2nd Annual Ulster Volunteers Day

SECOND ANNUAL
ULSTER VOLUNTEERS DAY
at the Hudson Valley Harvest Festival
September 21-22, 2013
Ulster County Fairgrounds
249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz | Map

Co-sponsored by
UlsterCorps, Family of Woodstock and Cornell Cooperative Extension

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Volunteers from New Paltz Rescue Squad were amongst the Guests of Honor celebrated at the Second Annual Ulster Volunteers Day at the Hudson Valley Harvest Festival.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in the Second Annual Ulster Volunteers Day at the Hudson Valley Harvest Festival. Special thanks to the many many volunteers who helped out all weekend, to the wonderful local businesses who donated raffle prizes and support for the event: Earthly Bodywork, Moxie Cupcake, Adams Fairacre Farm, The Bakery, and Main Course, Millens Metal Recycling and anonymous supporters. Most of all, our deepest thanks to those inspiring individuals who give so much of their time to make this community strong and resilient – the Guests of Honor who were honored at the Festival, long-term community volunteers from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Family of Woodstock, UlsterCorps, New Paltz Rescue Squad, the American Red Cross, Rondout Valley Growers Association Farm-to-Food-Pantry Program, RSVP of Ulster County, UCSPCA, Queens Galley, Bringing Agencies Together, Woodstock Volunteers Day, Riverkeeper, Jewish Family Services, Dispute Resolution Center, and other Ulster County service agencies. We also celebrated the amazing work of Erica Wagner at SUNY New Paltz to inspire a spirit of service in students through the Alternative Spring Break and Make a Difference Day programs, and making posters of Volunteers Day Guests of Honor at the 5th Annual Volunteer Fair. And we were both humbled and inspired by the grass-roots initiative of the organizers of last year’s Hurricane Sandy Relief efforts, from the New Paltz Town Hall Hurricane Sandy Relief Drive, to the amazing dedication of Helping Hands of the Hudson Valley/Sandy Sundays, who made weekly trips to Staten Island and Brooklyn to deliver donations and assist with recovery efforts. A complete list of honorees can be downloaded here.

>> Photos from the Festival on our Facebook page
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U-Team members Dave Morgan, Jan Cyr and Shane Gulliksen greeting visitors to the 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Harvest Festival and Ulster Volunteers Day

Please join us in honoring Ulster County’s volunteers at the Second Annual Ulster Volunteers Day. UlsterCorps is coordinating the event as part of the Hudson Valley Harvest Festival, which will be held September 21st – 22nd 2013 at the Ulster County Fairgrounds in New Paltz. Volunteers from Cornell Cooperative Extension, Family of Woodstock, UlsterCorps, emergency responders and many other Ulster County service agencies will be celebrated as Guests of Honor for all they do to make this community flourish. Volunteers nominated by their agency will receive free admission to the Festival (there is a $5 charge for the general public – kids under 12 are free), a chance to win great raffle prizes donated by local businesses, and be honored at a public ceremony during the Festival. To nominate a volunteer or get more information, please contact volunteer@ulstercorps.org or call 845-481-0331.

Click here to learn more about the
Hudson Valley Harvest Festival

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Materials from the First Annual Ulster Volunteers Day

Letter to the Editor – Thank You Volunteers
– from UlsterCorps, Dianova USA & RSVP at SUNY Ulster
Press Release – Local Volunteers Honored
at First Annual Ulster Volunteers Day
Remarks from Sandra Nencetti, Dianova USA
Photos from Volunteers Day on Facebook

Congressman Maurice Hinchey with Guest of Honor Bonnie Brill, a Red Cross volunteer who assisted at Ground Zero after 911 and helped set up shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene last summer.

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To honor our county’s volunteers and commemorate September 11 National Day of Service, UlsterCorps, Dianova USA and RSVP at SUNY Ulster invite you to be a part of our first annual volunteer recognition day, Saturday, September 8, 2012, from 2-6pm at Epworth Retreat Center in High Falls, NY. Please join volunteers from this and many other Ulster-County based service agencies to come together and celebrate the volunteers who give so much to make our community such a special place. The picnic and music will be fun, family-friendly and free for these community volunteers, who will all be celebrated as Guests of Honor at the event. RSVP is required, so please let us know as soon as possible if you’ll be able to attend by emailing volunteer@ulstercorps.org or calling 845-481-0331.

And thank you so much for giving your time and energy to UlsterCorps and our community!

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