Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 09:01AM Hello 2012! A New Season of Boating at Brooklyn Bridge Park
We're excited to announce the public schedule for kayaking activities in Brooklyn Bridge Park. You can find it right here: http://www.bbpboathouse.org/calendar/ We've added lots more Thursday dates after work and extended our Saturday times by 1 hour (now from 10:30AM until 4:30PM, but make sure you show up by around 3:30PM or you might not get there before the line cuts off.)
What's also very exciting is that we're getting a new dock sometime early in the summer--a floating dock that will make getting on and off our kayaks quicker and easier. This should shorten our lines tremendously and make our launch point closer to where we store our kayaks at Pier 2. We'll post pictures of our fancy new dock as soon as it gets installed.
We've also added more classes and are working with other boathouses to give you new opportunities to be a better kayaker. See the schedule here: http://www.bbpboathouse.org/volunteer/
We're also looking to ramp up the kinds of responsibilities our volunteers will have. We'll still need lots of folks to pitch in to help get people into boats, keep a watch for boater safety and help us run the public program (to find out when we need help, sign up here: http://www.bbpboathouse.org/volunteer/), but we also want to give out some leadership roles in our organization. The following is a list of the types of volunteer roles we're looking to fill. We need responsible, ambitious, self-motivated individuals who won't need a lot of handholding and well tell us the best way to get these things done. Want to apply? Write to bbpboathouse@gmail.com and tell us what you're looking to do and why you'd be awesome at it.
Assistant Treasurer - Work with the Treasurer to create a method for securely collecting in person donations, tracking finances, and help plan fundraising activities, as well as tracking costs. Est = 1hr per week.
Site Manager - Someone to keep an inventory of our physical equipment (locks, keys, dollies) and plan/organize anything that needs fixing. Are you good with your hands? Do you want to build some dollies, shelves, etc? This is the job for you. Est = 2-3 hrs per month, perhaps more at the beginning/end of season, but very flexible.
Volunteer Coordinator - You are a very organized, friendly, people person. You can write a clear e-mail on a weekly basis and keep track of volunteers RSVPing to work the program each week. You make sure each day is staffed appropriately. Est = 1hr per week.
Event Coordinator - You love getting groups of people together. We want to make kayaking and volunteering more social. Monthly meetups at a local watering hole would be a good start. You just need to pick the time/day and help get the word out. Est = 2hrs per month.
Marketing Manager - You're a social media maven and you can help manage and organize our Facebook, Twitter, Blog, figure out where to put our photos and get submissions from kayakers, etc. You're also creative enough to help us get some useful and informative signage up around our location. Est. 2 hrs per week.
Environmental Coordinator - We're working with the NYCWTA/River Project to test the water along New York's harbor this season. The idea is to gather weekly water samples at human-powered boat launches and access points, or potential future access points, from May until October, and test them. Perhaps you live nearby and will be willing to use sterile bottles (which we will provide), fill, label and pack them properly (we will provide small fabric coolers and ice packs), and drop them off at the River Project on Pier 40 every Thursday between the hours of 8 am and noon. Perhaps you could split this job with someone else or a few people as well. Perhaps there are other, similar projects we could get involved with as well--its up to you! Est. 1-2 hrs per week.
Grant Writer - Have you ever successfully applied for a grant? We could use your skills! Help us hunt down some cash and apply for it. Est. 10-20 hours over the course of the season but on your schedule.
