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Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October. The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre (40 ha) farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles. The Thompsons had no children. The nephew who inherited the estate after Mary Clark Thompson's death in 1923 sold the property to the Federal Government in 1931, who built a veteran's hospital (today the Canandaigua VA Medical Center) on the adjacent farmland. The government used the mansion to house doctor's families and some nurses. In 1972, by an act of Congress called the Sonnenberg Bill, the mansion and its grounds were transferred from the Federal Government to a local non-profit organization formed to restore and reopen the property. It was opened to the public in 1973. All nine gardens have been restored and visitors can tour the mansion. In 2005, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought the estate. It is still operated by the non-profit. Built between 1885 and 1887, the 40-room Queen Anne style mansion was designed by Francis Allen, a noted Boston architect. Allen also designed and oversaw the remodeling of the mansion approximately 15 years after it was constructed. Two of the three floors are furnished and open to the public. The mansion's facade is rusticated graystone with Medina sandstone trim and gables made from timber and stucco. The roof is slate with lead-coated copper.
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Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October. The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre (40 ha) farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles. The Thompsons had no children. The nephew who inherited the estate after Mary Clark Thompson's death in 1923 sold the property to the Federal Government in 1931, who built a veteran's hospital (today the Canandaigua VA Medical Center) on the adjacent farmland. The government used the mansion to house doctor's families and some nurses. In 1972, by an act of Congress called the Sonnenberg Bill, the mansion and its grounds were transferred from the Federal Government to a local non-profit organization formed to restore and reopen the property. It was opened to the public in 1973. All nine gardens have been restored and visitors can tour the mansion. In 2005, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought the estate. It is still operated by the non-profit. Built between 1885 and 1887, the 40-room Queen Anne style mansion was designed by Francis Allen, a noted Boston architect. Allen also designed and oversaw the remodeling of the mansion approximately 15 years after it was constructed. Two of the three floors are furnished and open to the public. The mansion's facade is rusticated graystone with Medina sandstone trim and gables made from timber and stucco. The roof is slate with lead-coated copper.
I am slowing down on uploading photos as I am back to work again for OCC.At the moment we are setting up the work stations in the warehouse and putting the rollers in as in this photo I took last year.This year ,my son as joined me on staff.
A song of Joy.Crank it up!
Anthony
Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October. The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre (40 ha) farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles. The Thompsons had no children. The nephew who inherited the estate after Mary Clark Thompson's death in 1923 sold the property to the Federal Government in 1931, who built a veteran's hospital (today the Canandaigua VA Medical Center) on the adjacent farmland. The government used the mansion to house doctor's families and some nurses. In 1972, by an act of Congress called the Sonnenberg Bill, the mansion and its grounds were transferred from the Federal Government to a local non-profit organization formed to restore and reopen the property. It was opened to the public in 1973. All nine gardens have been restored and visitors can tour the mansion. In 2005, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought the estate. It is still operated by the non-profit. Built between 1885 and 1887, the 40-room Queen Anne style mansion was designed by Francis Allen, a noted Boston architect. Allen also designed and oversaw the remodeling of the mansion approximately 15 years after it was constructed. Two of the three floors are furnished and open to the public. The mansion's facade is rusticated graystone with Medina sandstone trim and gables made from timber and stucco. The roof is slate with lead-coated copper.
Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October. The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre (40 ha) farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles. The Thompsons had no children. The nephew who inherited the estate after Mary Clark Thompson's death in 1923 sold the property to the Federal Government in 1931, who built a veteran's hospital (today the Canandaigua VA Medical Center) on the adjacent farmland. The government used the mansion to house doctor's families and some nurses. In 1972, by an act of Congress called the Sonnenberg Bill, the mansion and its grounds were transferred from the Federal Government to a local non-profit organization formed to restore and reopen the property. It was opened to the public in 1973. All nine gardens have been restored and visitors can tour the mansion. In 2005, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought the estate. It is still operated by the non-profit. Built between 1885 and 1887, the 40-room Queen Anne style mansion was designed by Francis Allen, a noted Boston architect. Allen also designed and oversaw the remodeling of the mansion approximately 15 years after it was constructed. Two of the three floors are furnished and open to the public. The mansion's facade is rusticated graystone with Medina sandstone trim and gables made from timber and stucco. The roof is slate with lead-coated copper.
Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is a 50-acre (20 ha) state park located at 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, New York, at the north end of Canandaigua Lake, in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. The house and gardens are open to the public every day, May through October. The property was once the summer home of Frederick Ferris Thompson, a prominent banker in New York City, and his wife Mary Clark Thompson, whose father, Myron Holley Clark, was Governor of New York State in 1855. The Clark family was from Canandaigua. Mr. & Mrs. Thompson's main home was in NYC in a large townhouse on Madison Avenue. The Thompsons purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863, keeping the name, Sonnenberg (which means "sunny hill" in German). In 1887, they replaced the original farmhouse with a forty-room Queen Anne style mansion. The property also had a 100-acre (40 ha) farm to the east. Sonnenberg's gardens were designed and built between 1902–1919, and originally consisted of nine gardens in a variety of styles. The Thompsons had no children. The nephew who inherited the estate after Mary Clark Thompson's death in 1923 sold the property to the Federal Government in 1931, who built a veteran's hospital (today the Canandaigua VA Medical Center) on the adjacent farmland. The government used the mansion to house doctor's families and some nurses. In 1972, by an act of Congress called the Sonnenberg Bill, the mansion and its grounds were transferred from the Federal Government to a local non-profit organization formed to restore and reopen the property. It was opened to the public in 1973. All nine gardens have been restored and visitors can tour the mansion. In 2005, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation bought the estate. It is still operated by the non-profit. Built between 1885 and 1887, the 40-room Queen Anne style mansion was designed by Francis Allen, a noted Boston architect. Allen also designed and oversaw the remodeling of the mansion approximately 15 years after it was constructed. Two of the three floors are furnished and open to the public. The mansion's facade is rusticated graystone with Medina sandstone trim and gables made from timber and stucco. The roof is slate with lead-coated copper.
This is the last week of processing the shoebox gifts for children at the Processing Centre in Guelph,Ontario. The volunteer lists are full this last week for people to come in to help inspect and pack up the boxes for shipping to Senegal,Gambia and Guinea,West Africa!
Next week, the truck containers will start coming to the warehouse to pick up cartons which will be taken to Montreal and put on board cargo ships.
One of many rows of inspected and packed shoebox gifts for children ready for children in 3rd world countries.The processing is over and the volunteers are done for another year.
With there help and 1000's of folks who packed a shoebox for children 2-14 years of age, we will be sending out of this warehouse almost 200,000 gifts for children. Warehouses from around the world are doing there part,too!
The shipping of containers of these cartons has begun!
A volunteer at Operation Christmas Child sends packed and inspected shoe box gifts for children down the line to be packed.
A picture on the side of a transport truck parked at the Operation Christmas Child Warehouse,in Guelph ,Ontario.
Staff aprons are hung up as the processing of the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child ended on December 7th evening.
Most of the staff now are done for season as well. All the 1000's of shoe box gifts are ready for shipping! Four containers have already gone out and on their way to children in Costa Rica. The remaining shipments (in which I will help out with) will go to 4 West African countries as well as Ukraine. They will be shipped out after January 6th.
It has been another great season!!
Three friends on the last day of processing shoe boxes for children. They decided to all wear red to be festive!
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
Operation Christmas Child shoebox airplane outside the warehouse in Woodstock, Ontario. November 22nd is the first day of Processing and 100's of volunteers will come daily to inspect and pack shoebox gifts for children around the world.
Ladies enjoying volunteering. They were helping to process shoe box gifts for children for the afternoon at the Operation Christmas Child Warehouse. Woodstock, Ontario.
Another one of our volunteers who likes to come back every year to help out in the Operation Christmas Child warehouse.
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
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Jenana is a staff member of Columbia International College. She was happy to take the day off to come into the Operation Christmas Child to volunteer for the day.
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
This little boy was so cute. The photo was taken on the day I was about to leave back home, but just wanted to stop by and say good bye to him and his family again. He followed me everywhere and said he wants to do the photography workshop when I come back.
Currently we're working on getting a non profit status. I understand that it takes anywhere from 1-2 years to become an official non profit organization. Please understand that any contributions made will not be tax deductible.
LOVE's webpage coming soon!
Volunteers giving of their time to bring joy to children.
Processing Centre Warehouse for Operation Christmas Child,
Guelph,Ontario Canada.
On the 2nd last day of processing, a volunteer tapes up one of many skids( containing 384 shoe box gifts for children) to be sent out to many different countries from Operation Christmas Child.
www.samaritanspurse.ca/?_ga=2.91928538.113140199.15441394...
A volunteer enjoying her work,knowing she will give such joy to a child across the other side of the world!
Dorothy came in the for the day to help be part of the processing of close to 200,000 shoebox gifts (from this warehouse location ) for children in 3rd world countries.
This is Brittany and she's as bossy and as fiesty as any little girl I know gets. Here I am with my first hug of the day from her. You can see in the background the smokes and dusts blowing about in the landfill. The smokes came from the residents burning the layers upon layers of garbage to find metals to sell. By the end of the day, my white shirt was off -white from just being there and the kids.
My experience at La Chureca click here.
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Photo: Juan Carlos
A volunteer working to inspect and re-pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child is delighted with what someone has lovingly packed to send to a child in a developing country. At this particular warehouse in Woodstock ,Ontario, shoeboxes are going to 4 West African countries and Costa Rica. Shipping will begin on Monday, December 10th, 2018.
Paul and Eleanor Ross,(long time associates with Operation Christmas Child) and Jack Kalenderian my boss and Manager at Operation Christmas Child in Ontario.
Brian, is one of our many faithful volunteers who has been coming for years to help out at processing time for Operation Christmas Child. He lives a 2 hour drive away and stayed in a hotel for a week, just so he could come in and help out in his favorite department. (Packing). His love and dedication to helping children is evidence and I wanted to honor him with this photo for all his hard work!
This is my favorite homeless lady. I have more photos of her that I will post.
It's nice to know that the elderlies have not been forgotten. Alot of times we focus so much on the future and the children that we forget to care for those who have contributed their time and served their purpose. I was really lucky to have been a witness to this wonderful event because it's something that I have wanted to photograph since I've first heard about this organization.
I took this shot of the warehouse fence yesterday morning on my first day of work as part of the staff for 2016.I worked with OCC, 2 years ago and it is a wonderful privilege to be able to be on board as part of the staff again, this year.Volunteers will be coming into the processing Centre starting next week.In the first week,we will have processed our 6,000,000th shoe box from Canada!
Start packing those shoeboxes!
One of the many volunteers that come in daily to help pack cartons of inspected shoeboxes for children around the world.
He is packing a carton destined for Senegal, West Africa for boys that are 2-4 years of age.
A lovely young lady experiencing the joy of being a volunteer at Operation Christmas Child on the last day of processing at the warehouse in Woodstock,Ontario.
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This is a scan of a favorite Autumn photo that I took 13 years ago with film and an inexpensive camera, long before buying my first digital camera and way before Flickr. We were up on Long Island, back in our hometown for a Fall wedding. I returned to this beautiful location that I remember my dad taking me to as a kid right after we moved in 1963 from New York City out to our new Syosset home on Long Island...in the country. The quality is poor and there is noise in the sky...but it brings back fond memories of a simpler time.
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About the location: The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium located in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, New York is a wonderful spot for families to spend the day. It is very educational, as there is so much one can learn about various aquatic creatures by touring the facility and it is a fun place to visit as the aquarium provides a number of entertaining activities for its visitors. The Autumn colors on the grounds are spectacular.
When one visits the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium they will be treated to the largest living collection which contains New York freshwater reptiles, amphibians and fish. The visitors are able to view these collections both within the aquarium buildings and outside in the freshwater ponds. The hatchery and aquarium encourages individuals to take self-guided tours, which allows visitors to enjoy the scenery at their own leisure. For those who wish to get up close and personal with some of the aquarium natives, there is fish food available for purchase where individuals can feed the resident trout. There are also a number of educational programs and displays available for the visitors to view.
The self-guided tour sheet is arranged in such a way where visitors are sure to see all of the wonderful displays within the hatchery and aquarium. Some of the freshwater inhabitants that one will come across during the self-guided tour include turtles, trout, bass, eels, catfish and more. Signs throughout the tour will allow individuals to gain insight into what each display contains ~ Cold Spring Harbor, New York U.S.A.
www.longislandexchange.com/articles/fishhatchery011306.html
3rd Place Competition Winner ~ Fauna & Flora Group
November 2014 ~ Theme : Autumn Colors
www.flickr.com/groups/fauna_and_flora_group/discuss/72157...
[note: this image will be included in an AARP on-line site in 2015.]
Ladies having fun inspecting and re-packing shoebox gifts for children.
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
Friends inspecting and preparing shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child in the Processing Centre Warehouse in Guelph,Ontario.
Young lady helping out packing larger shoebox gifts into cartons. I always liken this as the jig-saw puzzle job. (making the most use of the space in a cardboard carton.)
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
A young lady inspects a shoebox gift at the Processing Centre in Guelph,Ontario.It is a lot of fun to see what each child will receive and to lovingly add a few extras to make sure a box is packed well.It gives you joy to know you are helping give joy to a child. www.samaritanspurse.ca
Friends having fun sliding a box down the rollers.
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
Just a little part of the cartons that will be shipped to the country of Chile,South America.There are 24 shoebox gifts for children in each carton.
One of our Staff Team Coaches at the OCC warehouse in Woodstock,Ontario. She directs and helps the volunteers coming in for the day to process shoebox gifts.
Staff member for Operation Christmas Child.
Friends happy to be a part of bringing joy to children in 3rd World countries.
The joy of volunteering for Operation Christmas Child.
samantha...
Is this not the most genuine smile you've ever seen?
My experience at La Chureca click here.
here for more photos.
VANCOUVER -- A weathered 7,200-square-foot orca mural on the side of the Old Continental Residence at the north end of the Granville Street bridge is getting a makeover.
A rededication ceremony was held Monday at the mural by the Wyland Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes, art, science, and conservation.
Vancouver's mural, which greets downtown commuters each day, was originally painted by renowned muralist Robert Wyland, the foundation's creator, in 1994 and features orcas breaching the water.
He volunteered to repaint the mural in an effort to raise awareness towards environmental conservation during the Olympics.
"We want this mural to serve as a reminder to everyone who comes to Vancouver, especially during the Olympics, of the importance of working together as a global community to protect our environment," said Wyland in a statement from his foundation.
"It just looked so ravaged. It was a disservice for it to continue to look like that," added Steve Creech, the foundation's special projects director. Creech said the restoration effort has been "massive." There are about 70 layers of paint that need to be chipped away, and the surface needs to be refinished in many areas, Creech said.
"He's kind of like the Terminator of art so we're just going for it," in time to finish for the Olympics, Creech said of Wyland, who owns the Guinness record for the world's largest mural.
Worldwide, Wyland has painted 100 murals of marine life. His last mural was created for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The mural restoration is a byproduct of hundreds of hours of volunteered time, painting supplies, and money from the Wyland Foundation, Vancouver paint company Pure Painters, and various supporters of the arts, including Canadian wildlife artist Robert Bateman.
"Not a penny of city money went into this," Creech said.
The Organizing Committee for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Vanoc) also gave Wyland the honour of painting Olympic rings on the mural, Creech said.
gwood@vancouversun.com
"Chavalos".....the term for children who live & sleep on the streets of Granada......some as young as 5 yrs old. Homelessness and hunger often leads to substance abuse, here & elsewhere in the world....but it's a disturbing sight, to see young children wandering the streets with tubes of glue in brown paper bags..........sniffing glue staves off hunger, I've been told..............while it fries the brain. I learned of one struggling non-profit organization "Chavalos de Granada" helping street kids with hot meals once a week, limited medical attention, flip-flops to clad bare feet, bus fare to shelters for the night. While sitting one night at a sidewalk-cafe table on calle La Calzada, the young boy in the photo approached. He was kind of grubby and charmingly assertive. He asked for money but had something to offer in exchange. He'd made a flower out of a green palm frond (imagine origami from a leaf rather than paper). Is he still out there a year later?
chavalo.......nicaraguan jargon for 'a kid' usually under age 12
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Dangers and Consequences of Glue-Sniffing
from the blog of "chavalos de granada" chavalosdegranada.blogspot.com/
After chronic glue sniffing, the body and mind can become seriously damaged, as use increases and tolerance builds. The brain and the rest of the nervous system begin to experience damage, as nerve tissues are repeatedly attacked by toxic chemicals present in glue fumes. Glue sniffers can also experience cognitive problems from brain damage, developing learning disabilities, memory problems and mood disorders.
Chronic glue sniffing can also attack other organs within the body, such as the kidneys and liver. With repeated glue sniffing, the lungs become damaged as well, making them prone to chronic or chemical bronchitis. Over time, the nasal cavity becomes eroded by glue sniffing, and skin throughout the body and on the lining of the nose becomes irritated and compromised.
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