The Volunteer! Tulip is Blooming!
Recognition

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers.

In July 2000, as a symbol of international unity in volunteerism, Rustie Brooke, Founder of the New York City Committee for the International Year of Volunteers (NYC/IYV) and Daniel Kruithof, Netherlands National Volunteer Center created the Old and New Amsterdam Honorary Municipal Partnership. The Partnership is an informal exchange of volunteer program information aimed at expanding and enhancing volunteerism resources in Amsterdam and New York City.

NYC/IYV is an ongoing coalition of hundreds of civic, private, public, academic and media organizations, networks and projects within the five boroughs and on Long Island. New York City is a global leader in volunteerism and the first city in the world to mobilize for IYV.

Working with United Nations Volunteers and the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center (www.bulb.com) 10,000 exclusive, commemorative tulip bulbs named Volunteer! were
produced in celebration of this momentous year.

Tulipa Volunteer!

The Volunteer! follows in the illustrious path of other original Dutch tulips such as the Barbara Bush, Joanne Woodward and Hillary Clinton tulips. September-October 2001, 8,000 Volunteer! bulbs were received and distributed throughout New York City by Historic House Trust.

Volunteer! was planted in October 2001 at four locations in Amsterdam, on the Park Avenue Mall at 57th Street, Manhattan and throughout the five boroughs at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation-Historic House Trust.

Look for this stunning pink and white tulip at Dutch Historic Houses in the Bronx at Van Cortlandt House Museum, in Brooklyn at Wyckoff House Museum, in Queens at King Manor Museum, Queens Country Farm Museum and Kingsland Homestead, in Staten Island at Alice Austen House Museum and in Manhattan at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and Merchant's House Museum.

The Association for a Better New York's 2002 annual "New York in Bloom" spring promotion will focus on the volunteer, re-vitalization and beautification efforts of Lower Manhattan. ABNY encourages businesses to add plantings and window box treatments to their establishments that will enhance the city's image. ABNY presents annual "New York in Bloom" certificates to those businesses that make an outstanding contribution to the image enhancement and betterment of New York.

In addition, ABNY will honor, Lokaal Comité 2001 Amsterdam, the Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center, the New York City Parks & Recreation-Historic House Trust for planting 4220 Volunteer! bulbs and the Park Avenue Malls Planting Project/Fund for Park Avenue for planting 1000 Volunteer! bulbs, with their annual bloom award.

We invite you view the special memorial plaque donated by the Association for a Better New York at the Park Avenue Mall at 57th Street and visit Tulipa Volunteer! now in bloom around the City. A Volunteer! recognition ceremony at Wyckoff House in Flatlands, Brooklyn on May 5th is planned. The event will be held in conjunction with Wyckoff House's annual Mother's Day Tea & Tulip festival.

We hope you enjoy this beautiful tulip and salute those individuals and organizations that commit their time and energy to community service every day.

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