Peter's great new creation at our Pumpkin Carving event on Friday
July 28, 2020
Greetings!


Hello everyone. Hope you are weathering these turbulent times as well as possible.

I write with an invitation. One of our volunteers Ralph Hassard wanted to do an an election returns viewing event, and we are making the deck of the MARY WHALEN available for that. You are invited to join! Starts at 7:30pm tomorrow.

We need to be covid safe about this, so masks on when you are not eating or drinking, maintain social distance with folks not in your pod; and before boarding, we'll ask everyone to fill out our covid screening and tracing questionnaire and we'll take your temperature.

Yup, it will be chilly, so we will fire up some barbecues, have hot, mulled cider and toast marshmallows. If the wind is low, we can also fire up a standing propane patio heater.

Please RSVP so I can make sure we don't overbook due to social distancing concerns.

Best,
Carolina Salguero 
Founder & Executive Director

Virtual Programs for youth and adults during COVID19 era

Visit our virtual museum Red Hook Water Stories

Explore a growing collection on our blog of virtual programs from around the world selected by our Historian/Curator Peter Rothenberg
Some thoughts about handling stress of social distancing

Here's what our crew learned about handling social isolation during the 9 years that PortSide was stuck in the containerport where the ship had no public access and was not even visible from the street. 

Replicating what sustained our beleaguered crew may help you: a strong belief in what we were doing, a lively sense of humor, and compliments. Getting a compliment meant being seen and was hugely uplifting. So compliment and thank others liberally; that makes good energy flow and will bring it back to you. End your day affirming yourself and your day, what was good about it and how you handled it, even if it was just “that sandwich was great.” Falling asleep thinking about positive things makes for better dreams and a stronger tomorrow.

Stay strong. Stay safe. Digital hugs until we see you aboard the MARY again.
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