Hands on New York Day

Yesterday was the 15^th annual Hands on New York Day involving more than 5000 volunteers working on projects all around the city. Together we raised more than $ 130,000 — fantastic! You can check out their website for more details.
My project was at Prospect Park and involved improving the path along the route emanating from the main entrance. This involved garbage collection, edging, soil collection, mulching, and so forth. It was a chance to get down and dirty and help beautify one of New York’s greatest landmarks. The enthusiasm and turnout was high, and we got a lot of work done in a short period of time. Everything culminated in a personal thank you from the Brooklyn Borough President himself, Marty Markowitz. It always feels good to part of a big effort that can effectuate change. I was glad I could give back a little bit. Highly recommend and encourage everyone living here to look into to doing it next year!