, and the SUNY Sullivan Foundation. Members of the new Sullivan Renaissance Volunteers Corps will be recognized, as will young people who participated in the intern leadership program.

Sullivan Renaissance is a beautification and community development program principally funded by the Gerry Foundation. Sponsors include Bold Gold Media Group/Thunder 102, Country Yossi Productions, FisherMears Associates, Kristt Company, Large Media, Robert Green Dealerships, Sullivan County Democrat, The River Reporter, Thompson Sanitation, and WSUL/WVOS. For information, contact 845-295-2445 or www.sullivanrenaissance.org.

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he public is invited to honor the volunteers who are improving communities throughout Sullivan County at the 2014 Sullivan Renaissance Awards Ceremony on Monday, August 11. The event is being held in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with light refreshments; the program begins at 6:45 p.m.

Community organizations have been hard at work on dozens of projects since grants were awarded in April.

Projects judged the most successful in completing their beautification efforts will be made known at the Awards Ceremony and receive additional grants between $1000 and $25,000. The winner of a contest for seasonal communities will also be announced, when one of ten camps and bungalow colonies receives the $10,000 Community Mitzvah Award.

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At right: Rennie the Rooster, Horticulture Coordinator Diana.

K. Weiner and Volunteer Corps members Diane Moss and Karen Kerendian lend a hand weeding and pruning at the “Celebrating Sullivan Spaces” event in Woodridge Below: Woodridge community members plant groundcover at the second “Celebrating Sullivan Spaces” event

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ullivan Renaissance is rooted in possibility. In the beginning this possibility manifested itself through monetary grants accompanied by cheering and encouragement from steering committee and staff. These resources, while important and effective as an initial investment to jump start the effort, are not without limits and heavily reliant on the presence of Sullivan Renaissance. Much like gardening itself, to have a lasting impact there is a need to go deeper; to amend the soil, plant the right plant in the right place, have the

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Seeds to Sustainability proper tools and continue to nurture and care for projects. It is similar to the adage about doing for someone vs. teaching them to do for themselves.

With a core mission to enhance the appearance of Sullivan County while building a sense of community pride, Sullivan Renaissance works at a very grass roots level, with and alongside

volunteers, to empower them to make a difference in their own communities; to accomplish what they identify as important and of value. Over time, the intention is to move beyond temporary solutions toward solving larger community issues and creating sustainability.

Sullivan Renaissance offers a variety of educational experiences to help

accomplish its mission. From monthly seminars covering a variety of topics related to its mission to a yearly conference with keynote speakers, an expo and workshops to empower volunteers. In many cases these educational programs are offered in partnership with one of the many collaborating organizations, as was the

Learning about pruning at the inaugural Celebrating Sullivan Spaces event in Mountaindale

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South Fallsburg In the spirit of sharing gardening knowledge throughout the Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan Renaissance is working to build capacity in South Fallsburg. Community meetings have offered a platform for information sharing, and Volunteer Corps members and community volunteers have

case for Gardening 101 | 102 | 103 which provided tools for training and recruiting volunteers and special workshops on topics of local interest with the assistance of Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers.

Sullivan Renaissance took its educational programs on the road in 2014 with the “Celebrating Sullivan Spaces” campaign, a series of hands-on educational events held in public gardens around the county. “Celebrating Sullivan Spaces” have been held so far in Mountaindale, Woodridge and Hurleyville to teach pruning, planting and deadheading, respectively. All events take place in gardens that are cared for

by Sullivan Renaissance volunteers.

“It was great to learn about the gardens and how to plant with different types of groundcover,” says Karen Kerendian, a Volunteer Corps member from Rock Hill who attended the Woodridge event.

“One woman was walking by and stopped to join us. You could see such a visible difference in just the short amount of time that we spent planting there.”

Free educational events like these are an important part of the 2014 Volunteer

come together to help at gardening events in the hamlet. “We’re learning about the horticultural needs of the community,” says Horticultural Coordinator Diana K. Weiner, “and we’re working with the community to help them understand those needs and meet their beautification goals.

It’s an exciting educational process.”

Corps program. While no gardening background is required to join the Volunteer Corps, all participants are encouraged to attend trainings throughout the spring and summer. “The educational opportunities offered to the community and the Volunteer Corps help you to better support local volunteer projects,” says second-year member Melinda Cormier. “And they help you to plan and grow your own gardens as well.”

Driven by a passion for helping local communities, twenty Volunteer Corps members are using their skills to provide hands-on beautification assistance to projects throughout the county. After attending an orientation, volunteers are regularly alerted to opportunities for involvement and lend a hand when they can. Participants also attend Sullivan Renaissance events—and even share their knowledge with other community members. This season, Volunteer Corps members are leading gardening classes for youth at area camps and bungalow colonies.

“These kinds of educational opportunities are just so valuable,” Cormier affirms.

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ur youth of today are our leaders of tomorrow. Keeping this next generation of leaders in mind, Sullivan Renaissance offers or partners on a variety of initiatives intended to engage youth in developing a sense of place and finding their own voice. Grants, scholarships, community service, work experience and membership on the steering committee are all intended to provide meaningful experiences for Sullivan County youth.

Two major programs to engage youth include the Sullivan Renaissance Intern and Youth Development Program and the Catskill Edible Garden Project. The Internship Program is administered in partnership with the Center for Workforce

Growing a Generation of Engaged Youth Development and combines a paid summer work opportunity with leadership skills development through hands on service learning and discussions of a variety of community topics.

The Catskill Edible Garden Project is offered in partnership with Catskill Mountainkeeper and creates outdoor classrooms and experiential learning about food for students K-12. The program connects Sullivan County youth with food through hands on gardening and harvesting of vegetables as well as field trips to farms and exploring food related careers to “grow the next generation of food entrepreneurs.”

These focused opportunities are a chance for Sullivan County youth to gain valuable experience by participating in the betterment of their communities while discovering their passion and finding their own voice. Here are their voices and some notes from the Field:

Notes from the field The morning began with both crews attending a nutrition workshop with Erica, from Cornell. They discussed healthy eating, public health and being aware of the amount of added sugars and fats that are in popular beverages and foods.

At one point Erica distributed empty containers of soda, juice drinks, energy drinks, and juice and the crew had to determine how many teaspoons of added sugar is in each using a mathematical calculation involving the grams of sugar in a single

Vivian MultariGinsberg provides Gardening 101 training.

it was interesting to learn ways that she tries to get enough protein in her diet. Erica made it a point to make a vegan smoothie for her.

Field Trip to Korwin Tree Farm: The biggest impression Mr. Korwin made on the group was the strong work ethic he possesses. He stated that if a person decides to go into this type of business, they have to be willing to put in the necessary hours in order to make a decent salary.

Below: Jordan Mirch of Long Eddy checks out a seedling.

value, and responsibility of being an engaged citizen. They also learned about the impact that the arts has on a community and its quality of life. Education programs Manager Christine Bunce talked about Bethel Woods offering offering opportunities for creative expression.

During a meeting with Scott Samuelson, Chairman of the Sullivan County Legislature, Interns shared their individual thoughts on the “state of the county” and came to the table with questions about casinos,

CEGP Summer Crew field trip to Korwin Tree Farm.

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Shay, an edible garden crew member, asked if she could take home some kale to make kale chips. She informed that she loved them.

At Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Renaissance interns met with CEO Darlene Fedun who shared with them the

Ronj Padu of Narrowburg looks over new edition of Manor Ink.

In their own voices: I work in the community of Philipsport, I do many tasks from planting, mowing to power washing +painting. The community is great.

Many of them stop to say what a great job I am doing. I love working outside. It’s so much better than playing video games all summer which so many young people do.

- Collin Frost. Philipsport Intern

The real project I believe isn’t really to help improve the county (well it partially was) but, the people in it. If you think about it we are the project. The lessons we learn here can and will shape us into better people in the future and even now. Also the skills that we’ve learned at Sullivan Renaissance we can now take out into the world and apply to everyday things and maybe things that don’t occur on a daily basis.

- Madison McCormack, Jeffersonville Intern

My efforts have had a change in the community even if it was just a little one, it still adds up and pays off at the end, that my little contribution is part of something bigger that I knew.

- Celina Castellano, Woodbourne Intern

Throughout my experience working with Sullivan Renaissance I have observed the heart and enthusiasm in the volunteers; the amount of pride that each of them takes in making their community memorable and a place people enjoy and love.

– Sabrena Smith, Neversink Intern

It has been a pleasure working in Rock Hill and helping the local fire department. I've lived here my whole life and to see the Farmers' Market and softball field come to life is beyond great.

It's amazing what a small town with a strong community can do.

- Matthew Kerendian, Rock Hill Intern

the likelihood of the Apollo project coming to fruition and the future for young people in Sullivan County.

While visiting the Center for Discovery in Hurleyville, Interns learned about the variety of careers available to them in caring for others and met the key staff of the County’s largest employer.

During a visit to the Catskill Art Society Interns met Executive Director Bradley Diuguid and also heard from their peers at Manor Ink who have found their voice through the print media.

My experience has been really unique from anything else I have experienced. I have a lot of freedom and responsibility but also guidance which is really nice. I have also met a lot of interesting people and Nancy (supervisor) is wonderful of course - Jane Hyman, Swan Lake Intern

The most interesting experience I have had while working at Sullivan Renaissance is working with the interns. I’ve worked with two different groups of interns within my age group and seeing how completely different they are from each other is interesting. Helping coordinate the intern sessions is also a great skill that I’ve learned and I know that it will be helpful in the future.

- Jennifer Avila, Program Assistant

It's given me a greater appreciation for the work that goes on in this county and continued impact that things like this have on people.

- Blake Costa, Liberty Intern

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Ten Seasonal Communities Compete in

Community Mitzvah Award Beautification Contest O ne of ten seasonal bungalow colonies and summer camps in Sullivan County is going to win $10,000 for beautifying its grounds this summer.

For the second year in a row, camps and bungalow colonies are taking part in a sixweek-long Community Mitzvah Award contest sponsored by Sullivan Renaissance. In addition to the top prize of $10,000, second and third place awards of $5000 and $3000 will be presented to the participants that maintain their grounds and improve the look of their facilities.

This year’s ten participants include: •American Theological, summer camp in Kiamesha •Camp Bnos Ahavas Israel, summer camp in Liberty •Camp Mesivta Eitz Chaim, summer camp in Parksville •Camp Simcha, summer camp in Glen Spey

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•Camp Tashbar, summer camp in Liberty •Far Site Bungalows, bungalow colony in Monticello •Ichud Hatalmidim, bungalow colony in Monticello •Khal Divre Chaim, bungalow colony in Kauneonga Lake •Machne Gila, summer camp in Liberty •Skolya Bungalows, bungalow colony in South Fallsburg The contest began in June with participants making improvements to their grounds. Since July, each camp has been observed on a weekly basis by a data taker who records what is visible from the road.

In August the finalists were visited by a team of judges from outside Sullivan County. The team includes returning judges Mary Lewis of Cornwall, NY and radio personality Country Yossi Toiv of Brooklyn; along with new judge Rabbi Joel Schwab of Middletown, NY.

The winner will be announced at the Sullivan Renaissance Awards Ceremony on August 11.

All participating camps and colonies received a $500 seed grant, and those that finish the contest get a completion grant of $500. Each participant also received two planting containers to maintain throughout the contest.

Campers and/or staff participated in an educational presentation and orientation

by Sullivan Renaissance. All the participants are then treated to kosher ice cream provided by an approved vendor for all the children involved in helping to maintain the property’s cleanliness.

Participation doubled from last year’s contest which was won by Skolya Bungalows in South Fallsburg.

For information about all of Sullivan Renaissance’s seasonal programs, contact Allen Frishman at 845-436-8945 or afrishman@sullivanrenaissance.org.

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Opposite page: Redizin Goldman of Khal Divrei Chaim in Bethel admires one of their many flower baskets.

Above: Alan Frishman visits Skolya Bungalows At Left: Skolya Bungalows won the 2013 Community Mitzvah Contest.

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SULLIVAN projects

1. Volunteers from the Monticello Area Football and Cheerleading Organization’s (MAFCO) Category A project got their field near the Town of Thompson Park ready for football. They built planters at the concession stand, built benches, repaired/repainted the gates, and created entryway gardens with boulders, flowers, and trees. Two massive wooden poles donated by NYSEG will hold up lights for night games.

Pictured from left are MAFCO Treasurer Christine Schrader, VP Brian Stickle, Secretary Charlotte Mattice, Brandon Schrader, Destiny Staten and Timothy Stickle. Not pictured: President Morris Schrader.

2. In Category B, Lumberland Parks and Recreation completed a beautification of the ball field in Glen Spey. The concession stand area was raked, planted, and the building stained, while the bathrooms at the field were modernized. Nearly 20 volunteers, including numerous members of the Bisland, Hazen, and McKerrell families helped with their project, and also maintain previous projects. Leader Kathy Bisland remarked, “It was a lot of work, but everything looks great.”

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3. Ray Evans of the Lake Huntington Fire Co. said that the theme of their project is “moving forward.” To symbolize that, LHFC built a new garden around their flagpole in the shape of an arrow. Evans thanked everyone who helped with the project, including Frank Leonardo, Tommy Bonanza (and his tractor), Ed Kraack (and his bulldozer), and Doug Diehl, who procured an evergreen tree that came from Ohio.

4. Utilizing Bob Longo’s drawing that is ubiquitous around town, Village of Woodridge employees and volunteers hid a sewer pump station at the entrance to Krieger Park behind a banner showing a New York, Ontario and Western (O&W) steam train puffing past. They also planted flowers around (and freshened up) the park’s welcome sign. Pictured from the left are Yuri Batres, Patrick Smith, Wayne Fuller, Mayor Joan Collins, Highway Supt. John Baker, Scott Tyler and Jacob Friedman.

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5. The Long Eddy Category C Renaissance project is led by the Porter family. From left, Cheryl, grandson Zachary, 5, and daughter Jenni – the project coordinator – stand in front of one of many manifestations of Renaissance’s efforts in the hamlet. The flower planter is actually a recycled tire, laboriously turned inside out. There has been new landscaping work done at the firehouse and at the park next to the Basket Historical Society (which had been an abandoned field).

6. Swan Lake Renaissance is celebrating its 10th year with a Category C project – the restoring of Castle Garden, crafted by local stonemason Joe Moschin, is the main focus. Nancy Levine, along with friends Angela Streppona, and Ann LaGattuta of A&T Landscaping became involved in Renaissance a decade ago and have added gardens/projects throughout the hamlet. Nancy indicated, “When we started, we just wanted to pick up the litter and spruce things up a bit. Now Swan Lake is beautiful and there are gardens from one end to another.”

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7. Members of the Swan Lake Fire Department continued beautification efforts at the firehouse with a new sign garden. They hand-built the large planter with big, mossy stones reclaimed from an old rock wall. The finished project will include a second tier to the garden and a small pond. Here are the members of SLFD with their partners in Liberty Hatzolah. Back row: Chief Gary Couitt, Tom Eronimous, Ivan Edwards, Kyle Smith, Joe Pando and Tim Smith. Front row: Don Sherwood, Yossi Friedman, Eli Ravitz, William Coy Sr., John Conkling, William Coy Jr., Barbara Martin and Mayer Feig.

8. As you may notice, there is nothing to identify the Liberty Museum & Arts Center on Main Street, Liberty apart from the number “46.” The goal of their façade enhancement project is to change that. They’re installing a nice new sign in the front in addition to the flower boxes pictured here.

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SULLIVAN projects

1. The Sullivan County Child Care Council’s Category A Forgotten Gardens project saw an all-new flower bed placed at the entrance to the Human Services Complex in Liberty, along with a new sign. Pictured, from left: Donna Willi, Theresa Murdock-Marin, Michelle Albrecht.

2. Livingston Manor United Methodist Church teamed up with Livingston Manor Rotary to beautify the church with new flower boxes/beds. From left: Rev. Francis Waite, Amy Hines and Joe Koerner.

3. Mamakating Mountain Lake Camp volunteers cleaned up the mountain and weeded and planted flower beds on both sides of the entrance to the Camp, said Jean Maounis, the project leader. Thanks to Flower Dollars from Renaissance, trees and shrubs have been purchased and will be planted on the new deck next to the old Camp Community Building the members are renovating. “This is mainly a summer resident community,” explained Jean, “and that’s why we’re now just slowly starting.”

Pictured from left: from left: Dennis McNeil, Steven Collich, Tricia McNeil, Tom Collich and Jean Maounis.

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4. This ongoing Town of Thompson Seeds of Hope Category B project entails extensive landscaping and embellishments at the Town Park.

Project leader Terry Vandermeulen, pictured, said that money from last year’s Renaissance winnings were used to maintain many of the previous year's aspects, including the Memorial Garden. A new electric light, donated in part by Combined Energy Services (CES) and Universal Power Systems, and was installed by Terry’s husband Wayne. A wood mural in one of the flowering gardens was painted free of charge by Monticello artist Laurie Kilgore. More than $400 in flowers, according to Vandermeulen, was donated by Monticello Home and Garden Center and Karen from Newmann Signs in Harris donated several “rules and regulations of the park” signs free of charge.

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5. This first-year 2014 Category B multi-phase project is headed up by St. Peter’s Catholic School parent Maria Pappas (kneeling at left, in black). Two flower boxes at the school’s entrance were donated by Liberty eatery Floyd and Bobo’s, while Tom and Maryanne Manza of Manza Farms donated more than $250 in shrubs and a beautiful weeping willow tree. A new flag was donated by the Liberty chapter of the American Legion. According to Pappas, the seed monies from Sullivan Renaissance were supplemented with funds raised throughout the year, some raised online through a crowd-funding site. An anonymous check for $500 even came in. Local Boy Scout Troop 1095 built a large replica of the American flag out of an old wooden shipping pallet, while local Girl Scout Troops 442 and 730 helped out with tic-tac-toe and hopscotch games for the school’s playground. Pictured, (adult names only) back row, from left: Denise VanLowe, John Skinner, Debbie Palmarini, Kim Werbalowsky, Jamie Noeth, Serina DiCio, Beth Starrett-JohnsonGroth, Diane Lynker and Principal Lisa Layman. All children pictured are students at the school and also helped out with the project.

6. The Village of Jeffersonville has been a Class C mainstay in the beautification drive. This year the focus of its Renaissance group, Jeffersonville Enhances More of Sullivan (JEMS) was creating a “Backyard Park” just off Route 52. Pictured, from left, Barbara Yewchuck and Sue Bodenstein of JEMS and project leader and Village Clerk Colleen Freitas pose with a giant sculpture of a pine cone made out of garden shovels that will be part of the park. Along with the park, JEMS continued its beautification efforts along Main Street.

7. The Monticello Islamic Cultural Center faced challenges for its Category A project, including a change of Imams. Also, the holy month of Ramadan, marked by daily fasting/observances, coincided with most of July. The fast is long and tiring for most folks and it was hard to get any work done until Ramadan ended, less than two weeks before judging.

The project will include clearing brush and deadwood, added landscaping, and a new gate in the fence.

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1. Members of the Roscoe Presbyterian Church enhanced their historic 1884 building with new landscaping. They also repainted the front doors, which has led folks in town to ask “did you install new doors?”

They even removed old Plexiglas from above the doors to reveal beautiful stained glass underneath, leading volunteer Pat Zschack to remark, “our church is coming back to life!”

2. Year three of Liberty United Methodist Church’s ongoing landscaping project saw the gardens extend to the right side of the steps as you look at the church from Main Streety. The group also continued enhancement and maintenance of existing gardens and planters, which is what Summer Schmidt is doing here.

3. Dynamite Youth Center in Fallsburg took on an ambitious Category B project for 2014. Led by Center employee Dawn Arraiz, it included extensive landscaping, implementation of several flowering gardens, brand new signage at both center entrances and more. Master Gardeners from Cornell Cooperative Extension were invaluable. Pictured from left: Joseph Kerber, Dawn Arraiz, John Jurgetleit and Lindsey Jimenez.

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5. Possibly the most ambitious Renaissance project of 2014, the Rock Hill Fire Department and Rock Hill Business and Community Association joined forces for the hamlet's Category C effort, led by Rock Hill Business and Community Association member Melinda Meddaugh. It is mostly centered around the Rock Hill Firehouse. Meddaugh thanked "the many people who donated time, equipment and manpower for our ambitious project," like Danny Marcus of DM Landscaping, Glenn Foder of Foder Landscaping, excavator Gary Smith and more. Pictured, back row from left: Ron Lindholm, Jeff Lowndes, Dave Weiner, Melinda Meddaugh, Gary Smith and Stephanie Lindholm. Front row: Gary Budnik, Svea Lindholm, Riley Lindholm, Andrew Weiner and Ryan Weiner.

6. Master Gardener Susan Dollard is the lead for Cornell Cooperative Extension's 2014 Category B Sullivan Renaissance project, “The Centennial Entrance Garden” and included, but was not limited to, brand new flower boxes, featuring wood donated by Hofer Lumber in Callicoon and built by BOCES VoTech student volunteers. A beautiful flowering garden was also planted at the main entrance. Also heavily involved were Master Gardeners Janet Barbarite, Jody Tedaldi, Richard Shulman, with help also from 4-H Club youths. Pictured, from left: Janet Barbarite, Jody Tedaldi and Richard Shulman stand at the "Centennial Entrance Garden" at the front entrance.

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4. The Phillipsport beautification project has expanded to several locations this year. In addition to keeping up and improving the Community Center planters and other flowers, volunteers built a “Little Free Library,” a covered bookcase in the park off Route 209, where anyone can borrow or lend at leisure. It also erected iron gates and built a wooden fence at the old cemetery out of salvaged parts. Pictured by the “library” are, from left: John Brown, Bob Speziale, Jack Wesier, intern Colin Frost and project leader Matt Migliaccio.

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7. The Roscoe Renaissance Committee maintains over 22 gardens within their community. This year their projects included revamping their main streets, the Route 17 westbound and eastbound exits, old Route 17, Stewart Avenue and Riverside Park. It included planting a lot of perennials and added annuals to give each garden a burst of color.

Visitors from all over the world come to visit their hamlet as it is not only “Trout Town USA” but also won the title of the “Ultimate Fishing Town” in 2012. The local PTA also adopted a garden (Adopt an Exit) which adds to the town beautification projects. The pictured garden is located on Stewart Avenue near the municipal parking lot. People who have taken leadership roles include, on the left, Lilly Constant, Brody Day, Manny Valentin, Miriam Stone and Doug Fettig. On the right are Elaine Fettig, Darlene Beers and Pat Yelle.

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CCE Master Gardners Dynamite Youth Center Livingston Manor Methodist Church Lumberland Parks & Recreation Mountain lake Camps Association Roscoe Rockland Chamber St. Peter’s Regional School Town of Thompson Village of Woodridge

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Long Eddy Phillipsport Rock Hill Swan Lake Jeffersonville

Long Eddy Renaissance Phillipsport Community Center Rock Hill Fire Department Swan Lake Renaissance Village of Jeffersonville

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1. The maintenance project at the YMCA in Rock Hill is headed up by Linda Cellini and entailed creating a flower garden around the signage at the project site’s entrance, along with some light landscaping at the site. Cellini is currently spearheading a capital funding round in order to secure the funds to complete the building to house the future YMCA which she hopes to see up and NEVERSINK running next year.

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3. Three “barrel trains” – including this one along Green Avenue – were repainted and replanted in Woodridge this summer.

Gardens and flowers in the main business district also got attention, as did Veterans Park, all thanks to volunteers coordinated through the Woodridge Kiwanis. Pictured are, from the Mountaindale left, Michael Duckett, Sue Kasofsky, Kyle Tremper and Patrick Smith.

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4. Joyce Teed has been involved with White Sulphur Sprin’s beautification since the beginning. It is truly a community-wide effort.

MAMAKATING The fireman’s park continues to be Wurtsboro maintained, thanks largely to the volunteer work of Kurt Scheibe. Among the many who provide their labor, Jack Eggler contributes much via his Bloomingburg lawn mower. Pictured, posing by a flowerbed on property owned by Rockwell Hill at the corner of Route 52 and Shore Rd. are, from left: Sue Hogencamp, Lester Hogencamp, Jane Burcroff and Joyce Teed.

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5. This Sullivan Renaissance maintenance project in Mountaindale is headed up by the Yeshiva Zichron Meir leader, Rabbi Yosef Rosenberg (center), and entails several flower gardens, flower boxes, hanging flower baskets and more. “I found the project a wonderful way to teach our youth the value of hard work,” said the rabbi. “It was great for the kids here to see the tangible results of their hard work with the beautiful gardens and other aspects of the project like the hanging flower pots and other plantings... kind of turned the place into a hip shtetl.”

Pictured, from left: Joseph Bieger, Willie Steiner, Yitzchok Cohen, Isaac Klein, Benzion Farkas, Shimon Brecher, Yakov Volt Honrg and Yosef Schweid.

6. “We do the planting at all four welcome signs, Marie’s Park, the walking trail along the river, Shineman’s Park, Firemen’s Square, across the bridge, the triangle in town and everything around the firehouse,” Woodbourne Action Committee Renaissance Program Coordinator Ceil Cohen said. The group has planted multiple perrenials, small trees and bushes to beautify their area. Pictured from left: Program Coordinator Ceil Cohen, EJ Lund, Renaissance Intern Celina Castellano and Bettyann Lund.

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2. This Sullivan County Visitors Association maintenance project encompassed various gardens in and around the SCVA home in Ferndale. Headed up by Phyllis Andrews of the SCVA, aided by Center for Workforce Development volunteers Anisa Sanders of Monticello and Siyata Hackett of Fallsburg. Fresh plantings, picnic tables and more comprised this year’s project.

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Long Eddy Phillipsport Rock Hill Swan Lake Jeffersonville

Long Eddy Renaissance Phillipsport Community Center Rock Hill Fire Department Swan Lake Renaissance Village of Jeffersonville

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1. The maintenance project at the YMCA in Rock Hill is headed up by Linda Cellini and entailed creating a flower garden around the signage at the project site’s entrance, along with some light landscaping at the site. Cellini is currently spearheading a capital funding round in order to secure the funds to complete the building to house the future YMCA which she hopes to see up and NEVERSINK running next year.

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3. Three “barrel trains” – including this one along Green Avenue – were repainted and replanted in Woodridge this summer.

Gardens and flowers in the main business district also got attention, as did Veterans Park, all thanks to volunteers coordinated through the Woodridge Kiwanis. Pictured are, from the Mountaindale left, Michael Duckett, Sue Kasofsky, Kyle Tremper and Patrick Smith.

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4. Joyce Teed has been involved with White Sulphur Sprin’s beautification since the beginning. It is truly a community-wide effort.

MAMAKATING The fireman’s park continues to be Wurtsboro maintained, thanks largely to the volunteer work of Kurt Scheibe. Among the many who provide their labor, Jack Eggler contributes much via his Bloomingburg lawn mower. Pictured, posing by a flowerbed on property owned by Rockwell Hill at the corner of Route 52 and Shore Rd. are, from left: Sue Hogencamp, Lester Hogencamp, Jane Burcroff and Joyce Teed.

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5. This Sullivan Renaissance maintenance project in Mountaindale is headed up by the Yeshiva Zichron Meir leader, Rabbi Yosef Rosenberg (center), and entails several flower gardens, flower boxes, hanging flower baskets and more. “I found the project a wonderful way to teach our youth the value of hard work,” said the rabbi. “It was great for the kids here to see the tangible results of their hard work with the beautiful gardens and other aspects of the project like the hanging flower pots and other plantings... kind of turned the place into a hip shtetl.”

Pictured, from left: Joseph Bieger, Willie Steiner, Yitzchok Cohen, Isaac Klein, Benzion Farkas, Shimon Brecher, Yakov Volt Honrg and Yosef Schweid.

6. “We do the planting at all four welcome signs, Marie’s Park, the walking trail along the river, Shineman’s Park, Firemen’s Square, across the bridge, the triangle in town and everything around the firehouse,” Woodbourne Action Committee Renaissance Program Coordinator Ceil Cohen said. The group has planted multiple perrenials, small trees and bushes to beautify their area. Pictured from left: Program Coordinator Ceil Cohen, EJ Lund, Renaissance Intern Celina Castellano and Bettyann Lund.

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2. This Sullivan County Visitors Association maintenance project encompassed various gardens in and around the SCVA home in Ferndale. Headed up by Phyllis Andrews of the SCVA, aided by Center for Workforce Development volunteers Anisa Sanders of Monticello and Siyata Hackett of Fallsburg. Fresh plantings, picnic tables and more comprised this year’s project.

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1. The Highland Lake Fire Department's Sullivan Renaissance project aims at maintaining the Eagle Scout Project completed by Peter Vorstadt in 2011. The primary volunteers Susan, Tom, and Peter Vorstadt, and Susan and Rory Wade used Flower Dollars to purchase perennials and annuals at Laurel Grove greenhouse. The team spends time weeding, planting, mulching, and watering the garden. They also met with a Master Gardener to work on plant selection and layout. The end result is a beautiful garden for the town to enjoy. Pictured, from left: Tom Vorstadt, Sue Vorstadt, Heidi Vorstadt, and Susan Wade.

2. The Woodridge Housing Authority continued upkeep of its five flower beds and renovated the one facing Sullivan County Route 54 (Mountaindale Road) at the front of the complex. Rosalind Natale and Mike Storms oversaw a dozen 5-21-year-olds who planted roses, marigolds and more, choosing vegetation that is deer-resistant and hardy.

3. The Hudson River Healthcare (HRH) maintained the practice's main headquarters in Monticello. The sign had been embellished with various flowers and plantings and several flower boxes and gardens have been implemented and even features a bench and "Memorial Garden," planted in memory of former provider, Duane Stoner. Dr. Katherine Seibert leads the project and said, “I think this is our third or fourth Renaissance grant and we pretty much maximized the bang for our buck this year.”

Seibert had plenty of help with volunteers like Genesis Garcia and Sabrina Herbert from the Women’s Health Center. Medical Director Dr. Sophia McIntyre also “played an integral part in the project,” according to Seibert. Pictured, from left: Patient Care Partner Julie Palazzo, Community Care Partner Zaida Chasi, Dr. Seibert and LPN Edna Washington

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4. The Sullivan County Historical Society in Hurleyville used its Maintenance Grant to improve the flower garden surrounding the Sullivan County Museum. The front garden displays an antique hand-push seed planter among the flowers. “Last year we planted the bushes out front,” Museum Director Pat Burns said. “This year was mainly maintenance at the front and back of the building as well as the sides. Whatever we plant seems to come up purple, so we like the color purple here.”

5. Livingston Manor Renaissance is working on maintenance this year.

The group won the Golden Feather award last year, which will pay for any large capital improvements, including purchase of a large storage shed to house flower boxes, benches and equipment. This year volunteers continued to beautify Main Street and maintain Renaissance Park and Terry's Garden. Pictured at one of the bench flower gardens are, seated, Diane Foster and Marge Feuerstein. Standing, from left: Lisa Lyons Kathy Fries, Jan Carlson and Brittany Fuller.

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6. Members of the Wurtsboro Park Renaissance Committee have continued with the work done in previous years, led by Bob Justus. Committee President Bill Maher said of intern Taylor Goudream, “He’s the best intern we’ve had so far,” and new volunteer Cherie Connolly also got high marks. The group has continued to care for the Wurtsboro Park and the D&H Canal Park. They've also added welcome signs to the entrances to Wurtsboro from Route 209 to Sullivan Street. Pictured, from left: Bill Maher, Pat Talbit, Cherie Connolly and Taylor Goudream.

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7. The Town of Neversink Renaissance this year is involved in a maintenance grant which covers many projects. It was established to help raise funds for the Daniel Pierce Library construction program with the goal of enhancing the beauty of the Route 55 corridor with the installation of antique lamps, brackets and hanging baskets and a variety of gardens.

They have been a participant in Renaissance since the first year of the program, winning over $110,000 for the library construction and beautification. Coordinators are Dave and Phyllis Moore. Pictured, intern Sabrina Smith, a 2014 Tri-Valley CS graduate who will be attending college this fall at Russell Sage College as a Physical Therapy major, waters one of the hanging flower baskets as coordinator Dave Moore looks on.

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1. Minnie Paramore (standing) and Lillian Armstead pose in front of Bethlehem Temple Church in Monticello. The original Category A project entailed the sign seen in the background and similar signage in the back of the 82-year-old church. With a Sullivan Renaissance maintenance grant in hand, Armstead and her team installed flower baskets, flower boxes and planted a variety of flower gardens and maintained their work. Mrs. Armstead’s husband Mervin is only the second pastor in Bethlehem Temple Church's history, with Martha Finn leading the congregation many years ago.

2. Star Hesse, left, and Joan Santo are two volunteers in the Narrowsburg Beautification Group. Through Renaissance’s Flower Dollars, they were able to create a colorful garden in front of the Narrowsburg Post Office on Main Street. For this project, they removed bushes and planted flowers, including varieties that will create color through the fall.

Narrowsburg won "Best Showing of Flowers" last year an volunteers maintain many colorful gardens in the hamlet, including the Welcome sign at the entrance to Main Street. This year they added hanging baskets on the second story deck of the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance building and planted flowers in a colorful garden at the base of the flagstone wall linking Main Street and Bridge Street.

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3. The Mountaindale Action Committee has upgraded and maintained the Visitors Center garden as well as gardens at the Mountaindale Firehouse. “There was nothing here, we brought everything in to make the garden,” Program Coordinator Erna Hutchinson said. Pictured, front, from left: Kathy Farris, Erna Hutchinson, Anne Prusinski and Todd Bonkosky. Back, from left: Dennis Caro, Jane Schwartz and William Hutchinson. Missing: Joe VanLoan, Regina Lacatena and Susan Carr.

4. The Callicoon Business Association used its Sullivan Renaissance Maintenance Grant to continue its work with beautifying Callicoon Creek Park and Railroad Square with help from Delaware Valley Job Corps students. Pictured, from left, at Railroad Park: Ginny Boyle, Amanda Rosenberger and Program Coordinator Kathy Langley. Those missing from photo: Christina Maloney, Dot Hartz and Dylan Smith.

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6. The kids who attend the Town of Mamakating Boys & Girls Clubs Summer Camp have taken an active part in keeping the flowers and the new vegetable patch weeded, watered, and generally looked after, said Barbie Newman, camp director. Bob Justus, who has been leading the beautification effort in Mamakating for many years, explained the project was now mainly maintenance, with the kids are doing the major part.

Said Sargun, one of the campers, “Everyone comes to the park, and what would they think if our park wasn't pretty?” Another camper, Lauryn, added, “I would want to keep the park clean to show our caring.”

Pictured, top from left: Jada, Ellie, Abbe, Sargun, Sadie and Robyn. Front, from left: Karly, Taylor, Laryn and Brooke.

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7. Marjorie Evans, project coordinator for the St. James’ Episcopal Church Garden Maintenance Project, said, “The volunteers from Job Corps were just fabulous.” Led by Oscar Cordario, they cleaned up and redesigned garden beds by the front of the Church as well as around its sign and flagpole. Student Chris Riccio redesigned flagpole area. Dense old bushes and grass were replaced by colorful marigolds and lilies that can be seen from 17B, while professional tree cutters removed dead trees. Evans hopes to continue the work next year by installing a garden area in back of the church and perhaps painting the pastor’s house.

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5. Liberty businesswoman Etta Barbanti waters flowers at LaPolt park on North Main Street in Liberty as part of the Liberty Community Development Corporation's (CDC) Renaissance maintenance project this year. Over the years the project involved various gardens, updates to the Main Street Stage, black-topping of the lot adjacent to the Town Parks and Recreation building, installation of a small bridge over the creek behind the structure, several art installations and more.

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1. The I-beam remnant from the World Trade Center remains the centerpiece of the Memorial Garden at the Smallwood/Mongaup Valley Fire Department. Project leader Lisa Wood said the big item financed by this year’s maintenance grant is an automated irrigation system with 10 sprinkler heads that will lessen the need for hand watering. A decorative fence will also be erected on the back of the garden, facing the firehouse. Volunteers – many were firefighters taking time out from drill night – were busy one Monday night the week before judging to weed, mulch and plant $300 worth of flowers that enhanced the look of the garden.

According to Wood, this area was ugly and overgrown with shrubs, but thanks to Renaisance and the sweat of a community, it has been transformed.

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2. Sullivan County BOCES employee Denise Sullivan heads up the Hurleyville Sullivan First 2014 Sullivan Renaissance maintenance project in Hurleyville. Initially a much larger Category B project when it was first conceived Iin 2006, this project includes several gorgeous flower gardens in and around Main Street, signage for the Rails to Trails nature trail in the parking lot of the old Luzon Station. Two benches were donated by the Hurleyville Fire Department and several residents of the Center for Discovery also pitched in to help. “They [the guys from the Center for Discovery] were a huge help, doing everything form litter plucks, mulching, weeding, planting and more,” said Sullivan. Pictured from left, back row: Center for Discovery employee Juan Diaz, also with the Center for Discovery is Adam Donaghey, Kathleen Sullivan (obscured), Vic McCarthy, Jim Sullivan and wife Denise Sullivan. Front row: Center for Discovery residents and Renaissance volunteers Craig, Tommy and Jason.

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Heartfelt Thanks Individuals and Organizations Jennifer Avila Greg Bedik Bethel Woods Center for the Arts NYS Senator John J. Bonacic Michael Bloom Photography Catskill Art Society Catskill Mountainkeeper Jeff Cohen & Granite Associates IT Department Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Counties Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County Country Yossi Productions Bob Deima & Granite Associates Staff Jason Dole Darlene Fedun Mark B. Fiely, Ernst Conservation Seeds Garden Design Panel • Marietta Beanland • Peg Berg • Maureen Charde • Kathy Davidoff • Caroline DeWilde • Susan Dollard • Gay Donofrio • Kathy Fielding • Kate Honders • Jarna Maniguet • Lauri McFadden • Denise Patti • Nancy Schunk • Danuta Skorulska • Irene Stover • Barbara Sush • AnnaLise Vogel Garden Tour Participants: • Dorinda Castro • Betty Crandall • Delaware Valley Arts Alliance • Juliet Dunn • Fort Delaware Museum • Gerards River Grill • Iris & Joseph Gural • Iris Helfeld & Mary Bermudez

We extend our heartfelt thanks to the following organizations and individuals who contributed towards the success of this year’s Sullivan Renaissance Program:

• Kohl’s Cares Volunteer Corps • Olav Langeland • Steve Leamer • Jane Luchsinger • Narrowsburg Chamber of Commerce • Rolling V Bus Corporation • Amy Schoen • Sullivan Renaissance Volunteer Corps Alan Gerry Gerry Foundation James Granell Robin Green Green Village Initiative Aileen Gunther - New York State Assemblywoman

• Liberty Home Garden & Pet • L&M Greenhouse • Monticello Farm Home & Garden • Monticello Greenhouses, Inc. • Vita’s Farm & Garden Center Jim Reilly Dawn Ryder Scott Samuelson SullivanArc Sullivan County Center for Workforce Development Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce Sullivan County Legislature Sullivan County Division of Public Works Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference Local Market & Expo Exhibitors

Horticultural Landscape Support • Brittany Rennison • Shane Rennison • Matthew Young Alan Kestin and Yellow Cab Erin Lipsky, Toni Minnelli & Granite Kitchen Staff Tim Mahler – Ovations ManorInk Eva McKend Patrick Murphy Mayor Svante Myrick Sandra Nackley

Sullivan Renaissance Interns • Joseph Aitken • Hannah Bisland • Celina Castellano • Blake Costa • Collin Frost • Brittany Fuller • Taylor Goudreau • Samuel Hogencamp • Jane Hyman • Matthew Kerendian • Madison McCormack • Jordan Mirch • Ronj Padu • Sabrena Smith • Djani Torres • Manuel Valentin

Proud to be Sullivan Founding Committee • Bethel Woods • FisherMears Associates • Happy Hudson Valley • ND Pro Media, Inc. • Rolling V Bus Corporation • Sullivan BOCES • Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce • SUNY Sullivan • Sullivan Renaissance • Sullivan County Visitors Association • Young Emerging Leaders (YEL) Renaissance Collection & Flower Dollar Participating Merchants • Catskill Harvest Market • Cottage Lot • Delaware Valley Farm Home & Garden • Laurel Grove Greenhouses

Sullivan Renaissance Community Mitzvah Award Data Collector • Judy Green Sullivan Renaissance Community Mitzvah Award Judges • Mary Lewis • Rabbi Joel Schwab • Yossi Toiv “Country Yossi” Sullivan Renaissance Judges • Diane Blair • Nicole Franzese • Donna Harrison

• Michael Newhard • Linda Onofry • Peter Patel • Nancy Proyect • Odette Sabourin-Dumais • Karen Schneller-McDonald • Ann Smith • Deborah Sweeton • Michael Sweeton Sullivan Renaissance Merchant Discount Participants Sullivan Renaissance Sponsors • FisherMears Associates • Robert Green Dealerships • Kristt Office & Supply Company • Sullivan County Democrat • SUNY Sullivan Foundation • The River Reporter • Thompson Sanitation • Thunder 102-Bold Gold Media Group • WVOS-WSUL Watermark Communications Renaissance Steering Committee Sullivan Renaissance Volunteer Corps.

• Melinda Cormier • Debra Cortese • Tamara D’Antoni • Melissa DeMarmels • Margaret Dryer • Marjorie Evans • Ray Evans • Michelle Guidera • Karen Kerendian • Regina LaCatena • Mary Mancuso • Beth Mastro • Daniel McCormack • Meaghan McCormack • Kelly McGowen • Steve Melendez • Diane Moss • Marge Rubin • Eric Schramm • Rosemary Sherman The Center for Discovery Kimberly Torrens Jeanne Tulp and Lazy Pond Bed & Breakfast

Thank you to the many homeowners, organizations and businesses who have taken the time to plant flowers and invest in beautification on their own.

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he Sullivan Renaissance Steering Committee is a distinguished group of volunteers dedicated to the success of the Sullivan Renaissance Program. This is a strong group of men, women and youth generously giving of their time and extraordinary talent to help in the revitalization and beautification of Sullivan County.

They are constantly coming up with new ideas to support the hundreds of volunteers and local businesses who are trying so hard to restore and rebuild their communities. The Steering Committee has been instrumental in “raising the bar” to make Sullivan County a better place to live and visit.

You can find Steering Committee members acting as good will ambassadors, attending special events, monitoring projects, helping at community work days, recruiting new projects, acting as technical advisors and participating in grant review. This is a group not afraid to get their hands dirty. Many of the members of the Steering Committee have been involved from the very beginning days…

13 years ago. Sullivan Renaissance is so grateful for their commitment!

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These 15 experts include individuals with horticultural, planning, community and international knowledge.

COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PANEL Diane Blair – Has worked for a prominent landscape architect in Washington, DC and volunteered at the U.S. National Botanic Garden in its native plant garden; now lives on 15 acres of old farm land on the Yellow Breeches Creek in Mechanicsburg, PA where she has fun and keeps fit battling invasive species and planting natives as she returns the meadow to its original Nicole Franzese – Director of Delaware County Planning Department since 2000 (with the department since 1990); provides technical assistance on comprehensive plans, main street revitalization, zoning review, grant writing, SEQRA compliance, watershed management Donna Harrison – Has a decade of judging experience including Communities in Bloom (Canada), Communities in Bloom (Ontario), America in Bloom and the National Winter Lights Program; extensive municipal experience with City of St. Catharines including 25 years as manager of cemeteries and golf; past president of the Ontario Parks Association; current chair of the Ontario Parks Foundation.

Michael Newhard – Life-long resident and four-term Mayor of Warwick; artist and partner in Main Street retail store; is an advocate of community re-vitalization, historic preservation, farmland and environmental protection; Warwick was 2003 national winner of America in Bloom and is the 2010 international winner of Communities in Bloom.

Linda Onofry – Retired Montessori school teacher at the Homestead School in Glen Spey; an active 22 year member of the Garden Club of Orange & Dutchess Counties; holding may leadership roles, including past president and co-chair of the horticulture committee; an avid lifetime gardener; grew up and resides in Port Jervis.

Peter Patel – Horticulturist and arborist for the Orange County Arboretum in Montgomery; Certified Arborist – International Society of Arboriculture, Cert. Nursery/Landscape Professional, and member of the Tri-County Nursery Association; owns ArborHeights Designs, LLC. Nancy Proyect – President of the Orange County Citizens Foundation since 2006; owned a public relations consulting firm serving the nonprofit, governmental and private sectors;

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Diane Blair

Nicole Franzese

Peter Patel

Odette Dumais

Linda Onofry

Deborah Sweeton

Michael Sweeton

Nancy Proyect

Mary Lewis

Yossi Toiv

Karen McDonald

Ann Smith

Michael Newhard

Rabbi Joel Schwab

Donna Harrison

active in Leadership Orange, Orange County Arts Council, Cornwall Community Cooperative, Temple Beth Jacob, SUNY New Paltz CRREO, and the Junior League of Orange County.

Odette Sabourin-Dumais – Horticulturist from St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec; acts as national and international judge for Communities in Bloom since 1995; has evaluated more than 140 communities in Quebec, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Japan; secretary-treasurer of the Communities in Bloom Executive Committee and chair of the Symposium and Karen Schneller-McDonald – Ecologist and writer for Hickory Creek Consulting LLC in Red Hook, NY. She provides natural resources planning, environmental impact assessment, and public outreach and education services to Ann Smith – An avid gardener for over 35 years; member of New York Botanical Garden, Friends of Boscobel and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; past board member of Cornwall Garden Club; garden associate specialist for Devitt's Garden & Supply, New Windsor.

Deborah Sweeton – President and co-owner of Techni-Growers Greenhouses Inc.; published books in Common Sense Gardener series; past OFA board member; chairs Cornell Floriculture Advisory Committee; chaired Warwick in Bloom in 2004; won 1st and 2nd prize in Kathy Puhfal container competition at Cornell University in 2007 and the international challenge in 2010.

Michael Sweeton – General manager/marketing director for Techni-Growers (clients include Brooklyn Botanic Gardens); NYS Certified Nursery Professional; Town of Warwick Supervisor; President of the Orange County Association of Towns, Villages and Cities; serves on Orange County Citizens Foundation Board and Orange County Planning Board.

COMMUNITY MITZVAH PANEL Rabbi Joel Schwab – Religious leader of Temple Sinai in Middletown, NY since 1982;

President of the Greater Middletown Interfaith Council, where he helped create a winter Warming Station for street people; honored by Orange County Human Rights Commission (2007), United Way of Orange County (2009) and METNY Region of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism (2011).

Mary Lewis – Founder of the garden design firm Barncroft, she served as a Sullivan Renaissance judge for nine years and a garden design consultant for two years; past president of Garden Club of Orange and Dutchess Counties, past Zone Representative of Visiting Gardens Committee for Garden Club of America (GCA), and co-chairs GCA flower show “A Woman’s Yossi Toiv – “Country Yossi” is the name of an English-language Orthodox Jewish magazine, radio show, collection of musical albums and children's books created, composed, authored, and published by Yossi (Joseph) Toiv; the radio show has been on the air continuously since 1986; the monthly magazine has printed over 3 million copies since 1988.

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Beautification and Economic Development go Hand in Hand

ullivan County’s small businesses, hamlets and town centers play an integral role in the success of our County’s economy. Their owners are our neighbors, friends, coaches and volunteers. In addition to being locally owned and vested in the community, these businesses, on and off Main Street, also contribute to the area’s tourism attraction This, along with a growing movement to shop local, has presented a tremendous opportunity for Sullivan Renaissance to expand its programs to support small businesses in throughout our county. Recent initiatives include:

Façade Improvement Grants This new grant program provides up to $1,000 in grant funding to businesses for façade improvements on buildings located within downtown business districts throughout Sullivan County.

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Bethel Self Storage & U-Haul on Route 17B will be getting a new sign with landscaping as part of the “Bethel Corridor Beautification Project” administered by the BLDC and funded by Sullivan Renaissance.

“On the Move for Maple Syrup”, is a partnership between Sullivan Renaissance and Catskill Mountainkeeper to encourage and promote the use of Sullivan County maple syrup. The concept is to support area eateries in a pilot program to offer Sullivan County maple syrup on their menu. This Tasse and Cheri Niforatos , owners of the Roscoe Diner with their Catskill Mountain Sugarhouse Maple Syrup and campaign material

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initiative in turn supports local producers and the working lands of Sullivan County which add to the beautiful landscape and quality of life that we enjoy each day.

This same quality of life promotes tourism and brings visitors to our communities.

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Eligible improvements include painting, repair or replacement of siding, windows and doors, awnings, signage enhancements and installation of landscaping

The projects approved for funding include:

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To date, the following businesses have been approved for Façade Improvement Grants and applications are still being accepted: • Annie’s Place 51 Stewart Avenue, Roscoe • Callicoon Trading Company 24 Upper Main Street, Callicoon • Elliot & Pomeroy, Inc 1922 Old Route 17, Roscoe • Maison Bergogne 226 Bridge Street, Narrowsburg

and/or signage enhancements.

Businesses needed to show at least a fifty percent match and meet other criteria. The BLDC received fourteen applications and a review committee selected six to receive funding.

Work is underway on several of the projects, with all of the improvements expected to be completed by October.

Still in Development: Business to Business Program

Running through 3 towns and a village and connecting the eastern portion of the county to the west, Route 17B serves as a major gateway, providing a first and lasting impression.

For a second year, the Bethel Local Development Corporation (BLDC) received $5,000 from Sullivan Renaissance to implement a matching grant program to support businesses along the Route 17B Corridor.

Commercial businesses located along Route 17B were eligible to apply for matching grants up to $1,000 to fund façade improvements, landscaping,

This new program will be piloted with 3 to 5 businesses in the Village of Liberty. Once participating businesses are identified, a task force of experts and fellow business owners will be engaged to analyze each business, and offer recommendations for curb appeal, internal appearance, operation and customer service. Sullivan Renaissance will also make financial and technical resources available to help business owners implement some of those recommendations. Businesses who successfully complete the program will be eligible for additional incentives.

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Bob Deima, Vivian Multari-Ginsberg, Dan Wolcott and Sandra Nackley (along with photographer Diana K. Weiner) visit Adams Fairacre Farms to tag plants for the Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference and Expo.

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ullivan Renaissance is most commonly known for providing grants, technical assistance and other support for community beautification projects throughout Sullivan County. In a typical year every town and village participates in either the core program which includes a judging competition or technical assistance and maintenance of previous projects. This results in the work of hundreds of volunteers of every age and a range of backgrounds and interests working on projects including welcome signs, parks, public gardens, places of worship and main streets.

There are some spaces in the County that require a different type of approach. They may be large in scope, in hard to reach places, or simply have not generated a volunteer interest … yet. Many of these are also “gateways” into our communities and their importance has been highlighted several times in the work of Sullivan Renaissance. To our visitors and neighbors they carry an important message “welcome to our

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community” or “welcome home.” That first impression and how we do that says a lot about who we are and how we care.

Recognizing the importance of these

places, Sullivan Renaissance has focused attention through special initiatives that offer funding resources , plants and our very own Horticultural Department and crew. This effort has

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provided a unique opportunity to field test certain efforts and focus resources as demonstrations to inspire others to emulate projects.

It all starts with a seed, quite literally in this case. Plants and flowers create the living backdrop for the Renaissance Annual Conference and Expo; the signature event that kicks off the season with ideas and inspiration to inspire residents to create a project in their community . After months of winter and a cold chill, the attenddes enters the atrium at CVI and is greeted with the sightand fragranceof budding trees and shrubs; and the color of flowering annuals, perennials and spring bulbs.

This year the plants were carefully selected with their final destination in mind and cared for until the time that they could be brought to their final home.

Here is the story of the traveling plants….

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Adams Fairacre Farms in Newburgh and Poughkeepsie just prior to when their Annual Lawn & Garden Show opens to the public. They carefully choose plants that will be in prime condition for the Sullivan Renaissance Annual Conference and Expo. The Adams show is 2 weeks before the Renaissance conference so it is important to know how the plants will “perform� and how well they “hold their bloom�; or how long it will take for their blooms to open so they can be in their prime display for the event.

The chosen plants are loaded into trucks and shipped to CVI to start the great set up week. Huge murals cover

the walls, oasis of trees and benches, pergolas and stages are decorated throughout the building for the one day event.

Then the plants rest. It has been a struggle for years trying to keep them alive after they have been forced to bloom out of season. They cannot refreeze once they are in full leaf. This year Sullivan Renaissance partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension and funded the building of a greenhouse for educational and community programs. This allowed for temporary storage of the plants while the outdoor temperatures remained below freezing at night and until they could continue Above: Plants traveled to the stage of SUNY Sullivan during Mayor Savante Myric’s Forum the day before the Annual Conference and Expo at CVI. Left: Cornell Cooperative Extension greenhouse was constructed with the help of students from Sullivan BOCES.

on their journey.

By May trees of 15’, and over one hundred and eighty assorted shrubs and perennials are trucked to a Big Blue Barn, arranged in rows with irrigation.

Each week, as Renaissance works on a special project somewhere in Sullivan County specimens are selected that will fit the bill horticulturally and beautify a space with the help of volunteers. This year you may see them on Broadway and Jefferson Street in Monticello, in

River Park in South Fallsburg, the Welcome to Sullivan County sign in Woodbourne and at the Shortline Bus terminal to name just a few.

So the story of traveling plants is also a story of repurposing as well as community partnerships and beautification.

The journey from a commercial nursery to Sullivan County - from a truck to a greenhouse to a truck to a greenhouse to a home where it will bloom and grow for years to come.

Thank you for continuing to enhance the beauty of Sullivan County!

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eginning on Monday, September 15, Sullivan Renaissance will accept applications for early admissions to its 2015 community beautification grant program. Deadline for completed applications is Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

Applicants will be notified by Thanksgiving whether they have been accepted into the 2015 program.

Organizations that know they will be applying for assistance from Sullivan Renaissance next year can take advantage of this opportunity and complete the paperwork early. For groups that are unable to apply early, traditional applications will still be accepted until March 18, 2015 for grant funding that has not yet been awarded.

Applications will be available for download from the Sullivan Renaissance web site in a portable document format (PDF) with fillable form fields. Applications can be completed electronically and e-mailed to Sullivan Renaissance (along with required documentation) or printed and mailed by the appropriate deadline.

If requested, Sullivan Renaissance representatives will visit communities at their convenience to explain the program, review the garden design plans and assist with the application process.

Early admission is available only for the community beautification and maintenance support programs. Other Sullivan Renaissance grant programs will keep their traditional application deadlines which vary based on the program.

For more information, contact Sullivan Renaissance at 845-295-2445.

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