Reception

Please join us for a Reception to honor
Marcia Bystryn, Executive Director,
New York League of Conservation Voters
and
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

Sponsorship Levels

  • $5,000 Event Benefactor (15 tickets; listing in evening's program)
  • $2,500 Event Supporter (10 tickets; listing in evening's program)
  • $1,250 Event Host (10 tickets; listing in evening's program)

Ticket Prices/Benefits

  • $250 Supporter
  • $125 Guest

To register by mail please download the event invitation and reply card. To register online, please select your sponsorship/ticket level below and click "Register Online" to be directed to PayPal for a secure online payment.

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MARCIA BYSTRYN joined the League as Executive Director in 1999 and was named President in 2008. A statewide organization, the League works to elect strong environmental candidates to office and to hold them accountable. Previously, she served as Senior Corporate Policy Manager for the Environment and then Senior Business Manager for Economic Development at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. In the first capacity she oversaw the development and implementation of corporate environmental policy and in the later the development of new business opportunities in the areas of regional solid waste management, deregulation of the electrical industry and port expansion. She formerly served as the Assistant Commissioner for Recycling at New York City’s Department of Sanitation, where she designed and implemented New York City’s recycling program, as well as the Deputy Director of the Twentieth Century Fund, now the Century Foundation. She has a BA in history and a PhD in the sociology of art.

PARKS & RECREATION is the steward of about 29,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City — including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens and Greenstreets. Parks operates more than 800 athletic fi elds and nearly 1,000 playgrounds, 550 tennis courts, 66 public pools, 48 recreational facilities, 17 nature centers, 13 golf courses, and 14 miles of beaches. They care for 1,200 monuments and 23 historic house museums; look after 600,000 street trees, and two million more in parks. The Parks Department is New York City’s principal providers of recreational and athletic facilities and programs in addition to being home to free concerts, world-class sports events, and cultural festivals.