Saturday, August 15, 2015

Mascot for your Park or Community Garden

Mascots help create team spirit, that's why you'll find them used by sports teams and other organizations.

The Parks Dept has a mascot. Why not one for your park, playground or community garden.

Pearl the Squirrel, Parks’ mascot, is dressed in an Urban Park Rangers uniform

Pearl the Squirrel, Parks’ mascot, is dressed in an Urban Park Rangers uniform

Meet the Parks Mascot

The Parks Department is pleased to introduce our new mascot… drum roll… It's Pearl the Squirrel! Pearl loves exploring the natural wonders of New York City's parkland.
Here are a few fun facts on… wait a minute… Pearl has just tapped us on the shoulder to remind us that she can very well speak for herself. Take it away, Pearl!

Here's Some Trivia About Me!

Place of Birth: Van Cortlandt Park Preserve.
Favorite Color: Green! Kermit the Frog may have said it’s not easy being green but I disagree. I love that we’re greening our city!

Pearl the Park's Mascot sitting on a park bench

Favorite Movie/TV Show: It’s My Park on NYCTV.
Favorite Game: I’m getting pretty good at Match It! on ParKids NYC.
Favorite Weekend Activity: I love to go to the Alley Pond Park Adventure Course on Sunday mornings and get a taste of what life must be like for my cousins, the flying squirrels.
Other Interests/Hobbies: Bicycling the greenways of New York City. I learned to bike at Star Track, so I’m pretty fast!