Knicks ‘Show Kids New York’: Empire State Building
New York Knicks legends Bernard King, Larry Johnson, and John Starks along with MSG Networks Rebecca Haarlow greeted our Garden of Dreams children from WHEDco atop the Empire State Building, giving them a memory they'll cherish forever!
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On January 25, the Garden of Dreams Foundation unveiled the newly constructed Garden of Dreams Recording and Video Production Studio at The Children’s Village’s Dobbs Ferry campus. MSG Networks’ Rebecca Haarlow, Knicks player Kevin Seraphin, and Garden of Dreams Board Member Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels were all in attendance for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Previously an underused classroom, the studio was transformed into a fully equipped soundproof space that includes new flooring, acoustic panels, isolated doors providing ingress/egress into the recording studio, a video editing bay, lighting for video production, a music workstation as well as recording and video equipment, software and training.
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SCO Family of Services Gym Refurbishment
On December 1, Garden of Dreams hosted a ribbon cutting event to unveil their largest community project to date -- a completely refurbished gymnasium at the SCO Family of Services Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility in Briarwood, Queens. Members of the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty were on-hand for the event, which was emceed by MSG Network’s Al Trautwig. The day concluded with a basketball clinic by the Knicks field marketing team for the children who are part of the Ottilie basketball team. The SCO Family of Services’ Ottilie Residential Treatment Facility is a 24-hour residential campus for approximately 50 youth with severe emotional disturbances and mild developmental disabilities. The gymnasium is the only location... Read More
MSG Classroom Hits the Studio
This Fall, the Garden of Dreams Foundation and MSG Networks continued to host the their signature program, MSG Classroom, for 12 teens from Garden of Dreams partner organization, Children’s Aid Society. During the nine-week program, the teens learned from MSG Networks professionals, received hands-on experience and participated in once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
Each week, the teens visited MSG Networks with a new task to tackle to create an original production. To complete each task, the teens came together as a team to research show topics, write a script and practice interviewing techniques. The weekly sessions also included a private, all-access MSG Networks studio tour and opportunities to meet with... Read More
Knicks Game Ball Mission
To celebrate Halloween and the Knicks 2015-2016 season, Knicks center Robin Lopez and MSG Networks reporter Jill Martin teamed up with Garden of Dreams to fullfil the ultimate Marvel Avengers mission of finding the missing basketball for the first Knicks home game. Chanelling thier inner superhoes, Garden of Dreams children alongside Lopez (better known as Thor) and Martin (dubbed as Black Widow) set off to the Empire State Building to embark upon their mission. Watch to see the superheros complete their mission!
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