MILL RIVER COLLABORATIVE INC

OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1) SERVED NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FIELD TRIPS BY PARTNERING WITH THE STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER AREA SCHOOLS TO HOSE TRIPS ALIGNED WITH THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS.2) CONTINUED TO GROW OUR STEWARDS PROGRAM WHICH HOSTED NEARLY TWO DOZEN STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND OVER THE SUMMER. ALL ARE PAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO LEARN ABOUT URBAN ECOLOGY AND NATURAL LANDSCAPE STEWARDSHIP WHILE RECEIVING JOB READINESS SKILLS INCLUDING RESUME WRITING, TAKING JOB INTERVIEWS AND ONLINE JOB SEARCHING, AS WELL AS AN INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL BANKING.3) HOSTED OVER 900 VOLUNTEERS, DOUBLING OUR AMOUNT FROM LAST YEAR, WHO HELPED GENERATE 2,893 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR LANDCARE STAFF.4) EXPANDED PARK PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL SEASON WHICH SAW THOUSANDS OF AREA RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES ATTEND FITNESS DAYS, MOVIE NIGHTS, CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT, STORY TIME AND MORE AT THE PLAYGROUND, CAROUSEL PAVILLION AND WHITTINGHAM DISCOVERY CENTER.5) COMPLETED THE 2022-2023 SKATING SEASON ATTENDED BY 11,600 SKATERS.6) CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH HENKEL RESEARCHERS WORLD TO SPARK INTEREST IN SCIENCE FOR CHILDREN AGES 8-10 BY IMPLEMENTING IN-PERSON STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. 7) HOSTED OUR 5TH SUMMER CAMP AND POPULAR SCHOOL VACATION CAMPS SERVING OVER 80 CHILDREN FROM THE GRADES OF KINDERGARTEN THRU 8TH.

OPERATIONS & LAND MANAGEMENT:MANAGE OVER 20 ACRES OF PARK LANDSCAPE AND FEATURES INCLUDING:1) ORGANIC LAWN AND LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT2) INVASIVE PLANT REMEDIATION3) CULTIVATION OF 6 ACRES OF NATIVE PLANT MEADOWS AND ENTRANCE GARDENS4) SNOW REMOVAL, BATHROOM MAINTENANCE, TRASH & LITTER CLEANUP, RIVER CLEANUP, AND OTHER SEASONAL CLEANING5) MAINTENANCE OF HARDSCAPE AREAS, DRAINAGE STRUCTURES, BENCHES, OTHER WOODEN STRUCTURES, AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS6) PARK VISITOR SAFETY