Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Park volunteers get the shaft from S.J. When the director of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services decided on an unprovoked dismissal of the Foundation volunteers in November, they dismissed 40 years of volunteer commitment and millions of dollars in volunteer management, educational services, capital improvements and dedication to the East Side community. These contributions toward improvements at Emma Prusch Memorial Park included a barn, a windmill, and an educational center along with planting demonstration gardens, feeding farm animals, shearing sheep and other basic farm work,...