The Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway Newsletter
Volume 2, Issue 2
March 2022
The Trail Mix is the monthly newsletter of The Friends of the Greenway. We established this bulletin to keep the Friends and users of the Greenway current on some of the “goings-on” regarding our Trail and to dispense a mix of bits and bytes of flavorful information. Hopefully, The Trail Mix will help to enlighten, inform, and entertain our readers. The Friends of the Greenway is a committee of our parent organization – The Three Village Community Trust.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND SAINT PATRICK’S DAY THAN OUT ON THE ‘GREEN’ WAY.
Are You A Member? Friends of the Greenway want you to know –
The Three Village Community Trust is our parent organization and is now holding its Annual Membership Drive! Without the Trust, the Friends of the Greenway would not have the needed financial support, the necessary insurance coverage, and the organizational capacity to effectively maintain our stewardship of the trail.
So, if you are a Greenway user, a trail advocate, or simply someone committed to the community, please consider joining the Trust today to “Protect the Places You Love.”
The Trust’s 2022 Membership Drive Now in Progress!
Please support the Trust by Renewing Your Membership or Joining for the First Time!
It is easy, inexpensive, and necessary. Most of all, you will know all year long that you are a responsible and connected member of the Greenway community. You can’t put a dollar tag on that!
Renew or Join by clicking here.
Help protect Patriots Rock, The Hawkins Homestead, The Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway, The Immigrant Worker Houses The Tyler Homestead, The Smith/deZafra House, The Bruce House, The Steven D. Matthews Preserve, and more.
Membership Application
☐ New. ☐ Renewal
☐ Village Friend (Individual) $35 ☐ Senior Friend (65 and older) $25
☐ Village Supporter (Family) $50 ☐ Preservationist or Business Friend $100
☐ Village or Corporate Patron $500 ☐ Village of Corporate Benefactor $1000
I would like to add $_______for the dedicated Funds for the Greenway.
I would like to add $_______for Acquisitions & Restoration, designated to the Memorial Program & Fund to honor Robert deZafra for Conservation & Preservation.
Name:_____________________________________
Address:__________________________________
Town and Zip:___________________________
Phone:__________________________________Email:_____________________________
Mail to: Three Village Community Trust, PO Box 2596, Setauket, NY, 11733
The Three Village Community Trust is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible
Yes! Our 2022 Clean Up Schedule – Great Refrigerator Paper
Spring/Summer/Fall 2022
Spring
- Saturday, April 23rd at 9am (Trail Steward’s Breakfast Meet Up at 8am) Starting location: The Port Jefferson Station Trailhead.
- Saturday, May TBA (To be held in conjunction with the Town’s Annual Clean Up) 9am, Starting location: The Port Jefferson Station Trailhead.
Summer/Fall
- Saturday, June 11th at 9am (Trail Steward’s Breakfast Meet Up at 8pm) Location: The Port Jefferson Station Trailhead.
- Saturday, July 23rd at 9am, Starting locations: The Port Jefferson Station and Setauket Trailhead.
- Saturday, August 20th at 9am, Starting locations: The Port Jefferson Station and Setauket Trailhead.
- Saturday, September 17th at 9am, Starting location: The Port Jefferson Station Trailhead
Need more information? Want to become a Trail Steward? Wish to Donate to the Greenway? Want to be on the Friends of the Greenway’s email list? Email Herb or Charlie: HJMones@gmail.com or cfmcateer@gmail.com
And Keep in Mind, Every day is Cleanup Day!
An easy way you can help the Greenway is to carry a small trash bag on your daily or weekly walks. Simply pick up any litter you find and deposit it in the trash receptacles at the trailheads. Every little bit of help you give makes for a Grade A trail experience for countless others.
Yes, We Got the Maps!
We just received a batch of updated maps of the Greenway! This is a great little fold-out that not only shows features of the trail but its history and phased build-out over the past years.
There is also an educational component to the brochure, as well as user rules!
We’ll have the maps available at each Spring Clean Up, at local legislative offices, and at local libraries. If you want a batch for your family or friends, contact Herb or Charlie.
The maps were made possible by a grant from the office of Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn
Wow, it was a great idea!
If you remember, back in the Fall, we announced we are running advertisements and messages to fund Greenway projects. We wrote:
Want to advertise your business or service, and at the same time help the Greenway?
With the wild popularity of The Trail Mix (or at least we’d like to think so), we have decided to give businesses and individuals an opportunity to advertise in our newsletter. At the end of The Trail Mix, we’ll post advertisements and personal messages for the whopping sum of $25 per issue. All proceeds will go to the care and maintenance of the Greenway – gloves, tools, trash bags, cleaning supplies, and other basic necessities for the Trail Stewards and volunteers.
Interested in advertising: Contact hjmones@gmail.com with your content, and the payment method and other details will be emailed back to you!
Well, here are some of our advertisements:
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Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn is our Trail booster! Kara can be found running on the Greenway, picking up litter on the Greenway, and ‘talking up’ the Greenway with her constituents. We thank Kara for her support!
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And, we would like to recognize a special donor to the Greenway:
Emerald Magic Lawn Care’s horticultural consultant, Craig den Hartog has been providing flower bulbs for the Greenway over many years at “no cost.”
We planted 200 bulbs that Craig recently donated. We planted a big bulk of these bulbs at the kiosk on Gnarled Hollow Road, Setauket.
Craig generosity is part of his beautification effort known as Old Town Blooms. Why not support Emerald Magic who supports us!
www.EmeraldMagic.com
631-286-4600
631-804-9205
194-4 Morris Ave
Holtsville, NY 11742
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Want to help the Friends of the Greenway. Here are three ways:
Become a member of the Three Village Community Trust! Click Here for Information!
Click Here and donate during our parent organization’s $50,000 Challenge Grant, now in effect!
Please consider the “Care to Share Program” at Investors Bank on Route 25A in Setauket. If you have an existing or newly established account at Investors Bank, simply by designating the Three Village Community Trust as your favorite not-for-profit, we will receive regular donations from Investors Bank to our organization!
Editor-in-Chief: Herb Mones
