Recipients of the awards are as follows:

Community Service Award to Valerie D’Antonio for being a volunteer for many causes and on many committees.
Environmental Award, In Memoriam to Marj Laue for her efforts in the development of green gardens in the city.
Community Awareness Award to Mark Singleton for his extraordinary work involving the care of the poor and shelter for the homeless.
QLC’s Green Award to Jason Scott and Chris Viola, owners of The Taco Truck and restaurant for their “green” store and contributions to the city’s tree planting program.

Attached are reward certificates for the recipients:

The Hoboken Thanksgiving Awards were initiated in 2005 by the Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition as a means of expressing gratitude for the energy and talent provided by ordinary citizens who volunteer their time and talent without remuneration for the benefit of the city. “These awards provide an opportunity for the Hoboken community to bring its many-times unspoken expressions of thanks and gratitude to full voice,” says Helen Manogue, Coordinator of QLC. “The new QLC Green Award has been created in order to point out what a business entity can do to assist the city in reducing carbon dioxide emissions and clearing the air.”

“Yes” means you vote to repeal the changes to Hoboken’s Rent Control regulations, adopted in March by Hoboken City Council
“No” means the new Rent Control regulations will take effect.

What’s the potential impact? Come to Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition’s Debate on Rent Control Question #2

THIS FRIDAY, October 28
from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Our Lady of Grace School,
corner of Willow at 5th Street

The Quality of Life Coalition and our Committee for a Green Hoboken are seeking volunteers to “adopt” one (or more, if possible) of these new trees. YOU are invited to be a “Treekeeper” who will care for your adopted tree through the Spring of 2012. Your primary responsibilities are:

1. To provide 20 gallons of water per week through October 2011;
2. Advise the Hoboken Shade Tree Commission if a tree takes a turn for the worse by contacting Shade Tree Commissioner Steve Fahmie at steve34@gmail.com.

You will have the opportunity to select a tree(s) of your choice. Contact Steve Fahmie at the e-mail above giving you name, address, email and phone number. He, in turn, will contact you with a list of the new trees that are in your general vicinity from which you may select your adopted tree(s).

Thank you for responding to this opportunity to take a personal interest in how trees are able to grow and thrive in Hoboken. The neighborhood thanks you, the Quality of Life Coalition thanks you and the City of Hoboken thanks you.

The QLC is partnering with the Save the Youth Academy, Hoboken Housing Authority, and Hoboken P.A.L to raise funds for back-to-school supplies for the children living in the Housing Authority. We’re holding a Back-to-School Green is Cool block party on Saturday September 11th from 2 – 6 p.m. at the ball field on Jackson and 4th. The block party will kick-off the school year with a fun event that will educate the kids about the environment and allow us to hand out the supplies.

We’ve been lining up donated supplies that are environmentally friendly, but are raising funds to buy additional supplies and to throw the party. The “price” of admission requires the children to participate in a series of fun and educational games before entering the rest of the party. We’re educating the kids on why to use products that tread lightly on the environment.

We’re also teaching the kids about why they should recycle and why they shouldn’t litter. This project is an extension of an ongoing collaboration between the QLC and Save the Youth Academy to teach at-risk youth about why and how to protect the environment.

Please help out and click on the “Donate” button on our homepage and give what you can! It’s tax deductible. If you, your company, or organization want to do more, please click on “contact” and send us an email.

We’re also seeking volunteers to adopt a sapling(s) to insure proper post planting care, thereby insuring high survival rates. Responsibilities include watering and related tree care.

Please contact James Tricarico (917) 597-7425 from the Shade Tree Commission at jamestricarico@yahoo.com to sign up! Volunteers will meet at the at the Boys & Girls Club Park located on Jefferson Street between 1st & 2nd.