LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dennis and Nancy Moore for 20 years of
dedicated service as Highland Park Children's Garden Volunteer Coordina-
tors

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Dennis and Nancy Moore have given not only of their time and
energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently have been designated for special recognition; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dennis and
Nancy Moore for 20 years of dedicated service as Highland Park Chil-
dren's Garden Volunteer Coordinators to be celebrated at a Thank You
Event, in Forest Park, New York, on Friday, March 25, 2011; and
WHEREAS, On March 23, 2011, Dennis and Nancy Moore will be stepping
down after 20 years as the Highland Park Children's Garden Volunteer
Coordinators, but will continue gardening and contributing their time to
the beautification of the park; and
WHEREAS, This remarkable couple has been an integral part of the
community around and within Highland Park; their selfless efforts have
kept this valuable section of Highland Park alive, active and produc-
tive; and
WHEREAS, Dennis, a retired school teacher, was raised in Brooklyn and
participated in the programs sponsored at the Garden; he developed a
love for the earth, his community and the magic of gardening; Nancy, a
former social worker, who also harbors a passion for gardening, has been
living in Brooklyn since 1974; and
WHEREAS, In 1990, Dennis and Nancy Moore assisted in the initial revi-
talization of the garden by working with the New York City Board of
Education, the Civilian Conservation Corps and college students: and
WHEREAS, In the mid 1990's volunteers virtually disappeared and Dennis
and Nancy decided to take on the task as the Highland Park Children's
Garden Volunteer Coordinators; and
WHEREAS, Dennis and Nancy Moore began to recruit local daycare centers
and schools which were interested in using the Garden as a learning
center; currently, there are 29 garden plots used by schools and local
residents; and
WHEREAS, As Volunteer Coordinators, they manage the gardeners and
organize the seasonal "Weed and Feeds Day", "It's My Park Day" as well
as compost projects; Nancy runs the adult garden club and has been the
instructor for the junior garden club for three years; Dennis supervises
the volunteers who help maintain the compost area, paths, perennial beds
and garden exteriors; their children, Joshua, Shannon and Christopher,
also volunteer their time in maintaining the common garden areas and
working with visiting groups; and
WHEREAS, In 2005, Dennis and Nancy Moore spearheaded the 100th Anni-
versary Celebration of the Garden and were honored at the Queens Coali-
tion for Parks & Green Spaces with the Emerald Award for their 29 years
of combined community service; the Moore's also received the Highland
Park Volunteer of the Year Award for their devoted efforts; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, Dennis and Nancy Moore were given the esteemed
Cypress Hills Neighborhood Improvement & Beautification Award by the
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Dennis and Nancy Moore have stood
constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and

WHEREAS, It is rare to find volunteers with such passion, dedication
and reverence, for the work they do; their many years of devoted commu-
nity service and the improvements they have made to the garden are
greatly appreciated and should be acknowledged by the Great State of New
York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dennis and Nancy Moore for 20 years of dedicated service as High-
land Park Children's Garden Volunteer Coordinators; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dennis and Nancy Moore.