Our organization set out to made a difference in 2012, growing on average 125 pounds of food weekly for local food pantries. We push forward to visit senior centers, nursing homes, help in the relief efforts
in the Rockaways and keep the pressure on for elected officials to address
local food issues. About Maureen Regan, President and Founder
A successful business executive in the apparel indust
ry, Maureen Regan currently dedicates her time to building bridges and being a NYC Parks beautification extraordinaire. In 2010, Maureen founded Green Earth Urban Gardens Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated toward "promoting social and environmental solutions through urban farming and benefiting the diverse ethnic community including special needs, at risk underprivileged youth, and the aged populations." Among the many hats she wears, she is a master composter, a bee keeper, a therapeutic garden instructor and a Green Jobs instructor at the Queens Botanical Garden, an educator for two special needs classes at the Lowell School, a consultant for the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, she started and mentor an environmental youth group and a scholarship fund for high school students in Guyana. She is a graduate of our Partnerships Academy Fellowship and Mentor Program so be sure to ask her to advise you on her many roles. In 2012, at Queens Botanical Garden, Maureen created the Butterfly Garden Project to teach learning disabled high schoolers about the environment and the importance of pollinators. This project have grown to expand out into the community and new Pollinator teaching gardens are being built with new groups of high school students. Most importantly, she is a master connector who excels in reaching out to seniors, youth, multi-ethnic and multi-denominational groups, those who are ailing and those who have time to contribute to their community through volunteer service. In 2015, in a series of It's My Parks projects, Maureen led hundreds of volunteer participants in painting the wrought-iron fence and play equipment at Turtle Playground, painting the play equipment and planting daffodil bulbs and perennials at Kissena Corridor Playground at Kissena Corridor Park, and weeding, collecting leaves and planting bulbs at The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground. Be sure to look out for her as she collaborates with Councilmember Peter Koo on beautifying local green spaces in Flushing, Queens next year through the Parks Equity Initiative. She currently serves on the board of The Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce, The Voelker Orth Museum; an advisory committee member of Korean American Association of Queens (KAAQ), a team member of the Outreach Committee of The Hindu Temple of N.A (The Ganesha Temple) and Vice President of Queensboro Hill Neighborhood Association.
