{"id":23849,"date":"2018-10-31T14:13:44","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=23849"},"modified":"2019-06-18T19:24:52","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T23:24:52","slug":"good-neighbors-samsung-hackensack-riverkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/good-neighbors-samsung-hackensack-riverkeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Neighbors: Samsung & Hackensack Riverkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since 2014, Samsung<\/strong> has been a friend, partner, and across-the-creek neighbor of Hackensack Riverkeeper<\/a>, an organization that works to protect, preserve, and restore the Hackensack River Watershed. Samsung employees based in Ridgefield Park, NJ can often be found kayaking with friends on Overpeck Creek in their time away from the office, and once a year for the company\u2019s annual Day of Service<\/a>, Samsung sends approximately 100 volunteers out to assist in Riverkeeper\u2019s litter clean-up efforts.<\/p>\n

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To honor this special relationship, Samsung also recently donated five new Galaxy Books that have become an indispensable part of Riverkeeper\u2019s daily operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to Samsung for their generous donation of both time and treasure\u201d said Riverkeeper Outreach Coordinator Caitlin Doran. The Riverkeeper team uses the Galaxy Books to process point-of-sale transactions, manage email lists and social media, and capture data on the fly.<\/p>\n

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Hackensack Riverkeeper staffers like Emily Fisher have been getting the community reacquainted with the river (including tributaries like Overpeck Creek) in growing numbers. Between its two paddling centers, Riverkeeper estimates that it puts over 4,000 paddlers on the water every year. The Riverkeeper team now processes all of this data on their Galaxy Books.<\/p>\n

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For over 20 years, Riverkeeper has worked to protect and restore the wetlands and habitats of New Jersey\u2019s Hackensack River Watershed through environmental advocacy, action, education and enforcement. A licensed captain, former rock drummer, and passionate naturalist named Bill Sheehan, known as \u2018Captain Bill,\u2019 founded Hackensack Riverkeeper in 1997.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe whole goal is to reconnect people with the watershed,\u201d said Captain Bill<\/strong>. \u201cGetting people reacquainted with the river is a big part of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Captain Bill considers volunteer and outreach programs to be the heart of Riverkeeper.
\nThe organization conducts outreach events in communities along its 210 square mile watershed from New York State to Newark Bay, and provides public access opportunities at its two kayak centers. They also conduct wetland tours, called Eco-Cruises, aboard their two 32ft. pontoon boats.<\/p>\n

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Riverkeeper\u2019s Paddle Center Manager Russ Wilke shares Captain Bill\u2019s opinion when it comes to teaching others about the river. The retired mail carrier regards joining Riverkeeper as the best decision of his life, and especially enjoys seeing children learn about and care for the river. \u201cThe message gets out through the children we reach,\u201d said Wilke<\/strong>. \u201cThey\u2019re the ones who say, \u2018mom, pick up that straw.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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In part due to Riverkeeper\u2019s consistent clean-up and community outreach efforts (now powered by Samsung Galaxy Books), Riverkeeper staff says paddle sports are experiencing a surge in popularity in the Hackensack watershed region.<\/p>\n

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All of this fun is possible because the watershed is clean and thriving. Riverkeeper Outreach Coordinator Caitlin Doran leads clean-up initiatives out of \u201cVanna White,\u201d Riverkeeper\u2019s well-stocked transit van. A lifelong nature enthusiast and activist, she uses one of the organizations new Galaxy Books to coordinate \u201cwonderful mobs\u201d of corporate and community volunteers.<\/p>\n

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Doran leads no fewer than 25 clean-ups from April into November. Each year, she and her volunteers remove as much as 20 tons of waste\u2014mostly plastic\u2014from the environment. The Samsung Galaxy Books will help her get the most out her volunteers\u2019 time, checking them in faster and getting them to work quicker. What really excites me,\u201d Doran said<\/strong>, \u201care the long-term possibilities\u201d afforded by speedier operations which lead to more people getting out on the river.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Editor\u2019s Note: Hackensack Riverkeeper recently honored Samsung with its Corporate Environmental Stewardship Award at its annual Clean Water Celebration on October 18, 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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